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#4453346 - 12/15/18 07:30 AM Revisiting old games...  
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I've been looking back at some old games and replaying them, as many of them have gone untouched for years.

My current replay list:

Wolfenstein The New Order
Skyrim (heavily modded this time around, with Lydia made essential so she doesn't die from falling off a cliff, etc., graphics improvements, better followers, etc.)
Civ V (All fear the American Empire and submit to the One True Religion of Exceptionalism)
Various Tomb Raider games

I'm having a ball replaying Skyrim, as I'm ignoring the main storyline and just doing minor quests, exploring, and killing the Thalmor at every opportunity.


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#4453352 - 12/15/18 10:06 AM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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Same here Dart...Most for me are just a lot easier to play ..Getting older slows you down a bit..Good post Dart reading what some old the members are playing will probably send me back into the archives
Wolfenstein the new order
Company of Heroes 2
Call of duty 2
Half Life
Ghost recon
Gunship!
John Tillers Campaign series
And as always EAW


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#4453355 - 12/15/18 11:00 AM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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I've been having a lot of fun lately with Left 4 Dead 2,chasing achievements. Which is strange because I thought I was done with first person shooters.


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#4453374 - 12/15/18 02:56 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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Talk about revisiting old games I’ve been playing Age Of Rifles and Great Naval Battles of the North Atlantic in DOSBox a lot.


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#4453375 - 12/15/18 03:12 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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LOL OG still have those ones tucked away..Like you said earlier sucky graphics but fun games One of the ones i really like was Read Storm rising,,Not as good looking like SH 3 but spent hours playing it..


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#4453391 - 12/15/18 08:37 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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Dart, Skyrim Legendary, with the three DLCs has completely taken over what's left of my life.

I only got into it 4 months ago and have six groups of four or five different followers doing different stuff. (all essential)
I really like the wide open world and there have been so many graphical and mod addons I will die before I run out of things to do.

I know many here try a lot of games but I have spent nearly twenty years with only three, IL2 (ALL TIME FAVORITE) Stalker and now Skyrim.

Poor Lydia, she mainly stays home, babysitting the adopted orphans.

Have you tried any follower quests?

Recorder, Mrissi and Mrai have good story lines.

#4453405 - 12/16/18 12:19 AM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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I just got all the wayward dragons in the Mrai quest and am off to see him next time.

Sofia is still my favorite follower mod...but I'll pick up Recorder soon.

I downloaded the Jessica Alba follower just to irritate the wife. smile


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#4453406 - 12/16/18 12:19 AM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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lol, all my games are old.....i'm patient gamer.

#4453408 - 12/16/18 12:32 AM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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#4453410 - 12/16/18 02:55 AM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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More atmosphere in that game than DCS

#4453437 - 12/16/18 12:11 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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#4453463 - 12/16/18 05:14 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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#4453481 - 12/16/18 07:52 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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I've been playing through Star Trek: Judgement Rites lately. I take retro DOS gaming to the next level...

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#4453483 - 12/16/18 08:19 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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I'm currently playing Flashback and Secret of Mana and also have Another World and Crono Trigger waiting for my attention.


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#4453582 - 12/17/18 12:15 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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The only "old" game I've played in recent memory is "Star Wars: Empire at War" which came out in 2006 I believe.


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#4453584 - 12/17/18 12:41 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Mr_Blastman]  

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Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman
I've been playing through Star Trek: Judgement Rites lately. I take retro DOS gaming to the next level...

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What is that? Looks really cool!

#4453590 - 12/17/18 01:17 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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Originally Posted by Dart
Skyrim (heavily modded this time around, with Lydia made essential so she doesn't die from falling off a cliff, etc., graphics improvements, better followers, etc.)


I've also been playing the recent(ish) re-release of Skyrim, not what I would call heavily modded, but with a few choice ones I find enhancing:
Grass. The single visual upgrade that makes the most difference to me personally. Lush and dense.
Water. Usual benefits.
HUD modification to remove all quest/place/NPC pointers/compass etc. This is the single biggest game enhancement for me, I no longer feel like I'm just following the arrows as gameplay. Odd thing is it makes you really look around, it's amazing how many small inconspicuous paths you notice when the place they lead to is not fanfared to you on the HUD. Finding stuff is about... finding stuff now, not following pointers. Only thing I have on the screen is the cursor now. Huge improvement IMO.

Did the same thing in Witcher 3, only you can do it right in the game no need for mods there. Totally changed that game too, now I have to look at the landscape for locations and dangers instead of ignoring all that rendering and focusing on the mini-map.

Other than that, I get occasional fun from B-17 TME, Startopia (hugely underappreciated game IMO), Quake (original game).

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#4453603 - 12/17/18 02:59 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Dart]  
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The oldest game i still look into is Dayz which is about 5 years despite the overhauls it's had. I did go back and try out eaw in about 2013ish but you just cannot capture that original feeling. Nostalgia is best left as a good memory as far as older games are concerned for me:)


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#4453606 - 12/17/18 03:28 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: ]  
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Originally Posted by USSCheyenne
Originally Posted by Mr_Blastman
I've been playing through Star Trek: Judgement Rites lately. I take retro DOS gaming to the next level...

[Linked Image]


What is that? Looks really cool!


I figured out how to configure Retroarch, a multi-system emulator(think NES, SNES, Genesis etc., but also supports the Dosbox core) to have a PC overlay so it looks like I'm playing from a real computer, and then added some VGA CRT shaders to make the tube look realistic down to the characteristic graininess, curvature, phosphor glow etc. Took quite a bit of experimenting but the end result is pretty convincing when I'm playing old games. DOS works, so I'm able to access everything through command line, too.

#4453608 - 12/17/18 03:34 PM Re: Revisiting old games... [Re: Ajay]  
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Originally Posted by Ajay
you just cannot capture that original feeling. Nostalgia is best left as a good memory as far as older games are concerned for me:)



This also applies heavily to tv shows for me.


“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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