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Am I the only one who doesn't really care about graphics? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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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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[-] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You are not alone. I do have a lower threshold that is above 8 bit, but I want enough of a difference from real life that I don't constantly think I'm watching a real person through the eyes of a drone.

I think there are possibilities for games that are 8bit, depending on what the game style is. Some simple games and side scrollers wouldn't need to be much higher that that.

Edit: but anything that has the depth as part of the gameplay should have at least PS2 level graphics. In driving games, first person shooters, open world games need that clarity to see where I'm going and what I can explore over there

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

So something like Wind Waker?

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