1st Gen ps1 games were the best

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Originally Posted by Thief

Only 3D was hyped because it was new and different. Folks have been playing only 2D up to that point, so naturally everybody jumped on the 3D bandwagon for the most part back then. Only once that excitement wore off did 2D become relevant enough in the media again.

And I actually enjoy 3D games more of the PS1 & Saturn then the Dreamcast. Call me me crazy, but the 3D look & style of the Dreamcast & PS2 really upset me. Wasn't satisfied with 3D advancement until the 360/PS3 era... in fact, I totally bailed out of gaming during the PS2 era.

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Oh there were some gems on the PS1/Saturn and N64 for 3D. A well designed game with great art direction can make up for a lot of the early 3D shortcomings. I still think Panzer Dragoon Saga looks amazing for instance because the art is so strong. It's absolutely inferior in a technical capability to later gen games, but still looks good despite it.

The Dreamcast really kicked it off with good looking 3D. Not all of them of course, and obviously the 360 and beyond are even better. But that's where it really started to mature to the point where a game could be 3D and not require a lot more work just to make it look presentable.

Gameplay was still all over the map however, this is true.

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Originally Posted by Thief

And I actually enjoy 3D games more of the PS1 & Saturn then the Dreamcast.

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Me too, but not for the same reason. I think what I appreciate in the 32-bit era for 3D games is that there was more originality and experimentation. In the PS2's heyday, game companies were more focused on catering to the mainstream and averse to games with esoteric appeal. So on the Playstation, Sony can be pitched an idea like Intelligent Qube and be willing to make it because that type of game has its place, whereas on PS2, they're less likely to want to do something like that.

The Dreamcast years were definitely my favourite period for 3D games, shared only by the PC ever since 1998. The polygons were at a stage that I would consider good enough to remind us that it's still a game we're playing and not a cinematic experience, but with great textures to immerse us in that virtual world. The latter was made possible through the VGA adapter on the Dreamcast, something that the PS2 wouldn't be able to compete with that early.

In terms of gameplay, some genres were making use of analog input on consoles and evolving from tank controls. The Dreamcast would have its assisting features for 3D movement, because the second analog stick wasn't available, while PC would use the mouse and keyboard for FPS games, but some genres were interchangeable due to peripherals. A joystick on PC would make games like Descent 3 and Free Space 2 amazingly fluid, while the Dreamcast welcomed Deep Fighter and Starlancer quite easily.