Wolfenstein 3D - 20 Years Later

[Bolty]

This is the game which got me started playing computer games(at a ripe old age, I might add). I am finally outgrowing them, however. It has been a long time since I have found a game I truly enjoy and this includes D3.

I wonder, is this possibly because there doesn't seem to be anything new in gaming for you? After all, Diablo III is really just Diablo II with better graphics and gameplay tweaks - the game, at its core, is the same thing.

I get the same impression from most games now, except that I still like the RPG genre and find myself drawn to them despite the formulaic nature. Not that I'd ever play a Final Fantasy game again (yeesh, they're all the exact same thing), but you know what I mean.

You may need a breath of fresh air - games that are a little more innovative. See, Wolfenstein 3D was incredibly innovative for its time, considering that realistic FPS 3D environments hadn't ever been done before in computer gaming. Have you tried any independent games lately, such as Braid?

I look at all the excitement at games like Modern Warfare 4 Or Whatever Version They're Up To Now, and I just don't get it. Then I look back to how excited I was when Quake 1 came out, and realize it's sort of like that to today's kids. The difference, of course, is that games are "cool" now, not the realm of geeks trying to tweak their PC configurations to get games to run. I need more Expanded Memory, dangit!