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I find there are some retro titles that have been eclipsed by their sequels, what are some that hold up better than their later iterations in your opinion. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming

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My title of choice would probably be Daggerfall because it's just so ambitious and truly offers an experience none of the other elder scrolls games offer. That being said it is kinda an example of a sequel eclipsing it's predecessors as well given it is more or less a straight improvement over Arena in every way.

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[–] like47ninjas 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was on the same track when I read this - Morrowind was the first one that came to mind for me. It just had so much in it. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed oblivion and skyrim, but there's something special about Morrowind to me. Never tried daggerfall, your post inspires me to try to find it again :)

For me, I think the nostalgia of the first iteration is part of what holds me. Halo 1, for example, is my fav of the Halo games as a whole. Sure, I enjoyed many of the others, but there's just something about that first game and the experiences I had in it that have been hard to top.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly there is an argument to be made that Halo CE is a lot more visually readable than some of the modern titles. If you feel like trying out daggerfall I recommend using daggerfall unity as it makes it a much smoother experience on modern systems.

[–] like47ninjas 4 points 1 year ago

Whoh! Great suggestion - daggerfall unity apparently is free on GoG!

https://www.gog.com/game/daggerfall_unity_gog_cut

Is that the one you're talking about or is there another version?