I tend to like older graphics more, any of you too?

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Einhander:
Whenever I see new graphics for a next gen console, there is always that whoah momemnt that kind of sucks me in. But in the end I always go back to the older stuff. I feel that todays games try to look more real, but I can't use my imagination with them as much. When I look at Genesis or even PS1, the stuff looks more artistic and creative. I can't explain why exactly. I like the look of the older graphics. Looks more historical. And at the end of the day a video game is still a video game. I have to be honest. I am disappointed with the graphics and frame rates with PS4. Looks out of date already. With PS1, the graphics just seem ageless. Because the games allow me to use my imagination.

Quazimoto:
Are you perhaps artistic in other aspects of life?

I'm the same way as you. These modern graphics are nice and all, but there's nothing left to the imagination. I've always found that artistic people tend to gravitate towards things that spark and engage their imaginations, so it's really no wonder that most would find themselves leaning towards a more classic graphical feel than what we typically find in modern games.

Of course, I'm sure nostalgia plays a role in it too. I know I grew up with the hyper colorized sprites on systems like NES and Genesis and the blocky polygons of PSOne, so there's always a nice twang of familiarity and comfort whenever I play those systems again.

wiggy:

--- Quote from: Einhander on October 24, 2014, 12:17:01 AM ---Whenever I see new graphics for a next gen console, there is always that whoah momemnt that kind of sucks me in. But in the end I always go back to the older stuff. I feel that todays games try to look more real, but I can't use my imagination with them as much. When I look at Genesis or even PS1, the stuff looks more artistic and creative. I can't explain why exactly. I like the look of the older graphics. Looks more historical. And at the end of the day a video game is still a video game. I have to be honest. I am disappointed with the graphics and frame rates with PS4. Looks out of date already. With PS1, the graphics just seem ageless. Because the games allow me to use my imagination.

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One of the great things about limitations is that they spawn creativity out of necessity. I've long heard that Miyamoto imposes limitations/restrictions on his team (and occasionally 3rd parties which Nintendo have worked with) in order to force people to come up with unique solutions to problems. With the capabilities of the last couple of console generations, artists are pretty much free to do damn near whatever they want, which in itself can stifle the creative process.

Beastman1975:
i can pick up and play just about any 8bit -16 bit era game anytime and still enjoy it. some of the more current gen games ill never play again. it seems like the others said, the old games just sparked the imagination better and in alot of cases conveyed a story better in my opinion .

TDIRunner:
For me personally, it seems like in the past, every console generation was a major step up from the graphics of the previous generation. But for whatever, reason, that seems to have stopped with the current generation. Don't get me wrong, I understand that the current systems are more powerful than their predecessors, but I simply don't see that much of a difference in the gameplay. It's sort of like comparing 4K UHD to HD. Sure it looks better, but it isn't the huge change we were all blown away by when we switched from SD to HD. You get to the point where you can only improve so much and the eye can only see so much.

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