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From: Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Aging Well
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:55:11 -0800
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On 2/24/2025 4:53 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> 
> Time to piggy-back off somebody else's work again. This time, it's in
> relation to an article talking about "Games that have aged insanely
> well".* Once again, I'll save you the effort of clicking and reading
> and just list the games they picked for you:
> 
>          BioShock (2007)

I tried to play this a few years ago, I didn't care for it so, so can't 
tell if holds up.


>          Super Mario Sunshine (2002)

 >          Okami (2006)
>          Dragon Age Origins (2009)
>          Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)

I can see these holding up fine, or at least as well as they were when 
they came out.  I always intend to play and finally finish Skyrim at 
some point, but can't ever bring myself to do it.

 >          Chrono Trigger (1995)
>          Gears of War (2006)
>          Mirror’s Edge (2010)
>          Sleeping Dogs (2012)
>          Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)

I never played any of these (maybe sleeping dogs?) so couldn't say. 
I've heard Chrono Trigger was really good, but it just doesn't seem like 
a game I'd enjoy currently.

 >          Super Meat Boy (2010)

Horrible game to begin with. Or at least very much not for me.

> So the first thing that crossed my mind while reading that list was,
> "Aged? These games just came out a little while ago!" but that
> probably says more about me than the games. I mean, the youngest is 13
> years old and while that was practically yesterday for me, for
> youngsters I guess it seems a lot longer. But some of those games just
> don't feel old at all; they're still relevant to a lot of players who
> still actively engage with the game. Of course they haven't aged;
> they're... well, not new obviously, but still in their prime.

Thery're all only slightly older than 10 years old, not really old.

> The second thing is that, aside from any that fit into that first
> group (and really, it's just "Skyrim" and "Super Meat Boy" that
> qualify), I wouldn't say they've aged 'insanely well'. Most of them
> don't seem very old, but I think that --were I go back to play them
> right now-- I wouldn't be shouting to the heavens about how they still
> feel so modern.

Because they're not that old.

-- 
-Justisaur

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