Espozo wrote:
GradualGames wrote:
Modern games are rubbish, period.

Even the absolutely, positively perfect, 100% best
gaming experience ever, Breath of the Wild?

Nintendo franchises have remained good for longer but even those are starting to fade from what they once were. I didn't like Skyward Sword nearly as much as all previous instances of the franchise. I felt the music was particularly weak compared to earlier games, though still better than the "ambientsoundscapeitis" that I mentioned earlier, for the most part. I haven't played Breath of the Wild yet.
Donky Kong Country: Tropical Freeze had some nice moments in it. Some good music, and some engaging gameplay. But it suffers from modern gameitis as well: Waaaay too many in-your-face fireworks extravaganzas of EVERYTHING on the screen moving all at once. I think the game really should have been called:
Donkey Kong Country: Everything Falls
I just like the calmness of old games (relatively speaking). It's very similar to how old movies often told a story with really well written dialogue you had to pay attention to with
the camera not moving at all. Now you go to a movie and it's like a damn fireworks show with the fireworks exploding right in your face and your ears. I actually have to take earplugs to the movie theatre anymore because I have tinnitus in my left ear which sounds like sizzling bacon when I see movies like this. And I really like the sound of sizzling bacon, but only when it's actually coming from sizzling bacon.
Am I just a grumpy old man?