Ever have one of these moments?
Particularly for a game almost everyone raves about?
You never enjoy it, but it happens from time to time. You eagerly fire up an old favorite, that you haven't played in years, and for whatever reason(s), it just doesn't click with you today as it did however long ago.
Six years ago, in 2006, I finally played a game I had been curious about for 12 years since 1994 when I first saw the game's preview in EGM. THE FIREMEN for SNES. I loved it in '06, and found it to be unique and brilliant. I, pardon the pun, fired it up yesterday and for some reason it just didn't resonate with me. I found it tedious and a bit boring to be honest. It wasn't as hot (again, pardon the pun) as I remembered it being. I'll have to replay this game again at some point to make sure it wasn't just an "off gaming day" so to speak. Everyone who has played it LOVES The Firemen, but I wonder if it isn't the kind of game that makes a great first impression, but lacks the lasting power and is more of a "1-hit wonder" (i.e. playing it once is enough)
Would love to hear from others now in regards to this topic's question. How about you... what's your game and story?