Especially Zelda games
Why do only older games feel like they're actually trying to capture an aesthetic...
There were actually many more poorly designed games back then compared to now.
You should download a full ROMset and play this for a while:
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As a nonweeb, I 100% agree about anime at least.
N64 zeldas probably had the best artstyle of that system
all games have a distinct style and aesthetic
but because it doesn't feature garish colours and characters with giant eyes your autistic mind just cannot grasp it
>he doesn't know
OLD GOOD
NEW BAD
Older action adventure or rpg adventure games actually felt your were going on a adventure throughout the playthrough of the game. A 7/10 game back the day was a lot more tolerable than a average generic 7/10 game made now.
Game making tools at that time weren’t sophisticated so it was hard to lazily shit out generic crap. Notice how 95% of Unity games use the same lighting models and shading effects?
This but unironically
Old games were made by bunch of young dudes wanting to make some cool stuff. These days games are made by soulless corporate automatons, with some occasional new employee accidentally making some interesting quirks.