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Originally Posted by Kagatob
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You are right... if you backtrack 5 years.
Doom/Doom2/Heretic
The Legend of Zelda LTTP
2D Metroid games.
Mother (Earthbound)
Super Mario Bros. 3/World
Sonic 2/3/Knuckles
2D Megaman games.
Final Fantasy 5/6 (Strictly superior to 8-10)
Heroes of Might and Magic III
The era when design/gameplay/story trumped graphics before everyone was OMG 3D HURRR!!!!.
A couple of the games on your list are good, but the bulk of it is laughable.
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Ehhh... I mean those are good games, don't get me wrong. But my measure of greatness = graphics + gameplay + *story* - which the ones you listed (and most games short of the RPGs of that era) are severely lacking in.
There's just no comparison between say, System Shock 2's story, and Metroid or Doom or Megaman... etc..
The graphics advances in the mid 90s allowed for games to be crafted that could create a living world / story to interact with (Deus Ex is a prime example) ... before that, there were just too many limitations to properly convey certain environments / scenes.