Big developers are discovering that the technical progress of photorealism doesn’t always translate into the creative spark that gives gamers joy – and keeps them playing
Those attributes do not add to the fun of a game imo.
I’m going to mildly disagree. I like my games to be immersive, and I don’t know if it’s just me, but don’t find myself immersed with pixel art.
All other things being equal (a phrase doing a lot of heavy lifting) I prefer photorealistic graphics. Obviously, if a game isn’t fun then it doesn’t matter how pretty it is, but if a game isn’t fun, pixel graphics aren’t going to change that.
I too like games being immersive, but its not photorealism or pixel art, there’s a lot in between, I can still go and play ps1 games like mgs1 and get immersed in the story.
Obviously, if a game isn’t fun then it doesn’t matter how pretty it is
I can still go and play ps1 games like mgs1 and get immersed in the story.
For me it’s like watching SD Video on a CRT TV. Back then, it was the best we had and we didn’t know better, but in a world with 4k video on a high end TV, I can’t go back-- the poor visuals become distracting to me. That feels like a “me” problem, though.
I’m going to mildly disagree. I like my games to be immersive, and I don’t know if it’s just me, but don’t find myself immersed with pixel art.
All other things being equal (a phrase doing a lot of heavy lifting) I prefer photorealistic graphics. Obviously, if a game isn’t fun then it doesn’t matter how pretty it is, but if a game isn’t fun, pixel graphics aren’t going to change that.
I too like games being immersive, but its not photorealism or pixel art, there’s a lot in between, I can still go and play ps1 games like mgs1 and get immersed in the story.
That was essentially what I was trying to say lol
For me it’s like watching SD Video on a CRT TV. Back then, it was the best we had and we didn’t know better, but in a world with 4k video on a high end TV, I can’t go back-- the poor visuals become distracting to me. That feels like a “me” problem, though.
Pixel art is a long way off from a game with realistic graphics that at least runs well because they didn’t animate every single hair or whatever.