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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 16th)

wasavic

I challenged myself to play only NES games during this month and it's going great so far! "Without" the ability to compare the games to more modern experiences, after a couple days I was already completely used to the feeling of 8 bit mechanics and physics.
I have already played Mega Man ll and lll, Super Mario Bros l and II and Ducktales. This weekend is Castlevania lll's turn!

Re: Feature: Best Game Boy Advance (GBA) Games

wasavic

@Bolt_Strike
Well, I believe Advanced Wars, The Mario & Luigi series, The Minish Cap, Mother 3, Wario Ware, Metroid Fusion and Golden Sun would politely disagree.
Besides, I believe its ports made a lot of sense

Re: Soapbox: It's Time To Normalise Giving Up On Games Early

wasavic

@ghostsoundjosh
1.I was talking mainly about extremely long games.
2. I said Nintendo is pretty much immune to this problem.
3. I am happy that you enjoyed them, but where is the lvl design in those games? In my case, after the 10th h I felt they had nothing new whatsoever to offer.
4. I am just asking for options. Your position is perfectly respectable, but your way of playing games is not the only one. Just look at the numbers pf how many people actually complete games. The industry certainly needs a change.

Re: Soapbox: It's Time To Normalise Giving Up On Games Early

wasavic

I'm so sick of 40+h-long games, most of which end up feeling dull. The Witcher, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War... Beautiful games which could have benefited from being a more compacted experience.

On top of that, game/level design seems to have been tossed away by most AAA companies.
The only thing they seem to care about lately is showing muscle with their graphics, performance, loading times and whatnot. Designing a game where things still feel fresh after the 10th hour seems to be mostly a thing of Nintendo, indie games and the past and it saddens me.

Maybe it's time for game designers to start implementing length options to games. Do you want the main story and to avoid grinding or super lengthy combat sections? Here's a 15h-long game for you. Do you want to breathe every last inch of this game? Here's a 70h-long game for you.