A few days ago I was reading on Neogaf for news tidbits while waiting for my bus to arrive. Some person posted a topic that he would receive an Xbox One from his wife as a gift, IF he also bought a few games for the couple's children. Now in itself this wasn't that odd, but the responses he got was.
Many of the responses seemed to focus more on the difficulty of a game rather then the gore shown on screen. Many times it was the same complaint over and over, that children just want to see pretty colours and play on luck... and can't play a game as well as adults can.
This got me thinking a bit, many of these "gamers" probably grew up with games that where quite a bit harder than what is playable today. On top of that from my own experience, I know that I was a lot better in games than my father, this was not because I was younger... but just because I had more time to practise and was more invested. It struck me that games are easily something a child picks up.
So in that case, I felt it really as an insult to today's generation that many gamers tend to keep children down. From over the top ratings on scary games onto thinking they can't play difficult games.
So this rant aside, would you say a child would have more trouble playing a game like Megaman or Megaman 2 than an adult? Are the Nintendo games old, other retro platforms also apply, really that much easier to understand? Or do the modern games simply lack a good introduction level (Like Megaman X's sheer brilliant first level), only to make up for it in easier gameplay. Are people that invested into competitive gameplay that they might possible feel threatened by a child outdoing them? Or is that option a bit too ludicrous and voiced by a rather sadistic bias inside of me that wishes some of the louder of this group to suffer and become more humble?
After all if a child can finish Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy, Zelda and Megaman (Or on a MAster System: Alex Kidd in Miracle world, Phantasy Star and Golden Axe Warrior).. then are we not understating them in the current culture regarding gaming.
Sorry if this is a bit of a boring discussion. I just was wondering what other people who've played through old Nintendo games as a child where thinking about this, also their experience in beating their parents
.
Many of the responses seemed to focus more on the difficulty of a game rather then the gore shown on screen. Many times it was the same complaint over and over, that children just want to see pretty colours and play on luck... and can't play a game as well as adults can.
This got me thinking a bit, many of these "gamers" probably grew up with games that where quite a bit harder than what is playable today. On top of that from my own experience, I know that I was a lot better in games than my father, this was not because I was younger... but just because I had more time to practise and was more invested. It struck me that games are easily something a child picks up.
So in that case, I felt it really as an insult to today's generation that many gamers tend to keep children down. From over the top ratings on scary games onto thinking they can't play difficult games.
So this rant aside, would you say a child would have more trouble playing a game like Megaman or Megaman 2 than an adult? Are the Nintendo games old, other retro platforms also apply, really that much easier to understand? Or do the modern games simply lack a good introduction level (Like Megaman X's sheer brilliant first level), only to make up for it in easier gameplay. Are people that invested into competitive gameplay that they might possible feel threatened by a child outdoing them? Or is that option a bit too ludicrous and voiced by a rather sadistic bias inside of me that wishes some of the louder of this group to suffer and become more humble?
After all if a child can finish Ninja Gaiden, Final Fantasy, Zelda and Megaman (Or on a MAster System: Alex Kidd in Miracle world, Phantasy Star and Golden Axe Warrior).. then are we not understating them in the current culture regarding gaming.
Sorry if this is a bit of a boring discussion. I just was wondering what other people who've played through old Nintendo games as a child where thinking about this, also their experience in beating their parents
.
