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As video games develop more and more over the years, companies have been making them more and more realistic-looking. I can guess this is related to expectations, but am I the only one who doesn't care about graphics? We could be using the same processing power to store worlds that have as much exploration potential as the Earth itself if we weren't afraid to save on processing power by going back to 8-bit.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Some fun games I’ve played use intentionally shitty graphics to add to it

If it adds to the experience, wouldn't the graphics then be good?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

The graphics are good in the artistic sense, but not in terms of what's considered conventionally good graphics. Zelda BotW would be conventionally good graphics, as that's what would make most people think of it as visually appealing and therefore enjoyable. Undertale, a great example, does not.have conventionally good graphics but the total theme and portrayal makes the non-cenventional good.

Most of what I was speaking to was the use of conventionally good graphics at the expense of story or enjoyment factor of the game/gameplay itself