Ahead of it's time

Pighardia · 20 Feb 2011 at 09:07

i really did enjoy 6, but it suffered for me, as i played it after 7 and 8. Probably about 2 or 3 years after FF8 so it probably lost some of it's power for me.

btw. I just remembered that bit in MGS where you have to enter a code for something and it tells you it's on the cd case. I didn't know what it was talking about

had to ask people what to do... brilliant

Fr0dders · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:02

MrLOL said:
Remembered by all those who had a mis spent youth

Dyson said:
Remembered by those who were too old to get away with calling a mis-spent youth as well

I spelt it Y O U T H ?

That is the correct spelling isn't it ?

Zefan · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:10

MrLOL said:
I spelt it Y O U T H ?

That is the correct spelling isn't it ?

I think he's saying you don't have to be a youth to have fond memories of wasting time playing games

Fr0dders · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:11

oh i c

Shamikebab · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:23

Deus Ex, still hasn't been bettered 11 years later.

K1LLSW1TCH · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:26

VICE CITY!

GTA3 was absolutely amazing, and to me it still is, but Vice City improved on it in so many ways. I remember trying to fly the Dodo on GTA3 and most of the time failing, then Vice City came out and you could actually fly planes and helicopters! It added boats, you could change your clothes, buy your own safe houses, there were loads of weapons, more cars, the map was freaking awesome and the music! Oh the music!

I just jizzed.

TheMagicPirate · 20 Feb 2011 at 10:28

Totally agree with FF7, MGS and GTA 3.

I'm going to throw Oblivion into the mix. Although I don't think that its ahead of its time, it was the first game I'd played that was the type of game I'd dreamt about as a child. An RPG where you can just pick up and go anywhere you want.

Dyson · 20 Feb 2011 at 13:06

Zefan said:
I think he's saying you don't have to be a youth to have fond memories of wasting time playing games

Yup.

MrLOL said:
oh i c

Wasn't having a pop, should have explained myself better. And i'm the last person that'd call someone out on their spelling

Alrik · 20 Feb 2011 at 13:15

Any game on SNES or before that actually let you save your progress such as Super Mario world or Final Fantasy. I loved those games since it mean't I didn't have to start over everytime I switched the console off.

OriginalJonty · 20 Feb 2011 at 13:16

GTA 3. Creating a complete open world and allowing you to do as you wished.

dannyjo22 · 20 Feb 2011 at 13:40

Nismo said:
I'd argue the PSOne as a whole was ahead of it's time when it came out, the leap from SNES/Mega Drive to playing Wipeout, Tekken or Ridge Racer on your home TV was enormous.

Really? Ridgeracer?

When at the same time the Saturn had Daytona and Sega Rally, which took a wizz over ridge racer.

dave_beast · 20 Feb 2011 at 13:45

Shamikebab said:
Deus Ex, still hasn't been bettered 11 years later.

Originally came out in 84!! So nearly 27 years old

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex_Machina_(video_game)

WingZero30 · 20 Feb 2011 at 13:54

I agree with MGS1 but would also include MGS2. This trailer with the realism depicted in it just blew me away. The end part where metal gear ray shows up was outstanding. It has been 11 years and still this is brilliant

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Vonhelmet · 20 Feb 2011 at 14:35

Shamikebab said:
Deus Ex, still hasn't been bettered 11 years later.

Absolutely. That game is superb.

Very arguably System Shock 2 as well, though Bioshock came close.

Vonhelmet · 20 Feb 2011 at 14:36

dave_beast said:
Originally came out in 84!! So nearly 27 years old

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex_Machina_(video_game)

Either you're joking, or I'm going to run you out of town for your poor gaming history knowledge.

Twentyone · 20 Feb 2011 at 14:39

I actually think that Uncharted was one of them. I just played it and still found the graphics to be great.

Story was great too and it was what added trophies to the game, tbh I think it set a new standards. Goes for both of them really.

Pighardia · 20 Feb 2011 at 14:41

vonhelmet said:
Either you're joking, or I'm going to run you out of town for your poor gaming history knowledge.

Yeah, that seems to be some commodore game called Deus Ex Machine. completely different game (i've never heard of it, before my time)

I am sooo looking forward to Deus Ex Human Revolution, but i've got a bad feeling, how long has the release date been 2011 now? ithought it was due out in Feb.

That 5 minute trailer that's around looks amazing

biron_w · 20 Feb 2011 at 14:44

Resident Evil gets a vote from me.
When it came out i'd never played a game like it.

russ0r · 20 Feb 2011 at 14:44

Goldeneye, along with Counter-strike 1.6, pretty much invented the multiplayer FPS as we know it.

Elite. It was the first game that managed to create a persistent, living, breathing game world with the illusion of complexity; GTA3+, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and pretty much any other sandbox game you care to mention were influenced by it in some way. It also managed to do it in 128k!

dave_beast · 20 Feb 2011 at 16:28

vonhelmet said:
Either you're joking, or I'm going to run you out of town for your poor gaming history knowledge.

Deux Ex Machina, note it's "Machina" not "Machine" as others have said was the first and original of the whole series, so will you need your coat on the way out of town?