Best Game Ever Made ---versus--- Outdated Crap By Today's Standards

I hear people saying stuff like, "OMG, Half-Life or Resident Evil 4 or Halo or Quake or Doom or Warcraft 2 or Diablo or whatever is the best game ever made!" but when it comes time to actually play them, they whine that they are outdated. "2 YEARS! Many much better games of this genre have come out since then!"

I just don't get why people get so extremist with this.

edit: the games are just examples, okay, don't get pissed off at me if you're still playing them, please.:)

Sentimental value.

People who have been on the PC gaming scene for decades have really fond memories of the games that got things started. The older you are, the more you look back on the "good ol' days". And WC2 and Half-life are still considerably new compared to what a lot of us used to play.

So, its partly showing off on how long a gamer has been around and partly reliving our youths. And as great as those games were (not to mention revolutionary) they really dont match up to what we have today...but it sure is fun remembering being a kid again with our first PCs! :)

And as great as those games were (not to mention revolutionary) they really dont match up to what we have today...but it sure is fun remembering being a kid again with our first PCs! :)morrdin

Graphically the gamesmay not match up but gameplay-wise or depth-wise some older games offer so much more. The RPG's of the mid-late 90's are the best example of this. The "best" RPG offerings of recent years (kotor 1/2, oblivion, morrowind, etc) may have fancier graphics but none canhold a candleto the experience Baldur's Gate 2 provides. It's party character development/dynamics and atmosphere are still unparalleled 7 years after it's release.

For me, 2005 is new, 2003 is recent, and 2001 is middle aged. 1999 is sort-of old.