/vr/ - Retro Games

I've taken a liking to Wad's that use a medieval/fantasy theme for the level environments. It's been caused by the first 5 levels of Eviternity, Verdant citadel, and lost civilization. Any other maps/megawads out there that use similar level theming?

>>6225571
All i did was bring up that i grabbed BD after downloading GZDoom a thread ago and asked for Wad suggestions (not necessarily to use BD on) and now theres one maybe two autists going postal over it.

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>>5554853
I believe they do, but i think proper context and explanation are needed. The way i've always seen it is, if i play a game i played when i was younger and the feeling and satisfaction i get from it is the same or if i play an old game i've never played before and am impressed by it or have fun with it, then it has aged well.

Examples: Game i played as a kid: Super Metroid, i loved it then, i love it now, and i still think its one of the best designed games ever.

Game i didn't play as a kid: Kirby's super star. Didn't get to play this game until i got my hands on an SNES classic and i was very impressed by it with no prior experience or nostalgia.

On the flipside:
If i go back and play a game i used to think was amazing, and then suddenly think to myself "This isn't as good as i remember it" Then it has aged poorly or other, newer games of the same genre have outclassed it.

The prime example i always use from my experience is Stunt Race FX on SNES. I rented it from blockbuster all the time when i was a kid and adored it. I excitedly bought a copy from a used game store recently, stuck it in my snes and... it failed to get me even remotely close to as excited as it used to.

So in short: Is it old, but still a great game/better than newer games = aged well. Is it old, and when you play it again it feels old and obsolete/newer games have improved on it greatly = aged poorly

BUT... obviously this concept is heavily influenced by personal opinion. A game that i feel hasn't aged well could easily be someone else's favorite retro game. And there are no doubt people that feel the opposite about all three games i've mentioned above. So i don't think there will ever be a real answer to this question because it's all a matter of perspective, experience, and preference.