I tried playing Harvest Moon on the SNES today and having played Stardew Valley for hours, I thought I'd try and see how tolerable the original Harvest Moon was in comparison. I know and understand it is unfair because there's a 20 year gap between Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley, while also discrediting Harvest Moon's later entries since there's more than one.

Harvest Moon to me is a bit hard to revisit. Having to get used to only carrying two tools at the same time, your farm doesn't seem as big, you don't have a way to know that you're tired as readily, you just have to watch for the signs and the village you visit doesn't seem as characteristic. It's a basic farming sim, it has to start somewhere.

But Stardew Valley does so many things that it is easier to revisit.

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[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I was going to comment harvest moon after reading the title!

A lot of the older games for me. They're just a lot harder. Like maybe they expect you to be willing to replay an area or a level over and over, getting a little farther each time until you beat it and I just don't have the stamina for that anymore, or the time.

Newer games baby you, they increase the difficultly perfectly along side your ability growth. They might even make a level easier if you've failed twice. Older games don't care if you're having fun as much. There was less competition (fewer game choices) and more of a "gamers like this. If you don't like it, you're not a gamer" attitude, and now games want to attract everyone.

I have become such a baby about games. I want to have fun the whole time! I can't handle failing over and over. I'd rather just read a book.

[–] Echolynx@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Same, this is how I got frustrated by Hades. I no longer have endless time to sink into a game to get good.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I can't even leave the starting room of the original System Shock. So glad the remake updated the controls.

I did manage to finish System Shock 2, but the "puzzles" are just RNG, so I'm hoping the remaster changes that and maybe even fixes the ending.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I just played the original System Shock and System Shock 2. Incredible games.

I saw the trailer for the remake for the first one and wanted one last memory before I get my mind blown.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The remake for the first game is so actuate to the original, you can use the old walkthough guides to beat it.

You could tell the ending was cut short for time with SS2. It would be nice if they took some creative liberties to bring it closer to what it was originally suppose to be.

[–] Flagstaff@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

This is ironic because I loved Prey but couldn't finish SS2's tutorial!

[–] Mr_fuzzy@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

007 games. But the N64 soundtrack was great.

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[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Starcraft! I really think Starcraft Brood War is a better, more balanced game. The quality of life changes in Starcraft 2 make it so hard to go back to playing Brood War. I don't know if I can adjust back to only selecting a lot amount of units or needing to click on each building to build stuff or not having smart-casting and good pathing.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 5 points 6 days ago

Halo MCC version over the original.

I saw Halo running on a classic Xbox and tried to play with the clunky Xbox controller. Couldn't do it. Everything looked so low res and blurry.

[–] XM34@feddit.org 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dark Souls 1. Especially on PC it's almost unplayable due to bad porting and DS3 and Elden Ring have refined the formula so much, it's insane. The remaster is ok though, so I don't know if that counts.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The original is rough yes, but I don't know anyone that would play it over the Remaster these days. And the remaster is fine as far as playability goes. However, it's still a candidate for this thread simply because the DS1 bosses will feel very anticlimactic for anyone who has played DS3/ER/Bloodborne/Sekiro.

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[–] STUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can't see myself going back to the original Half-Life after playing Black Mesa. The changes to Xen alone are massive improvements.

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Just started a playthrough of Black Mesa the other week after having played HL1 like fuck idk, 18 years ago? Barely remember it, but going through the levels I'm like "Oh yeah I remember this part, with the mine cart/train thingies"

Looked at screenshots of HL1 the other day and laughed that I will never play it ever again

[–] BmeBenji@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

Call of Duty: World At War Zombies

Every map in WaW zombies has been re-released at least twice. WaW zombies is cool because of how simple and barebones it is, but holy fucking hell that game was not coded for any sort of melee combat. The zombie bodies are so damn large, according to their hit boxes. Try to run past them but brush up against their pinky? Guess you’re done. Also for some reason the co-op splitscreen is not split vertically, and it’s not split horizontally, each of the two players just gets a quarter of the screen in a tiny box. Who knows why.

I love it to death but it’s real hard to go back to it.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

The Battlefield franchise. I went back and played 1942, and disregarding the graphics, omg it’s so slow and clunky. It was the shit for the day, but man…compared to 2042 it’s super-dated.

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