Sure, the graphics weren't as good and some of the stories were mediocre, but the games... they had love. Getting games in a baggy or a set of 5.25 floppies was awesome. Finding the coolest game ever on CD in a weird shaped box that somehow pertained to the title or plot was cool. We don't have that kind of flare, excitement or love surrounding these current games. It's pretty lame.
We used to have a whole lot of fun and take a lot of freedom with the games we had "back in the day". Remember when you could mod stuff? Tribes had a huge modding community. Counter-Strike started out as a mod for Half Life... so did Team Fortress. Unreal Tournament had a ton of custom maps and rulesets. Quake and Doom both had loads of extras and some pretty famous WAD and PK files. Now we have to buy our recycled Modern Warfare 2 maps. Oh how far we have fallen. =(
I don't know if there was a monetizing issue or not, but it really kind of sucks. I miss old games, but at the same time... I'm glad that we have these new gorgeous looking games. It makes me miss the gameplay of the old stuff, but reminds me how hideous the visuals were.
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