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>1996
>read several reviews, ask friends about their opinions, play demo, buy a complete game
>2016
>get hyped by viral marketing, support kickstarter, buy preorder, get an incomplete and buggy game on release, buy DLCs with functionalities that were removed from the game on the first place
>>340002489
>get hyped by viral marketing, support kickstarter, buy preorder, get an incomplete and buggy game on release, buy DLCs with functionalities that were removed from the game on the first place
This is all your own indecision and stupidity.
>>340002489
Games from the 90s were just as, if not buggier, than games nowadays. They were also way harder to patch.
>>340002607
This
>>340002489
ITT: Nostalgia goggles
>>340002489
Is this from Black Mirror? I just finished series 1 today and holy shit was it good.
>>340004087
500 days of summer i think
>>340002489
Are you the Jew on the right?
>>340004087
its from 1000 years of winter
>>340002489
>2016
>Watch gameplay videos online instead of selectively chosen marketing footage
>Use the much wider variety of smaller critics to get a broad spectrum of opinions
>Make informed decision because I'm not a fucking tremendous mongoloid retard faggot
>>340002607
This. I think I've bought a game on release day maybe twice in my entire life.
>>340002489
Who is this jizz genie?
>>340004925
Yep.. You nailed it. Things are far better now than they were back then
>>340005358
Pic is from 500 Days of Summer apparently. Girl looks hot af desu senpai
>2016
>watch gameplay videos and decide if I should buy or not
500 Days of Summer is a great movie.
>>340004259
It was a good cuck film. Joseph gordon levit is a good everyday man. I can associate with him.
https://youtu.be/rlL09nriFfk
>>340005358
Zooey Deschanel from 500 Days of Summer.
This show is such a good movie. Expectations vs Reality has to be one of the best scenes in film.
>>340004925
Actually this. While I actually think mainstream press is fairly trustworthy in broadstroking whether a game is playable and "fun", they're only as trustworthy as they ever were.
Much better with the internet now with letsplays and my own chosen host of reviewers whose opinion I trust.
>>340005875
on a scale to tfw no gf to FUCKING WOMEN SEX WAR NOW. How much does the movie make you feel?
>>340002790
>Games from the 90s were just as, if not buggier, than games nowadays
not out of the box idiot
>>340009803
>I was born in 1997 the post
Shit loads of games released entirely broken and 'patches' didn't fucking exist.
>>340009803
>not out of the box idiot
Out of the box. And this was before internet became widespread. Nowadays a dev can push a patch to fix a game breaking bug while you're asleep and you might not even know about it, but back in the day it was hard to even find out of there was a patch, especially if you didn't have internet.
When Bethesda releases their next game and it's full of bugs and broken quests think about how players felt playing Arena, getting their game breaking bugs patched out from a floppy they had to have sent to them.
>>340002489
What movie is this?
>>340010370
Learn to reverse image search you braindead moron.
>1996
>have almost no access to outside opinions or influences aside from close friends
>magazine reviews were confirmed biased since early Nintendo power so no one used them as a reference
>2016
>browse imageboard full of shitposters half your age who spread misinformation and care more about games/consoles success as a competition
With the internet being as accesible as it is now its no wonder people are miserable. If we had 4chan back in 96 I guarantee you there would be people shitposting about how Super Mario 64 was shit
>>340010469
Fuck you.
>>340010279
>especially if you didn't have internet
This is why Bloodlines got shit on so hard when it came out.
>>340010660
I can't be assed to find the caps of old usenets posts, but the internet and people have really not changed as much as you might think.
>>340010660
>If we had 4chan back in 96 I guarantee you there would be people shitposting about how Super Mario 64 was shit
I can never find them when I need them but there are screencaps of old Usenets with exactly this type of thing on them.
>>340002607
/thread.
Everybody go home.
>1996
>buy games
>2016
>YOHOHOHO A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME
>>340006936
Is it a cuck film?
He finds a new girlfriend at the end.
>>340009803
Did you even console in the 90s. Holy Fuck.
>>340011093
Sort of. The entire point of the movie is love is fleeting and people grow apart. He did find new love in the end, but it doesnt change the part that he got played with, as well as, got his expectations high that he'll be able to get back together with Summer.
>>340011064
Granted, you had to know someone or be in the network, 14 year old you couldn't just google "call of duty torent" [sic]
My stepmom told me about the pirated sewing patterns people would send to each other through the mail on floppy disk, before bittorrent or even limewire.
>current year
>vast selection of games to choose from, wide range of genres, games to fill almost any niche at affordable prices, even get emails when a wishlist game goes on sale, thousands of reviews, thousands of hours of gameplay footage available for free online
>shitters still complain that devs are somehow stealing their money and muh DLC
>complaining about long term game support instead of remaking the same game every year
>>340011042
I used to have the one where this guy was arguing that Morrowind was casual garbage that ruined Daggerfall
>>340011324
He's an immature and entitled, selfish prick. That's why he got cucked. He had it coming all along.
>1996
>popular mainstream game that everyone says is good
>play it
>it is good
>2016
>popular mainstream game that everyone says is good
>play it
>its terrible
There's always been bad games but standards have fallen drastically since then
>>340011946
>2016
>popular mainstream game that everyone says is good
>play it
>its terrible
name em
>>340011324
He didn't get played by anyone. His coworkers tell him the relationship won't end well, his girlfriend tells him true love isn't real and don't take their relationship too seriously, and all signs pointed to them not being compatible early on.
He's your typical /v/irgin romanticist and it doesn't end well for him.
>>340002489
>tfw no qt sjw temptress to cuddle with on summer nights
A-at least I'm not getting cucked right guys?
>>340002489
What am I supposed to learn from this movie exactly?
>>340009803
Games in the 90s were all broken out of the box. I suggest you actually play them.
>1992
>Watch TV and get hyped by commercials on TV, buy game
>2016
>Get hyped by viral marketing, buy game
Nothing has changed
>>340012441
I did, unlike you I was old enough to own my own pc in the 90s.
>>340012187
This, she never planned to marry the other guy but she just had much better chemistry with him.
>>340012157
>name em
all of them
>>340012592
What is chemistry?
>>340010279
Did they make the games unenjoyable messes though? Last I checked the original Street Fighter 2 was still pretty fun to play. Street Fighter X Tekken on the other hand fucking sucks.
Ah, the 90's, back when viral meant all those bootsector viruses on the 3.5" floppies you passed around.
And they were buggy as shit.
Summer was a selfish bitch who didnt care for him in the slightest she even invited him to her party just to tell him that she was engaged, it was a kick in the balls like watching Gatsby
>>340002790
I can't think of many which were all that buggy. But then again I mostly played video games on the my Gameboy, Gamegear, SNES, and N64.
Perhaps Sony wasn't all that careful with the PS1? What of the Genesis?
>>340002489
>1996
>play shitty licensed games and think that was what video games were because I was a dumb kid
>2016
>No money for new games...pirate games from 1996.
>>340012393
>the bitches are like the flavour of the month... or the year... or even the decade.
>mfw trying to play Postal for the first time since 1998
Holy shit, when did i get this bad at videogames?
>>340002489
>2016
>don't play games and browse /v/ instead
>>340011946
>1996
>still happy
>play game normies enjoy
>enjoy it
>2016
>lost all hope
>play game normies enjoy
>it sucks
>it must be the game or the normies
>>340013097
Summer was a bitch since she kept with the mixed messages, but Tom was a fucking retard. Why idolize a woman and ignore her flaws and reality?
>>340013154
You never saw a graphical glitch back then? You did, but went "meh". Now people lose their shit "refund" "companies gone to shit" "rushed".
And back then you probably had games where you never found that last collectible or never finished that sidequest and just assumed the missing piece was hard to find, not missing from the game. With the internet you know better.
>>340012157
Fallout 4
>>340002790
You weren't born until early 1998 at the earliest if you actually believe that.
>summerfags thinking love can't overcome differences
If by now you can't look at any game and immediately tell if it's good or not, you've got some serious problems.
>>340012393
That you shouldn't buy into the idea of the perfect someone or the perfect relationship because you're setting yourself up for disappointment.
>>340013547
Tom was naive dumbass and an unlucky one because he fell for a bitch, at least the movie had some good music, but the ending was irredeemable
>>340002489
>>2016
You forgot about
>discussing and shitposting about games more than actually playing them
>>340002489
>buy DLCs with functionalities that were removed from the game on the first place
Are there any examples of this ever happening?
>>340013550
I did discover falling through the castle wall in Super Mario 64, that's the biggest thing that comes to memory.
The only thing that actually genuinely pissed me was off was ironically enough something that came from 2002, Star Fox Adventures. A actual glitch prevented me from progressing any further in one of my saves, and I had to delete my file. Oh yes, and being able to save right before falling down a pit in Lord of the Rings for PS2, also causing me to delete my save.
I think 2000s were more frustrating for me than the 90s. I've dealt with more bullshit in these years than I can count.
>>340013786
It's more Tom's fault though.
>Can I ask you a question? She never cheated on you? She never took advantage of you in any way? And she told you upfront that she didn’t want a boyfriend?
>>340014161
>I think 2000s were more frustrating for me than the 90s. I've dealt with more bullshit in these years than I can count.
I'm with you here anon. Call of Cthulhu had a bug in the last level that would make the game impossible to finish if you strafe at all during a certain section near the end. I'm serious. Also, Pirates of the Caribbean on xbox hueg was literally a goddamn alpha build. I've never played any game in such a sorry state in my life.
>>340002489
Why was she such a bitch?
>>340002607
lol pretty much
>>340014496
What reviewer is this?
>>340014583
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp61CWg8XY0
It mostly feels like games are getting more generic in order to cater as wide an audience as possible without risking much. They just say they are but the game-play has suffered for just about every game that's broadened their scope instead of focused on their core audience.
>>340002489
>>read several reviews,
Shilling was just as real in the 90s, famalam
>ask friends about their opinions,
Any reason you can't do this now?
>play demo, buy a complete game
Yeah, no more demos anymore, I'll give you that. On the other hand, you can always buy the game 2 years later for 75% off, so there's that.
>>340014409
Oh yeah I've heard some really shitty things about Pirates of the Caribbean for Xbox. That bad huh? That's what gets me the most. Graphical glitches I don't care about, I'll live. But when you can't progress any further, or a game is practically unplayable that just takes the fucking cake.
Maybe it's because in the 6th gen, three dimensional video games were still kind of young. I thought I heard somewhere that with 3D comes more complications.
Godammit why did you remind me of this movie op.
Feels bad never having a girlfriend or being loved . I'm 22 and I already feels like I'm done. it's over, no more cute girls and dates and first timers because everyone has already done it and is experienced. I feel so left behind and I feel like shit.
>>340014820
>That bad huh?
Yes. Poor performance, many graphical effects and animations simply aren't there, many quests are bugged, items can disappear from your inventory for no reason, saves can corrupt for no reason, and the game crashes fucking constantly. All of this is especially bad considering the actual game has potential to be fun, like a more complex Sid Meier's Pirates. Thankfully, the PC version with fanmade patches works pretty well.
>>340015794
You have no idea how I feel you, anon. Some time ago I had this 'fling' with a girl who had a bf, she used to say she liked me but loved her bf who she had been since high school and who she had been through so many things together. That was the first time I felt I'm missing on life, that whoever I meet now will always have that someone or regret they're not with them.
>>340015794
>>340016087
Have a Yotsuba anons.
>>340015868
>>340016087
You guys need to realize that even if you're not someones first love, it doesn't diminish whatever love you do have, and I say this as a fucking loser that didn't lose my virginity until I was 23.
>she used to say she liked me but loved her bf
And she's just a goddamn cunt making excuses. Don't pay any attention to what she says. You're not missing out on shit, because your first love is the only one that matters.
>>340016370
and I meant to quote this one >>340014820 obviously.
>>340011356
thats a good fucking anti piracy ad, legit makes you not wanna do it
>>340016370
> You're not missing out on shit, because your first love is the only one that matters.
But that's my point. Whoever I end up with now will most likely have not get together with her first love. She will always regret that.
>>340016261
that shitty weeb cartoon won't take the pain away. fuck life. fuck everything about it. All I wanted was to be loved. Yet all I have is a big house a nice car and all sorts of materialistic shit to fill the void. And trust me it doesn't.
>>340016582
My point is that YOUR first love is the only one that should matter to you. Why are you worrying about some guy she dated when she was 16 or something? 99% of the people on the planet don't end up with their first love. Most people really don't give a shit about it either. Have some perspective.
>>340016582
You have to understand that in the bigger scheme of things, theres really no point if youre first or last. Eventually, the honeymoon will end, for them, for you and for most people. The hard part is keeping it together even if the feeling of love isnt there. Its a choice, not something predetermined. There will be What Ifs, but in the end, its a commitment.
>>340016370
What? Dude I'm just talking about video games here, not love.
>>340016983
Don't mind me, I'm retarded and quoted the wrong post. Twice.
>>340016880
To be fair, when the love is gone, people will start to wonder back to their first love.
The smart girls will realize that it will end the same way since they were just flings.
The dumb ones will romanticize their first love and probably cuck you.
>>340002489
>>340017041
For a second there I thought that maybe you were talking about the first generation of video games that I was introduced to.
>>340016782
I wish you would take yourself away from this thread, dumb feelsfag.
>>340016782
come to australia and be my sugar daddy
>1996
>games cost ~$50, plus what it takes to drive to a store that you hope has it in stock, and you hope you don't have to uninstall other games you enjoy to fit it on your tiny harddrive
>2016
games cost ~$2, you only have to plug in a wire and you can get any game you want delivered right to your computer/ps/xbox/wii/whatever, and you can have entire game libraries composed of whatever game you desire at the push of a button
>>340016880
>keeping it together even if the feeling of love isnt there
A completely dumb idea.
>>340017145
>.gif
>>340017285
And why is that?
>>340016872
It's hard to keep perspective when you keep getting beat down everytime. But if I truly love her should I not be concerned with her feelings for me as well? Would I be okay knowing I'm not her first (dare I say true) love and whatever she does with me will never compare to what it would be with him?
>>340002489
Don't forget to buy the season pass OP!
>>340004925
And then you complain because the sense of wonder and excitement in the game is fleeting because of all the things you would find out for yourself by actually playing it isn't as exciting because you saw it already.
Games arent getting shorter, people are looking up how to figure something out instead of doing it themselves
>Good vidya/tv thread turns into a feels thread because of one autist
It was good while it lasted at least.
>>340017552
Maybe next time he'd learn to use a better and more relevant pic
>1996
>Buy shit game for $60 because no internet reviews
>Grit teeth and play shit game for $60 worth
Thank the fuck stockholm syndrome gaming is never coming back thanks to a overabundance of internet resources.
>>340017372
>But if I truly love her should I not be concerned with her feelings for me as well?
Well, I seriously hope you're not falling in love with some chick who is cheating on her boyfriend with you. Relationships that start out like that could very easily end the same way.I know from experience.
>Would I be okay knowing I'm not her first (dare I say true) love and whatever she does with me will never compare to what it would be with him?
You seem really hung up on that, but you don't need to be. People don't carry a torch for a past love like that very often. If they're having trouble moving on, it's usually their most recent ex. Most people really aren't comparing every single future partner to their first love.
>2016
>You can just look up gameplay videos and see for yourself if the game looks fun or not
Fuck you fake nostalgia faggots and your retarded nostalgia for the sake of looking cool. You faggots didn't live the misery that was buying games based exclusively on their boxart and what the shills at Nintendo Power told you about them. Game was shit? Tough luck, amigo. And trust me, it often was. Shit games were just as frequent back then as they are now.
I imagine you people are the same going "I love these guys, shame my generation likes Justin Bieber" on a fucking Led Zeppelin video.
It's almost like when you're looking through the past, you forget the shittier moments and remember the best moments fondly.
>>340002790
I think part of it is the way games are designed back then. Before, a company can spend a year+ on a major release just doing bug fixes and polish on a game once the final content is in place. Like you said, they were harder to patch, so stuff HAD to come out in good shape or it would get absolutely trashed.
Now? Games are launched out the door with serious problems due to the idea that "LOLZ WE CAN PATCH IT LATER". It has slowly become a major problem, to the point where some games are launched literally with nothing out of the box.
Worse, some companies do not incorporate bug fixes or DLC into later production runs of their games, so if and when the patches and content for these games are unavailable through official sources then people wanting to replay certain games are screwed unless there is a PC version or archives of the patches exist. We already had this issue with the Xbox with certain games.
Shit sucks all around, and game development is less polished then it used to be.
>>340017827
The whole point is that the older me, and other anons, get in life without having a gf or being loved, the less value this potential relationship can have, because people already experienced a lot and what could come now wont be as special.
>Well, I seriously hope you're not falling in love with some chick who is cheating on her boyfriend with you
I don't fucking know, man. It's not like I can have someone else anytime I want.
>>340018297
>the older me, and other anons, get in life without having a gf or being loved, the less value this potential relationship can have, because people already experienced a lot and what could come now wont be as special.
And I'm telling you that this is an absolutely ridiculous thing to think. Nothing is diminished because you aren't their first. Relax anon.
>>340017285
Falling in love is effortless, keeping it alive through the passage of time requires effort. People often times cheat or decide to throw away something valuable because they feel the ones they chose "werent the one," or they could experience the same magic with another person, not realizing that in the end, what theyre enabling is falling in love with the concept of falling in love, and not really respecting the person they allegedly swore loyalty to.
Its a completely selfish idea and promotes the shit we see these days, that instead of fixing something, they often take it for granted.
>>340018732
But if you're not in love, why would you have to fight for something that you don't care about? The notion that you need to stick with someone for life even if you grow to hate their little quirks, their tastes, and everything about them is very pretentious on your part.
>>340017263
Piracy existed in 1996 as well
>>340018940
I think his point was that all relationships kind of get stale after many years. It's not that you're not in love anymore, it's just you have to put forth more effort to keep it fresh, and so on.
Also, having kids, and all the bullshit that entails, can leave very little time for that.
>>340014816
>Shilling was just as real in the 90s, famalam
nowhere near as prevalent as it is now
>>340004087
I've only watched the 3rd episode of season 1 cause a friend showed it to me and i thought it was fucking GENIUS. Is the rest of it just as good? What did you think of episode 3?
>>340011042
>>340011752
War. War never changes.
