(Saw this question asked on another popular link aggregation website and it got me thinking)

If you could play one game for the first time all over again, what would you choose? This might be because you want to do it all again, or because you don’t think you got enough out of it the first time. It could be experiencing the game exactly as you were back then, or experiencing a game with what you know now.

For me, it’s Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past, experienced exactly as I was back in 1991.

Nothing comes close to how jaw-droppingly amazed I was by that opening sequence. The epic orchestral score, the cinematic rainstorm, creeping around in the dark… it was a generational leap above anything I’d played on 8-bit computers and consoles, and even the Megadrive. I’d love to play it again without thirty plus years of Nintendo/Zelda knowledge, or without knowing about the dark world.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      11 year ago

      I strongly doubt it can be a defining game as the other 2 were and are. Plus, for me, there is attrition in the need to use a non-polished control system.

      • xttweaponttx
        link
        fedilink
        English
        11 year ago

        Nah it’s hella polished! It’s hard to explain but being inside the universe like that is a one of a kind experience. Give it a shot, I swear it’s different!

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      English
      01 year ago

      published VR only, and - from Valve of all companies: Windows only!! F*ck them for that :(

      • xttweaponttx
        link
        fedilink
        English
        21 year ago

        There are mods out there! And honestly as much as it sucks to be an exclusive title like that, it honestly slaps for the same reason. The universe has so much potential to be told through the vr perspective, its absolutely incredible. Don’t bash till ya tried it! I’m telling ya, it’s a one of a kind experience

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          English
          11 year ago

          VR is not for me. The technology can’t replace good storytelling, and HL2 sucked at that compared to HL1, sadly. It was still okay-ish but nowhere near as stellar as HL1. Also, VR is locked to expensive hardware with most drivers limited to the bloatware shitty windows. No thanks.