I recall playing through the original and really enjoying. Tried to replay it a few years ago and was wondering what the hell I ever saw in it. Turns out I was playing the “redux” version on my second go around.
Good video games are a lot more delicate than we realize. I think a lot of the truly great games were - almost by definition - flukes.
I think a lot of the truly great games were - almost by definition - flukes.
Absolutely the case, especially in the "slav jank" category. Like, there are so many fucking masterpieces that were assembled by a bunch of random slavs with a budget of their pocket change.
And every single one of them was in the 90s-00s. Once better tech became more freely available, it just lost the magic.
I recall playing through the original and really enjoying. Tried to replay it a few years ago and was wondering what the hell I ever saw in it. Turns out I was playing the “redux” version on my second go around.
Good video games are a lot more delicate than we realize. I think a lot of the truly great games were - almost by definition - flukes.
Absolutely the case, especially in the "slav jank" category. Like, there are so many fucking masterpieces that were assembled by a bunch of random slavs with a budget of their pocket change.
And every single one of them was in the 90s-00s. Once better tech became more freely available, it just lost the magic.