As Ubisoft prepares to shut down online support for a number of games, players have been sharing other content that is seemingly gone for good.
There are few better feelings in gaming than stumbling upon an old console in your attic and finding it still works, or discovering a game you haven't played for so long that you had completely forgotten it even existed. The sad reality is, now more than ever, some of those old games are being lost to time with little to no way of playing them again, and players have been sharing some heartbreaking examples of that.
The discussion was started by Multievolution on ResetEra. They asked others to share games they loved with content you can't access anymore or content that was never made to be widely available in the first place. Multievolution's examples mostly include lost content from older Pokemon games. Pokemon Emerald's Mew complete with translated lore that never made it to the west, gen four's uncatchable Arceus, and HeartGold & SoulSilver's Celebi event are among their examples.
Surprisingly, Pokemon games haven't made many more appearances in the thread, but a number of other games with lost or forgotten content have been shouted out. Destiny 2 is right there at the top. If the incredibly popular MMO is on your list of games you've been meaning to get to, you're going to want to head to YouTube to catch up with what is a pretty complex story at this point since the content isn't simply there for you to play through.
Some examples offered up by frustrated gamers are a little less mainstream. Someone has shared the incredibly complex guide you needed to navigate your way through to play Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries Of The Sith's bonus level. The older Monster Hunter games get a lot of mentions too, with one reply revealing you can still fight Fatalis in the very first game if you own a Japanese copy and utilize fanmade servers. Simple, right?
You'd think with technology and the want for backward compatibility having come so far, losing games, or at least parts of them, to time would have become a thing of the past. Sadly, that is not the case. Large chunks of a number of older Ubisoft games will be lost next month when online support for them is shut down. Fans of the Assassin's Creed games on that list have been holding special events throughout this month as a way to say goodbye to their online multiplayer elements.
Josh has been gaming for as long as he can remember. That love began with a mild childhood addiction to the Sega Genesis, or Mega Drive since he lives in the UK. Back then, Sonic 2 quickly became his favorite game and as you might have guessed from his picture, the franchise has remained close to his heart ever since. Nowadays, he splits his time between his PS4 and his Switch and spends far too much time playing Fortnite. If you’re a fan of gaming, wrestling, and soccer, give him a follow on Twitter @BristolBeadz.