I've written this as a companion piece to my earlier post on keeping the games you buy. As I said earlier, If I enjoyed playing a game the first time, then chances are it'll have a permanent place in my game library. Some games, however, lose their appeal as they age, or as I age. One or the other.
Time has not been kind to every game I've loved. The Final Fantasy series in particular has suffered in this regard. Final Fantasy 7 is probably the best example of this. As with many, Final Fantasy 7 was my first Final Fantasy game. It was slick, dramatic, and exciting. I still have a soft spot for much of its cast and even continue to consume some of its spin off products like the eye candy fanservice movie Advent Children. I played through FF7 four or five times easily over a span of a couple years. Then, years later I played it again and discovered that not only had the shiny surface rubbed off, but the layer beneath was kind of cruddy. I still liked it but was much less forgiving of the flaws in the characters and story. It was time to say good bye.
Another game that hasn't aged so well for me is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I still like it well enough to keep it, but it no longer holds such high standing within the series for me. Majora's Mask fared much better and now sits as my second favorite 3-D Zelda.
One never knows what favored game of today might end up in the garage sale tomorrow. What about you? What games have you played that made a great first impression but failed the test of time?
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