jayj
Banned
I had this on my Switch for a while now, I never played the game back in the day but I remember seeing and hearing about it, and being a fan of Nightdive's work I decided to pick it up. This is one of those deals, where it's like I can easily jump into a lot of old games, but this made me realize how a some of these remasters can essentially be for fans only. I say that because if you were to check out the reviews, most of them are positive, but most of those reviews also seem to be from people who played the game back when it was new, having strong nostalgic ties to it, where remembering it can make it a lot easier to play. As someone who just started playing this for the first time, it just feels like a reminder of why I think a lot of these 3'rd person action games from that era haven't aged that well.
Anyone else have similar experiences? I think all the 3'rd person action games I played since this era (PS1 - DC) sorta spoiled me. Some of the best examples from that era have aged rather well with me (like the original MGS for example), but they are usually games that I played back in the day or something very special. Playing Shadow Man like this, it made me realize how strongly nostalgia can factor into how fun it is to play these games. That and I also think this is one of those genres that experienced a ton of advancement over the years, like with some genres it can be fun to go back and play some of the early examples, but with these early 3D 3'rd person shooter/action titles, going back IMO can really show off how far we have come. All those little things we can take for granted, gameplay standards and mechanics that we have gotten used to, advancements to level design, pacing, checkpoints, mapping, and so on. Don't get me wrong, I still love retro gaming, but this made me realize why I have largely narrowed that down to certain and favorite genres over the years.
Anyone else have similar experiences? I think all the 3'rd person action games I played since this era (PS1 - DC) sorta spoiled me. Some of the best examples from that era have aged rather well with me (like the original MGS for example), but they are usually games that I played back in the day or something very special. Playing Shadow Man like this, it made me realize how strongly nostalgia can factor into how fun it is to play these games. That and I also think this is one of those genres that experienced a ton of advancement over the years, like with some genres it can be fun to go back and play some of the early examples, but with these early 3D 3'rd person shooter/action titles, going back IMO can really show off how far we have come. All those little things we can take for granted, gameplay standards and mechanics that we have gotten used to, advancements to level design, pacing, checkpoints, mapping, and so on. Don't get me wrong, I still love retro gaming, but this made me realize why I have largely narrowed that down to certain and favorite genres over the years.