Re: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:54 pm
by Cheeky Devlin
Just picked up Republic Commando and Morrowind for the Xbox. £18 for the pair didn't seem too bad to me.
Also, because I'm an idiot who's curious about gooseberry fool games, I got Duke Nukem Forever (360) and Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3) for £4, with Assassins Creed: Black Flag (PS3) for another £2.50.
Re: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 2:59 pm
by kerr9000
Eat it Harvey wrote:Just picked up Republic Commando and Morrowind for the Xbox. £18 for the pair didn't seem too bad to me.
Also, because I'm an idiot who's curious about gooseberry fool games, I got Duke Nukem Forever (360) and Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3) for £4, with Assassins Creed: Black Flag (PS3) for another £2.50.
Republic Commando is a top game, and its a great price for that and Morrowind as people often ask for more for Morrowind on its own.
Re: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:20 pm
by Sandy
Eat it Harvey wrote:Also, because I'm an idiot who's curious about gooseberry fool games, I got Duke Nukem Forever (360) and Aliens: Colonial Marines (PS3) for £4
I literally just did this the other day as well. I haven't played them yet but I often like mindless games I don't have to think about that everyone says are rubbish.
Re: GRcade Retro Gaming Chat
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:48 pm
by jawafour
I recently found myself becoming a little frustrated with "modern" gaming. There are lots of great games around and I love the current platforms, but the push by major publishers towards "pay constantly", the high pricing / fast reductions on titles, the disappearance of gaming magazines and things like Elder Scrolls Online being slowly turned into loot box gambling games... well, I feel that it casts a shadow over my videogaming experience.
And so , whilst looking around at other options, I found myself looking towards retro gaming. I had shifted away from retro in past years; my attention had always been caught by the latest, shiniest modern games.
I was surprised to discover that the old computer formats are more popular now than they perhaps were a few years ago. They have small but dedicated fan bases and there are even new games being released; often making max use of the hardware due to the years of knowledge being applied. The Commodore 64 was my favourite gaming format back in the 80s and I found that there's a fanzine (a paper one, gasp!) that is published on a regular basis. I dived in to Freeze64 and gave it a go!
twitter.com/jawa4_2/status/1071020782581628928
I'm having a top time catching up on the issues; both in remembering the great games of the past and discovering new things that are being made now. The next step is to visit the loft and search out my original C64 hardware... to identify what bits are still working and what bits need looking at!
I'm still interested in current gaming but this other avenue feels like a good way of re-connecting to how - for me - it all began. It's old... but it feels fresh!