Reality Roundup 22 Years Later

[Sigourn]

1997: Entertainment Weekly rates Castlevania: Symphony of the Night a C-, saying that the visuals were dated and flat, when compared to Nightmare Creatures which featured 3D environments.



2019: Nightmare Creatues looks dated and flat, especially when compared with modern videogames that feature 3D environments.

2019: Defying all the basic laws that govern graphical fidelity, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, without any remasters or remakes has achieved a graphical aesthetic rarely seen even amongst the newest games released.

 

[janior]

So you had to make a thread to state what's obvious to anyone?

 

[catfood]

So early 3D games age poorly. You are a genius my friend.

 

[Sigourn]

So early 3D games age poorly. You are a genius my friend.

It's more along the lines of journalists being retards who think everything new is "good". In hindsight, their comments are ridiculously stupid.

 

[Viata]

early 3D games

You make it sounds like it's not the fate of any 3D game as Computer Graphics gets better.

 

[Turjan]

early 3D games

You make it sounds like it's not the fate of any 3D game as Computer Graphics gets better.

I guess certain stylized visuals will always have their place, even at times when computer graphics will be indistinguishable from reality.