Goldeneye Vs Perfect Dark

[NuclearCake]

I was watching a video that made a good argument on why one of these two games is better than the other one but i wanted to see how ERA feel about this question.

For those of you that played both, which do you prefer and why?

 

[Pikagreg]

I have a lot of fun memories of playing Goldeneye multiplayer with friends but the co-op campaign in Perfect Dark was great.

 

[Coxy]

Goldeneye. Multiplayer will never be beaten from that game. Used to love skipping lessons and heading home with my mates to play

 

[Killer]

I can't decide. both were great.

 

[JustinH]

God it's been so long. I remember back in high school I was fervent with "Goldeneye is better," but I think Perfect Dark had a lot more options for multiplayer matches and stuff so I don't know how I would think that way.

 

[Fifstar]

Goldeneye has better level design, better art/style and at least some levels with a playable frame rate. I think it's far better. Perfect Dark just has more content.

 

[deep_dish]

They are both very good games, but I remember literal day-long multiplayer sessions with my friends with Goldeneye. I remember single-digit framerate with Perfect Dark.

GoldenEye for me, but I hope PD makes a comeback some day.

 

[Caiusto]

Perfect Dark is better in every aspect.

 

[Gundam]

TimeSplitters 2 > Perfect Dark 360 remaster >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perfect Dark >> Goldeneye

 

[Deleted member 13645]

I'm more nostalgic for GoldenEye, but from the last time I played both I remember preferring Perfect Dark as a game.

 

[EVA UNIT 01]

This is tough shit.
But when goldeneye for the OST in the end

 

[Cavsfan767]

Trying to play n64 shooters with 1 stick is a pain in the ass.

 

[Maple]

Perfect Dark had better guns and AI (I swear DarkSim is better than the AI in all modern FPS games), but Goldeneye levels like Stack, Facility, and Temple are just unbeatable.

 

[banter]

Single player - Perfect Dark
Multiplayer - Goldeneye

 

[Sixfortyfive]

Counter-OP mode is too big of a feature to ignore, so PD.

Goldeneye generally had a slightly more playable framerate and marginally better map design in some parts, though.

Trying to play n64 shooters with 1 stick is a pain in the ass.

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Both games have dual analog modes, though,

 

[ckareset]

Perfect dark is slightly better.

Very strange how the genre peaked on the N64 though

 

[Garlador]

Perfect Dark is technically better, but by gosh, Goldeneye is just far more nostalgic to me and the many 4-player deathmatches we had. It's music is burned in my brain. It's level layouts are seared into my mind. It's the one I prefer.

 

[ShrtAttnGmr]

Goldeneye hands down... but I can't play either one of them today. They have not aged well at all.

 

[GreySquirrel]

Played them both as they came out so memory is a little hazy (have since revisited Goldeneye) In terms of multiplayer, me and my friends played the shit out of Goldeneye but Perfect Dark just didn't vibe with us. Not sure if it was the maps, the futuristic setting or what.

 

[woopWOOP]

The only thing Goldeneye has over Perfect Dark is the Golden Gun multiplayer mode. Atleast I remember something like that not being in Perfect Dark (and it was a fun mode, dangit).
I guess one can have a preference for the slower health drain and James Bond theme too.

But honestly, Perfect Dark is mostly just a better Goldeneye with a shitton more multiplayer options and modes. The different AI bots were fun to mess around with too.
I don't really get the framerate complaints because Goldeneye had them too and worse? It got so bad multiple times that the game locked up on us.

 

[Var]

The only thing I liked better in Goldeneye was the frame rate.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

I cant choose...

 

[Bear]

PD is ultimately better and iterated on a lot of what Goldeneye offered.

 

[Richietto]

Perfect Darks multiplayer was incredible. So many options.

 

[Sixfortyfive]

I don't really get the framerate complaints because Goldeneye had them too and worse? It got so bad multiple times that the game locked up on us.

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Digital Foundry did a pretty thorough analysis of the two games a while ago and while neither game performs particularly well, Goldeneye fares just slightly better on average. 4-players + 8 bots + explosive weapons in PD is a recipe for misery.

 

[DJ_Lae]

Goldeneye.

Perfect Dark was a great game too, but it was way too much for the N64 to handle.

 

[Deleted member 33887]

It's Goldeneye- Perfect Dark was an absolute mess on framerates. Goldeneye wasn't pristine with mass explosives, but at least there was an obvious reason for that.

 

[zoodoo]

Perfect Dark is better game by far. Some of the golden eye levels are iconic but in terms of gameplay, perfect dark blows it

 

[FRS1987]

Perfect Dark has just about everything better.

 

[PIMPBYBLUD]

Perfect Dark is basically Goldeneye dialed up to a 10. It perfected on everything that Goldeneye wasn't. I love both games but Perfect Dark is the better experience.

 

[Var]

Digital Foundry did a pretty thorough analysis of the two games a while ago and while neither game performs particularly well, Goldeneye fares just slightly better on average. 4-players + 8 bots + explosive weapons in PD is a recipe for misery.

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It always seemed really bad any time the laptop gun went off.

 

[CO_Andy]

Like both, but i can't deny i prefer Bond's settings

 

[Bitanator]

Perfect Dark & Wrestlemania 2000, you wanted these two games to throw a party

 

[wwm0nkey]

Perfect Dark, but I will NEVER play the N64 version after the XBLA one

 

[scare_crow]

Perfect Dark. Gimme that 4-player, N-Bombs only, 2 frames-per-second gameplay, baby!

 

[BIG J]

biased opinion but goldeneye brings back more nostalgia then pd. but pd was better

 

[The007JiM]

Goldeneye.

On single:
I know PD feels more cinematic but Goldeneye feels more arcady and i love that. Funny "ouch" from soldiers wins over serious aliens/robots/organizations. It also reflect this arcade feeling on music, I can't be tired of Goldeneye tunes even if there're repetitive but PD music in some missions makes me bored o less exciting.

On Multiplayer:
I love Perfect Dark too, don't get me wrong but Goldeneye's simple options and charming characters in good maps worked better with friends. I remember in multiple times friends got overwelmed for the amount of configurations, AI,etc.

 

[Barrel Cannon]

Perfect Dark, but I will NEVER play the N64 version after the XBLA one

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This basically. It's aged so badly frame rate wise. My eyes are too accustomed to not playing games with such low frame rates that it's too hard to go back to some N64 titles like it.

 

[woopWOOP]

Digital Foundry did a pretty thorough analysis of the two games a while ago and while neither game performs particularly well, Goldeneye fares just slightly better on average. 4-players + 8 bots + explosive weapons in PD is a recipe for misery.

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Oh, interesting. I guess I do have rosier memories of PD then! But to be fair we only really did either 4-players (and shitload explosives) or 2-players with 8 bots, might've lessened it somewhat. I'm going to check out that video.

2-Players, 2 teams with 4 bots is still a blast btw. Reconnected old N64 and played some PD with a friend to do just that. The way you can give commands to your bot teammates to hold position or to defend/attack something specific is just too much fun (having all 4 of them on defending you will have them circle around you like you're some kind of mob boss)

 

[Stimpack]

TimeSplitters 2 > Perfect Dark 360 remaster >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perfect Dark >> Goldeneye

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This is the exact opposite for me lol.

 

[Grahf]

Had this debate with my brother 5 days ago, his pick was Goldeneye.
But without the nostalgia factor Perfect Dark is objectively the better game, just soo much more content, better graphics, better multiplayer... It's really no contest.

 

[Gundam]

This is the exact opposite for me lol.

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I have no idea how anyone can prefer N64 controls and like a frame a second to the twin stick, buttery goodness of 60fps TS2 and PD360, but y'know, you do you

 

[Deleted member 4783]

I fucking loved Perfect Dark multiplayer. It was filled with content.

Want to play against bots? You can do that. You can also change their behavior and team up with them.

Want to play different maps? Here, have a fuckton.

Want variety of weapons? Sure, also add an alternative fire mode for ALL weapons.

Want to play with friends? Up to 4 of them, and you can add bots to the mix!

And a big etc.

 

[Rellyrell28]

Yeah for me I understand the legacy with Goldeneye but for me Perfect Dark was just the better game hands down. I mean yeah maybe the maps were better in Goldeneye but everything else for me was better in PD.

 

[Rickenslacker]

Perfect Dark is almost a complete upgrade over Goldeneye in every meaningful way, so I'd go with that. I still play it to this day.

Anyone that wants to dust off their N64s and play these now, set your controls to 1.2, it actually doesn't feel all that alien to play. C-buttons move, stick aims, far faaaaar more palatable than the default.

 

[henlo_birb]

I didn't beat either, but to me Goldeneye just felt better to play. I was more impressed by it.

 

[K Samedi]

Goldeneye for me. My friends and I went back to Goldeneye after a while. Not sure why but it just was more fun to play.

 

[ghostcrew]

I love Goldeneye to death but Perfect Dark improves upon it almost every way. There's obviously something awesome about a proper James Bond campaign but PD is just fantastic.

PD is better. Especially considering you can play it in 2019 in HD with stable frame rate and online multiplayer on a modern console.

 

[Cess007]

I can't choose. It's like asking me which one of my eyes I preffer :(

 

[Solo]

GoldenEye ate 4 years of my adolescence. Its GoldenEye.