Is Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night the best PS1 game? (Konami)
The Friday letters page is very glad that Nintendo isn’t interested in AI, as one reader hopes for the return of StreetPass on Switch 2.
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Aging gracefully
With all the talk of mega expensive consoles and the return of big budget Sony games my mind has somehow been turning back to the old days. Partly because Astro Bot was reminding me of a lot of classic PS1 games I used to love and partly because Dino Crisis and Legacy Of Kain are getting a comeback via PS Plus and they were two of my favourite games back in the day.
I have no idea how they play now though and have a feeling they may not have aged well. So I ask you: what is the best PS1 game, in terms of something you could play now? I know it’s not Ape Escape, which I loved in Astro Bot, because that had a bad camera and controls even back in the day. Metal Gear Solid was also fiddly even at the time and Final Fantasy 7 is so badly translated it’s almost unplayable now.
I think the better picks are probably simple action games, that don’t really age, like Tekken or Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Resident Evil 2 is great, I love it, but the tank controls are so of their time. Timelessness is not something most PS1 games have but ironically it may be 2D games like Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night and Final Fantasy Tactics that have lasted the best.
Sting
Expected answer
It’s funny that it’s their new museum that’s got Nintendo talking, rather than anything to do with the Switch 2, but I can’t fault Miyamoto-san on anything he said this week. I am very glad to see them take a clear stance on AI but then again, I’d be very surprised and disappointed if they had gone all in on it. Not even Xbox has done that yet, although I fear that’s coming sooner or later.
Him describing how Nintendo wasn’t interesting in getting into the rat race of high-end consoles was very reassuring to here. We’ve seen exactly where the opposite has got us: games that are too expensive to make and consoles whose main selling points are impossible to see with the naked eye and yet cost £700.
I’m not saying PlayStation and Xbox shouldn’t try and make better graphics, but they have to show some restraint and they’ve shown none whatsoever. Nintendo could’ve made the Switch as powerful as PlayStation 4 if they decided to charge £960 for it (the price of a PS5 Pro special edition) but because they’re not crazy they didn’t.
Dogger
Weird idea
Lots of Nintendo stories on Thursday but interesting stuff all round. Not surprised to hear Nintendo doesn’t like AI but it’s good to hear anyway. Not wanting to get involved in the console wars is also a given but also nice to …read more
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