TotK really makes Switch feel dated

[Mnementh]

zeldaring said:

Mnementh said:

LOL, so you will call the next Spiderman dated, if it doesn't have weapon fusion and the ability to put NPCs on rockets?

I made that post, to point out the sillyness. And I can go further back.

Dwarf Fortress started over 20 years ago. It tracks complex information about the NPCs, not only their skills and status, but their personal preferences, their need to express themself, the songs they know and if they are pissed that this other dwarf let's his dirty socks lying around. So, is every game that doesn't model NPCs in that detail dated? Is God of War dated, as it does have scripted NPC-interactions, not this complex character simulation?

Minecraft allowed more than 10 years ago to completely destroy and rebuild environments. Is The Last of Us dated, because I can't do that?

We usually don't apply these innovations in gameplay as universally needed for all games. And yes, graphical innvoation is also a way a game can feel fresh and modern. But only with graphical innovation that somehow turns into a necessity for every game. That limits the creativity in gaming, as different games should have different focus. And this singular need to make every graphical advancement has to be turned in a precondition for new games is actually harming the gaming industry. See here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LplgYMiLhM

Can't really agree with you here. Every game has a different design and goals. nintendo for example doesn't push graphics and they have one game this whole gen thats really innovative with physics, and even that only works with zelda because its bread and butter is puzzles and exploration. graphics are easy to compare almost every game looks good today. I do believe though graphics have peaked and we don't need to push them anymore. ps4 graphics like red dead 2 at 60fps are good enough

Graphics are a decision too. Graphics from a game like A Short Hike are totally fine, even though it targets to be more like PS1 level. My example Dwarf Fortress has without mods (or the new Steam version) only a text interface. And people love that game. Expecting any graphical standard is bonkers, that actually is an artistic decision as much as many other decision made by the dev.