/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8540238
>getting into collecting too late
That's the biggest one. I could've had a pretty sizeable collection, even with my minimum wage pay if I started when I was 18; which was 13 years ago. The second thing is letting my grandma convince me that I should cut the fronts and backs off of all my n64 and genesis boxes to save space on the entertainment center, since the game's all that really matters. We probably cut up like forty something boxes. I still have them in a ziplock bag somewhere.

>>8254085
As far as I'm concerned, the PS2 has exactly 2 good games: Kings Field IV and Ico.

>>4726081
Oh my God.
That really is the answer.

>have a scarce collection of games while growing up
>get bored of newer games during 6th and 7th gen systems
>start collecting games for those older systems you still had
>end up getting nearly complete collections of games for NES and SNES and buying up systems like MegaDrive and N64 you didn't have as a kid
>get bored of collecting games, buy flash carts for your systems and start sell off your games
>I still have 90% of games I used to have playable on the actual hardware, finally have room things other than video games (this feels very liberating) and acquired shitloads of money while selling my games

I have no regrets of selling my stuff but for some reason I'm also happy I went through the collectorfag phase. I guess what I want to say is that I basically have completed the cycle and understand both sides of the argument of whether or not having ridiculous video game collection is worth it.

so anon, how are you and your guild doing with naxxramas?

>>2374874
From my pre-teen years to the early twenties I absolutely loved exploration in video games. JRPGs were my favorite games from the start. Later I added roguelikes and to a lesser extent WRPGs and sandbox games to the favorite game genre list.

Fast forward to 2015 and I have lost that sense of wonder from exploration in video games. However, I am not sure if it is all me growing "old" or if it is also that I have more or less fully explored what novelty JRPGs have to offer. One exception to that is games that break _their own_ rules on purpose, like Yume Nikki, but those are only good in small portions.

Heck, I think today I just know what kinds of experiences you can expect from video games in general. I recognize mechanics, plot elements and graphical styles. It is frustrating because this is a major reason I no longer enjoy games like I used to. I learn the systems faster than ever (thanks, STEM degree!) and only thing that excites me these days is playing against clever human opponents in highly competitive environments. Maybe I should quit video games and try the stock market.

Sorry, OP, I had to get this off my chest.

>>2208562
>>2208587
Valis got literally whored out. And the art wasn't even that good. Such bullshit.

OP here

>stage 9

>>370293