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"Kin" <NOTkinwo...@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:31:06 -0500, Imad <mag...@purdue.edu> wrote:
>
> <snip>
> >*Cough, cough*
> >
> >I've been a PC and console gamer since the early 80s, and both brands of
> >gaming have their strengths and weaknesses. That said, the PC market is
> >stagnating. We haven't seen a decent RPG since the end of the Gold Box
> >titles,
>
> Baldur Gate/Icewing Dale series were excellent.  Planetscape was even
> better IMO but it didn't caught the eye of many unfortunately.
> Wizardry 8 is also very very good.  There was a draught of RPG after
> the gold box, but in the last 3 years I would say we got hight quality
> RPG.
>
> > both the graphical and text adventure genres are dead,
>
> That is true, and it really peeved me off as I loved those type of
> game.  I loved all the Quest series from Sierra back in the time(those
> where you had to type your actions, not the mouse driven one that were
> way too easy)  Lucasarts made some classic in that genre too, like The
> Dig, Maniac Mansion serie,  and Monkey Island.
>
> > and
> >turn-based strategy games only trickle out.
> > FPSs and MMORPGs seem to be
> >the only growing categories, and we haven't seen much innovation in
> >either over the last few years.
>
> Again, true :(
>
> >
> >Not that it's a wonderful time for console gaming, either, with heavy
> >recycling, massive pirating, and hordes of cheaters running amuck. It's
> >not likely that the market will crash as it once did, but it's certainly
> >becoming "Disney-ized".
> >
> >Maybe it's just nostalgia, but the mid to late 80s and early 90s just
> >seemed to have been so much better for the gaming world. =(
>
> Yup, plus the "fanboyism" was less apparent too(no internet) so people
> actually enjoyed their games/consoles/PC
>
>
> --
> Kin
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I think that to a degree the internet has taken some of the "magic" away
from the gaming industry. I remember before i had the internet the
excitement of bringing a game home and the fun in discovering everything
about it (yes even the duds to a degree) these days i seem to know
everything about a game before i get it home from the store. whilst it may
mean the average title i take home is of a higher quality i lose the fun
factor to a degree. Also the only people you ever argued with about how to
play a game, what games were best were your mates so there was no
flaming/trolling and all the rest of the internet baggage.

On the PC console front - i've got a PC and have owned various consoles over
the years (my latest being the PS2), and whilst it makes me chuckle to see
the Xbox struggle, i have no doubt that i will end up owning it. I see
consoles and PCs as completely different gaming experiences and long may
they co-exist

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