Old games vs. New

[Starboard Regulator FlareNUKE]

Which do you think is better?

[Captain Maxx Power]

Well define old. Anything beyond this current gen could be classified as old. Dyou mean the distinction between 8-bit onwards? 16-bit onwards? Pre-PS2/Xbox?

[Dreddz]

I enjoyed alot more games back in the days of the PSX.
I wasnt playing games much in the days of the SNES.

[Starboard Regulator FlareNUKE]

I suppose pre-3-d Era

[*~Endless Night~*]

it really does depend on the game, like i think ff has gotten better as time goes on, whereas my fave zelda game is the snes link to the past, although twilight princess looks set to kick ass! the old sonic games are sooo much better than the new no contest, it just depends

[Chris]

I think it's impossible to compare old to new, especially since there are so many games in general.

[Epiphany]

I say both. While new is usually portrayed as higher tech, and therefore better, old games usually have better story-lines.

[Cz]

There have been awesome games in the past as well as in the present, and just as many terrible ones too. I guess it depends where you draw the line, but generally I wouldn't say that new games are any better/worse than old ones.

[kikimm]

I think I like more new games than old ones.

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

new ones

[~SapphireStar~]

I voted for both. I love my Sega, N64, GB games, but I also adore my PS1/PS2 and DS ones too.

[ff7+ff10 gurl 100]

I'd say both

[Vyk]

Games that have captured my time and soul:
(PS1 and Saturn supposedly dawned the 3D Age, so...)
3D Age - KOTOR 1 & 2, Xenogears, FF7, Dragon Force, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus

Pre-3D Age - DOOM (64? Same style anyway. Pennacle of that style actually), FF6, Phantasy Star 4, Shining Force/Shining in the Darkness, Arcus Odyssey, Landstalker, Sonic the Hedgehog

Games that I could put 40 almost non-stop hours into? Well that's pretty much exclusively the first half of my 3D list. Which means that while old school games weren't bad necissarily. They werent intended for drawn out sessions. They're repetitive and quirky and usually good for an hour or so at a time. Hence Tetris and its ilk being the kings of this feild. Long live Bomberman for a fun time. Long live Xenogears for a long, deep, and overly engrossing story and playability. Face it, we're pampered. People complain when a game is only 10 - 20 hours long. Was Mario Bros 3 20 hours long? Or even 10 hours long. Who complained about length back then? See, now we have something we weren't even aware that we needed. And we take it for granted. I'm gonna have to say 3D all the way. They just try harder for us. They may fail harder. But I'll be damned if I"m gonna knock them for attempting to satisfy me more than any Pacman game ever has.

[Necron]

I think it really depends on what the game is. Some old games are classics, and can't be compared to new games, which is more or less the point I am trying to make - old games are much more classic and well remembered than new games. For instance, Metal Gear Solid 1 is a classic. Final Fantasy VII is a classic. Without many of these classic games, the games today would not as good as they are. Which is my second point - games have revolutionized a lot since then, and many have even beaten their predecessors.
So, in conclusion, I would say they are both as good. Classics are always nice to replay, and the new games are graphically nice to look at, and are always good to just pick up and play.

[Yuffie514]

old games (before the release of PSX) are good for reminiscing. i like to try out the new things that new games has to offer. i mean classic Ninja Gaiden is fun, but don't you just feel more like a ninja now thanks to Tenchu...