Games that look super dated but are slightly addictive.

I just saw a PC game rated an 8.5 and got all gitty.. "oh yea" I thought to myself. In these desperate times where Fruit Ninja is the only release for this week. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel of boredom? guess what? it wasFrozen Synapse(PC). CMON!! Total let down! Is it just me or is anyone else getting sick of this current video game fad where we get a bunch of games that look like they could run on a high end calculator with slightly addictive game play and they get these astronomicalratings.

Unreal Tournament II"8.5"

Alan Wake"8.5"

Final Fantasy XIII"8.5"

Fable II"8.5"

Team Fortress 2"8.5"

Frozen Synapse"8.5"

Does anyone else think this list looks wrong?

I just saw a PC game rated an 8.5 and got all gitty.. "oh yea" I thought to myself. In these desperate times where Fruit Ninja is the only release for this week. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel of boredom? guess what? it wasFrozen Synapse(PC). CMON!! Total let down! Is it just me or is anyone else getting sick of this current video game fad where we get a bunch of games that look like they could run on a high end calculator with slightly addictive game play and they get these astronomicalratings.

Unreal Tournament II"8.5"

Alan Wake"8.5"

Final Fantasy XIII"8.5"

Fable II"8.5"

Team Fortress 2"8.5"

Frozen Synapse"8.5"

Does anyone else think this list looks wrong?

bigdc

those scores are other peoples that you probably have never or will never meet in your life, opinions.

No, but I am getting quite sick of people who can't look behind a few aesthetics, or even worse, technical graphics capability. These games are far more often creative than the stupid AAA titles out there, so there's no reason at all they should be punished for taking budget away from graphics and putting it into much-needed art, gameplay and story.

Not sure if serious? Alan Wake? Fable 2? Both look amazing, Fable II is one of my personal favourites, visual wise. Frozen Synapse is incredible gameplay wise (I'm hooked). Team Fortress 2 looks good, & from what I hear the gameplay is superb. Final Fantasy XIII looks fantastic..

Seriously, what are you talking about? What about Minecraft & Terraria? Minecraft is one of the best things to come out of this gen.

I just saw a PC game rated an 8.5 and got all gitty.. "oh yea" I thought to myself. In these desperate times where Fruit Ninja is the only release for this week. Is there a light at the end of the tunnel of boredom? guess what? it wasFrozen Synapse(PC). CMON!! Total let down! Is it just me or is anyone else getting sick of this current video game fad where we get a bunch of games that look like they could run on a high end calculator with slightly addictive game play and they get these astronomicalratings.

Unreal Tournament II"8.5"

Alan Wake"8.5"

Final Fantasy XIII"8.5"

Fable II"8.5"

Team Fortress 2"8.5"

Frozen Synapse"8.5"

Does anyone else think this list looks wrong?

bigdc

guildwars.. visually it looks like a 5 yr old game.. and not one of the better ones either. still pretty darn good though.

Deadly Premonition looks absolutely dog awful but strangly addictive.

Alan Wake? Doesn't look 'superdated' to me.

Dragon Age: Origins

I haven't read a game review in quite some time. I think the scores are based on how much advertising revenue the site got from the publisher - at least that's the only explanation that makes any sense. It's pointless to listen to what some total stranger thought of a game anyway. Their tastes may be exactly the opposite of yours for all you know.

I just read about a game before it comes out, watch some gameplay videos, and make up my mind that way. I've been MUCH happier with my buying decisions since I started doing things this way. No money wasted on highly rated rubbish and no really great games ignored because the reviewer found out his girlfriend was cheating on him the day he wrote the review.

I just think graphics and production values should always be a major part of a review score, not only AAA titles. Gamescores have always been a tool I use to decide what game to buy. and when A game looks like an old SNES game I dont think it should be ranked among current-gen power houses. Take a game like NBA 2k11, Great game, great graphics super fun, super addictive gameplay, great multiplayer. But according to the reviewer not as good asFrozen Synapse. Id like to know what factors they use when deciding over-all scores. I've read several times they do not take cash value as a factor so I would really like to hear why this budget Steam title is not as good as NBA 2k11.

the list is supposed to represent other games that also recieved an 8.5 and how I just cant understand how a budget Steam title can get the same score.

ITT: A graphics whore whines about how their annual sports rehash is rated lower than a genuinely better Indie game.

I haven't read a game review in quite some time. I think the scores are based on how much advertising revenue the site got from the publisher - at least that's the only explanation that makes any sense. It's pointless to listen to what some total stranger thought of a game anyway. Their tastes may be exactly the opposite of yours for all you know.

I just read about a game before it comes out, watch some gameplay videos, and make up my mind that way. I've been MUCH happier with my buying decisions since I started doing things this way. No money wasted on highly rated rubbish and no really great games ignored because the reviewer found out his girlfriend was cheating on him the day he wrote the review.

Jackc8

Thief. After 12 years it still has a strong fan community that make fan made missions. They do amazing things with Looking Glass Studio's Dark Engine after the community has made many tweaks to it. It still looks dated by today's graphical standards. But the gameplay, level design, and audio is still far superior to many more "modern" games. They are extremely atmospheric, you easily forget it is based on a game engine that is over 12 years old. I have played hundreds of quality fan missions, and continue to play more as the community makes them.