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Can you go back?

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Specifically, can you enjoy older games once you've had a run at the latest graphics, action and storylines?
After completing Assassin's Creed I decided to take a stab at some of the previous games in the stealth genre. I rented Hitman: Blood Money. I knew the graphics weren't going to match up but I suspended my conscious and got started. Into the second mission I realized that I wasn't having much fun. The controls were a bit inconsistent and awkward. It's hard to move beyond the graphics when you've had a steady diet of "this years" games and the story didn't pull me in. It's out of character for me not to push forward for the achieves, but I simply couldn't do it.

47's on his way to Gamefly and I believe Mass Effect is next in the queue.

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Gatsu·
wasn't a fan of the Hitman games....graphics alone do not a good game make. Controls & gameplay mean more to me.\r \r Which is why I do go back to alot of older games. I'm all about my Dreamcast and SNES.\r \r Its goodness in a cup.
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ForensicsPhreak·
Yep. I just put \"Lost Planet: Extreme Condition\" back in the gamefly envelope after just three early levels. Sucks ass. bad controls, the constant push forward or freeze to death theme is lame. what if I want to stop and look around a bit? There is no achievement for suffering through bad design... Orange Box just arrived, on to better things.
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YEM·
Mass Effect is teh shit
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Jedi_Kez·
I have no problems at all going back to the SNES era of games. (And a bunch of DS titles actually play and look similar to the SNES era too). That was my fav system of all time - and I still really enjoy playing things like A Link to the Past and Super Mario World.\r \r But, going back to older 3D games usually does suck. They look like ass, and to make things worse, they control like a piece of shit.