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by andystanton 1652 days ago
I'm curious about the target demographic for this and other re-releases (Doom for example). I played first time round and am more than happy to play this for the nostalgia, but are there also new players? What would make someone growing up now pick this up over Fortnite or Call of Duty? Is there demand, or is it just that making content for older games is less expensive than creating a new AAA title?
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pawelmurias 1652 days ago
Some people like to play some old classics they never played. Obviously it's a lot cheaper.
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dehrmann 1652 days ago
What's tricky is some old classics are probably still worth playing, but some are unplayable by modern standards. I was looking into old games, and Descent just seems too hard, Myst-style point-and-clicks don't work. Older RPGs feel like too much work. I also have zero interest in playing the same level for two hours because of some especially hard gameplay element.
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markus_zhang 1651 days ago
For FPS, see if you enjoy Doom 4. If you enjoy Doom 4 then you should be able to enjoy the whole line of Doom 1/2 - Duke Nukem 3d - Quake 1/2 - Unreal that I consider as the golden age products. Unreal has the most advanced engine and the community releases a few patches back in the day, so you might want to watch a few videos and decide which one(s) to play.

For RPG, there are a few "ages". Check out Ultima 1/2/3/4, Wizardry and Bard's Tale which I consider still fun to play despite the oldskool graphics. If you can't stomach the style or graphics, check out SSI Golden Box products. If you still can't go through any of the above, I'd suggest you try out Fallout, Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter nights (Both Neverwinter nights and Baldur's Gate have an enhanced edition that you can purchase).

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jasonwatkinspdx 1651 days ago
Even back in the day Descent was more of a niche game. I played a crap ton of it on the Kali ladder as well as modem death match with a buddy, but we were the only ones out of our extended friend group that liked it vs everyone that was into doom, quake, etc. A lot of people got motion sickness issues from it and couldn't really do anything about that.

If you're interested in Myst style games but want to play a modern spiritual successor, check out The Witness. It's an astoundingly well designed game, though some of the last puzzles will take some persistence.

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