Blinded by new-school

[Martyr]

I'm an old school gamer because I loathe modern graphics. I do not feel that I have the same reasons as most people.
Ya see, in the older FFs, and, indeed, in older games in general, there is a very mystical aura about the game. I feel like I'm actually drawn into the world of the game, like I'm there. When I get a game over, or when somthing from the outside pulls me away, it's actually very startling. Like I'm being wrenched out of one dimension and returning to another.
But that only happens with low graphic games. Nes and limited Snes, mostly.

When I'm playing 3D stuff, it takes a lot of concentration. It's more like a sport. I'm in my world, focusing on a game. on a story, in a computer chip and I'm controlling my actions through a remote control and a television. It's all a game today. I never feel that other world in the modern games.

I think the closest I got was the first time I played Starcraft. That was an awesome game for a while. But the majesty of that game faded over time.

So... Bizarre as it sounds, my reasoning is that there is a serious lack of majesty in the modern games. They're games. That's all. They often bear the Final Fantasy title, and that's fine. But the Final Fantasy that took me to another world, a world that does not seem to exist on a Playstation, is no longer in production.

The Playstation simply mimics the real world. It doesn't make the games realistic. To me, it only makes them more fake. The failure to be real simply points out that the game is not real. Nor is it its own. The game is not a new or special world. It's role is as a game in ours.

Thus, making an RPG in 3D is completely bogus. It's better to read a book. If you want newer, graphically enhanced games, play Mario Kart. Or a FPS. That's where better graphics make enhancements in gameplay.

Edit: And anybody who doesn't try things on the basis of them thinking they won't like it is a bull headed fool. I hate those people, and I try not to associate with them. If anybody refuses to play old school games because they're blinded by the new stuff, then screw 'em. Maybe they're missing out, but, chances are, they don't have the capacity to appreciate it anymore because the power of the new consoles have set in too well. And so they aren't missing out on anything.
We're all different, we all have different opinions. If somebody feels liek telling me that VIII is the schizznit, that's great. If they tell me that 1 sucks in comparison, then they're dillusional. Not because they should enjoy 1 more, but because there's no longer any way to compare the games on equal levels with the old schooler and the new schooler.
For example, what's better: playing chess or working with clay?
Nobody can decide. Your answer can only be based on what the individual prefers.

1/6/3 or 5/2/7/etc...