Ask Slashdot: What Modern PC Games Would You Recommend For An Old School Gamer?

wjcofkc writes: The last time I was a serious gamer, I was playing Quake and Quake World. That type of first person shooter, with the qualities it offered in terms of physics, level layout, and community, produced for me some very fun times. I have long since fallen away from gaming entirely, but frequently look back to that era with great fondness. My question to the community is, are there any current games that recapture the spirit of the original Quake? Note: This is strictly for PC gaming as I do not own a console.

Comments

Nothing

[Spy Handler]

You'll never have that kind of fun again playing computer games, because you're not 19 anymore.

I know because I went ahead and played the games I played when I was young, and it's just not as fun anymore. Games haven't changed, I have.

Re:Tons

[war4peace]

There's a difference between "old-school" and "primitive".
Banging a hollowed tree trunk with a bone isn't old-school music.

Did no one play Starseige: Tribes?

[dvsDave]

I spent a good year on that game. Best FPS of it's day.

Re:if Quake is considered "old school"

[Osgeld]

when I got quake I ran it from dos in 320x240 on a 486DX2, its pretty old school

Your Experience Isn't Everyones

[skam240]

The average age of a gamer in 2016 was 35. http://essentialfacts.theesa.c... . I realize that what constitutes a gamer can differ widely based on who you ask but what this assuredly says in that adults play lots of games.

In other words getting older does not equal too old for video games. Sure, your personal tastes have changed over time, mine have too. I have no use for pro sports anymore and I used to love that stuff when I was a kid. Some one starts rattling off team and player names at me now and my eyes just glaze over. (My favorite is when some one asks me if I caught "the game" last night. What the hell are you even talking about?) Do I think pro sports are childish and for kids? Of course not, tons of adults enjoy them. Pro sports just arent to my taste.

I still enjoy video games however and am well into being a responsible adult (although I have less time for them nowadays :( ). Don't confuse your own experience with everyone's reality.