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FFD: Which games got better with age?

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I am a giant hypocrite. I know it. I will eternally rail against people who pre-order games, who buy games before launch, or even worse buy season passes before the games are even released. But then, I do exactly that. I pre-order games, I buy them at launch, and then I sometimes wonder why I didn’t wait for reviews, didn’t wait to find out if the game was all it was cracked up to be. Games like No Man’s Sky, or even The Division looked amazing in all the trailers, but then seemed to fall flat on release. Reviewers knocked them and they pretty much fell of the radar after that. But should we be so quick to judge.

In the before times, games were complete packages when they shipped. That was a good and a bad thing. Sure, we didn’t have day one patches, or cumbersome updates, and when a game went gold it was actually finished and wasn’t going to be nightmare fuel for bugs. Well, sometimes – if a game was broken in the old days, it was broken forever, doomed to be buried in the deserts of New Mexico. Now, developers can fix their mistakes and improve games after they are already installed on your platform of choice, and sometimes they go above and beyond.

No, we weren’t too impressed with No Man’s Sky when it released, nor was pretty much anyone else. But with all the recent updates, it sounds like the game it was meant to be… plus you can probably pick it up in a bargain bin for a decent price. The same goes for The Division. Rainbow Six Siege is an excellent example of what continued support can do for a game, garnering a growing and loyal community and some truly stellar gameplay.

Then there’s the likes of Pokémon Go, which launched in a pretty barebones state, blew up as an international phenomenon and then disappeared almost as quickly – its new updates make it a significantly improved experience, for the tens of people still playing it. Even Street Fighter V was pretty lame at launch, growing into a more substantial and enjoyable game in recent months. Even Destiny wasn’t such a smash hit at launch, but has grown into a deep and meaningful experience.

But other games seem to die no matter how much developers do. Evolve couldn’t even cope after going free to play, and Assassin’s Creed Unity is still just average, even with all the bugs fixed. And I haven’t heard anything about Wildstar or The Elder Scrolls Online in a while – is anyone still playing those?

Which games have developed like a fine wine, and which ones have gone off like a bad cheese? Are there games you bought at launch that you are enjoying more now, or do you wait titles out, choosing to only pick up the ones that are still great even once the hype has passed.

Last Updated: December 2, 2016

221 Comments

  1. Lord Chaos

    December 2, 2016 at 10:32

  2. Ottokie

    December 2, 2016 at 10:32

    Terraria

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    • Coughsie

      December 2, 2016 at 10:54

      Including the mods.

      Reply

      • Ottokie

        December 2, 2016 at 11:01

        I had not played it with mods yet. Should probably give it a whirl

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        • Admiral Chief Argonian

          December 2, 2016 at 11:03

          [watches Otto lose 3 months of his life]

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            December 2, 2016 at 11:43

            3 months? You underestimate Otto.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:50

            3 months is based upon him having FF15 as well

        • Coughsie

          December 2, 2016 at 11:51

          Tremor, Thorium and Calamity for new bosses and ores and equipment etc.

          Reply

    • Captain JJ

      December 2, 2016 at 12:00

      Terraria isn’t really old though.

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      • Ottokie

        December 2, 2016 at 12:08

        shush you

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief Argonian

        December 2, 2016 at 12:09

        Theory of relativity, for someone as young as Otto, it ‘feels’ recent, since his relative exposure to time, is not a lot

        Reply

  3. Lord Chaos

    December 2, 2016 at 10:34

    I honestly cannot think of one, quite a few old games I still go back to this day and still enjoy, but none I can think of that got better.

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  4. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    December 2, 2016 at 10:34

    Star Citizen

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    • Lord Chaos

      December 2, 2016 at 10:35

      HAHA, so true. 🙁

      Reply

    • Ottokie

      December 2, 2016 at 10:36

      xD

      Reply

    • Spathi

      December 2, 2016 at 10:38

      Hey, it’s getting there! Just very slowly 😀

      Reply

      • Kromas Ryder

        December 2, 2016 at 11:30

        The latest update is actually really good and shows that the game is nearing completion.

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        • Spathi

          December 2, 2016 at 11:34

          2.6?

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          • Kromas Ryder

            December 2, 2016 at 11:39

            2.6 is coming. 2.5 is the current playable version. 2.6 is going to be huge and amazing and has CoD in space … not sure how I feel about that last one. 😛

          • Spathi

            December 2, 2016 at 11:41

            Yeah saw that 2.6 was in the hands of the Evocati. 2.6 will be the first patch in quite a while I’ll download. Looking forward to 3.0 though!

          • Kromas Ryder

            December 2, 2016 at 11:51

            3.0 will be the begining of the end of alpha.

  5. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    December 2, 2016 at 10:34

    Also System Shock 2

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    • Admiral Chief Argonian

      December 2, 2016 at 10:36

      SS2 with updated mods for GFX etc.

      The core game remains amazing though

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      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        December 2, 2016 at 10:38

        Cant wait for the remake

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        • Admiral Chief Argonian

          December 2, 2016 at 10:40

          Same here brother, same here

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    • JacoZAB

      December 2, 2016 at 10:41

      Definitely System Shock 2 and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, graphics may be out of date but the narrative and gameplay is still awesome

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      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        December 2, 2016 at 10:42

        Oh yes!

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      • Lord Chaos

        December 2, 2016 at 10:45

        Soul Reaver!!

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      • Skyblue

        December 2, 2016 at 14:53

        Soul Reaver was a great game. Shadowman also jumps to mind.

        Reply

    • Skyblue

      December 2, 2016 at 14:51

      You had me at hello. I go back to SS2 every few years and it’s still a fine wine.

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn

        December 2, 2016 at 17:09

        XD

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  6. Spathi

    December 2, 2016 at 10:35

    Diablo 3. When it was released, it was extremely average. In its current form it truly is a brilliant ARPG.

    Reply

  7. Admiral Chief Argonian

    December 2, 2016 at 10:36

    Skyrim

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    • Bruce Bielie

      December 2, 2016 at 10:47

      You know how good a game that is? I am playing it barebones version. No mods. Just as is. And I am on my 7th character now.

      Sneak sneak archer with a bow called KniegStopper. Seriously considering starting a new character. Maybe call her Sonya the Khajit. Sword and shield kinda gal.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Argonian

        December 2, 2016 at 10:48

        Argonian here, loving it, 5th playthrough, vanilla, no mods (need mah achievements)

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        • Bruce Bielie

          December 2, 2016 at 10:55

          I am not much of an achievement hunter myself. Draughrs though… Do you also look at a female draughr and go: “Were you pretty when you were alive all those years ago?” Every Draughr has a story…

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          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:56

            Jy steur my… 😛

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:57

            *Versteur

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:01

            Sorry. Not a necrophilliac type of thing. But rather a legtimate thought. How did she die? What type of person was she?
            Warrior Maiden that longed for adventure and battles but got bogged down slaying snotty noses and whooping coughs or everyday woman that got dragged into something huge that allowed her to be laid to rest among other warriors, sages and the like.
            Is she happy being a draughr, roaming the bowels of Skyrim looking to slay any adventurer disturbing her supposed place of rest…

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:04

            Doubt anyone is happy being a high functioning zombie

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:06

            You sure about that? Go ask any tween/teen stuck with their eyes to a phone. Go ask them if they are happy and they will tweet yes.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:07

            Have you watched Stephen King’s Cell?

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:13

            After seeing/reading His Dog and His Clown, I doubt I want to read about His Cell.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:15

            His books take forever to get anywhere, his movies are amazing.
            This is about cellphones turning people into weird ass zombies

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:20

            Oh I see them in traffic and at the mall every time! But I Get you. Will see about seeing it this weekend if it is available.
            Been a while since I saw a good Zombie flick. Time for a Shaun of the Dead re-watch.

      • Matthew Holliday

        December 2, 2016 at 10:59

        The visual mods are so pretty though!

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        • Bruce Bielie

          December 2, 2016 at 11:05

          I saw some but alas… My experience with Skyrim Mods left me tainted. I have one installed currently. One where you meet a companion for your travels in Bleak Falls Barrow I think. I took one look at her, thought “Ok you win the prize of Skyrim Slut of the year” and promptly left.
          Also I promptly felt old, telling a woman she is quite too underdressed for my likings…

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          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:06

            … Hammer/Andre, I’ll leave the reply to you

          • Lu

            December 2, 2016 at 14:13

            I go with the Immersion rule. Sloot mods can get the fus-ro-outta-here.

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 14:18

            Immersion is one thing. Boet/Sus, ever took a long walk with underwear not suited to the task?
            Horrible horrible stuff. And I do not want to be reminded of that every time my character turns into a human from Werewolf form.
            Eina my lieste.

          • Lu

            December 2, 2016 at 14:29

            Hahaha I don’t think 100% immersion is necessary. I’m a boet, and I’ve had to walk around gold reef city in a wet pair of skinny jeans at one point (water rides and tight denim don’t mix), so I get your point. XD

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 14:36

            Eina…

    • Matthew Holliday

      December 2, 2016 at 10:55

      That doesnt have much to do with the devs though, but atleast they did allow other people to make their game better.

      Reply

    • GooseZA

      December 2, 2016 at 12:25

      Never finished it the first time I tried. Playing the new edition again now and loving it. Looks so purty!

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Argonian

        December 2, 2016 at 12:36

        😀

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  8. Marius Nell

    December 2, 2016 at 10:36

    Diablo 3 is now so good. was pretty meh at launch

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Argonian

      December 2, 2016 at 10:37

      Oh snap

      Reply

    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      December 2, 2016 at 10:39

      Not on console
      *Runs off to play D3 couch co-op 😛

      Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        December 2, 2016 at 10:40

        With who? You don’t have any friends. 😀

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        • Lord Chaos

          December 2, 2016 at 10:40

          ZING!

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:41

            How’d you know my Asian buddy’s name is Zing?

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:42

            I’ve heard he is quite Ama

        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          December 2, 2016 at 10:41

          My cat obviously

          Reply

        • Admiral Chief Argonian

          December 2, 2016 at 10:41

          He has me, but I don’t have a PS4, waiting for a certain someone to ship it

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:42

            I’m caught between a PSVR and a Pro 🙁

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:42

            Price diff?

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:45

            Need a new TV for the Pro, so PSVR is cheaper.

          • Ir0nseraph

            December 2, 2016 at 10:43

            what but why ? skip both wait for a affordable UHD TV and get the PS5.
            O wait it’s for the porn isn’t it ?

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:44

            Busted

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:45

            LOL I SAID BUST

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:46

            Where?!

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:47

            ( o ) ( o )

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:45

            Yes, I’m not even ashamed

          • Ir0nseraph

            December 2, 2016 at 10:46

            Not surprised, you’re so big there isn’t space for anything else on that coach 😛

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:47

            *Couch
            Unless you meant coach? O_o

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:47

            LOL HammerCoach

          • Ir0nseraph

            December 2, 2016 at 10:48

            No Couch , damn that’s the second time today you got me…..goes off to find a beer.

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:48

            Yes! Glorious Beer

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:48

            Is there casting done on that?

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:48

            Me, spread out like an eagle

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:49

            Ok, that’s it

            *Stops eating burger

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:54

            HAH

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:54

            I’m aroused…….and confused

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:55

            And now the burger is fighting back.

            Why couldn’t it just have been gore instead of this? 😛

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:56

            We both have pictures of each other in our wallets

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:59

            Takes screenshot to show your wife… unless… is he your wife? 😛

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:02

            My wife does not interfere here, it makes me a better lover to her

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:04

            My mouth tastes funny now, thank you for that.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:11

            Would you still have a weird taste in your mouth if you knew that I need to phone Hammer first before getting aroused for my husbandly duties?

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:14

            HAHA, how have we not played games together yet?

            *Gets chuck bucket
            This is gonna be a long day with you around.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:18

            And Hammer is the submissive in our relationship, despite being twice my size

          • Ir0nseraph

            December 2, 2016 at 11:19

            I would presume you get this right, since you have the key to his beer fridge 😛

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:21

            If he’s twice your… size than I would hope so.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:27

            Have you seen him? He makes Shrek look like a dwarf

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:28

            Don’t think I’ve physically met any of you. But that was mean, end ever so funny.

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:46

            And now I never want to as well. 😛

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:48

            Hahaha, they share my twisted sense of humour, can only be fun

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:50

            Only if they like it dank. Then I’m in. But the way this conversation is going, I would watch my back.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:51

            What tyhe hell is dank? I never got that, and I’m sure I’m one of the younger ones here.
            *Older than Otto though

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:54

            Dodgy. Weird. Twisted. Sick.

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:54

            I game with a lot of Americans. They use it a lot.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:56

            Ah, whereas I game more with Europeans, you know, people who know how to speak the English language. 😛

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:58

            That’s actually true.

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:37

            Oh wow.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:42

            Thank you, share in my pain.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 12:09

            Oh I can go on and on, our bedroom talk will give you nightmares for years

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 12:12

            You should spend a night in my head, Lovecraft wishes he was as demented. 😛

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 12:18

            I could use some normal

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 12:20

            Trying to write one of my dreams into a book.
            A place that even hell fears

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:37

            O_o

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 11:06

            LOL

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:37

            Like that’s new.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:49

            HOW? Hammer barely ever sees any spelling mistakes, even his own

          • Ir0nseraph

            December 2, 2016 at 10:49

            No idea, he seems to be watching me like a hawk today.

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:50

            XD

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:50

            I’d run if I were you

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            December 2, 2016 at 10:49

            I’m evolving into……….. HammerGrammar

          • Ir0nseraph

            December 2, 2016 at 10:50

            LoL.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:54

            I’M SO PROUD!

          • Matthew Holliday

            December 2, 2016 at 11:00

            i dont believe in capital letters
            i barely believe in punctuation

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:01

            GAH!!

            *Burns another Oxford dictionary

            You guys are going through these faster then toilet paper.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:01

            Just don’t miss a period…

          • Matthew Holliday

            December 2, 2016 at 11:03

            i never miss a chance to …

  9. Original Heretic

    December 2, 2016 at 10:37

    I reckon anything done by Blizzard. With the updates and expansions, they turn a good game into a great game.

    Reply

    • Captain JJ

      December 2, 2016 at 12:01

      Who is Blizzard? 😛

      Reply

      • Lord Chaos

        December 2, 2016 at 12:03

        YOU! Corner, now!

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief Argonian

          December 2, 2016 at 12:10

          Did you just try to order a Captain to do something?

          Reply

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 12:12

            As I’ve mentioned before, Lords control the army. 😛

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 12:18

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 12:21

            Do you remember a PC game, yonks back, where you played with these. And one of your super powers was a magnifying glass to melt them?

      • Original Heretic

        December 2, 2016 at 12:23

        Those okes that made Blackthorne. And a few other games here and there as well.

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        • Captain JJ

          December 2, 2016 at 12:35

          They’re not on Steam, so I forget they exist. 😛

          Reply

  10. Admiral Chief Argonian

    December 2, 2016 at 10:38

    Warframe

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Argonian

      December 2, 2016 at 10:38

      Second Dream, War Within, oh my sack!

      Reply

      • Bruce Bielie

        December 2, 2016 at 10:48

        Read that as War Within my sack. I am sorry.

        Reply

        • Admiral Chief Argonian

          December 2, 2016 at 10:49

          War Within my sack if not engaged in combat every day or two

          Reply

          • Spathi

            December 2, 2016 at 10:49

            Blue balls?

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:53

            Kranky Admiral

    • Ottokie

      December 2, 2016 at 10:43

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief Argonian

        December 2, 2016 at 10:44

        You need to come back!

        Reply

    • Magoo

      December 2, 2016 at 11:07

      Nooooo! #BringBackVoidKeys

      Reply

      • Ottokie

        December 2, 2016 at 11:09

        This guy knows what he is talking about!

        Reply

      • Admiral Chief Argonian

        December 2, 2016 at 11:12

        Ah, a fellow Tenno.

        How did you like the new quest?

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  11. Alien Emperor Trevor

    December 2, 2016 at 10:39

    I’ve only preordered one game in the last four years, so thankfully I’ve avoided the bulk of the bust at launch craze.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Argonian

      December 2, 2016 at 10:42

      TW3 right?

      Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        December 2, 2016 at 10:43

        Inderdaad.

        Reply

        • Bruce Bielie

          December 2, 2016 at 11:07

          I will admit that is one game that I bought and only used my hormones to make the decision. Not a good choice in the end.

          Reply

  12. Ottokie

    December 2, 2016 at 10:44

    Final Fantasy 8. Keep playing the game year after year. Never gets old.

    (FFX a close second)

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Argonian

      December 2, 2016 at 10:44

      What about 15?

      Reply

      • Ottokie

        December 2, 2016 at 10:46

        It’s only existed for 2 days xD

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        • Admiral Chief Argonian

          December 2, 2016 at 10:49

          Serious? You finished?

          Reply

          • Ottokie

            December 2, 2016 at 10:50

            Hell no. I’m hardly past the starting line. FF games take like 140 hours to get through the way I play them.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:51

            So… by tonight then?

          • Ottokie

            December 2, 2016 at 10:51

            Nope. Friday nights are dedicated to group MP games and drinking.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:53

            Some OW?

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:53

            You said that to me TWO weeks ago and still haven’t seen you.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:56

            We played on Friday actually.

            You need to join us, the guys talk shit on Skype as well

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 10:58

            I prefer discord though.

            Can’t remember what I did last Friday.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:01

            Otto’s cousin and friend and Vamps, quite the bunch

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:03

            Most of my friends are abroad, one in England, some in Sweden and some in Germany.
            We decided to have a drunken Overwatch night, now that was interesting.

          • Ottokie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:00

            There is a good chance. Usually we just decide what everyone is feeling like when we log into skype.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:02

            I need to install Skype then it seems

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 10:56

            If he did…

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 10:57

            I saw a vid last night of a guy fighting this turtle mounting thing, 51mins, for ONE fight

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:03

            Oh hell no thank you!

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 11:13

            Yeah, took met 5 mins to watch the thing (skipping along) but thought, noddefok

    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      December 2, 2016 at 10:46

      FF8…

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    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      December 2, 2016 at 10:46

      FFX! Still need to finish it after I finally got all the celestial weapons. ALL OF THEM

      Reply

    • Matthew Figueira

      December 2, 2016 at 10:49

      Can’t go wrong with a Final Fantasy 🙂 I do think they’ve aged quite well (for the most part).

      You played Final Fantasy VI? That shit deserves a remake <3

      Reply

    • Lu

      December 2, 2016 at 10:53

      Hell yes!

      Reply

  13. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    December 2, 2016 at 10:48

    Jonty Rhodes cricket on Sega Genesis

    Reply

    • Spathi

      December 2, 2016 at 10:49

      That and Jonah Lomu rugby. Timeless classics that gets better with each passing year.

      Reply

      • Thats_How_I_Troll

        December 2, 2016 at 11:17

        Do you know how to offload in JLR? It is a bit of a game breaker though

        Reply

        • Lord Chaos

          December 2, 2016 at 11:19

          “offload” hehehe

          Reply

        • Spathi

          December 2, 2016 at 11:36

          Yeah, great fun especially if your friends didn’t know how to do it!

          Reply

          • Thats_How_I_Troll

            December 2, 2016 at 11:43

            One of my friends snapped his PS1 joypad in half because we would not tell him how to do it… So yeah, the fun is immeasurable

          • Spathi

            December 2, 2016 at 11:43

            Hahahahahhaha!

    • VampyreSquirrel

      December 2, 2016 at 11:04

      Had that on PC… played it for many many years, as well as Allan Border Cricket… oh wait, that was the same game.

      Reply

    • Thats_How_I_Troll

      December 2, 2016 at 11:17

      The Original Brian Lara cricket on Sega was actually brilliant!

      Reply

  14. VampyreSquirrel

    December 2, 2016 at 11:03

    Broforce!

    Reply

    • Bruce Bielie

      December 2, 2016 at 11:24

      I am NOT downloading that game again. I have a life!

      Reply

      • VampyreSquirrel

        December 2, 2016 at 11:55

        Hahaha! I love Broforce, and it has just gotten better after the official release.

        Reply

  15. Magoo

    December 2, 2016 at 11:06

    Battlefield 4!

    Reply

    • Andre Fourie

      December 2, 2016 at 11:41

      I concur.

      Reply

  16. Bruce Bielie

    December 2, 2016 at 11:10

    The Sims 4! Yes I know I know. EA is Satan and DLC/Add-Ons the fruit of its loins. But that is now par for a Game like The Sims. So as a player I guess you are by now, knowing what you are getting yourself into.
    But with every DLC released, I love how that game went from a flimsy little thing I just wasted R500.00 and 4GB drive space to something my wife cannot stop playing.

    Reply

    • Lord Chaos

      December 2, 2016 at 11:11

      You’re a sadist aren’t you?

      Reply

      • Bruce Bielie

        December 2, 2016 at 11:16

        Well. No. Why?

        Reply

        • Lord Chaos

          December 2, 2016 at 11:18

          Only sadists play Sims.

          *removes swimming ladder.

          Reply

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:23

            I said the wife plays the sims not me!

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:24

            I’ve got some bad news for you then. 😛

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:26

            Oh? What is that? My wife is going to remove the swimming pool ladder or build four walls around me with no door and watch me die?
            She tried that before.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 11:27

            And to think, just yesterday you proposed to Trevor, now I know why

          • Bruce Bielie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:30

            OK…

  17. Thats_How_I_Troll

    December 2, 2016 at 11:16

    Drug Wars 2

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief Argonian

      December 2, 2016 at 11:18

      Oh yeah, forgot about that gem!

      Reply

  18. Kromas Ryder

    December 2, 2016 at 11:25

    Bethesda games. All of them.

    Reply

    • Lu

      December 2, 2016 at 11:26

      True story. If I had the time to waste I would easily play Morrowind again.

      Reply

    • Captain JJ

      December 2, 2016 at 12:02

      Yea. Pretty much.

      Reply

  19. Kromas Ryder

    December 2, 2016 at 11:33

    DayZ,7 Days to die, (I hate to say the following) ARK, Kerbal Space Program.

    Or don’t we count ea games? 😛

    Reply

    • Captain JJ

      December 2, 2016 at 12:02

      No.
      No no no no no.
      ARK has not gotten better. It’s only gotten more content.
      Also, screw those guys.

      Reply

    • Thats_How_I_Troll

      December 2, 2016 at 12:03

      Do you kiss you mother with that mouth?

      Reply

    • Skoobaz

      December 5, 2016 at 16:20

      I second KSP!

      Reply

  20. Dr le Quack

    December 2, 2016 at 11:41

    I always end up playing oblivion over and over again. I just enjoy walking around in the forests listening to the music.

    Reply

  21. Andre Fourie

    December 2, 2016 at 11:43

    Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Awesome. Crysis 2 and 3.

    Reply

  22. Andre Fourie

    December 2, 2016 at 11:48

    @hammersteyn:disqus . Thanks for gracing us with your presence again. Absenteeism will not be tolerated.

    Reply

    • Lord Chaos

      December 2, 2016 at 11:49

      • Andre Fourie

        December 2, 2016 at 11:51

        Call me stupid, but the doc just gave me a dodgy shot so I’m slow, but wtf do you mean?

        Reply

        • Lord Chaos

          December 2, 2016 at 11:54

          Absenteeism…

          Didn’t think you really went to the doc. All ok?

          Reply

          • Andre Fourie

            December 2, 2016 at 11:56

            Just thought I might be having a stroke. Bad headaches, tingling neck, numb arm, vertigo and shit. Seems I have a pinched nerve and issues with fluid in my ears.

          • Lord Chaos

            December 2, 2016 at 12:00

            Damn! I’d say go for acupuncture. My calves developed a tad too quickly and forced the bone forward. Went 5 years ago and still no pain from cold. It’s actually named as a disease due to being over active while young.

          • Admiral Chief Argonian

            December 2, 2016 at 12:11

            This is all a dream, you are reacting to the meds and pain, you will wake up in 10 seconds
            Have fun

  23. Captain JJ

    December 2, 2016 at 12:04

    Total Annihilation is still the best strategy game money can buy. And with 1920×1080 res for a 1990s game, not bad at all.

    Reply

    • Guava_Eater

      December 2, 2016 at 14:44

      U talking the original one or TA: Kingdoms?

      Reply

      • Captain JJ

        December 5, 2016 at 08:23

        Original. TA: Kingdoms doesn’t even enter the scope.

        Reply

  24. Captain JJ

    December 2, 2016 at 12:09

    Even being free no one wanted TESO XD

    Reply

    • GooseZA

      December 2, 2016 at 12:22

      I still kinda want to play it 🙁

      Reply

      • Captain JJ

        December 2, 2016 at 12:35

        I did when it just came out. I want those hours back.

        Reply

  25. 40 Insane Frogs

    December 2, 2016 at 13:23

    Terraria, Warframe… 😉

    But if we’re thinking about games that’s been with me for more than a decade or two, and ones that I go back to every year… then it has to be Final Fantasy 7, 9, Starcraft 1, Diablo 1,2 and Command & Conquer: Red Alert.

    Truly Timeless games!

    Reply

  26. Guava_Eater

    December 2, 2016 at 14:43

    Diablo 3 Hands down… It’s still getting better

    Reply

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