Nostalgic stuff.

[the dark side]

Games were genuinely still good in the main run up until 2006. then something went Seriously wrong, something called call of duty 4 came along, and proper gaming pretty much went belly up overnight, now its only a few indie games that are still good.

also, as i have said before, there is no such thing as Nostalgia. a good game/film/book/bit of music, is a good game/film/book/bit of music no matter HOW old it is, Nostalgia is just a word used by modern media excusionists to cover up for the fact most modern stuff absolutly stinks in terms of creativity, quality, and entertainment levels, compared to stuff that came out probably before they were even born.

its like saying i prefer From Russia With Love over Quantum Of Solace becuase of "nostalgia". no it isnt, its because From Russia With Love had stunning cinematography, a coherant plot, a beautifull music score, and an actor who actually played James Bond, were as quantum of solace had a camara that jumped so often you had no idea what the hell was going on ( I STILL have no idea how Craig killed Slate), a plotline so disjointed im suprised it wasnt being served up at a KFC joint, a rap based sound that gave me a headache, and an actor who played a grunting, monosyllybic, Jason Bourne style thug who just happened to be Called James Bond. me prefering the Second Bond Film over what is currently still the last one has NOTHING to do with so called nostalgia, especially when you consider i wasnt Born until 1986, a good 23 Years After From Russia With Love Was Released, i prefer it because its a damn good movie.

its the same with games, its why i prefer A throwback game like hard Reset, or Serious Sam, over any modern AAA title, its not because im "nostalgic" because it reminds me of the games i played as a rather too young 8 year old, its because they are genuinely more fun, more challenging, longer, and more exiting than any AAA game, the fact i can actually PLAY them for more than 10 minuites without the room going upside down because the crosshairs arnt attatched to bungee wires, and thus stay static, helps a lot as well.

preferring something that is old Fashioned isnt because of Nostalgia. its because, nine times out of ten it is better to an incalculable degree than any of the "lowest common denominator" marketing department checklist based rubbish that is foisted on us by todays greedy american megacorps.