What games do you think are truely timeless. meaning you could enjoy the same experiece as much as you did years aog..
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Truely Timeless Games
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Super Mario World is what I would choose.
Half-Life
Other than a couple already mention :)
If only an HD remake could be a reality. :cry:
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And for this generation...
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Fried_Shrimp
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Super Metroid is somehow amazing even today.
oh yeah and wind waker. mainly because it's the best, prettiest zelda game ever. i'd spend entire days just sailing around.
AmayaPapaya
Age of Empires II is coming on 10 years old and it's still an amazing game.
This is the only correct answer.Age of Empires II is coming on 10 years old and it's still an amazing game.
Wartzay
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Any MegaMan X1-4 and Super Metroid.
And I think it's time for some MMX9 love Capcom!
Any MegaMan X1-4 and Super Metroid.
AndI think it's time for some MMX9 love Capcom!
Gue1
that's megaman X4 isn't it?
(And SMW)
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GreenGoblin2099
Hey, I freaking love Symphony of the Night... but the thing is, despite the game having deeper combat (in terms of weapon variety and RPG elements), greater non-linearity and more speed-running options... the atmosphere just isn't the same. Its just a generic castle. Super Metroid's Zebes is a living, breathing world. Sure, Michiru Yamane's music rivals that of Yamamoto's, but it doesn't suck you in as much as SM's. You don't feel like the music is actually representative of the environment you are in. Maridia's theme is calm, yet ominous, foreshadowing the trials you will soon face the deeper you go. Lower Norfair's theme is just blatantly ominous and frightening, completely representative of the most grotesque and threatening things Zebes has to throw at you. The Wrecked Ship theme makes you feel like you are in a broken down techno-marvel.
One of the most important things I see that separate the two games is this. Super Metroid offers many tiers of combat maneouvers. i.e. (1) dashing, jumping, bomb jumping (single); (2) single, or alternate wall jumping, horizontal/vertical shinesparking, pseudo-screw attack; (3) diagonal/mid-air shinesparking, infinite bomb jumping, infinite wall jumping (same wall), crystal flashing, beam-combo powerups (power bomb combos); and finally (4) mochballing, blue-suiting, murder-beaming, x-ray dashing (gets you inside walls) and various other repeatable glitches. What does Symphony of the Night offer? Double jump, bat/wolf/mist forms, a vast array of weapons (with very similar attacks), familiars (that are mostly useless due to the easiness of the game), up-dashing, shield-dashing, magic combos and special-attacks for weapons. Alucard is crippled compared to Samus in SM. And most of his maneuvers require very little skill or practice to maintain consistency. Its no wonder I highly preferred to play as Richter for speed runs... he has a much more fluid movement.
I can't help but mention that I am a HUGE Symphony of the Night fan, like HUGE (I've probably come close to 25 times through as Alucard, and maybe 50 as Richter; in the past couple years no less) but to underestimate how important Super Metroid was by comparison is a crime. Sure, SOTN is a fantastic game... but we have yet to see the actual influence in the industry that Super Metroid is capable of (aside from the not-for-profit fan remakes). When games like Metroid: Zero Mission, Order of Ecclesia and Shadow Complex are the closest we've come in the past several years to a true SM successor... we're still a freaking long way off. SOTN has influenced games like Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow and Curse of Darkness. I would personally argue that Curse of Darkness is the better game than SOTN, not only for music (more Yamane greatness) but the depth of the maneuvers, combat tactics (including familiar evolution) and overall dearth of things to do. Not to mention its diabolical "Crazy" mode that makes most action games (even Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden) wince in despair.
Super Metroid is one of the best games ever made. Period. I could probably write a 25-page essay about how great it is.
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