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Editorial: What Makes a Classic Game?

What is it that draws gamers back to a piece of entertainment that should end up like most of the others, gathering dust on a shelf or end its life in a bargain bin after being traded in?

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I Love Xbox 3606501d ago

Q What makes a classic game
A It being on the PS3

Idonthatejustcreate6501d ago (Edited 6501d ago )

Centimental value - You were playing it when you were a kid and want to experience what you experienced back then.

Delirius memories - You thought the game was great when you first played it but now it looks and is crap but your memory of it is miss created making you think that it's up to current standards.

Extremely random game - Giving you a new experience everytime you play it.

Extremely hard game - Has so hard acheivements you could't complete them, but you are giving it a try because you think you have become a more "skillfull" player.

A Friends game - The game has a really great Co-op feature and you and your friends want to play together but all the current games have crap co-op's therefor your going back to the classic one.

When you combine one or more of these features you have a legendary game that will keep you coming back for ages =)

Examples of Epic games from my own experience:
Diablo 1 and Diablo 2
Fallout 2 and fallout tactics
Halo 1
warcraft 3
secret of mana
counter strike

Jeremy Clarkson6501d ago

Something that's inspiring, but doesn't necessarily reinvent the wheel.

But like most things, the definition of a classic game is subjective.
I'd pick Final Fantasy X as a classic game, because it had everything in it I like (great story, graphics, game play, lasting appeal).

However, somebody else could choose a completely different type of game such as Gears of War because it had all the elements they like to see in a game.

Shane Kim6501d ago

It must have a type of MGS story, I mean with alot of politics and plot twists.

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Hideo Kojima put Low Roar in Death Stranding because gamers need more culture in their lives

It's important in life to maintain a broad palette when it comes to culture and the arts. Hideo Kojima agrees, as he continues to use video games like Death Stranding to introduce people to music and other elements they might not otherwise discover.

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Mojang partners with Merlin Entertainments for the Minecraft theme park, Minecraft World

Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.

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Yakuza Live-Action Miniseries Debuts March 17 Exclusively on IGN

A three-episode live-action adaptation of the first two Yakuza video games will debut Tuesday, March 17 exclusively IGN. Each episode is about an hour long and will stream on IGN.com and IGN’s YouTube channel.

CrimsonWing6968d ago (Edited 68d ago )

I hope it’s better than that Prime series… woof.

shinXseijuro68d ago

Haven’t watched it . Is it not good ?

Seth_hun68d ago

Looks like everyone is a miscast :)