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gamersonthego · 5 years ago

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Matt Giguere’s Top 10 Handheld Games of 2019

Handheld gaming is in a weird spot. Beyond the plethora of mobile devices running iOS or Android and the app store fronts they offer; the handheld market has now been distilled down to one major device in 2019. Lo and behold, Nintendo, once again sits alone on the hill. While the Switch has seen great gains in maintaining a constant flow of software on its platform, the vast majority of their releases are either mobile ports or older games from generations past. It is amazing on how much has been released so far, but what makes a handheld game a “handheld game” now anyway? When your choice can be a small bite sized game like BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! or a massive single player game like Tales of Vesperia, there really isn’t much of a difference what a handheld platform can offer compared to the home consoles for the types of games that can be played. As the Nintendo 3DS and Sony PlayStation Vita sunset into their legacy years, there seems to be a wider line on what can be considered a handheld game.

Nintendo did release a portable only version of the Switch this year, dubbed the SwitchLite. Considering that most of my playtime has been in handheld mode, I picked one up shortly after release. After a few months of playtesting, I think this will be my go-to system for the foreseeable future. I adore the form factor size. The original Switch still works great for quick pick up and play in my home, but I find the new model easier to hold in my hands and store away when I’m travelling. The dedicated directional pad, as opposed to separate buttons because of the nature of the detachable joy-cons, is a big selling point for the myriad of 2D platformers now on the system. I sometimes miss the “HD Rumble” feedback that had to be cut, but that is a small gripe. If you don’t care for playing games on the big screen in a higher resolution and varying framerate, I highly recommend picking this dedicated handheld up.

Admittedly, a lot on my best of 2019 list are games that can be enjoyed on the big screen, especially with the convenience of the Switch’s hardware. Of the games I played this year, I think this smattering represents a healthy dose of what managed to present a case that gaming on the go is still well alive and ever changing.

Top 10 of 2019 or the Hollow Knight Memorial List*

*Sometimes when making a top list our favorite thing came out in a different year or is so clearly ahead it is a lock of number 1 across every critic. This year Hollow Knight from Team Cherry captivated me like nothing else that released this year. Alas, this game came out in 2017. So instead of placing it on my official list for 2019, it takes the honor of being my list’s name. This Metroidvania style exploration platformer is full of surprises, sometimes subverting my expectations when I thought there wasn’t anything left to uncover. If you have a Switch, I highly recommend checking out one of my favorite games in the genre since Metroid: Fusion.

10. My Friend Pedro (Switch, Xbox One, PC)

An action, score-based shooter that I’ve had my eye on for years since seeing the gif put out by publisher Devolver Digital and developer Dead Toast Entertainment. The nature of this very tricky to pull off and even harder to master game lies in its focus on style. Moving across short levels on a 2-D plane, you must, roll, spin, flip, kick, skate, and, of course, kill combo as many enemies to place a high score and a top rank. While there is a story to keep the drive of the game moving forward, I wouldn’t say that should be the guiding factor to check this out. Rather, I found the quick get up and quick play of a level or two perfect for on the go gaming. Once the controls click, this game really delivers on its promised “Bananas” style.

9. Untitled Goose Game (Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC)

“What if Hitman, but a Goose?” is probably the most quoted pitch heard for this small, but very charming game by developer House House. In it you play as, well, a goose who terrorizes a small town from every front. From untying shoes so people trip to locking helpless victims in garages, no one is safe from this feathered menace! Okay, so the Hitman comparison is apt, minus the extreme brutality, for this sandbox-lite adventure. The best I can compare it to is an interactive toy; one that is unique in how the player can approach a situation and explore the possibilities of what can and will happen within the rules of the program. It might not have the deep experimentation of a larger game of its kind, but I found its calm and lighthearted nature makes this a very stress-free experience, especially when you are the one dealing out all the harassment.

8. SteamWorld Quest (Switch, PC)

I don’t normally go for card-based RPGs, but when Image & Form provide a new adventure in the SteamWorld universe, I had to check it out. This might be the one that changed my mind, because after several turns, I was hooked. The adventure itself keeps things relatively jovial with plenty of jokes and wit to keep the story moving forward. It can be easy to stick to one group of characters, a limit of three per battle, but I find more enjoyment in the battle system when different combinations are put into play. The battle system also provides linked combos that offer bonuses and stringing cards together in a row also adds more to the strategy. Building a potent strategy is where I found the most engagement in this RPG, and all the trappings around the edges made this one stand out in my mind. A good starting point in the genre for those curious.

7. Baba Is You (Switch, PC)

A tough logic puzzler I think goes the extra mile with its charm and style. You play as Baba. Or, rather, Baba is you, or a wall, or section of water, or a skull, or... well you get the point. The goal in each stage is to reach the “Win.” What is the “Win?” Most of the time it is a flag, but really it can be anything. Using a simple push function mechanic that many top-down puzzlers have used before, the twist comes in that you can have these sentence blocks to push around and affect the game’s logic. For example, if the winning object is out of reach by a wall that forces you stop (“Wall is Stop”) you can push one of the sentence blocks away so you can pass through the wall. Even making a sentence to “You is Win” will also result in a victory. The difficulty can be a bit stiff, but I would often find myself just thinking about a stuck puzzle while out and about and think of the solution as a sort of epiphany. Even when getting stuck on a tricky brain teaser, the game offers multiple paths so you can keep progressing through. Certainly, Baba Is You has been on my mind since first playing it.

6. What The Golf? (Apple Arcade, PC, Switch TBD)

If Desert Golf is the pinnacle zen of the golf sport genre, What The Golf? embodies its “party mindset.” Yes, it is golf, and yet, it becomes something more than just golf. Sometimes you will find yourself having to hop across a very familiar level. Other times you will have to coordinate trick shots while being an exploding barrel. And sometimes, there’s just good old-fashioned bowling. What The Golf? will keep you on your toes, especially if you are fond of video games released prior to this. I won’t spoil some of the surprises in store, but some of them had me in stitches from laughing so hard. It would be nice to fully outright buy this game on the iOS App Store, but for now, a subscription to Apple Arcade is the only way to play this on the go.

5. Sayonara Wild Hearts (Switch, Apple Arcade, PS4, PC)

Another Apple Arcade exclusive for mobile (you can also buy it on the Switch at this time), this one showcasing music and style. If there is one thing that counts in making an impression on me, it’s presentation. Sayonara Wild Hearts is described as a pop album video game; one you experience as much as you listen to. The format seems simple at first. Guide your character along the track and collect different items for points to rank a high score while also dodging obstacles. Soon though, things start to mix up as fast as the soundtrack’s BPMs start to pump up. While the touch controls are adequate, I think for certain spots, a physical controller would have been nice. However, there are movements that are far easier to pull off using a touch interface, such as time hits reminiscent of music games like Elite Beat Agents. This gem of a game needs to be experienced at least once, not only for the wonderful soundtrack, composed by Daniel Olsen and Jonathan Eng and featuring Linnea Olsson on vocals, but also to see the twists and turns the game takes. This little game surprised the hell out of me, and I think it will be one that I will revisit again based on its production.

4. Ape Out (Switch, PC)

Sometimes we all need to get out. Especially when you are an ape stuck in a cage. That’s the conceit of the top-down, twin stick, hyper violent, and super stylized game, Ape Out. There is one goal: Be the ape and get the hell out! The concept is very rudimentary which I feel allows the game to shine. You will have to run, dodge, grab and toss enemies to reach the exit while the only advantage is being able to take three hits before going down. Enemies have guns that the player can’t use in the typical way. Instead, grabbing a foe allows one immediate shot to be fired from the grappled target. Used strategically, it can get you out of a lot of close calls. Other enemies can have bombs or body armor to keep this from being too repetitive and thanks to the game’s art style, they all look distinct so there’s no confusion on who you are fighting. Levels are procedurally generated as well, so even thinking on memorizing enemy patterns doesn’t always work. The fluorescent color palette and very minimalist style, like that of a Saul Bass movie poster, highlights the chaos and violence without making it too gross or unappealing. Even the soundtrack is minimalistic, utilizing only jazz percussion that plays out dynamically as the action plays out in real time. A feast for the eyes and a challenge on the thumbs.

3. Katana Zero (Switch, PC)

Taking a page from one hit kill action games like Hotline Miami, Katana Zero plays out at first like a typical note from the genre, right down to its ‘80s aesthetic. You clear room after room of enemies, slashing with your katana, wall jumping to high points, and focusing time to slow down and either dodge or reflect projectiles. A lot of this game is a throwback thanks to its choice of graphics, 2D platforming and story points from movies like Drive and Leon: The Professional. It is thanks to the presentation that makes this game shine for me. The story, music, graphics and gameplay presentation are what makes Katana Zero so high on my list. Clearing rooms is fast paced and quick, with messing up only taking several seconds to get back into the fray. While the loop of the game can get a bit repetitive, there are plenty of surprises that change up the standard formula of the game as you progress. The story does a nice job of not only driving things forward, but also tying in gameplay concepts into the narrative. The music is a healthy blend of synthwave and some very heavy and experimental electronic tunes (one that I’ve had on repeat most of the year). The overall games is fairly short and ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, but there are speedrunning modes and secrets to uncover from replaying. Katana Zero stands as one of the best independent games this year.

2. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)

There was a time when Fire Emblem was on the ropes, becoming a lagging franchise that was not connecting with strategy enthusiasts on the home consoles. Then in 2013, things changed with the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening on the 3DS. Nintendo and Intelligent Systems had intended that game to be the last in the series. Instead, we got another 3 (and 1/2) games released on the 3DS this past decade. Now it’s time to pass the torch onto the Switch and boy did they deliver on a packed adventure! Instead of just following one or two paths like most FE campaigns, Three Houses offer up to four different story playthroughs that each roughly takes about 50 hours or more to complete. There is also a vast amount of customization thanks to the setting being centered around a military school and teaching classes. If you love watching meters and bars fill up, there are tons of those to be had in Three Houses. Even though not every aspect is well thought out (the amiibo gazebo comes to mind, even though it is the best named mechanic), the cast of characters and support conversations (all fully voice acted) provide some rich storytelling from a character development standpoint. Do check out this game as it is one of the best in the series.

1. Tetris 99 (Switch)

“Where are we dropping, Blocks?” In a personal first for me, a multiplayer game has taken my number one spot. Tetris 99 is just that. Tetris. However, it’s you versus 98 other players in a battle royal style completion. Released as a free download to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers, it now has multiple versions that can be bought as well. Thanks to constant updates and weekend tournaments, the online community is still strong, so finding matches is quick and painless. Playing against such a wide number of challengers turns the typical Tetris strategy on its head. Racking up combos instead of quickly clearing lines, for example, is one way to secure victory, but leaving too many gaps and holes can prove disastrous if you suddenly become the target of a handful of players. Even though I have yet to secure a 1st place finish, the nature of Tetris keeps me coming back for more. Whether it’s facing against bots, friends, marathoning solo or playing the featured battle royal, this is a fun version of Tetris to be had.

#matt giguere #goty #gotggoty2019 #my friend pedro #untitled goose game #steamworld quest #baba is you #what the golf #sayonara wild hearts #ape out #katana zero #Fire Emblem Three Houses #tetris 99

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tsaomengde · 6 years ago

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Difficulty vs. Accessibility: Sekiro and Dragon Age

[cross-posting to several media platforms, so I explain the terminology more than would be called for on the subreddit. unmarked spoilers below the cut]

Since From Software’s Sekiro was released a few weeks ago, there has been a great deal of online hullabaloo about its lack of difficulty settings – well, they actually are there, but only in the sense that there are in-game options to make things harder rather than easier. The centerpiece of the debate has been this article:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/03/28/sekiro-shadows-dies-twice-needs-to-respect-its-players-and-add-an-easy-mode/#362a8dc91639

Here’s the thing: in the past, I’ve said games should absolutely offer an easy mode, or ways to speed up progression, for those without the time/ability/inclination to play “as intended” – that is, to play the game the way the developers intended for it to be played. But I’ve mainly had this conversation as regards games like Dragon Age and the newer Deus Exes, which have in fact included these difficulty options.

The crux of the argument about Dragon Age was a developer’s assertion that she would like to see a mode included where combat is either removed or automatically resolved. She was, of course, sent the usual array of death threats and other excreta from the Twitter Brigade, mostly for the crime of being a woman on the Internet with an opinion, but those with an actual bone to pick said basically: “If you take the combat out of the game, there is no game left. There is only a visual novel.”

The reason why I think difficulty settings, and indeed even a way to remove combat altogether, work/would work in Dragon Age is simple. Visual novels are great! Choose-your-own-adventure stories are fun! The heart of the Dragon Age experience is interacting with your companions, exploring the world, learning the lore, making decisions that shape the way the story plays out, and so forth. Do you drink from the Well of Knowledge yourself, or let your morally-ambiguous and rather-too-eager mage advisor do it? Do you stand by while your friend’s mercenary company dies in pursuit of a larger political goal, or do you sacrifice the possibility of an alliance with a foreign power in deference to your friend’s well-being and feelings? Absent the combat, these choices have weight. They have consequences.

The combat, frankly, is the tax you pay to get to experience these things. I like Dragon Age combat just fine, particularly Inquisition’s, to the point where I’ve finished the game on Nightmare. But to my wife, it’s precisely what I said it is: a tax you pay to get to the good bits. On our joint playthroughs, she handles exploration and dialogue, I kill things. She’s 100% capable of killing things just as efficiently as I am, but she doesn’t get the same joy from it. If there were an option to remove the combat and just explore and hang out with your friends, she might be happy at the option to use it.

Here is why, in my estimation, the same argument doesn’t apply to Sekiro.

In Dragon Age, there are two kinds of entities: players, and enemies. Players have a ton of abilities, specializations, equipment, weapons, they have skill combos they can do with their allies, etc. Enemies are big walking chunks of hit points with the ability to make you die unless you use your abilities. Most of the rules you need to follow, like stamina/mana management, cooldowns, positioning AoEs, trying to make your potion supply last from point A to point B, don’t apply to them. They are there to get in your way and make you consume x% of your resources. The combat gameplay does not inform the world, the lore, or the characters, beyond each party member being assigned a specialization that supposedly relates to their character (like Cassandra being given the Templar spec, which is… not accurate). Your mages never have to worry about demonic possession, one of the main story elements driving class warfare in the setting, because that’s not the gameplay experience the devs are trying to sell you.

In Sekiro, you and your enemies are, by and large, the same. You both have health and a Posture meter that gets closer to a guard break as you block more attacks. You can both Deflect enemy attacks to inflict extra Posture damage and avoid taking it yourself. While you have a wide array of skills and techniques, enemies do too. Common enemies do not wander around with the goal of making you consume x% of your resources; they patrol specific routes, on the lookout, with the intent and capability of killing you stone dead if you screw up more than once or twice.

Combat gameplay absolutely informs the world, the lore, and the characters. Sekiro can learn a multitude of special combat techniques, but unlike in Dragon Age, where the different abilities are just buttons you press to do different things for different kinds of damage or effects, these techniques have a presence in the world. The Ashina-style Ichimonji, a powerful downward swing that restores your Posture, and the Ashina Cross, a sword-drawing technique, are both available to you and your enemies who practice Ashina swordsmanship. You can counter enemy thrust attacks with a shinobi technique called the Mikiri Counter, where you step on an enemy blade as it’s thrust at you. So when you fight your shinobi father Owl, who taught you everything you know, and you try a thrust attack on him… well, he hits you with his own Mikiri Counter. He also knows your Chasing Slice follow-up attack to a shuriken throw, the Shadowfall thrust technique you can learn… the list goes on.

If the game wasn’t difficult, wasn’t punishing, if you could just tap R1 through every fight and occasionally dodge the really dangerous attacks, you wouldn’t recognize these things. The difficulty of the game also encourages you to use stealth attacks, throw dirt in people’s eyes, kill from a distance with shuriken, use firecrackers to interrupt enemy attacks… In other words, you are forced by the exigency of your situation to really adopt a shinobi mindset. Once you really know the game, your moveset, and your tools, you can run into a crowd of three or four guys and come out on top, and it feels awesome, but not at first. And even at the very end of the game, normal enemies are still totally capable of murdering you, to say nothing of the bosses, so you can never let your guard down.

So much of the story, the lore, of Sekiro, is communicated in this way, through your learned experiences and your struggles to master the systems of the world. Watching someone play through the game is thrilling when they demonstrate skill, but it’s not the same as doing it yourself. So the question is: how do you make such a difficult, tailored experience accessible?

I’ve thought a lot about it, and the answer I keep coming to is that you don’t. You do everything you can to make it actually accessible – Sekiro already has completely remappable controls, multiple spoken language tracks for people who don’t want to or can’t deal with subtitles, adjustable gore levels – but at the end of the day, you can’t compromise the core of the experience. I’ve read accounts from multiple people with disabilities on the Sekiro subreddit who, in point of fact, decry the call for “accessibility” and the use of the disabled community as a talking point. They don’t want to be pandered to; they want to play the game as it was intended, same as everyone else, regardless of any additional complications. Speaking as a person on the spectrum, if someone handed me a visual novel that had been tweaked to be more “accessible” to me, and they had tweaked it by taking out characters’ emotional ambiguity because we Aspies sure are bad with those Feelings, I would feel… well. Not great, not at all! I would rather play the actual visual novel and take the risk of not 100% grokking what was happening on the first run.

Another argument: at this point, we can all agree that Games Can Be Art. Yes? Good. The purpose of art is to create emotion. So we have to ask: what is the vehicle the art uses to deliver that emotion? In Dragon Age, the vehicle is your interactions with the other characters, the choices you make, and the ways in which the story changes depending on those choices. These elements are present in Sekiro, but a fundamental part of its vehicle is the experience of being in the world.

Confronting Genichiro, the man who cut off your arm, in the middle of a lightning storm on top of a castle which you have spent the past hour scaling, fighting off enemy shinobi the entire way, and barely scraping out a victory by redirecting his own lightning attacks back at him – there is a raw edge of desperation that feeds back in to a tremendously powerful feeling of victory and satisfaction. The analogous situation in Dragon Age, the big battle against Corypheus, does not create the same feelings because the situation is manufactured. He supplies the battlefield, drops you into it, and then you have a little fight. Your emotions about him and the situation come from the events leading up to it and their impact on you and your allies. The cathartic element present in Sekiro is absent here, and the difference in the execution of gameplay-as-story is at the center of this contrast.

To sum up, the difficulty of Sekiro is directly tied to the player’s experiences in and understanding of the world, and thus it is an essential component of the game qua art. Changing any element of it to make it less demanding and punishing would change the essence of the art form. This is in contrast to Dragon Age, whose gameplay does not directly inform story and as a result can change the nature of that gameplay without compromising its essential player experience.

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mrmallardsmobileposts · 6 years ago

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RE: the Easy Mode discourse with Sekiro

I don't mind a game having easy mode. RTS games have easy modes, fighting games have easy modes, all sorts of competitive video games have easy modes. I grew up playing most games on easy difficulties, before moving onto normal for most titles - I don't like being broken down again and again by a game continuously kicking me in the dick, because I don't find that fun. Because of that, I don't like playing FromSoft games.

And I wouldn't play a Dark Souls game, or Bloodborne, or Sekiro, even if they did have an easy mode. Because I realise that the games are difficult by design.

My thoughts on Easy Mode discourse go back to when Cuphead was being roasted for its difficulty. There's footage of a games journalist - a person being paid to cover the game that he's playing - getting stuck on the tutorial for like 3 minutes. He just makes the same mistake over and over again instead of trying something new, and it's a technique that even most kids can work out in about a minute tops - This isn't a kid, or a newcomer, getting their first taste of a run n' gun title, it's a grown man being paid to play and cover this game, and he can't pass a simple and basic tutorial.

This instance isn't a question of accessible game design, because the button inputs are along the bottom of the screen and the physics make sense. It's perfectly fine to fail a few times while you get the hang of it, that's what the tutorial is there for, but floundering on the tutorial for three minutes isn't a fault on the game's part.

The Driver tutorial? That's a pain in the ass. It's unintuitive, it requires knowledge of specific stunt-driving terms out of the box and the time limit is harsh. The Cuphead tutorial is a bit abstract, but the button combos make sense and the actions it wants you to take are pretty clearly signposted. This guy failing to grasp the fundamental controls of the game, free of any hazards or timers or whatever, is a personal problem on his behalf - but that got turned into a "gamer respect" issue regarding video game difficulty later down the line. To my understanding he took the game to task for being too difficult despite his issues with the controls being a personal, localised issue.

I'm bringing Cuphead up because that game's difficulty was lambasted by reviewers upon its release. We had this "developers need to respect gamers by adding an easy mode" discussion before, even with an easier difficulty modifier in Cuphead. Reviewers who were giving the game coverage were roasted for not knowing how to play the game, and rightfully so, and the reviewers shot back with "it's not user-friendly enough, it's a fault on the part of the game!".

Cuphead is designed to be challenging. It can be made easier, but there are aspects to the level design and the bullet patterns of the bosses that give the game its appeal in the first place. It wasn't just a slog through Kaizo-level pitfalls and restrictive controls, and the easier play mode cut boss HP and might have messed with projectile density and enemy placement for all I know - but it was still challenging in the way that the developers intended, with enough concessions to make the game more accessible to less skilled players. That established my distrust of mainstream games coverage in regards to video game difficulty.

FromSoft is known for their difficult games, with different mech combat games years before the Souls games as well as the popularity of their hard-as-nails Souls titles. These games haven't had easier difficulty settings before, with a noted appeal being the feeling of accomplishment that players feel when they wrangle with the controls long enough to be able to beat the game. For all intents and purposes, the Soulsborne titles from FromSoft are made with difficulty in mind. Difficulty is a feature, an obstacle to be overcome.

Of course, plenty of other games are made for challenging play but offer a cinematic mode. That's fine, and it's up to every developer to consider the audience that they want to court with their difficulty modes. But FromSoft games are renowned for their difficulty, and only those players who put up with the bullshit of each game get to experience how those games play out. It's no different to buying a game that you can't beat, or that seems unfairly stacked in the game's favor, or that you just don't like so you take it back - some crazy bastard is going to punish themselves for long enough to finish that game, whether they like it or not. Not everyone is going to find appeal in that experience, or get the most out of that game.

And sometimes games are unbalanced, and require patches to be considered playable by anyone outside of the handful of masochistic "hardcore" gamers who spend hours on end punishing themselves until they're good enough to persevere. Sometimes an easy mode is required due to developer oversight. Sometimes it's just nice having less stuff to stress over so you can enjoy a game's story beats and get a reasonable facsimile of the game's intended effect.

But the Soulsborne games are intentionally hard for skilled players to enjoy, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I find it really backwards for games journalists to call out From Software as "disrespecting their players", when they're offering incredible gameplay challenges to be overcome with skillful play. That sounds like they're respecting players well enough to learn the game's systems, become skilled at the game's combat and overcome these extreme challenges on their own. The satisfaction of overcoming the game's biggest challenges is the reward you get for playing, and that impact is lessened by hand-holding or watering down the experience.

I would never touch Sekiro with a ten foot pole because I don't like games that are overbearingly difficult like that, but I certainly respect it for what it tries to do. I think making a company go out of their way to change that intended balance of difficulty is rude - if their intention was to create an overwhelmingly difficult game, then that intent should be respected. If you can't overcome the game's challenges, then there's a whole slew of action RPGs with a range of different difficulty modes for you to play.

And despite that, I'm still on board with games having easy modes. Even a developer known for their hardcore game series aimed at enthusiasts can put an easy mode in their video games to appeal to a wider demographic, and that's fine. Like jeez, have you seen the Fire Emblem purists on GameFAQs who insisted an easy mode on Awakenings was the death of the series, despite selling record-breaking numbers of units? People who take a stand against easy modes in video games, calling it the death of gaming or something like that, are usually massive assholes.

My beef here is the social pressure to add an easier difficulty mode to a game built around challenge and skill. If they cave to pressure and add it, it won't be any skin off my back, but I think that games made for the sake of being challenging should be as difficult as they want to be - From Software should be able to make their games as easy or difficult as they like.

Even without touching on the subject of accessibility for different personal conditions, here are game experiences that are crafted specifically for enthusiasts of a certain genre that the average layman wouldn't enjoy playing, despite having the capacity to play with the pros given the right amount of practice and dedication. If folks found a Touhou bullet hell title too difficult, even on the easiest difficulty settings, are the developers responsible for modifying the game's difficulty settings even more to account for all types of players?

There is the accessibility issue of a game being too difficult for everyone to play. Anyone should have the tools to pick up whatever game they want to give it a go, and gaming is known for having issues with accessibility regarding different gaming peripherals - we're used to standardised layouts on a gaming controller, and anyone who can't fit into that paradigm is shit outta luck. Controllers like the Xbox One accessibility gamepad is making headway in that department, but it's still a prohibitedly expensive option. Custom button-mapping has been on the rise with this most recent gaming generation, but that doesn't mean much if you can't hold the controller due to your personal conditions. Different controllers for differently abled people to play games have always been ridiculously expensive. There's absolutely a case to be made for the video game scene not being the most accessible crowd around.

But given that a differently abled person has access to the equipment that they need to play video games, they should have access to whatever games they want to play. But not everyone is going to be able to beat every type of game, even with the know-how and the proper equipment and the desire to play.

And there will be differently abled people who do pull out all the stops to finish whatever video game they put their mind to. There's a quadriplegic man who's beaten Sekiro before. There are people who overcome difficult video games despite having limited mobility and different accessibility needs. Anyone who wants to try to beat a game should have the equipment to take a shot, and they should be able to play on whatever difficulty is comfortable for them to play on, but if a game is designed with a high skill ceiling in mind and only offers the one way to play it, I think those who are willing to challenge, learn and overcome the game on its terms should reap the rewards.

If a game has busted accessibility options, like improper color-blindness options or button mapping that makes the game even more difficult for differently abled people despite being billed as the "accessible" option - even if a game doesn't allow for custom key-binding - there's a case for a developer or company to change and fix things to make good on their promise of a more accessible gaming experience. If a game is improperly balanced on even the easiest difficulties, there's a case for the developers to alter the game on those grounds.

But I think a game that's been built from the ground up to be a significant challenge, with the intended goal to run the game's gauntlet of considerable difficulty, has the right to present its intended challenge as is - as the statement that the developers intended for the enthusiasts who flock to buy each new release. There will be people who are dedicated enough to finish it from all walks of life. But not everyone will be able to play it, or find it enjoyable, whether that person is differently abled or not.

I don't like Soulsborne games, or games that present themselves as hard-as-nails challenge fests. I don't mind a significant challenge from time to time, but From Software games aren't my scene because I know I'm not going to take to them. While I understand the accessibility argument, I'm pretty jaded from instances like Cuphead where even a difficult game with easier difficulty modes was judged as being fundamentally flawed for the level of challenge it presented.

I don't want to step on anyone's rights or desires, and I don't dislike easy modes in video games. But a game that's designed to be difficult should be able to present its difficulty on its own terms. If that means offering the single intended experience, then that's their prerogative.

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A Somewhat Comprehensive List of Good Old-School FPS Games, Where To Get Them, & How To Get Them Working

I love old FPS games. The action is fast, the levels are explorable, the guns are powerful. Whether you’re tired of modern FPS games or just waiting for some new hotness to come out, there’s a lot of these old games you can play! This list will cover a lot of the old classics and how to get them running on modern hardware (assuming you’re on Windows. Some of these work on Mac/Linux though).

Of course, what defines an “old-school” game from something more recent? Well the way I see it, there are FPS games before Halo, and FPS games after Halo. Halo was such a landmark game that it shifted the entire genre, hell even the entire video game industry. So I’m going to keep this list to pre-2001 games for the most part.

STUFF TO KNOW

Before going into this wholesale, I need to say a couple of things. These game are old. They are most likely not going to work out of the box and will need some tweaking on your part. Most of the non-3D games on Steam and GOG come with DOSBox wrappers. This can be fine for some games, but often times fans have created patches and their own engines/source ports for these games that work better than DOSBox emulation.

PC Gaming Wiki is an invaluable resource when it comes to finding patches and fixes to common problems. I will also point out any fan patches or source ports for the games as I go. On Steam, the curator page Sector Effectors has brief overviews on the functionality of games so you know what you might need before you buy.

A lot of games on Steam and GOG come in bundles that have the entire series in one at a markdown price, so it’s usually cheaper to just buy an entire series than each individual game. I can link to bundles on Steam but not on GOG; those bundles will be on the sidebar underneath the button to buy the game. In the case of games (like Doom on Steam), you have to buy the bundle to get the mission packs, whereas stuff like this is typically included with the game already on GOG.

Make sure you check through the options menu of each game and make sure everything’s set up to your liking, whether it’s video options or your actual controls. The default settings for this kind of stuff in these games are tend to be really weird and outdated, so it’s something you need to check every single time.

Most if not all of these games include various difficulty modes, so whether you’re a badass coolguy like me or someone fairly new to PC shooter games, you’ll be able to play these games.

id SOFTWARE

While they didn’t invent first-person shooter games, it’s undeniable that id Software made the genre as popular as it is today with the games they made.

WOLFENSTEIN (1992/1993/2001)

Wolfenstein was originally an adventure game for the Apple II, but the boys at id wanted to put their own spin on it. What we got was intensely fast Nazi slaughtering action, chock full of gore to spill and gold to swipe. You play as B.J. Blazkowicz, a POW hellbent on escaping Castle Wolfenstein and blasting any Nazi who gets in your way.

Wolfenstein 3D - GOG / Steam Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny - GOG / Steam Return to Castle Wolfenstein - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle

Wolf3D has a source port called ECWolf, which natively supports most popular OS’s, has widescreen support, and adds an auto-map feature which is immensely helpful for getting through the maze-like levels. At full speed, Wolf3D might make you motion sick, just a word of warning.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein has a 1.42d fanpatch (second from bottom) that adds proper widescreen support. This game has some weird difficulty spikes. Grey Matter Studios, the team that made RtCW, were later absorbed into Treyarch, who later went on to make Call of Duty: World at War and most of the other good CoD games.

Call Apogee, Say “Aardwolf”!

DOOM (1993/1994/1996)

This just might be the best game ever made, though I may be a little biased. Doom was a landmark title in the video game industry, to the point that FPS games were all called “Doom clones” for a while. The last alive in your squad of space marines, it’s you versus the legions of Hell as they take over Mars and invade Earth. Try to make it out alive!

Ultimate Doom - GOG / Steam Doom II: Hell on Earth - GOG / Steam Final Doom - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle (includes Master Levels for Doom II)

Doom has a huge number of source ports, but the most notable ones as of right now (in my opinion) are GZDoom (modern features + mod support), prboom+ (vanilla-style with modern features), and Chocolate Doom (vanilla-accurate). There’s many more though, which I’ve written about extensively here. Disregard Doom 3: BFG Edition, it edits the base data files and makes them incompatible with a lot of custom content.

If you play with a gameplay mod before you’ve beaten the games, I’ll slap you.

Eat leaden death, demon.

QUAKE (1996/1997/1999)

Wolf3D and Doom were pioneers for their own reasons, and Quake’s claim to fame was its fast 3D graphics, full use of the mouse to look up, down, and all around, and intense deathmatch multiplayer. Whether you’re battling it out with Lovecraftian monsters in Gothic castles, waging war against the alien Strogg, or simply blasting opponents in the Arena Eternal, there’s intense action to be had.

Quake - GOG / Steam Quake II - GOG / Steam Quake III Arena - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle

Quake 1 has a few notable source ports. For singleplayer, Quakespasm (John Romero approved!) and Darkplaces (not updated anymore but still works great) are the go-to. I don’t really play Q1 multiplayer so I can’t recommend anything on that end. This Steam guide has some good info on Quake source ports regardless.

Another thing of note with Q1 is that the Steam version does not come with the CD audio. Short of putting a Quake disc in your computer to get that CD audio, you can download this ZIP file I put together. This page has more info about the Quake 1 soundtrack. The GOG version comes with the CD audio, but in the format of a disk image, which can be a pain to get working.

Quake II has an unofficial 3.24 patch (third from bottom) as well as source ports like Yamagi and kmquake2 (top one). Q2 also has the same problem Q1 has, in that the Steam version doesn’t have the rockin’ CD soundtrack. I put together a download for the Quake 2 soundtrack here.

Quake III Arena should just work out of install, though on Steam you might need to disable Steam Overlay as it can screw up the visuals. Outside of that though, there’s a 1.32e fanpatch and the ioquake3 source port. Unlike the previous two games, Q3A is primarily a multiplayer game, though it does have a botmatch campaign that’s fairly fun. The music should work in this one.

Shub-Niggurath awaits you...

RAVEN SOFTWARE

For a while, Raven were kind of a sister studio to id. A lot of Raven’s early games are on id Software game engines. Luckily, this means some of these games can work on source ports for the games listed above!

HERETIC & HEXEN (1994/1995/1997)

Heretic and Hexen run on the Doom engine, and actually added features that Doom originally didn’t have, like being able to look up and down, having an inventory system, having a class system, and being able to jump. Hexen itself plays fairly different from Doom, with much more focus on exploration, puzzle solving, and melee combat, with the ability to backtrack between levels.

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders - Steam HeXen: Beyond Heretic - Steam HeXen II - Steam Steam Bundle

Being Doom engine games, Heretic/Hexen can be played using source ports like GZDoom and Chocolate Doom with little to no extra hassle. Hexen actually has a CD soundtrack much like Quake, but without a CD you get the MIDI versions of the music instead, which is fine by me since the MIDI tracks are great. If you want the CD music, you can run this WAD when you run Hexen. Check my Doom guide for info on how to do that.

The version of Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel on Steam is actually the original buggy version with no music. Download this version of it instead for working music.

Hexen II uses the Quake 1 engine, but has it’s own source port called Hammer of Thyrion. Unfortunately, like Quake 1, the Steam version does not include the CD audio. You can download the soundtrack here. Hexen II on Steam also does not include the Portal of Praevus mission pack; you can download that here.

There is actually a Heretic II but it’s third-person and not sold on digital stores due to licensing issues. It’s okay, and more of an early look at a much bigger game Raven Software would make four years later.

Evil grows darkest in the shadow.

APOGEE SOFTWARE/3D REALMS

Apogee was both a developer and publisher for PC games, popularizing the “shareware” model of distribution where a sizable portion of the game would be put out for free, and people could pay for the rest of the game. Wolf3D was actually published under Apogee, but id went solo when they made Doom. Regardless, they made some very notable FPS games.

RISE OF THE TRIAD (1994)

Made on a heavily modified Wolf3D engine, Rise of the Triad was made after Tom Hall left id since Doom’s development went in a direction he wasn’t interested in. It’s much less technically impressive than Doom, though you can choose one of five characters to play as, as well as look up and down and even bounce off of bounce pads.

Rise of the Triad: Dark War - GOG / Steam

There is one RotT source port called WinRott (and a more modern version called WinRottAPI). However, it has numerous problems and frequently crashes, making the standard DOSBox version you get with GOG and Steam the more appealing option.

Ludicrous gibs!

DUKE NUKEM 3D (1996)

The first of the Big Build Engine Three, Duke Nukem 3D is the third game in the series, the previous two being sidescrolling shooters. Alien bastards have invaded Earth once again, and Duke Nukem takes it upon himself to blast their asses out of the galaxy, cracking one-liners along the way.

Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour - Steam

Atomic Edition is the original “all-in-one” package that includes bonus campaigns which was sold on GOG, and Megaton Edition was a modern rerelease of Atomic Edition on Steam. However, these versions of the game were ripped off of digital storefronts due to Gearbox Software acquiring the Duke IP. The only version of Duke3D to buy right now on digital stores is World Tour. It does not include the original bonus campaigns, but it has an all-new 5th episode where Duke Nukem says “Bazinga”.

Honestly, just have Atomic Edition. This is the version I had before it was taken off GOG. I don’t care. Don’t give Randy Pitchford your money.

The most notable Duke3D source port is eduke32, which adds a lot of modern bells and whistles as well as some fancy new visuals. I’m not sure it’s compatible with World Tour though.

Those alien bastards are gonna pay for shooting up my ride!

SHADOW WARRIOR (1997)

The second big Build Engine game, Shadow Warrior is fairly similar to Duke3D, albeit with a (slightly racially insensitive) Asian theme. You play as Lo Wang, chopping and blasting your way through demons and monsters to stop a corporate overlord from taking over Japan, cracking bad puns along the way.

Shadow Warrior Classic (1997) - GOG / Steam (free!) Shadow Warrior Redux - GOG / Steam

The Classic version of Shadow Warrior is just the original game running in DOSBox. It works pretty well, and for the low price of free it’s worth a play! The Redux version is essentially an official source port, like what Megaton Edition was with Duke3D. It does cost money, but it runs great.

There were a couple of source ports, but the Redux version basically invalidates them.

Who want some Wang??

BLOOD (1997)

The third big Build Engine game. Blood was made by Monolith, more well known these days for F.E.A.R. and Shadow of Mordor. Blood’s a bit of a weird one compared to Duke and Shadow Warrior; its setting is ambiguous and your main melee weapon of choice is a pitchfork. Caleb is an undead gunslinger who’s on a revenge quest, slaughtering cultists and monsters along the way while cracking snide comments.

Blood: One Whole Unit Blood - GOG / Steam

Blood is in a weird situation, where it likely would have had a rerelease similar to Duke3D Megaton or Shadow Warrior Redux, but Atari has a stranglehold on the rights and refuses to do anything with it, even release the source code.

Despite that, Blood does have a couple of source ports of sorts, the standout being BloodGDX. It’s a bizarre reverse-engineered piece of work that runs in Java, but it’s probably the most accurate version of Blood you can play besides the DOSBox version. On the downside, it doesn’t display the pre-rendered cutscenes. The alternative is BloodCM, which is based on eduke32.

There is a Blood II but it’s poopy.

I live... again!

BUNGIE

A lot of people forget Bungie made games before Halo existed. This is because most of the games they made before Halo were for the Macintosh. While Doom dominated the IBM PC market, Bungie decided to carve out a niche on a competing platform, and it worked.

MARATHON (1994/1995/1996)

The guys at Bungie thought Wolf3D and Doom were pretty cool, and they wanted to put their own spin on it. The pace is a bit slower than it’s contemporaries, but Marathon’s focus is instead on exploration and story, which is told through computer terminals. Aliens attack your colony ship, and the onboard AI start to go a little haywire. It’s up to you, a lone security officer, to beat back the Pfhor and prevent Durandal from... oh never mind, there he goes.

Marathon - Free Download Marathon 2: Durandal - Free Download Marathon Infinity - Free Download

The Marathon Trilogy in it’s entirety was put up for free by Bungie, source code and all. The main source port for it is Aleph One. It should just work after install, though you might need to fiddle with the in-game options to get it to how you want it.

All three games come with hi-res texture packs that are based on the Xbox Live Arcade version of Marathon 2, and they kinda don’t look so good sometimes. You can turn them off in the Plugins menu under Environment options to get the authentic aesthetics. The Field of View of the Marathon games is a little low by default, but you can copypaste a script from the PC Gaming Wiki page to remedy that. I played with 100 FOV personally.

Make liberal use of your automap, but conservative use of your ammo. You can only save at designated save stations. Marathon 1 has background music but the other two games don’t. Marathon Infinity’s plot includes timeline hopping. Have fun!

Frog blast the vent core!

EPIC MEGAGAMES & DIGITAL EXTREMES

Before Fortnite, before Warframe, before Gears of War, there was Unreal. Epic Games is most known for the Unreal Engine these days, but there’s a game series behind that name, and it used to be Quake’s biggest competitor.

UNREAL (1998/1999)

Like most games here, Unreal was made to be a technical showcase for the engine it’s running on. This is important because visual fidelity was pretty much the game’s main selling point, and it worked. People were really impressed with how it looked at the time. You play as a escaped convict from a prison ship that crash-landed on a mysterious alien planet, simply trying to find a way to escape.

Unreal Gold - GOG / Steam Unreal Tournament GOTY - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle (includes later Unreal games)

These games should just work out of the box, but you can install the Oldunreal fanpatch to make them more compatible with modern systems and resolutions. Make sure you download the one for Unreal Gold, otherwise it won’t let you play the expansion. Unreal Tournament has a couple of patches that are needed if you want to play it online these days, as well as this fix for sound and some of the graphics.

There is an Unreal II but it wasn’t made by Epic or Digital Extremes, and it’s kind of poopy.

From where many have died, you have escaped.

VALVE SOFTWARE

Before the rise of Steam, Valve used to make games. While they don’t really do that anymore, their back catalog of developed games is impressive and impacted the industry in more ways than one.

HALF-LIFE (1998/1999/2001)

Valve’s aim with Half-Life was to make an immersive world that told a story, while also having Quake-style action as it’s main gameplay. Half-Life got a lot of praise for not only telling a decent little story, but for letting players keep control the entire time and never forcing people to watch a single cutscene. A research facility accidentally opens a portal to a border dimension, from which an alien invasion pours out. It’s up to Dr. Freeman to fight for his survival, as an all-out war commences.

Half-Life - Steam Half-Life: Opposing Force - Steam Half-Life: Blue Shift - Steam Steam Bundle (also includes Team Fortress Classic)

Half-Life is still somewhat regularly updated by Valve to keep it compatible with modern systems, so the game should just work after install. That being said, Xash3D is a reverse engineered version of GoldSrc that aims to remove some limitations and restored cut features from the original engine, though it’s not necessary to play Half-Life or it’s expansions.

There exists Half-Life: Source, which is HL1 straight ported to the HL2 engine, but it sucks. It was so bad, fans created Black Mesa, a full HL1 remaster for the HL2 engine. Black Mesa is great, but don’t play it until you’ve played the original.

They’re waiting for you, Gordon. In the test chamber...

COUNTER-STRIKE & TEAM FORTRESS

While these are strictly multiplayer-only games, I would be remiss to not include them. Counter-Strike and Team Fortress’s impacts on the world of competitive multiplayer gaming is extremely important and is worth checking out at least once.

Counter-Strike - Steam Team Fortress Classic - Steam

The original Counter-Strike should work out of the box and is still actively played by quite a number of people today. Team Fortress Classic still has a playerbase, but not as much as CS. The newest versions of these games, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Team Fortress 2, are still incredibly popular to this day.

Enemy spotted.

LOOKING GLASS STUDIOS

I personally don’t have much experience with Looking Glass and their legacy of games, but it just wouldn’t be right to not mention them considering how important they were to the growth of the first-person genre of games. Not strictly shooters like Doom or Quake, these games pioneered the “immersive sim” subgenre with heavy focus on exploration and story over blast-up-your-ass gunplay. If you prefer a slower pace and some actual story to sink your teeth into, look no further. Though, be prepared to wrestle with some of the controls.

ULTIMA UNDERWORLD (1992/1993)

Ultima was primarily a top-down RPG series, but Underworld takes that formula and puts it in the first-person perspective. The game pioneered many advanced features not seen before in video games, and heavily inspired games like The Elder Scrolls, Bioshock, and even Wolfenstein 3D. You play once again as The Avatar, thrown into the Great Stygian Abyss to look for an ungrateful baron’s kidnapped daughter.

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss - GOG Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds - GOG

There does not exist any source ports or fan patches for this game, so DOSBox is all you get. It seems that the GOG versions has a few issues, but they have fixes.

You see a rat. You see a rat. You see a rat. You see a rat. You...

SYSTEM SHOCK (1994/1999)

Video game stories about AIs going rouge and wanting to become gods seems to be a common theme in 1994. System Shock 1 and 2 are considered masterpieces by classic PC game enthusiasts. You play a cyber-hacker in the future and some corporate executive guy asks you to hack his space station’s AI to give him full control over it, in exchange for cyber implants. You agree, you do it, and as you wake from the implanting operation, the AI has pretty much killed everyone aboard and is planning on blasting major cities on on Earth with the station’s mining laser.

System Shock: Enhanced Edition - GOG / Steam System Shock 2 - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle

Enhanced Edition, much like some of the rereleases for the Build Engine games, is geared to make the game playable on modern systems, in more ways than one. For instance, in the original game, you cannot use the mouse to look around. Enhanced Edition lets you do so. It also comes with the original version of System Shock running in DOSBox, if you’re so inclined to play it.

System Shock 2 has a whole slew of mods and patches, too many for me to discern and sort through. Maybe I’ll update this once I actually play the game so I can put up only the worthwhile fixes and mods.

Look at you, hacker. A pathetic creature of meat and bone. Panting and sweating as you run through my corridors. How can you challenge a perfect immortal machine?

THIEF (1998/2000)

A bit of a departure from most of the games on this list, even other Looking Glass games, Thief is primarily a stealth game, focusing on moving quietly and discreetly while swiping rare artifacts and precious heirlooms. Though Garrett, the player character, often finds himself in much darker conspiracies throughout his adventures.

Thief: Gold - GOG / Steam Thief II: The Metal Age - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle (includes Thief 3 and the crappy Thief reboot)

Thief Gold has a patch called TFix that helps the game run on modern systems. Thief II has a similar patch called Tafferpatcher. Both games use the same engine, which was also used for System Shock 2.

Some people in The City are too rich for their own good. Lucky they have me to give them a hand.

ION STORM

Ion Storm is kind of weird to look back on in hindsight. John Romero was essentially forced out of id Software after Quake came out because he spent too much time goofing around and not actually working, so he got back with his buddy Tom Hall, and they formed Ion Storm. They managed to bring in Warren Spector and some other talent from Looking Glass as well.

DAIKATANA (2000)

Okay, I’ll be honest, this is not that good of a game, but it has historical significance so I’m including it. Mr. Romero was feeling a bit big in his britches and wanted to make the best game ever. This game would be Daikatana, featuring quite possibly the most infamous and aggressive marketing campaign in gaming history. You play as Hiro, and along with your allies Superfly and Mikiko, you must fix the timeline and prevent the evil Mishima from rewriting history and becoming ruler of the world.

Daikatana - GOG / Steam

Daikatana runs on the Quake 2 engine, which is fairly flexible and should run out of the box. Romero put out the source code for the game a year after release, and from that we got the 1.3 patch, which is still being maintained by the few fans this game has.

John Romero’s about to make you his bitch.

DEUS EX (2000)

While the Dallas studio was plagued with problems of ego, Ion Storm Austin diligently worked with Warren Spector to create the cyberpunk Deus Ex. The themes and topics in this game are honestly more relevant today than they were when the game released. You play as JC Denton, a cybernetically enhanced anti-terrorist agent who gets caught up in a web of conspiracies involving organizations like the Illuminati.

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition - GOG / Steam

Deus Ex runs on the Unreal engine, so it should just work. The Steam version has a bug where music is accidentally omitted from a level, but this is fixed in the GOG version. There are some fanpatches as well, though I dunno which ones are good or necessary.

There’s a Deus Ex 2 but it’s poopy.

My vision is augmented.

OTHER NOTABLE GAMES

There’s still a lot more old-school goodness to play, even though they may not be as big as the ones listed above. They may also deviate a little from definition of “old-school FPS”.

STRIFE (1996)

Even the Doom engine got an immersive sim game. Strife is a fantasy-based adventure FPS where you work with rebels to overthrow The Order. Not to be confused with Strife, the MOBA.

The Original Strife: Veteran Edition - GOG / Steam

This game was in abandonware status for the longest time before Night Dive Studios managed to find the licenses and release this modern version. It uses a fork of GZDoom and comes with a whole host of snazzy features like bloom and anti-aliasing. It even comes with the original files if you just want to play using Chocolate Doom or whatever.

DARK FORCES (1995/1997/1998)

LucasArts were famous for their adventure games, but they wanted a piece of that FPS pie too. Star Wars was and still is the hottest series in sci-fi, so it’s no surprise it had its share of games. The Dark Forces games haven’t aged quite as well as most other games on the list, but if you’re looking for that Star Wars flavor, this is it. You play as Kyle Katarn, an Imperial-turned-mercenary working for whoever forks over the most cash. The cowards at Disney retconned these games with Rogue One.

STAR WARS Dark Forces - GOG / Steam STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle (includes the Jedi Knight games below)

The Steam versions of these games are outdated and many aspects of them just don’t work, like the music. The GOG versions are leagues more functional. Jedi Knight comes with Mysteries of the Sith, which runs on the same engine.

There are no fixes or patches for Dark Forces. XL Engine is the only source port that exists but development on it has been seemingly abandoned, and it remains buggy and unfinished. I can’t even find a proper link to a download, everything keeps 404ing.

Dark Forces II has an unofficial patch and a laundry list of various fixes on its PC Gaming Wiki page. Mysteries of the Sith is much of the same.

JEDI KNIGHT (2002/2003)

Made by Raven Software, who previously made Heretic/Hexen, Jedi Knight continues the adventures of Kyle Katarn, as he obtains the powers of the Force and wields a lightsaber. Shooting sections are in first person, but lightsaber combat is in third person.

STAR WARS Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast - GOG / Steam STAR WARS Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy - GOG / Steam Steam Bundle (includes the Dark Forces games above)

Both games run on the Quake 3 engine, so they should just work fresh from install, though you might need to mess with config files to get proper widescreen resolutions. Jedi Academy still has an active playerbase for its multiplayer!

DESCENT (1995/1996/1999)

Are you sick of being limited to running around on the ground? Then Descent might be for you! Piloting a space ship, you’re given “six degrees of freedom” to bob and weave your way around enemies! You play as a merc hired by a mining corporation to investigate and destroy a computer virus that’s hijacking their mining robots.

Descent - GOG / Steam Descent II - GOG / Steam Descent 3 - GOG / Steam

There are a couple of source ports for Descent. DXX-Rebirth seems focused on maintaining the vanilla feel of the original, and D2X-XL is more focused on adding modern features, like OpenGL rendering. Both of these should work for Descent and Descent II.

Descent 3 does not have any source ports and might require some work to get running.

REDNECK RAMPAGE (1997/1998)

While Duke, Wang, and Caleb stole the show with the Build Engine, Redneck Rampage is still a favorite among some fans. Includes a booze-o-meter!

Redneck Rampage Collection - GOG / Steam

The collection includes all three games in one package. Redneck Rampage is also on Steam but the quality of that version is so poor that you’d be better off just buying the GOG version. One source port exists but is extremely buggy, so you’re better off just playing it with DOSBox.

TUROK (1997/1999)

Most commonly thought of as Nintendo 64 games, Turok did make its way to PC. Turok is a little more arcade-y than most other games of its time, using a checkpoint save system and lives instead of just restarting the level over again like other games. Commit dinozoid genocide as Turok, Son of Stone!

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - GOG / Steam Turok 2: Seeds of Evil - GOG / Steam

These versions of Turok are remasters done by Night Dive Studios, so they should just work with no issues. N64 soundtrack best soundtrack. They’re drum-tastic!

SERIOUS SAM (2001/2002)

Out of Croatia comes Serious Sam. Including Serious Sam as an “old-school” FPS is pushing it, considering the series was actually made as a throwback to old-school FPS. At this point, it’s done its best to keep old-school traditions alive, so it deserves inclusion. You play as “Serious” Sam Stone, traveling through time to thwart the evil alien Mental.

Serious Sam: The First Encounter - GOG / Steam Serious Sam: The Second Encounter - GOG / Steam

Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter - Steam Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter - Steam

Croteam remade TFE and TSE in a newer version of their Serious Engine, and while the HD versions are the ones I’d personally recommend, the original versions still work great and some people still swear by them over the HD versions. It’s up to you and your preferences.

LET’S WRAP THIS UP

Obviously this list is not the end-all-be-all of EVERY first-person shooter that’s considered “old-school”. There’s pre-Wolf3D stuff like Hovertank 3D and Catacomb 3D. There’s stuff during the mid-late 90s like Blake Stone, Soldier of Fortune, SiN, and Tribes. Hell, there’s even stuff like Rainbow Six and Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, which paved the way for Call of Duty and the rise of modern military FPS. I never promised a full comprehensive list, just stuff I think is notable and fun. Though if you think there’s something vital that’s missing, let me know and I might add it!

If you need help getting some of this stuff to run, I will help if you shoot me a message, but please actually Google your problems before coming to me. Other people have this stuff figured out pretty well, and I will pretty much Google your problem if it’s something I don’t know.

Regardless, please check out these games and have fun! Each one has its own quirks. And remember:

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Functions of Difficulty: A Response to a Contentious Piece of Criticism

It seems like every time From Software releases a new video game, journalists, critics, and consumers end up discussing the complicated questions: how difficult is too difficult and would From Software games benefit from having an easy mode? I want to consider where these questions come from, how the accompanying viewpoints are presented and defended, and where I want the discussion to go, all while minimizing direct comparisons to other artistic mediums.

These questions have existed since the release of the first Dark Souls game and have existed for games before then. The reason I feel the need to write about it now was a trending article by Forbes contributor David Thier titled “'Sekiro: Shadows Dies [sic] Twice' Needs To Respect Its Players And Add An Easy Mode.” This headline makes several assumptions. The first it makes is that Sekiro, as it is, does not respect its players, though it does not necessarily say why this is the case. The next part of the title helps understand how it is that Sekiro doesn’t respect its players by tying the lack of respect with the need for an easy mode. I go through the labor of phrasing the headline’s meaning this way because the fundamental “issue” that manifests as a lack of respect is not solely the absence of an easier difficulty, but, as the writer later puts it, “The fact that these games don't have any difficulty settings means that only a certain sort of player with time, inclination, reaction speed and lack of physical issues will ever see the final boss fight anywhere but on Twitch. This is a problem.” But is it?

This article marks the unwavering physical requirements of the game as an issue that would be addressed by having multiple difficulty settings that impact in-game properties related to these physical requirements. These adjustments would make it possible for people of varying ability to get to the same ending, a status the article privileges above not finishing the game.

Another way to frame the physical requirements are to view them as mechanical requirements and understandings. Games are more than the sum of their plot, presentation, and mechanics, and I put mechanics last because in the hierarchy of game analysis it is, ironically, the most difficult to critique and therefore more difficult to fully appreciate; while people might share the same language for the narrative and similar visual/audio aesthetic appeal achieved through cultural accustom, mechanical ability is hard to transfer, is always transferred indirectly, and is easily distinguishable from one player to another. This is not to say that one’s understanding of language and visual/audio appeal are not also tailored by an individual’s experiences and understandings, rather to frame video games as an artistic medium that places a higher value on the mechanical ability because that is the avenue on which video games fundamentally interact with the player. While some video game elitists would like to believe that video games are the only artistic works with interaction, it is better to view the interpretive qualities of other artistic mediums as an interactive process in their own right, and to see how one is not necessarily more interactive than another, but that the mode of interaction at play is different (might write more about this in the future).

So how are difficulty and mechanical requirements, made up of ability and knowledge, connected? While there is no linear graph to accurately illustrate how these two abstract notions work together, the relationship can be broken down as such: the higher the ability (physical abilities like quick reaction times, accuracy, and even time to play at all) or knowledge (understanding embedded game mechanics like how much damage the player does at a given time, time it takes to attack, how much damage do enemies do, remembering certain visual/audio elements that distinguish different enemies, etc) required to be competent makes the game more difficult. The ability part of this equation can be worked on and overcome by the player, but the knowledge requirement is something that the developer is only able to address.

To be clear, players can increase their understanding of mechanics by always keeping in mind those qualities of mechanical knowledge mentioned above, but only the developer can decide what knowledge is important in-game. For example, stamina has been an important trait of the Souls series and forces players to consider their consumption of a fundamental resource that many action-focused games do not consider. However, there is no stamina bar and no limitation of action with regards to stamina in Sekiro, thus there is no need or ability to worry about stamina consumption. This removal arguably would make the game easier than its counterpart in the Souls series, if it weren’t for the introduction of posture and a more robust countering system. However, I don’t want to get too into the impact of Sekiro’s differences because I hope to write another article about how they culminate into a game that is superficially Souls-like but results in a game that is mechanically quite different. But the point remains: there are aspects of difficulty within the player’s control and aspects of difficulty reserved for the developer. The fundamental question of the article and overall discussion of video game difficulty is how much of that difficulty should be reserved for the developer.

I’ve mentioned a player’s understanding and experiences earlier, but I want to address how this manifests as player bias. What players are exposed to and capable of will greatly impact what they believe is important in a video game. If a player has quick reaction times but doesn’t much care for the story framing their play, then narrative games are going to bore them and their preferences are best served by playing games that are solely focused on their mechanical interaction. On the other hand, if a player is interested in how games can present certain narratives, then the mechanical knowledge/ability required may feel like a detriment to their experience with the narrative. I am not advocating for one form of play over another. Both have their value, but I believe a good game is one that is able to incorporate narrative and mechanics in a two-way relationship, where a player feels compelled to engage with play because of the story while simultaneously having a narrative informed by the mechanics. This is the element that makes From Software games what they are: the experience of the story is inextricably connected with playing it.

However, Thier does not seem to see it this way. He says, “But the difficulty is only one part of what defines these games for me, and honestly, it's not the most important part. From Software has some of the best world building in the business and, I would argue, the best character design.” Difficulty is framed as separate from world building and character design. The challenge associated with fighting enemies is not connected with his sense of the world and the characters. He goes on to say, “Lots of developers have attempted to imitate From's style of aggressively spare storytelling that relies on opaque item descriptions and occasional short dialogue to build out worlds.” Yet, are these two ways the only means From Software achieves its oppressively dark world and atmosphere? The difficulty associated with these worlds plays a role in how a player interprets their experience in them. If the enemies did not hit as hard and if there weren’t so many of them, there would certainly be a loss of tension and dread that a player feels in the world as they make their way through its often claustrophobic and dreary environments. If these worlds weren’t as bleak as they were, then the games would not warrant being as difficult as they are. That’s the core of my argument, different experiences warrant different levels of difficulty, though I’m not convinced Thier would disagree with this argument. The question remains: Is Sekiro too difficult?

I don’t believe it is, but I want to establish why by looking at how Thier and his dissenters frame their point of view. While Thier says he’s been arguing for easy modes for the past few From Software games, he acknowledges those games have built in mechanisms to assist players who are struggling. The previous games have a social component to them; the messaging system lets players help/deceive other players, the summoning system allows players to receive help from other players that ultimately trivialize any threat the bosses posed for the player while risking invasion from other less-helpful players, and certain weapons and builds made traversal through the different parts of the game easier. There was a balance to the aid, but it definitely gave struggling players a better chance at overcoming the odds. Thus, the game lets players choose their own difficulty, the only requirements are an internet connection and a drive to seek these things out either through summon signs or online forums to find out how to safely dispatch foes.

However, Sekiro disposes these forms of in-game assistance. The community is still working to find all the secrets and easy-methods to progress through the game, but this is because it is very early in the game’s life. Months from now, players will have no difficulty figuring out how to progress through the game and the easiest path to doing so, the difference being their ability to get help in game. From Software has expressed the benefits of not having multiplayer on the world/level design of this game, but whether this makes up for the inherent increase in difficulty by raising the minimum requirements of a player’s mechanical ability is contestable.

Let’s look at Thier’s interpretation of this change: “Sekiro removes [summoning], and so if you run up against a brick wall, that's it. Either beat your head against that wall or stop playing… I do not like the idea of coming up against a boss that I can't beat without a week of frustration, and so I can't let myself get obsessed with this one.” For Thier, the only solution is to keep going up against the same enemy until either they or the player are defeated through a process of attrition, but this is not the only possibility. Sekiro opens up shortly after the chain-ogre to multiple paths that give the player a number of options in how they wish to go about playing. At its worst, the game lets you farm for experience and sen that increases the player’s arsenal of abilities and consumables. At a point, this type of farming loses its efficiency and this change encourages players to take on the challenges they once thought insurmountable. The game is not about beating your head against a wall until the enemy is defeated; players are encouraged to reasonably increase their avatar skill to accompany/compensate their player skill. This gives players some lee-way with the process of learning enemy movements and attack patterns which has become a staple of beating these games. This method of play has been contextualized by the hollowing/nightmare premise of the previous games and makes its way into Sekiro through the resurrection mechanic which has a more immediate effect on the story and how the player interacts with non-player characters. Without the threat of death, the tension of traversing the world is diminished and it becomes less threatening as a result, though player’s seem to enjoy engaging in this terrifying environment. At least those who enjoy the last decade of From Software games.

Would an easy mode break this delicate balance of difficulty? Thier suggests it would not:

It's worth saying, time and time again: an easy mode does not have to change the core experience in any way, at all, period. Playing a version of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice that had an easy mode would, theoretically, be completely identical to playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice now. The continued insistence that an easy mode would somehow affect the normal mode seems to represent a players lack of respect for themselves, an idea that they would not be able to play the game that they want without ruining it for themselves.

While the general idea of his argument makes sense - having an easy mode does not impact players who choose the normal mode because it literally does not impact how the game is experienced for those players - this does not address the concern players have over how these two experiences are different from one another. Thier says that “all you need to do is turn up the damage the player does and turn down the damage the enemies do,” but players and critics must consider how this influences the overall experience. Games that take this approach to different levels of difficulty tend to break combat encounters by either making them pointless on the very easy end such that encountering an enemy becomes a nuisance and overall detrimental to the experience of the game because combat feels tacked on to the narrative experience, while on the other end of the difficulty spectrum enemies become ridiculous health tanks that can kill the player in one attack, making combat a process of finding the safest, often tedious, way of fighting. This approach to difficulty either trivializes or negatively emphasises the effects of combat to a potentially negative result. Game difficulty can be tackled in other ways, as seen in hack-and-slash games where difficulty modes influence number of enemies, enemy layouts, and enemy movesets. Trying to balance these different components leads to more work on the developer, and the process of making games means that something else, like core mechanics that persist throughout all difficulty settings, will not get as much attention. In an ideal world, all games get enough time to fine tune the core and be able to address how to best adjust different difficulty modes, but the unfortunate reality is that most games do not have the time or means to properly do this.

Thier believes that players lack respect for themselves because they may ruin their game by choosing an easier difficulty mode, though this belief is undercut by his admission that previous From Software games allowed for just that. It has always been possible to make the games easier through summoning and using certain abilities, and players who wanted a greater challenge either refused to use them and imposed harder challenges by excluding the use of certain fundamental game mechanics like levelling. Sekiro limits or entirely removes some of the mechanics that made previous From Software games easier, but it replaces them with limited consumables that were previously absent and stacks the odds in the player’s favor. Whether a player feels comfortable using these consumables varies, but the options are there for those who wish to take them. There is even an option to increase enemy damage, though with a much higher item drop rate for players who want to engage with that risk. Simply because an easy mode is unavailable does not mean there are not tools to make the game easier.

Without diving too deep into it, Sekiro’s combat focus is less on health and more about breaking enemy posture, so Thier’s suggestion to make the game easier by raising player damage would not change how harder boss combat encounters play out, with their focus on breaking enemy posture over dealing direct damage. If the suggestion is to increase posture damage, not only are there already ways to do that in game via upgrades and consumables, many basic enemies lose their posture after three hits, and early enemies become comically easy to kill five or so hours into the game. There is a difference between having these options there from the start and having the player come to unlock them as they progress through the game. While developer intent does not matter, asking them to change such fundamental elements of the mechanics is not examining the game for what it is, choosing to examine it for what it isn’t or based on an experience the game does not seem designed to give.

Reviewers who do not enjoy games of this difficulty are not useless, despite what people might say about their skill. These reviewers make the correct assessment that the difficulty curve makes it hard for many players to complete the game. The issue is that they often go on to suggest that this is a bad thing, when this is not so. Likewise, there are players who enjoy this kind of challenge and believe it makes them a superior player because they value this kind of experience, but really it’s just a testament to the different kinds of experiences video games offer. The discussion ultimately comes down to whether individual video games should embed different modes of play from the start. There are options to make games easier outside of the code through hacking and modding, so there are means for players to experience the full game despite it not being condoned or encouraged within the game.

It is an entitled point of view to suggest anyone and everyone is owed an artistic experience, let alone an artistic experience tailored for them. Some video games will be made with accessibility at the forefront of their development, others will not. Both approaches offer different experiences and to privilege one over the other says more about the player than it does the art.

I do not mean to be dismissive of players with physical disabilities that hamper their ability to engage in difficult games like Sekiro. I do not believe there is any shame in needing to use third-party software to enjoy a single-player game. While there is a community for these single-player games that prides themselves on everyone having the same base game to experience, which they reasonably believe brings them closer through the process of overcoming the same challenge from the same starting point as far as the game is concerned (of course there exists exterior, personal factors that influences a player’s performance), the community is not diminished or harmed by players using what they need to enjoy it. It is fair to want these third-party tools included in the game and easily accessible to break any stigma that is associated with needing them. The inclusion or exclusion of an easy mode provides both an artistic and political message, and it is possible to appreciate the artistic while criticizing the political. I believe any stance on the difficulty issue will reveal which of the two any given player prioritizes, but explicit moralizing of the discussion will not lead to the most fruitful dialogue.

The art and politics of difficulty are not inherently diametrically opposed, as there are games that avoid the conversation altogether. However, in the case of From Software games, there is a valid argument to be made that the mechanics of difficulty impact the artistic experience to such a degree that having direct control over the abstractions of combat as given in a difficulty selection would provide a different experience that the rest of the game does not reinforce. To say a change in difficulty would not reinforce the rest of the experience implies an inferior experience for those who greatly value the mechanical importance of establishing theme and atmosphere, though the presence of the choice does not mean they must choose the one that will give them an inferior experience to the one they want. Those who find the combat tedious yet find the world engaging nonetheless, are asking for an all around different experience than the one being offered in preferring an easier difficulty. For those who prefer artistic expression to mainly exist through player choice, there is a value in this form of criticism, but people looking for a more directed approach to gameplay will find this perspective lacking. And yet, any direction limits the scope of mechanics and player engagement, which can functionally limit artistic expression.

Maybe it is just a matter of picking your poison and playing the video games that satisfy what you’re looking for, while letting others do the same.

Sources:

Thier, Dave. “‘Sekiro: Shadows Dies’ Needs To Respect Its Players And Add An Easy Mode.” Forbes, 28 March 2019, https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2019/03/28/sekiro-shadows-dies-twice-needs-to-respect-its-players-and-add-an-easy-mode/#642bd9951639

Vazquez, Suriel. “Why Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Doesn't Have Online Multiplayer.” Game Informer, 08 Jan. 2019, https://www.gameinformer.com/2019/01/08/why-sekiro-shadows-die-twice-doesnt-have-online-multiplayer.

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Satan May Cry 5: Before you purchase!

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