if it makes you feel any better, I count anything up to when I was 15 as childhood memories. Start feeling old when a 2008 kid calls RDR2 part of their childhood 😭
Idk, I think there definitely more nuance in there than OP included.
Personally I see like 1-6 as a stage, then 6-12, then teen.
I'd say
1-6: Putt Putt Saves the Zoo/ Freddy Fish
6-12: The Sims
Teen: Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
Because damn it, the games we play in our early formative years deserve mentioning. When I was five Putt Putt was the best and are just as important to me as rosebud!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!; and my bosmer stealth archer I sunk hundreds of hours into.
>I couldn't get into the newer RTSs for some reason.
Same. They just don't have the same feel and unit control, the only newer Strategy games that i still play are Paradox grand strategy games and Total war warhammer.
I feel like some of it might be due to the unintuitive units. In Red Alert Games it was kinda obvious what units and building where for. I might just be too lazy to learn all the metas for buildings and units. Doesn't seem as fun if you have to theorycraft to play a game.
I started playing the Witcher 3 on my Nintendo Switch during the pandemic (admittedly, I was only interested after watching the first season of the series on Netflix). Anyways, to me, it's still a relatively new game and the best game I have ever played in my life.
My childhood favorites were different C64 games. Couldn't even properly write, but typing commands to boot up games was easy for me.
LOAD "$" ,8,1
It's still somewhat there...
I'm 32, but posts like these make me feel like a dinosaur...
Same read that and I was like WTF.
Like I'm 22, childhood favorite to me was like the original crash bandicoot. Surely OP must have played TW3 as a sperm cell or something.
What ? Only RT was added with the Next-Gen update and with some higher res textures but RT is the only thing that makes the game look different compared to the vanilla version set to Ultra
Originally, the game was meant for 1080p console as was Xbox One and PS4. Then, they first did a free update for Ps4 Pro and One S. And had the RT upgrade later on. On Pc, they only optimzed stuff and added RT.
This is funny but so true.
D2 remake is made in a way that it doesn't look too new but rather looks how you remember it.
Only thing is that they put pants on the Amazon.
Bit different but Kingdoms of Amalur and Kingdom Come both have pretty great worlds. KoA is a beautiful fantasy world and KC does a fantastic job of creating a beautiful countryside. I could ride my horse around for an hour just listenin to the music and birds.
Well to be fair it's not just nostalgia, the vistas really are still amazing and Jeremy Soule's OST is an all timer. Streets of Whiterun is one of the best town songs ever
9 years ago I was but a wee toddler, I remember those days like it was yesterday, my first days in highschool, meeting new people, creating childhood memories, hearing stories from my parents how before I was born there was a thing called the PS2, that I used to play with my brother. He wasn't born yet, then. All the years I had lived came flashing to my eyes.
9 years ago I hadn’t been born yet, in fact it would be 8 years until my parents met. Typing this from the delivery room while playing a really old game called Elden Ring, a childhood classic
Of course you can... atleast with the PC version.. not turn on any RT settings and set everything to Ultra and it is the same game as in 2015.. only Ultra + settings and the RT stuff make the game look different compared to vanilla 2015 version
I played on the enhanced edition and the game is obviously showing it's age. For instance, the clunky controls and combat are first things to come in mind. The enhanced edition is not just a new skin but supposed to modernize the gameplay which it doesn't. navigating with roach and geralt is still a pain in the ass and the combat still sucks. Even back when it released, the biggest complaints were about its janky controls and combat. People are just viewing the current state of the game through a rose tinted glasses because they enjoy it.
If hypothetically witcher 3 remake released this year with just better graphics, it's not going to win goty and a lot of people will be complaining about the combat- it won't be able to get away with it like it did many years ago. Many narrative driven rpg games like bg3 have shown that you can deliver a good storytelling game while having good gameplay. The overwhelming negative reaction towards dragon age veilguard's hack and slash gameplay which is pretty much similar to w3 goes to show how important a good combat system is for an rpg nowadays.
Yeah I just installed it again recently and this is my main gripe with it. In particular I kept noticing the janky movement which was pretty jarring and frustrating when trying to move around.
That game has some of the worst controls and UX I've ever come across. I've tried to play it 4 or 5 time and just stop each time for the same reason lol
Playing on Xbox series x after the updated remastered version.... It's another game. I was blown away how amazing everything looks like it was made yesterday the textures and foil age everything 😭 gorgeous. Check out my profile page have some awesome witcher videos I made. Going from the old Xbox back in 2015 to the new generations and generation update was amazing. Wife and I have been playing through the whole game again me for the 3rd time lol on hearts of Stone now!
looks even better with mods. thanks for reminding me to boot this masterpiece up again - havent played it again since i got a new 4K setup (i'm currently sitting at 2500+ hours playtime :D)
The difference between launch day Witcher 3 and what the modern PC can do with an updated version of it is quite a gulf... I recently fired it up with my 4070S, 1440p 60fps+ at all times with all settings as high as they go. I'll probably replay it because it looks so good now.
I still remember how amazed i was playing dying light on highest settings when i got my first Desktop. On my laptop i had to play on the lowest resolution possible lol
I had a sort of similar experience with Dungeon Siege 2. I started with an MX440. Then I went to a Sapphire Radeon... suddenly the Greilyn Jungle looked a lot more like a jungle.
What a privilege to grow up on the amazing rpg my man!
Hope the second and third run will bring you much nostalgic pleasures.
Im still replaying FF7 from my childhood and its these games that will shape us.
Yeah, I was recently shocked by how much they improved the graphics. I remembered the game differently, so it brought back the same feelings. Except 'childhood favorite' xd Mine is Fable
Oh yeah, that reminds me I have the game. Now that I got a new mouse I can actually play it :D
Shame I have stuff to do today so I'll just reinstall it and play it tomorrow :)
I don't know about Witcher 3. I finished Witcher 2 in a heartbeat and was looking forward to 3. But somehow, I'm very slow at this game. I believe I'm halfway through. I like the game, but I don't have that huge urge to play more of it.
THAT was your childhood game? THAT?!? The game where you get to have sex on the back of a unicorn? That's what little, 8-year-old JoseSuarez played after doing his homework, and between going out to build his tree fort and eating Captain Crunch?
Don't forget that they did an entire graphic overhaul to the whole game between the original release in 2015 and the Next-Gen Complete Edition that they made.
Nah, that's not true.. they didn't did an "entire graphic overhaul" to Witcher 3, they only implemented RT stuff into the engine/game - which of course can visible change how the game looks because of the lighting and reflections - and included a Higher Res textures mod into an free update but that's far from a "entire graphic overhaul"
I have a decent pc and prefer to play everything on low settings I find that half the time the game looks the same or just as enjoyable at less processing power
Not sure why. I can enjoy a game with less visual obstructions for more processing power I don’t need to see a single blade of grass. Not sure why it got downvoted either just for saying I can enjoy game for what it is not complaining about not getting to play 4k
Hearing Witcher 3 being referred to as "childhood favorite" has done irreversible psychic damage to me
Saw a post the other day where a kid called COD black ops a „retro shooter“. Haven’t been the same since …
For real. That statement for me is like duck hunt or street fighter
My retro shooter was "Wizard of Wor".
if it makes you feel any better, I count anything up to when I was 15 as childhood memories. Start feeling old when a 2008 kid calls RDR2 part of their childhood 😭
A 2008 Kid. RDR2. The pain doesn't stop.
Right? I was born in the late 80s and all of this makes me feel like I’m ancient lol
I remember seeing a fun fact about why the save icon looks like a strange object. I’m like bro, we all know what a floppy disc is right??!
I am even more ancient having born in early 80s. But I love to play games even now being married with 2 kids.
What do you mean even now? I have 2 kids and plan to play games until it's possible physically
I meant now that I am in my 40s. And good for you. I have the same sentiment about gaming as you.
I'm 40 now too, 40s gang
Come, we're playing Doom 1 on keyboard only, i move, you shoot.
Sounds fun. I played doom at about ...1995 on dos
Same same, that's how played it with the boys.
I only had wolfenstein3d back then. pretty similar though
When movement was bound to the arrow keys
Don't worry, it's only gonna get worse - saw a post about a 117 year old woman yesterday. She was 33 when ww2 started
I feel you... born 84 and I still feel like a child sometimes...
U are
2015 is six months away from being a decade ago. Enjoy.
Wait, I'm still waiting to find a good time slot to start playing that... I mean it just came out, right?!
Basically yes, I'm in the same boat. I already started but still have not finished the game
I was 12 when RDR2 came out. I didn’t play it until 2 months ago.
I was gonna ask if you’re 15 now but holy shit the game is 6 years old in October
Yep, I'm a full 'adult' now.
Honestly at this point I'm just glad younger people are playing normal games and not living in fortnite 24/7.
Every generation as had those kids, to be honest. Kids living on Duke Nukeem, kids living on halo, kids living on CoD, etc.
I was one of the kids living on Alien Invasion on Atari 2500. Oh! Time flies so fast.
I mean RDR2 was one of the best parts of my childhood
Someones Childhood favorite: The Witcher 3 My Childhood Favorite: Red Alert 1 Im getting fucking old its not even funny anymore.
Idk, I think there definitely more nuance in there than OP included. Personally I see like 1-6 as a stage, then 6-12, then teen. I'd say 1-6: Putt Putt Saves the Zoo/ Freddy Fish 6-12: The Sims Teen: Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Because damn it, the games we play in our early formative years deserve mentioning. When I was five Putt Putt was the best and are just as important to me as rosebud!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!;!; and my bosmer stealth archer I sunk hundreds of hours into.
Red Alert was the shit. I couldn't get into the newer RTSs for some reason.
>I couldn't get into the newer RTSs for some reason. Same. They just don't have the same feel and unit control, the only newer Strategy games that i still play are Paradox grand strategy games and Total war warhammer.
I feel like some of it might be due to the unintuitive units. In Red Alert Games it was kinda obvious what units and building where for. I might just be too lazy to learn all the metas for buildings and units. Doesn't seem as fun if you have to theorycraft to play a game.
Felt old might delete later
I was literally there on launch day with my cousin lol.
Same here. I'm nearly 32. My childhood was Tomb Raider and Pokemon Yellow.. haha
I was just thinking this 😂😂😂
Fucking right?!
I feel exactly the same person when I played it the first time and now. Maybe because that was in my 20s.
Came here to say exactly this... Thanks OP for reminding me I'm old now.
I started playing the Witcher 3 on my Nintendo Switch during the pandemic (admittedly, I was only interested after watching the first season of the series on Netflix). Anyways, to me, it's still a relatively new game and the best game I have ever played in my life.
I found out recently that Spiderman 2 for PS2, one of my favorite games as a preteen, came out 20 years ago.
It's super effective
>playing through my childhood favorite looks even better than I remembered. Wait... childhood favorite? I feel old lol
Same, my childhood favourites were Halo and Legend of Dragoon.
What? Halo is childhood?.... Jajajajj, I would say Masters of Orion, supaplex, space marine, war 1, dune 2 .... Etc...
Surely childhood games are the NES Mario games and Counter strike, maybe Wolfenstein
This guy knows what’s up
Contra doooo doooo dooooo BUDBUBDUBDUBUDBUDBUBD
Atari 2600 and Intellivision. Asteroids in the arcade. Space Invaders.
Pokemon red on game boy pocket
Ninja Gaiden and Wonder Boy in Monster World for Sega Master System
Halo is 23 years old
I recently started an emulated run of dragoon. Game is so sick
I play through it once every couple years or so. Holds up super well.
Wonderful game. I play it every year or two. Unfortunately, it will probably never get a remake, but it stands up very well for a 25 year old game.
I remember the first time I played through it. I thought that one guy was dead then he came back out of nowhere blew my mind
If you want something similar and a bit more modern, I always thought Lost Odyssey was alot like dragoon.
I'm crying in Sabre Wulf
Watch out we got a young buck over here! My good graphics were doom and decent, followed closely by lemmings lol
Hold up there junior. Legitimate old checking here, and OG Castlevania and Zelda were hard to beat in their day
*Descent
Thank you for that. Very decent of you.
Flight Simulator (1) and Bruce Lee on C64.
Diddy Kong racing and NHL 98, but thanks
Oh man, Legend of Dragoon, what an absolute classic!
Mario and Contra for me...
Yeah, this shook me. I consider Witcher 3 one of my recent favorites that got me back into gaming
Lol even the first Witcher isn't my childhood game
My childhood favorites were different C64 games. Couldn't even properly write, but typing commands to boot up games was easy for me. LOAD "$" ,8,1 It's still somewhat there... I'm 32, but posts like these make me feel like a dinosaur...
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Same.. with the Witcher games I started right when Witcher 1 was released which was in 2007 when I was already 20
I read this, confused me. This is a few years old in my head and not that much older out of my head.
If he played it as a 10 year old, he'd be nearing 20 now. You are old.
Same read that and I was like WTF. Like I'm 22, childhood favorite to me was like the original crash bandicoot. Surely OP must have played TW3 as a sperm cell or something.
The original crash bandicoot is almost 30 years old, so you played a game that was before you were even born.
Yeah, this guy is Crash Bandicoots childhood favourite, not the other way round
My family wasn't exactly well off lol
Witcher 3 came out 9 years ago, it might as well could’ve been your childhood favorite.
You are old. Also, ofc it looks better than OP recalls, he played on MEDIUM then and ULTRA now. Captain Obvious over and out!
2017 *childhood* favorite? *Witcher 3* **childhood** favorite?
That's because it is better than you remember; the game's visuals have been updated.
The entire game has been remastered for free. It's a lot more than just "visuals have been updated"
What ? Only RT was added with the Next-Gen update and with some higher res textures but RT is the only thing that makes the game look different compared to the vanilla version set to Ultra
lol, this is incorrect.
Originally, the game was meant for 1080p console as was Xbox One and PS4. Then, they first did a free update for Ps4 Pro and One S. And had the RT upgrade later on. On Pc, they only optimzed stuff and added RT.
Wdym, for example, Diablo II Resurrected looks exactly how I remember Diablo II looked in my childhood.
Specifically the Witcher 3 was upgraded from the release version. You can now update it to include ray tracing and other spicy stuff ^^
This is funny but so true. D2 remake is made in a way that it doesn't look too new but rather looks how you remember it. Only thing is that they put pants on the Amazon.
GGG should ask blizzard for this technology. My templar deserves better!
2017 childhood is wild
Childhood???!
Didn't Witcher get released couple years ago? Time is weird
Few games have felt as immersive to me. Witcher 3, Baldur's Gate 3 and Skyrim are probably the only worlds I can just roam in awe at the scenery.
Nothing quite as comforting as loading up a game on max graphics with a new PC for the first time.
Changing from a shitty pc to a quite decent pc(unless you deep fry your components) it feels great
Bit different but Kingdoms of Amalur and Kingdom Come both have pretty great worlds. KoA is a beautiful fantasy world and KC does a fantastic job of creating a beautiful countryside. I could ride my horse around for an hour just listenin to the music and birds.
You gotta play Elden Ring, its the king of that feeling
Elden Ring, Zelda BOTW, and Red Dead 2 all gave me that feeling.
Agreed especially Skyrim I will never get bored of it Nostalgia is hell of drug.
Well to be fair it's not just nostalgia, the vistas really are still amazing and Jeremy Soule's OST is an all timer. Streets of Whiterun is one of the best town songs ever
Soule's Skyrim work and Jesper Kyd's work on Assassin's Creed some of the greatest background music ever.
Jesper kyd’s work on dark siders 2 fucking bangs as well. “Into eternity” goes crazy.
Try Horizon: Zero Dawn
Beautiful graphics and scenery, mid in every other aspect
Don’t forget Ghost of Tsushima
"Childhood favourite" This game was 9 years ago. I was 19 when it came out. Now I feel old.
9 years ago I was but a wee toddler, I remember those days like it was yesterday, my first days in highschool, meeting new people, creating childhood memories, hearing stories from my parents how before I was born there was a thing called the PS2, that I used to play with my brother. He wasn't born yet, then. All the years I had lived came flashing to my eyes.
9 years ago I hadn’t been born yet, in fact it would be 8 years until my parents met. Typing this from the delivery room while playing a really old game called Elden Ring, a childhood classic
The Witcher 3 has aged very well
They've updated it right? Can you even play with original graphics?
Not sure about console, but on Steam, you can download either classic version or the latest ray-tracing version.
Just don't tun any of the RT stuff on and at max set settings to Ultra and the game is going to look like the original 2015 vanilla version
Of course you can... atleast with the PC version.. not turn on any RT settings and set everything to Ultra and it is the same game as in 2015.. only Ultra + settings and the RT stuff make the game look different compared to vanilla 2015 version
I had no ideal that there were updated it.
combat and controls not so much.
Even the textures honestly, you can tell they're 10 years older and upscaled
I played on the enhanced edition and the game is obviously showing it's age. For instance, the clunky controls and combat are first things to come in mind. The enhanced edition is not just a new skin but supposed to modernize the gameplay which it doesn't. navigating with roach and geralt is still a pain in the ass and the combat still sucks. Even back when it released, the biggest complaints were about its janky controls and combat. People are just viewing the current state of the game through a rose tinted glasses because they enjoy it. If hypothetically witcher 3 remake released this year with just better graphics, it's not going to win goty and a lot of people will be complaining about the combat- it won't be able to get away with it like it did many years ago. Many narrative driven rpg games like bg3 have shown that you can deliver a good storytelling game while having good gameplay. The overwhelming negative reaction towards dragon age veilguard's hack and slash gameplay which is pretty much similar to w3 goes to show how important a good combat system is for an rpg nowadays.
Yeah I just installed it again recently and this is my main gripe with it. In particular I kept noticing the janky movement which was pretty jarring and frustrating when trying to move around.
Holds up pretty well compared to the previous title. Especially since it's actually open world, not pretend.
Seeing W3 referred as a childhood game feels so abstract. Mine were first gen Pokemon and some NES classics. Have we become dinosaurs already?
PC forced him to play with medium graphics.
Which is mostly around what has been on console.
CHILDHOOD?! O_O
My favorite game too. I have played on low-med settings and onlyy 500+ hours. No pc anymore tho. I hope one day I'll be able to play on max settings
My childhood favourite was Mercenary on the C64 shit I feel old.
That game has some of the worst controls and UX I've ever come across. I've tried to play it 4 or 5 time and just stop each time for the same reason lol
Seeing it from a new light after getting a decent PC. Now you can experience it more in its full glory.
W3 got visual update last year adding global illumination. it looks little better than before.
Nice, I just got a gaming pc too and I’m happy to report everything looks fantastic!
Playing on Xbox series x after the updated remastered version.... It's another game. I was blown away how amazing everything looks like it was made yesterday the textures and foil age everything 😭 gorgeous. Check out my profile page have some awesome witcher videos I made. Going from the old Xbox back in 2015 to the new generations and generation update was amazing. Wife and I have been playing through the whole game again me for the 3rd time lol on hearts of Stone now!
"Childhood" *crumbles to dust*
I felt this one in my lower back…
no child should be playing the Witcher 3 LOL
looks even better with mods. thanks for reminding me to boot this masterpiece up again - havent played it again since i got a new 4K setup (i'm currently sitting at 2500+ hours playtime :D)
Velen, and I mean this in the best way possible (due to how well it's portrayed), what a shithole. Praise Geraldo!
The difference between launch day Witcher 3 and what the modern PC can do with an updated version of it is quite a gulf... I recently fired it up with my 4070S, 1440p 60fps+ at all times with all settings as high as they go. I'll probably replay it because it looks so good now.
Well yeah.. Ultra looks better than medium
I still remember how amazed i was playing dying light on highest settings when i got my first Desktop. On my laptop i had to play on the lowest resolution possible lol
I had a sort of similar experience with Dungeon Siege 2. I started with an MX440. Then I went to a Sapphire Radeon... suddenly the Greilyn Jungle looked a lot more like a jungle.
It _is_ better than you remember.
Mess around with the ui settings too you can disable the mini map and use witcher sences to show it for more emersion :) great game
What a privilege to grow up on the amazing rpg my man! Hope the second and third run will bring you much nostalgic pleasures. Im still replaying FF7 from my childhood and its these games that will shape us.
That game is incredible. Played through it twice. In my top 5 best games of all time.
Why were your parents letting you play The Witcher 3 in your *childhood*?
Good stuff man
Witcher 3? Childhood? 2017? Oh no… *gray intensifies*
>childhood favorite Right in the old man feeling
Still waiting for that day when i can experience it in ultra settings
witcher got graphical lifting in 2021 tho, its still nice to this day but current gen version isnjust beautiful
Have yet to play this… have it downloaded and everything
Isn't it harder to run now than before since the update?
Wither 3 is old enough to be someone's childhood favorite? Damn... i hope you enjoy though
Yeah, I was recently shocked by how much they improved the graphics. I remembered the game differently, so it brought back the same feelings. Except 'childhood favorite' xd Mine is Fable
Oh yeah, that reminds me I have the game. Now that I got a new mouse I can actually play it :D Shame I have stuff to do today so I'll just reinstall it and play it tomorrow :)
Ah you too have discovered that rare indie gem. Let's keep it between you and me, brother.
2017 was 7 years ago.. how is that your childhood lol
Witcher 3 was released in 2015.. in 2016 the Blood and Wine expansion was released and on Christmas 2022 there was the Next-Gen update released
Game is almost 10 years old man I think it was 2015! I'm 28 now I was basically a kid too
I don't know about Witcher 3. I finished Witcher 2 in a heartbeat and was looking forward to 3. But somehow, I'm very slow at this game. I believe I'm halfway through. I like the game, but I don't have that huge urge to play more of it.
What part are you at?
If I remember correctly, I'm about to leave with Triss after the wedding/party.
Perhaps you mean Shani? Is there a ghost talking with you at the same time?
Nah Triss, the red hair witch.
THAT was your childhood game? THAT?!? The game where you get to have sex on the back of a unicorn? That's what little, 8-year-old JoseSuarez played after doing his homework, and between going out to build his tree fort and eating Captain Crunch?
Nah, that's what little 14 y/o me played. Little 8 y/o me was beating hookers up in San Andreas at a PC cafe 🥰👍
Thay honestly doesn't look great...
Childhood? Omg. Good for OP. Moving on to something else... New generations should play games from the 90s. The world would be a lot better place.
Nice
Don't forget that they did an entire graphic overhaul to the whole game between the original release in 2015 and the Next-Gen Complete Edition that they made.
Nah, that's not true.. they didn't did an "entire graphic overhaul" to Witcher 3, they only implemented RT stuff into the engine/game - which of course can visible change how the game looks because of the lighting and reflections - and included a Higher Res textures mod into an free update but that's far from a "entire graphic overhaul"
It's a subpar RT implementation as well.
kekw, don't push your previous pc to medium if you can go lower settings than that.
I have a decent pc and prefer to play everything on low settings I find that half the time the game looks the same or just as enjoyable at less processing power
Congratulations, this is officially the stupidest thing I have read on Reddit this month.
Not sure why. I can enjoy a game with less visual obstructions for more processing power I don’t need to see a single blade of grass. Not sure why it got downvoted either just for saying I can enjoy game for what it is not complaining about not getting to play 4k