Re: Aging Well

On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:28:08 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:53:07 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
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       BioShock (2007)
       Chrono Trigger (1995)
       Super Mario Sunshine (2002)
       Dragon Age Origins (2009)
       Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
       Gears of War (2006)
       Mirror’s Edge (2010)
       Okami (2006)
       Sleeping Dogs (2012)
       Super Meat Boy (2010)
       Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)

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I haven't played any of these. The only ones I have any interest in
are Bioshock, Chrono Trigger, Dragon Age Origins and Elder Scrolls V
Skyrim.
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I am sure Skyrim has aged well. People still play it to this very day.
But that probably has more to do with modding then Bethesda.
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Chrono Trigger is considered to be of the finest examples of JRPGs
ever made so I am sure that one aged well.

I'm not a fan of SNES games or JRPGs, but... look, "Chron Trigger" is
a fine game, if you're into the genre. It did a lot of impressive
stuff with the technology available to the developers. The story and
gameplay are fine. But it feels _old_ in almost every regard. A lot of
its ideas have become cliche; they're tropes. If somebody remade the
game today, it would definitely qualify as a retro game... a game that
is intentionally made to feel like something from an older generation.

Is it good? I don't really care for it, but I guess so. Is it
playable? Certainly... if you're willing to overlook its limitations.
Are other games of its era worse? Almost definitely. But I'm sure
there are other games as good or better, and in any case I think most
people would still prefer to play something more modern.

IMHO. YMMV. etc.