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Any games you wish you grew up with? (pawb.social)
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So I assume many of us have played some games for the first time long after their release date. Like, maybe you didn't have a specific console growing up so we didn't play the "classics" on it, or something.

I'm just wondering how many of you have played an older game and thought "wow, I wish I grew up with this game"?

For example, for me, many years ago I played Super Metroid for the first time and fell in love with the idea of just wandering aimlessly around the game world, occasionally stumbling into new areas. I would have loved to have played it as a kid with childlike wonder without worrying about finishing the game or making progress.

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[โ€“] LeHappStick@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

The Elder scrolls

You put it perfectly here

I would have loved to have played it as a kid with childlike wonder

That feeling you get when you play a game you like when you are a kid is something you don't get again as an adult, I remember the first times I played Minecraft, I remember that sense of adventure and discoverery that sadly I haven't been able to experience again.

I can only imagine what would have felt playing Morrowind, Oblivion and even Skyrim with the mind of a child.

I know these games are not that old... but hey! I was a child when they came out.

[โ€“] GrappleHat@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Agree completely. Feel like I missed the boat on Elder Scrolls, but would have loved it as a kid/teenager.

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