Assassin's Creed 1 could definitely do with a remake. The jump between that game and AC2 is big. It would feel clunky going back to it.
Yeah I just want everything in one place. My main nostalgia is for PS1. I still gamed during the PS2 but it was an age where I had many more distractions and before I really settled back into gaming as an older gamer.
The PS1 era was my favourite in terms of new groundbreaking games coming out in all different genres every few weeks, and with a more adult tone compared to the Sega vs Nintendo battle that had been the story prior to that.
Yeah. I feel like the PS1 era was particularly special to me.
As someone who grew up with Nintendo and Sega as a kid, by the time PS1 released, I was entering my teen years. And games on the PS1 felt like they were "growing up" along with me in ways that Nintendo and Sega couldn't capture (especially Nintendo).
Some of my fondest gaming memories happened during the PS1 era. Final Fantasy VII. Metal Gear Solid. Castlevania Symphony of the Night. And many more. Those just weren't games that I played. They were experiences that made everlasting memories and impressions on me.
When my parents let me have my 1st credit card, the 1st purchase I made was Guilty Gear on PS1 at my local Electronic Boutiques (not Gamestop). I still remember the guy at EB commenting that I was now officially in debt with my 1st credit card purchase.....haha.
And speaking of EB, I still remember going to EB at both my local mall and at a bigger mall in a nearby city to purchase many a PS1 game. Some of those trips and purchases still feel like yesterday.
So, yeah, the PS1 era was especially memorable to me and it's probably the reason why I've been a Playstation guy ever since. Even if I own other consoles, since the PS1 days, the current Playstation always seems to become my main, go-to console.
Which is why it just makes more sense for me to go with PS5 next gen instead of Xbox. When I look back on my gaming history, I just don't have that same nostalgic connection to the Xbox brand or Xbox franchises like Halo and Gears.