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[Request] Retro Recommendations (beehaw.org)
submitted 3 months ago by apotheotic@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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I'm trying my best to dive back into the past and play all the gems that I missed as a kid because I was either born too late or too much of a kid to consider playing them. I found myself really disappointed going back to the old mario nes/snes titles because they felt really bad to play as I've become accustomed to modern platformer design sensibilities (like coyote time and responsive movement).

Are there any oldies+goldies that have stood up to the test of time and not shown their age in the same way? Or are so good that they're worth playing despite showing their age? Preferably avoiding racing, sports, and final fantasy-esque titles. Not really interested in anything more recent than PS2 era either.

I already have Earthbound in my sights as it isn't one I've played before but it comes highly recommended.

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[โ€“] soulsource@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, and just in the moment I hit send, I remembered another gem from the olden times:

Unreal World: Basically the survival game. 99% of today's survival games are just a pale shadow of this. I mean, nowadays there are even "survival" games without hunger mechanics or proper simulation of wounds... No, this is not one of those easy mode survival games. This is Fantasy Finland, and it's the Fantasy Iron Age. Available for free or, if you want updates faster, also for money on Steam.

[โ€“] apotheotic@beehaw.org 1 points 3 months ago

Oh neat, I'll have to check this out. I'm not into the whole Open World Survival Crafting pandemic that has taken root but if this is like the best of the best of survival games then it should be fun!