LootHunter: I finished
Dark Souls Remastered yesterday. Is this game old or new? I mean, considering that
Dark Souls was released in 2011 and
Remastered is basically a patched version.
timppu: So how do you feel? Where do you draw the line, e.g. is a game released in 2017 old or new to you? After all, it was released over a year ago! A whole year!
I can't really define an exact year count for "old games". It is maybe more about the feel of the game(s), ie. do they feel (or look) like from a completely different gaming generation, than new games. At least when talking about AAA games, with indie games it is trickier as some of them pretend to be older than they are, with retro graphics and gameplay.
For that reason, I consider e.g. PS3 era games like Mirror's Edge, Spec Ops: The Line and maybe even Far Cry 2 still relatively new games. Their graphics look "fresh enough" and newer games have generally a similar feeling to them. And yeah, I consider also Dark Souls to be a new game.
PS2 era games (also on PC) I already consider old games.
Personally, when it comes to console games, I consider Nintendo 64 games (and games for other consoles released around that time) to be modern, as there were huge changes in the style of games (notably the use of 3D) around that time. A game has to be SNES-era or older for me to count it as an old or classic game.
As for PC games, I note that I consider the original Baldur's gate to be modern; only games older than that can qualify as old or classic in my mind.
So, I draw the line much earlier than you do.
MartiusR: So while I technically still buy "new" games, I feel that it's rather an extention of my focus on "older" games rather than genuine interest in "modern" games. Needles to say, when my brother last time (in this month) asked about some "recently popular" games, I was confused, since I wasn't sure what were recent "noticeable" releases of AAA games.
That is, perhaps, how I feel. Games like Hollow Knight and Mary Skelter may be recent, but they play like old games, though perhaps with some modern mechanics thrown in.
