The question on the table is 'What games were you playing 5 or 10 or ..... years ago, that you loved, and look back now and say "What was I thinking??!!??"

I had this thought because a topic came up about movies and what we enjoyed years back, but watched again, and didn't see the pull it had on you back then.  (For me it was Blade Runner.  I still like it, but it definitely didn't have the staying power as far as my perception is concerned.

Eh, em,

Back on topic.  What was I thinking back then??!!?? was: UO (Herecy, I know)  I still think it is a good game, but the let's be honest.  It was high on Sandbox (Which I like), but the mechanics just aren't there for me anymore.

Disclaimer:  

Understand.  This topic isn't meant to mean what are you playing now v. then.  It is the opposite of the threads about your all time favorite, or what game did you like back in the day... etc, etc.  It is also not meant to be a 'I've always hated it, and I still hate it' threads.  Please don't crush me too bad for the UO thing?

I'm curious to see what people say.  I had to actually do some thinking on what mine was.  I've played so many.  Some good, some bad, some... meh

Originally posted by mgilbrtsn

The question on the table is 'What games were you playing 5 or 10 or ..... years ago, that you loved, and look back now and say "What was I thinking??!!??"

I had this thought because a topic came up about movies and what we enjoyed years back, but watched again, and didn't see the pull it had on you back then.  (For me it was Blade Runner.  I still like it, but it definitely didn't have the staying power as far as my perception is concerned.

Eh, em,

Back on topic.  What was I thinking back then??!!?? was: UO (Herecy, I know)  I still think it is a good game, but the let's be honest.  It was high on Sandbox (Which I like), but the mechanics just aren't there for me anymore.

 

Disclaimer:  

Understand.  This topic isn't meant to mean what are you playing now v. then.  It is the opposite of the threads about your all time favorite, or what game did you like back in the day... etc, etc.  It is also not meant to be a 'I've always hated it, and I still hate it' threads.  Please don't crush me too bad for the UO thing?

I'm curious to see what people say.  I had to actually do some thinking on what mine was.  I've played so many.  Some good, some bad, some... meh

 

For shame - Blade Runner only gets better as time passes! :) More mature, more truthful, and ever the more original as it gets copied and recopied.

Anyway, onto games... I'd agree with UO, only I didn't like it much back then, either. I liked Lineage 1 then got bored quickly, but that's not exactly shocking I guess.

Well I did like Diablo, and I have vivid memories of being absolutely thrilled running its dungeons. I think I just lost that - I couldn't play an ARPG and enjoy it for any meaningful length of time now.

I always admired this game but then I finally tried it and my first impression was something similar to this and I got disappointed, I probably was unfair to the game, I didn't really give it a fair shot, so I will try it again sometime but maybe not, I don't hate it but I did asked myself this question.

(the name of the game is Lineage II)

I'm not sure if i can pinpoint a game that makes me say, "what was i thinking".   In retrospect, they all seem to have been appropriate to the times. 

I mean, I have tried to go back and play some games through Dosbox and I just can't do it now as they seem so primitive.  If that is the thinking then perhaps the Gold Box series.   The story was there in it's fashion.  The combat now is not playable to me.  But at the time they were simply fantastic.

I remember I was so ecstatic to try Master of Orion 2 after loving MOO1 and I didn't like it.  I guess that could be a What Was I Thinking moment.

Maybe Betrayal at Antara too.

Loved UO , don't regret playing it.  Much deeper MMORPG than most, if not all, which have come since..

Spent far too much time with Diablo 2.  Loved it at the time, haven't enjoyed that style of game since.