Last time, you decided thatPlanescape: Torment’s Litany Of Curses is better thanHalf-Life’s Snarks.
This week, I ask you to choose between nostalgia and new styles, ya?
What’s better: playing on an old patch, or asymmetrical outfits?
Your cat tilts her head and blinks at you.
There are a million reasons you might dislike patches and updates to a game.
It removed your favourite map.
It added unpleasant manipulation pushing you towards microtransactions.
It decided a widely adored movement exploit was actually a bug, not a feature.
It added a load of mediocre new stuff that diluted the good parts.
It replaced a voice actor you liked.
It replaced the unpopular weird niche skill tree that really spoke to your heart.
It added a miniboss you simply hate.
The tone of the game shifted.
It broke compability with an old save you’re stop playing.
Even worse, it broke compatability with your favourite mods.
This is decreasingly rare in our modern age of live service games, digital distribution, and mandatory auto-updates.
I understand the reasons why but I still think it’s a shame.
Even singleplayer games might force you to see that chuffing fool of a helper NPC added in v6.9.8.3.
But some games still do.
Some developers still offer old patches and let you update as much or as little as you like.
Some, bless their hearts, take care to offer archives of old updates even on Steam.
Sometimes, you could keep the game you knew and loved.
Those last two lead to asymmetrical outfits.
This is great when you want to look cool online.
What if the hem tapered to a point?
What if you slung your belt wonky?
What if you wore a beast skull on your left shoulder?
What if your shirt arms were different colours?
How about a bold print winding around your body?
What if you wore a bold statement glove?
How about a pouch or holster?
A jaunty titled hat?
A bandana around one thigh or bicep?
A little knee patch?
Or hell, go wild in real life if you want.
I do wish more games offered symmetrical outfits, mind.
Costume isn’t right for every game.
But if you saw myDestiny 2characters…
But which is better?
I abstain this round.
What do you think, reader dear?
