What was the last old game you revisited and does it still hold up today?

I revisited MGS 2 HD as part of the 20th anniversary of MGS 2. It's pretty good, and yes, the gameplay is still really good and fun, and the plot is still relevant today as it was 20 years ago. It makes me sadz that MGS is pretty much dead these days. Not even a hint at the remake at The Game Awards!

How about you, SW? What was the last old game you revisited and does it still hold up today?

vice city from gta trilogy

Fallout 3 4k on the series X .. still great

Star ocean 3 and Rogue Galaxy. Game combat of both game really outdated with the whole action bar needing refill and very button mash heavy. Storywise Rogue Galaxy story was far more basic than I remember but Star Ocean 3 surprisingly quite engaging after u past the usual slow start of jrpg.

Castlevania.

Yes and no.

A lot of the core tenants are still used but it has some bad design.

Like, you are given weapons to deal with enemies, much of which come at awkward angles.

But the weapons are not fixed. So, while you're being barraged with enemies, espically in the later levels combined with platforming, gonna be picking up items don't want.

The weapons themselves are not balanced, at all. The stop watch uses up more resources, but it's relatively useless, espically in boss battles.

The holy water is OP, and what I say OP, I mean fucking OP. Once you have this, you will not want, nor really need, to pick up any other item even, you'll actively be avoiding hunting for items.

In the cases of bottles, it renders them all but pointless. A constant stun-lock. The big bad Dracula becomes a joke.

Even without using this, I found the hardest fight was the Grim Reaper (death) whatever it's called. And it's largely due to bullshit as well where projectiles magically spawn in sometimes directly on the player.

Dracula is just a case of jumping and whip. His second form moves, but it's the exact same pattern just incrementally moving an inch.

Overall, wasn't keen on this game. The later entries like Rondo I enjoy far more. But this was more a curio than something want to play again.

Crysis, I'm sorry but that game still holds well today's standard even though it's showing it's age. Dead Space is another game still holding for it's life while the Remake is still in the works.

Edit: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is always fun to revisit and play even though the N64 had seen better days, but it's still a classic game as they come.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past as a Randomizer

The game is still fantastic. Everything about this game is superb. And I can't underline enough how great Randomizers can be. I've played this game countless times and now it feels new, to a certain degree, every single time.

wow vanilla and jup.

San Andreas on gamepass and no it doesn't hold up well at all. Would rather play it in its original form.

Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City on PS2. Sure both games may have aged but I still find them very fun to this day. Maybe it's the nostalgia for me but I never get tired of playing the classic 3D GTA games.

Right now I'm replaying New Vegas. Still a great game.

After the TGA announcement, I immediately went and re-downloaded Space Marine 1 (10 years is old enough, right?) Yeah, the gameplay, the thing 40k fans loved most about it, still holds up... ...mostly. Gonna try to finish it before the year's out. Lost interest after it looked like it was gonna be a DOA franchise, but now with a sequel coming, I have a reason to try again.

No, I'm not going to bitch about the Ultrasmurfs again. Like I said, it's out of my system. That being said, I will say one thing: Titus has always been cool in my book (heh), simply because his first establishing scene was basically him going; "f*** the nerd shit, I'm gonna be awesome."

Unlike Leandros. He can eat an Ultradick. That is all.

@madrocketeer: That SM2 trailer was pretty sweet ngl. And normally I don't celebrate CGI stuff shown instead of real gameplay.

There was a few seconds of gameplay - or at least, in-engine stuff - at the end of that trailer. That looked legit.

But yeah, the CG part was hype. So much attention to detail. Definitely put out a clear message: "this game is going to be for 40k fans."

@madrocketeer: I know, that it's not good for showing off a video that is supposed to generate hype and stuff, but gameplay is for me anything that is showing the HUD and how you would actually play the game.

Also this "in-engine" crap needs to go. "We're going to show you something extremely cool that is never going to happen in the actual game - BUT we used the engine". Yeah, thanks.

@davillain-: yes, dead space may be more than 10 years old but it still looks and runs great. I downloaded the xbox 360 version on my series X and thought it would be horrible, but instead I was pleasantly surprised.

I mean back in the day, I beat this series on my radeon 7950 3gb videocard which was like 2nd or 3rd best on the market at the time.

It's got me questioning the need for the remake

@blaznwiipspman1: I always play Dead Space around the time Halloween starts and it's one of the horror games I like to play. Surprising enough, the game still holds well and for a past 10yr old game.

I'd say no, but I'm absolutely not gonna complain about it, and it's about reviving the series if possible. Yeah, the game may still hold up well today but not a lot of new gamers are gonna care to play a game from 2008. This is to not only bring a fan favorite game back but to gain more fans from what EA is seeing. I'll be honest, a game that's still part of the era where physics were tied to framerate? That alone is enough reason to warrant a remake/refresh of some kind, assuming there's enough demand...which is what Dead Space comes in.

Edit: But of course, there's still Negative Atmosphere which is supposed to be Dead Space successor. I hope it's as good as I saw from the vids.

@davillain-: thats fair. My go to game every year is re4. I've beaten that game maybe 25 times. Even bought it on the occulus quest. I definitely wouldn't mind a completely remastered 4k re4. Just don't expect me to pay $70 for it, not unless there's additional content

Halo CE is still as GOAT as ever. That's what you get when you've got a balanced, silky-smooth shooter with a dope-ass, balanced sandbox.

Most recently it would be Halo CE, and i'd say it holds up really well with regards to gameplay.

Final Fantasy 10 HD Remaster. It never gets old

Played a few of the games in Capcom Arcade Stadium on Xbox One about a week or so ago. Some like the shoot ‘em ups hold up quite well. The beat ‘em ups hold up well same with the fighting games but controls can feel a bit stiff.

Dark souls 2 - yep, still fun

Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Still a great game, and better than the rebooted series IMO.

Quake remastered. I'd say it holds up well for what it is: A dungeonesque shooter of the Doom era. One thing that sets it apart from Doom is the Lovecraftian setting and soundtrack. I'm still surprised how good the atmosphere can be on a game like this.

Max Payne 3 was added in the last BC update for Xbox consoles and it still looks and plays great and the Series X really does a lot to improve the Xbox 360 version of it.

Have to agree with several here that Dead Space still holds up, that's why i'm very skeptical about the remake,

The sole mention of Rogue Galaxy always puts a smile in my face.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma through the Master Collection, and oh yeah, it's still good stuff.

Tetris for the NES.

Yes.

@adsparky: yeah played it around feb or march, decided to platinum both game. Grind to lvl 99 and lvling up all the star sword in Rogue Galaxy was just excruciating took me days in the ghost ship. For Star Ocean I give up, its trophy requirements just impossible. Discouraged me to replay more PS2 action based games as some of these games just better stays as nostalgia, aged badly.

Played FEAR again recently, it still holds up

is Skyrim old? replayed it the PS5 remaster. Its combat is absolute junk compared to DS, but other than that a great game. I remember even 10 years ago it wasn't good, now its down right horrible.

Original Deus Ex.

Yes, holds up very well. Gameplay was always different from your modern FPS-RPG, but then again Deus Ex was more of a first-person RPG with a dash of shooter to it than full-blown shooter with RPG elements.

Writing is good, and frankly the Unreal Tournament engine holds up....OK. It can be modded as well.

Yeah that's another game I played in the past few months that holds up well.

I think their level design in that game was top-notch; semi-sandbox, best of both the open-world design and linear, focused design.

Paper Mario (N64). Yes, it holds up. Nintendo games tend to do that.

TimeSplitters 2 and Future Perfect (Xbox).

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC).

Hell yeah, they do!

Metroid Dread. Ya, still holds up. Fun game.

@warm_gun: Didn't know this was on NES. Always assumed it was Gameboy only.

@uninspiredcup: There was about two versions, one put out by Nintendo, and a second one published by Atari subsidiary Tengen.

Shining Force, and it absolutely does!

FEAR. its ever green game that will never age.

Ace Combat 5. Love that game!

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@SolidGame_basic:

Silent Hill 2 and 3 remaster on 360. And no, it plays like ass compared to even the likes of Alan Wake and Resident Evil 5. But boy is it a wonderful, little nostalgia trip. The music and stories still make up for the poor game play and the games are still enjoyable in their own way. I'm used to it but I dunno if I'd recommend it for newcomers unless game play doesn't matter to them. They're bareboned survival horror games with the basic principles and barely competent mechanics.

I say this with a heavy heart....

I bought KOTOR for switch. I've played through the games so many times. I love it.

I played the first few missions on Taris and said to myself, "I don't think I have it in me..."

And started playing through Dragons Dogma instead, for the first time.

KOTOR is still one of my goats, but I've maybe saturated my experience at this point.

I think, by contrast it led me to a game that does something a little different. DD has a unique combat system and pairing pawns to match my own skill set was something I've missed in gaming since the mass effect trilogy (not Andromeda. Andromeda fails at this)... supporting characters that matter in gameplay.

Game feels fresh in that department... Its by no means a perfect game but it's engaging.

@nepu7supastar7: I bought those recently but haven't gotten into them yet. I never played the originals.

Age of Empires II DE. It still holds up.

I played Meteos a few weeks ago (it was on the DS). It's still a fun little puzzle game. I like how the different planets all have different gravity. In some planets, you have to launch your blocks twice in order to get them to the top screen. This adds a lot of re-playability, because you have to adjust your strategy based on what planet you're playing on.