Why Some Games Last Forever and Others Are Forgotten in a Month

 While yes, some games stay with you since the beginning of your childhood, some games today that come to market today get forgotten in a week or so. I wonder why; well, it's not just games, it can be your favorite book or music from your childhood, which you still listen to to this day. Like for me, there was this game called Prince of Persia, Tekken, or Road Rash or WWE Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain, and I can't forget about GTA Vice City and San Andreas. These were the games that made me stay up so late and got me drowsy on school days, but now that I think about it, it was all worth it. 

There was something special about these games. Most of the franchises of these games are still running to this day, like Tekken, GTA, and WWE. These games still last forever because of the memories we had with them, the attachment we had with them by playing those games with your friends and getting competitive against them. I think this is what is missing in today's games, which just come and go. Today's games are missing the bonding factor that older games had.

Now technology also played a huge part in this back in the day. when not all of us had the consoles, so whoever had their console used to share it with their friends. One console, one copy of Tekken, and one TV. You and your friends had to be in the same room just because the technology was limited.

Now new games are abundant and solo; each person has their own account, their own screen, and their own experience with them. Back then gaming forced human connection because technology was limited.

In today's time, Minecraft built generational bonding among us; our favorite game from the lockdown era had that online too. But some games don't even try. Why? Because most games focus on single-player mode, and they tend to make those games addicting and cash-grabbing, and that's how the engagement metrics go higher for them. (source)

So the question arises, is it us who have changed the way of playing games or the games which have changed?

I personally believe it's the way the people have started playing games, with their own screen and own experience. Times have changed with this new environment of gaming, which we might call an upgrade from the past. We might have to lose a few of those special factors that made the gaming in childhood pretty memorable and cherishable. From fighting for your turn to play with your 4 friends to everyone in their room playing on their own. Even though it's a quality of life upgrade, I still miss the old times I had with my friends.