| Vinther1991 said: I genuinely love the 3D graphics of the 5th generation (and the 6th gen for that matter) I also like the controls of a lot of the games from that period, despite people calling them "dated", I like that there wasn't a "standard" on how games should control, but developers actually experimented with different ways. Also linearity and shorter games are generally (not always) a plus for me. |
, when I see something like the graphics of the old Tomb Raider games, Resident Evil, Panzer Dragoon, Medal of Honor etc. it's like abstract art to me, there is some mystique to the esthetics that is just lost when they try to make the games look more "beautiful". @bold: dude, yes. Thank you! "Abstract art" is such a good way to put it. Some of these 5th gen games — especially those on the original PlayStation — have a sort of dreamlike, otherworldly aura that I adore. Tomb Raider is the perfect example.
In general, I think we tend to undervalue the role of player imagination in the context of graphics. Something magical happens when you allow the player's mind to fill in the graphical "gaps".
