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Man, you're hard to look at
Apr 6, 2018 3:26 AM
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Shewy92
The old Spyro doesn't look too bad and that's a PS1 game
TacoFox
I'm still taken back how great ICO and Shadow of the Colossus looks on my PS2.
Truefacted
480p and component cables help but yeah interlaced anything can be miserable.
sweetchocolatecoatedjesus
Official Sony Component cable that is, and they are like Gold Dust.
Truefacted
It really doesn't matter. As long as your component cables aren't total trash they'll work just fine.
manahscarlet
PS2? Bahhh playing PS1 games on a PS3 from disk. Then talk to me about low graphics by choice.
Arvandor
Going back to PS1 was difficult. PS2 doesn't bother me too much. Of course, now that I've been playing HZD that may change...
thereaverofdarkness
PS2 games looked fine. A lot of PS1 games looked fine. Even old Nintendo games looked good with the right artist. Atari is when they 1/2
thereaverofdarkness
looked like crap every time. Nowadays we have high detail games that look like shit because the artists suck ass.
hornsofthebull
Spectrum +3 user here so fuck you OP. I was born in the shit graphics. BBC Micro-formed by them.
TheEmperorOfMankind40000
Won't have to worry since we are getting spyro remastered.
hibsta
It looks so freaking good!!
GodEmperor0fMankind
Goddammit. Do I need to go buy a PlayStation?
shygamrgrrl83
Yes. Yes you do. Right now.
DragonBapt
Will be on Xbox One as well. Potentially Switch if Nintendo UK's accidental posting of it on their store is to be believed.
CarlFisk
N64 GoldenEye multiplayer
kah929
Especially on modern TVs. That shit is unplayable. So much frame rate lost when the smallest shit happens.
Xander77777
I went back to Deus Ex often enough that I don't even notice. By this point, "ugly graphics" is like 80's or earlier.
IHeartBouncyThings
We also played them on tiny standard definition tvs. So stretching those poor little pixels out on a 4k screen makes it look worse.
superpaul79
Back in 1989, I didn't think there was any possible way for games to look better than they did on my Sega Genesis. It was never gonna happen
HalTheMisinterpretivePornStar
Replayed dark cloud recently, it's gorgeous when I wear my fancy shmancy nostalgia goggles!
KeiCarsAreMyJam
N64 looks terrible on a new TV, something to do with anti-aliasing hardware
iheartdonut
Many games have GameShark codes to remove the anti-aliasing, but it does kinda change the "feel" of some games.
RoRoCraziness
I'll say the same thing I said last time I saw this image... component cables. And if the game has the option, switch to Progressive Scan. 1
RoRoCraziness
The image will be far less blurry as a result. I've been going back to playing a bit of PS2 lately. :) 2
iheartdonut
Same here. There's a GameShark code for Gran Turismo 4 to have cockpit view. Wild to see the detail in (some) of these cars.
chupathingy99
bitch please, I still play Atari.
CityYeti
GTA San Andreas, I tried giving CJ a jerry curl because I like Pulp Fiction, it's like he's wearing a damn hat
Linnerstedt
I did try Silent Hill 1 recently but damn was that painful to watch
iheartdonut
You gotta play those games that are "going for realistic" on a PVM. Then it's not so bad.
antivaxtumblrvegan
Right, but when it first came out (20 years ago) remember how it was terrifying to watch instead?
Linnerstedt
Oh yes, I do remember ????
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
Remember the bitching about Fallout 4's graphics vs Fallout 3/New Vegas - I was thinking "Did you even play Fallout 3/New Vegas?"
Thorudon
I remember 3rd person was painful especially for NV because the walk/run animation was just so damn awkward. Def. something 4 improved on.
ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere
That's one thing Far Cry 5 really nails. The humans are very impressive.
neogreenlantern
Fifth Gen systems (PS1/Saturn) era is probably the roughest looking.
FastGreenDinosaur
Grab some decent component cables on eBay (anything but $5 from china cables) or try to track down a CRT that supports sVideo or component
Poodlebrain
That was me with Oblivion between when I first saw it at a friend's place, and when I played it again, 13 years later.
FigFrog
hahahaha PS2 hahahaha, meanwhile i dick Ocarina of Time out... it was such a lovely game, what is that <.<
Greypuppy
Back when hands barely existed, faces were painted on, and repeating textures were painfully obvious. I kinda miss it.
astrangehop
Games where the background is a simple moving wall look worse then when it's just solid. Looking at you, Cool Spot!
PUNKem733
LOL Fuck that BS.
MrEyeBrows328
iheartdonut
Yeah!! D is my jam!!
babawanyika
When you last played the thing on a 21" CRT, then plug it into a 55" LCD, it's a bit of a shock. Pixels as big as my face man....
cowpiefatty
Some of the best games ever made don't look the best like Warcraft 3 or heroes of might and magic 3 but great gameplay will always win.
libaf
Homm 3 has a community made hd patch. So much better than the shitty cash crab "hd" version.
cowpiefatty
The hd version is only good because it can be played on ipad.
LurkMasterP
Some of it is because we've got way bigger TVs now, too. That said, I just fired up Tiger Woods 2003 and it's still pretty fun.
DrChimRichulds
NFL 2k5 and the mid 2k Tigers are the best sports games.
Phischstaebchen
All simulation games normally age very well.
NordicusMaximus
Solid game.
StrykeBlayde
Was '03 the one with the Penguin Falls, Highland, and Jungle courses? Loved that game.
LurkMasterP
Yep!
alecxi
I always remember the graphics to be so much better than they were
CAntthenuclearapocalypsecomesoicanjustdiealready
Kingdom hearts still holds up pretty well
Chimwizlet
When the remaster of OoT came out on 3DS, screenshots made me think it was just a lazy port. Then I looked at the original N64 graphics...
Dyslexicbirch
Oblivion
WillTheFifth
Morrowind
Ryno1098
Yeah Oblivion for me after playing Skyrim first is weird, I have the same issue with Fallout 3 and 4 lol
RenegadeSci
I remember saying how realistic football looked on a PS(1).
HitlersArtCritic
In some cases they are because screen resolutions can blur some games, and sometimes just handles differently due to age or ports.
LerryV2
At the time they were groundbreaking. I remember first playing games on my N64 and thought this was it.
iguessidontknowhowtospellimaganative
You know what's fucked? Gta5 on ps3 after playing it on PS4.
BayazTheBenevolent
Just wait until you play it on PC.
Lonehoof
True. But the download time.... oh dear god in heaven that download time.
KayJizzleDizzle
I've learned having the T.V. or monitor to match the generation of game and system makes a huuuge difference. They don't look well on HDTV.
samthing
Yeah, mid-sized CRT is very forgiving with low resolutions.
BundyandV8s
Played Grand Turismo 2 and could even pick what the cars were, one of my favourite games back in the day
Meatballking20
I'm still on n64.
MikeyEugene
Blast Corp?
Arcanum3000
Low resolution CRT fuzz hides the sharp edges and lack of detail. Put it on a 1080p LCD, and, well....
Sageopolis
It's all relative
Zan11
You're putting a 480p game onto a 40" HDTV, of course it looks like ass. Get your old CRT from the attic, it'll look waay better
GodOfTheUnderWorldHades
It’s the same as watching some early 2000 animation
SometimesIUseAllOfMyCharactersAtOnceAndDontCareAboutTheConsequ
It's because the pixels had to work harder on a CRT TV so they were actually stronger, better pixels. Not like these lazy LCD pixels today!
Eazeh
I went back and played some old games recently (PS2 Drakan and Godfather), and I was like "damn, this looks like ass", and felt bad because
Eazeh
I'd made fun of WoW's graphical update from a while back saying it barely changed and looked like a PS1 game still. On actual comparison, it
Eazeh
does not, but for some reason I can't forget the weirdness of WoW's graphics while playing it, but ten minutes into Drakan,my imagination is
Eazeh
back to filling in all the gaps. It's a surreal experience when you realise it's happening, and I'm confused it doesn't for some games.
Straga27
Depends on the game. One series that still holds up is the Jak and Daxter trilogy.
ModsSometimesHeedMyScamWarnings
*Plays FF12 on PS4* Huh, looks like I remember. *plays FF12 on PS2* Oh jesus wait.
Varenvel
i care less about graphics , i still play old games , what i care more are "game play" lots AAA games seam to not have it or lack it.
Varenvel
Like take rimworld , game has one of more simplistic graphics but has to much game play and depth to game. and was made by mostly 1 guy
AmirGarib
Rimeworld has depth? I played that game and watch other people play it and in my oppinion it is very boring idk.
Varenvel
in what other game you can create cannibalistic society who eats their enemies and harvest them for organs to sell them at open market?
AmirGarib
Hmm yes you have an argument there but the execution is what i do not like. I do love games tho where you can decide a lot of things
Varenvel
like no mans sky , sea of thieves ,call of duty , metal gear survive , games without any balls or substance to them
MrWoodchip
Wait, is sea of thieves bad? I was looking forwards to getting that.
Varenvel
it is literally no mans sky , all items are cosmetic only and you do quests for sake of doing quests and little content. :/
Alavar
You just listed some of the worst releases in recent history so no shit lol
Varenvel
there are worse , lots AAA games lack gameplay , they focus on looking pretty and you get bored of them in 10-30 hours
Alavar
Yeah I won't argue against that. I think the last game AAA game i was ecstatic to pay full price for was Witcher 3. It's actually why 1/2
AssamLaksa
I was thinking that watching someone play AS Black Flag yesterday.
Isquirtunderpressure
Imagination is a hell of a drug.
AlwaysTimeForADump
So is cocaine...
Fishbong
Not even once
RatherRagged
I member
hoeya
That and the CRT filter.
JustSomeGuyNamedScott
Idk the Jak and Daxter trilogy still look really good. As well as Kingdom Hearts.
FuckMyAssAndCallMeObama
Cartoony graphics age way better.
Painkiller1020
Damn right!
cocofuego
Agreed, they look great! But God damn Spiderman 2 looks like dog shit on an HDTV.
wellhaventyoudonewell
The only good spider man game
curtan309
Republic Command has aged reasonably well.
CodeEta
Fuck me thats what i was thinking. Good ol' jak and daxter :D
Ryebread91
Spyro still holds up really well even on ps1 cause they use polygons for their characters so all the details already there.
reaperhead
After all these years, i still think the original Pikmin from the gamecube looks good. 2001
GodEmperor0fMankind
Came here to say just that. If anything, it's the controls that are hard. I've lost all that fine motor control you need to play them.
RiverPanther
Have you actually played them in the past year? The original kh looks awful, it isn't really redeemable...
Pewpewblaster
Haven’t played the original version since I was a kid, but the final mix for ps4 brings it up to a good spot
RiverPanther
Oh yeah, the remix looks fantastic. The original is really hard to look at because it came out in early 2002
keyblader1985
Art style goes a very long way when working with limited graphics.
blooregardqkazoo
It's becausethey embracedthe cartoon-y. Windwaker still looks awesome too. And that's why Breath of Wind is so breathtaking.
thatsnotahealthysnackrebecca
I am all about Cel-Shading: they decided to go artistic instead of realistic and the result is timeless
Ultimaniac
No it's cause they were made by competant artists. FFX-XII also look great and they're not cartoony.
Thorinori
Why wpuld a Breath of Wind take my breath? It is already wind D:
Thorinori
Would* dammit
blooregardqkazoo
You needn't apologize. Look how many spaces I forgot!