This is silly... You know the last time I cried "In front of my game"? SNES. Freaking FFVI...

It wasn't for the graphics, and it wasn't for the special effects. It was because I just got done being told a great story. A great story in 16-Bits. I could care less what the characters looked like. Some of the most intense gaming experiences I've ever had were in the full glory of ASCII. Good ole' mudding. Shaking at the keyboard before a large quest battle... Silly? Maybe, but few games have done that to me.

It's comments like these that make me lament for the days of sprites and technical limitation. Seems like they had a better grip on fun and story telling then, and less a grip on cashing in.