For PC Gaming Week, JordanOloman describes how the Steam Deck resurrects old games to feel like new again.
I am obsessed with my Steam Deck. I received Valve’s handheld gaming computer in May of this year, and it has quickly become my favorite console of all time. After a period of serious media burnout, it’s made me fall in love with games all over again, and I’ve finished more games in the past six months than I have in previous years. As you might expect, the rest of my consoles have been gathering dust ever since.
And herein lies the Steam Deck’s secret superpower. I’ve cleared so much of my backlog with this device, but I’ve also broadened my palette with so many cult classics that have never had the privilege of portability.I find nothing more annoying than when games are lost to time due to backward compatibility, licensing issues, awkward control schemes, or just plain old commercial unpopularity.
The Steam Deck is a goldmine if you feel nostalgic for the many many eras of experimental IPs. It has felt so refreshing to dig into this aspect of the library, given how safe and nostalgia-focused the industry can feel nowadays. One of my absolute favorite games of the 2010s was Digital Extreme’s The Darkness 2, a franchise that is now in perpetual stasis, for some reason.
There’s also the unique combat, which blends a first-person shooter with a hack ‘n’ slash, as you wield the proverbial darkness to slash and juggle mobsters, or pin them to the wall with lobbed metal poles. This ‘play with your food’ approach to battle has seen success in later games like Sony Santa Monica’s God Of War: Ragnarok.
Tremblay was interested in the idea of working on another game in the series, but noted that as of right now, Digital Extremes is working on its free-to-play behemoth Warframe and the upcoming Soulframe. “If we were to get the opportunity to do Darkness 3, it would be interesting to see how the Jackie Estacado story could be expanded,” Tremblay said.
Curse of Monkey Island felt like a rare treat on the Steam Deck, with its gorgeous assets scaled up on the 800p screen. It’s hard to come across a truly funny video game, but Curse had me consistently in stitches, with its warm characters and biting wit. A full-sail remake would be nice to have, but in lieu of that reality, this is a wonderful option for modern players.
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