finalark
SNORLAX
For me, it's two things. Local multiplayer and simple consoles.
Local is a dying breed, which is a shame since some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had were with local multiplayer. Online is great for a number of reasons, but there's nothing quite like the feeling of camaraderie as high-fives are passed around the room after beating a tough boss or seeing the look of surprise on your buddy's face as you usurp his first place position or find out exactly where he was sniping from. We'll always have fighting games to keep local around, but unfortunately its a dying art in nearly every other genre.
Simple consoles. I'm gonna be honest here, I don't use 90% of the features included with my game consoles. My Wii U is used to play Wii/Wuu games, to download digital copies of old titles and that's it. My PS3 is used for mostly the same thing, only add "watch DVDs and Blu Rays" to that list. I don't need what basically boils down to a living room PC. If I buy a game console all I want to do is slap a disk into something, press go and play. Having to wade through fifteen minutes of nonsense whenever you get a new game is not a good time.
So how about you guys, what's some old stuff that you miss?
Local is a dying breed, which is a shame since some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had were with local multiplayer. Online is great for a number of reasons, but there's nothing quite like the feeling of camaraderie as high-fives are passed around the room after beating a tough boss or seeing the look of surprise on your buddy's face as you usurp his first place position or find out exactly where he was sniping from. We'll always have fighting games to keep local around, but unfortunately its a dying art in nearly every other genre.
Simple consoles. I'm gonna be honest here, I don't use 90% of the features included with my game consoles. My Wii U is used to play Wii/Wuu games, to download digital copies of old titles and that's it. My PS3 is used for mostly the same thing, only add "watch DVDs and Blu Rays" to that list. I don't need what basically boils down to a living room PC. If I buy a game console all I want to do is slap a disk into something, press go and play. Having to wade through fifteen minutes of nonsense whenever you get a new game is not a good time.
So how about you guys, what's some old stuff that you miss?