Looking back at amazing games. Why is it that I go to play a game when it first comes out, blaze through it and complete it to 1K or as close as I can and come out of it thinking that it was mediocre? But years later as I think on it again I realize that it was amazing and need to get the game again?

Like when they announced the release of Brutal Legend on PC I thought back on it and it's a fucking awesome game. The way it blended all of the rock and roll and metal aspects into an open world environment where you play as 1/2 of Tenacious D driving a Hot Rod, using a guitar to electrocute enemies, and Ozzy Osbourne is the shopkeeper who has awesome dialogue with you. There are a ton more ways that game is great and a...

Looking back at amazing games. Why is it that I go to play a game when it first comes out, blaze through it and complete it to 1K or as close as I can and come out of it thinking that it was mediocre? But years later as I think on it again I realize that it was amazing and need to get the game again?

Like when they announced the release of Brutal Legend on PC I thought back on it and it's a fucking awesome game. The way it blended all of the rock and roll and metal aspects into an open world environment where you play as 1/2 of Tenacious D driving a Hot Rod, using a guitar to electrocute enemies, and Ozzy Osbourne is the shopkeeper who has awesome dialogue with you. There are a ton more ways that game is great and at the time I just didn't care because the multiplayer was pissing me off and it skewed my entire outlook on the game. I made up for it though buying myself a used 360 copy and the PC version, Buying Oldtex the PC version, buying another 360 version for my friend as a housewarming present and buying a PS3 copy for one of my coworkers who had never played it before.

I'm feeling the same way about Allan Wake right now. It was an awesome game with it's different way of handling combat with the Energizer batteries and projectile weapons. The story was really great too, making you double guess what was happening with the main character, his TV shows and pages he had written really added to the story I didn't give enough thought to back then. I need to re buy that game and it's DLC to complete it again because it was a lot of fun and was a truly great game.

Maybe in a few months I'll realize another 3 year old game was greater now than I thought of it back then.