Comment Different Styles of Game (Score 1) 331
The article has some good points, but basically what it says (IMHO) is this: "I don't really like these newfangled games. The games of my youth were simpler and better."
Fortunately each person is an individual and can choose what games he or she likes and play those.
I like both styles of gaming, but come now, could you imagine a multi-player game like EverQuest with Donkey King style 2D graphics? It'd be laughable. The 3D is a huge and important part of the playing experience.
On the other hand, when I saw that Frogger and some of the other 2D games of the 80s had 3D versions, I thought, "Why? They were great as they were." I agree with the author's assessment of the 3D Centepede. That game was not meant to be 3D.
In short, 3D/Virtual Worlds are one style of gaming, appropriate for many games, but not appropriate for many others.
Fortunately each person is an individual and can choose what games he or she likes and play those.
I like both styles of gaming, but come now, could you imagine a multi-player game like EverQuest with Donkey King style 2D graphics? It'd be laughable. The 3D is a huge and important part of the playing experience.
On the other hand, when I saw that Frogger and some of the other 2D games of the 80s had 3D versions, I thought, "Why? They were great as they were." I agree with the author's assessment of the 3D Centepede. That game was not meant to be 3D.
In short, 3D/Virtual Worlds are one style of gaming, appropriate for many games, but not appropriate for many others.
