Not retro.

>>714408672 (OP)
>More than 20 years
>not retro

>>714408672 (OP)
they're all being emulated on the new generation consoles, they most certainly are retro

>>714409096
Hell even medium range phones can emulate almost flawlesly ps2 and gamecube
>t.discovered with great joy this week that my phone is powerfull enough to run both emulators and most games

>>714409096
>playable on current gen consoles
Not retro

>>714408672 (OP)
One or two or more rot then retro

For me, retro is NES and earlier.

>>714408672 (OP)
OP quite a few people consider the PS3 and its cohorts retro, let alone the PS2/XBOX/Gamecube

>>714408672 (OP)
define retro as a term

>>714409634
last week a japanese store put 3DS games on the retro section and people were losing their minds

>>714409741
>and people were losing their minds
How odd of them.

>>714408961
the issue with that argument is that games like cod4 would be considered retro and game design hasn't changed since the ps360 gen outside of microtrasactions, thus making almost every new aaa release a retro throwback

>>714408672 (OP)
>not HD
>still used memory cards, no autosave in most games
>online was supported but not common or popular
>mainstream games using prerendered backgrounds and tank controls
>overall game design very different from what came after, alot of games didn't even use the right stick for camera control

>>714408672 (OP)
Tell that to /vr/ aka /v/ lite
I got warned by a faggot-ass mod there for directly calling that out about the place.

>>714409826
that's a good argument, can't be retro if it's still used the same way

>>714409826
>game design hasn't changed since the ps360 gen outside of microtrasactions
Leave your cave.

>>714409826
COD4 is literally retro, what's your issue here?
It ain't no Black Ops 7.

>>714408961
Retro doesn't mean 20 years, it means retrograde. Retrograde describes a process which is done in a way that is reminiscent of older fashions. The difference between using a machine and using hand tools for mass production. In video game terms this would mean small development teams of professionals, authorship over entire levels, in-house tools and engines.

>>714409826
Spoken like a true /v/tard, want to tell me where there was shit like shootdodging (would have been cool if it wasn't in a game that was shit) in COD4, as well executions, slide cancel faggotry and so on?

>>714408961
>>714409634
Technically age is irrelevant for "retro", generally it has to be out of style then brought back into style and re-explored. That makes it retro. If it's just an old, then I guess it could be vintage. But if it's always remade then it's just a classic or timeless design

As far as games go, little changed since those systems aside some graphical, size, and performance upgrades but it basically functions the same way with similar development standards. People make polygons then add textures to it and either do 2d or 3d, script behaviors, nothing really that groundbreaking since that particular era. Maybe in the rendering department for lighting and shading I guess?

So really it would be returning hardware styles or aesthetics as retro; and maybe some themes or aesthetics of the games. Indie games are always making something new using older styles but many times it's out of necessity or individual limitations (simpler to work with), relatively easier to do pixel art than the whole 3D model pipeline

Everything before the PS4 gen is retro now.

>>714408672 (OP)
Nope.

>>714413868
This.
As soon as a system stops getting new releases, it’s now retro. Pretty simple.
“Muh game design hasn’t changed” is completely irrelevant and also incorrect.

>>714408672 (OP)
ps2 is definitely not retro

>>714415710
you're wrong on both points, coward

>>714408961
Retro in gaming is a time period, not how old something is. It’s like how “Modern” actually refers to the 1500’s in Europe

>>714415993
>>714416039
Cope.

>>714408672 (OP)
>>714409826
>only the games from MY childhood can be retro, NOT YOURS!!1!
lol
lmao

>>714413407
notice how you only listed things that were added on top of cod4's gameplay