![]() ![]() What could be better than the classics? Shiny classics. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.(Image credit: Lucasfilm Games) "Enhanced Classics" Wouldn't most of us rather watch HBO's Succession than read King Lear? It's the same reason that our Top 100 focuses on the best games right now: most people would rather play XCOM 2 than its 1994 ancestor. But the industry's tendency to remake old stuff ad perpetuum means that each of these genre-establishing classics is readily available in four or five modern forms, with conveniences like modern resolutions, UI, and mods. We respect the legacy of these games tremendously, as reflected in our most important PC games list. I don't think this approach to indoctrination would work on almost anyone. Would I myself play these old games in 2021? Haha, no. ![]() As editor-in-chief of the oldest publication about computer games, I'm supposed to tell you that appreciating the hobby means understanding its origins. ![]()
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