Praising the graphics of '90s PC Games

I still find Vagrant Story's graphics amazing. edit : they truly mastered the PSX and its limitations, the textures are just perfectly chosen and placed...

I prefer old 2D graphics, but I still have massive nostalgia for Rayman 2 and at the time I was amazed by how it looked. Also, something for those who care about graphics.

I agree, love the old 3D graphics.

As long as the game is good the graphics doesnt really matter to me, also if people dont like the half life graphics they are also saying that any older game and most of actual indies are bad just for that without even having tried most of them

I'm not really one for nostalgia, graphics are pretty important to me, and I definitely think that all other things being equal, if one game has better graphics, that's the better game.

I'm not saying I won't play a good game if it has bad graphics though, but good graphics are never a bad thing imo.

I love them too :) Syphon Filter, HL1 they're all just adorable :D

Honestly, I love old 2d graphics and modern, well-done 3d graphics. The one thing I don't love is old 3D graphics. That being said, sometimes those kind of games have a sort of charm to them, and a feeling of solidity... if anyone gets me

I like Duke Nukem's 3D graphics and Abe's Oddysee is another game I love.

Great, now I can't remember some games.

I'd take Colin McRae Rally 2 over DiRT 3 any time! Plus, old Resident Evil games are amazing. Walking on photos FTW xD

On the other hand, the only thing I'm sorry for is not having played Silent Hill 1 in its time, because now I find the graphics really off-putting and unimmersive :/

I disagree. I prefer modern graphics, unless it somehow ruins the gameplay.

Well its not the graphics that bother me but comfort to play, you are much less likely to stuck in the floor or in the corner, interaction with ladders and objects are way better now, awkward jumps that sometimes ruined my game experience and such things. But i have a huge list of old games that have these flaws and i love them, and this list is much smaller for modern games.

Better graphics = More immersion.

Thats how I see it.

If the graphics are appropriate to the gameplay, it doesn't matter one splat.

I love good games with old graphics, I love good games with new graphics, I love good games.

Lara not Nora. lol
But I agree. I love those graphics a lot more than modern ones. (Max Payne 1 <3333)

I also love the graphics of even older games. For example, the first Unreal was also amazing in it's times, and I gladly take the game out to play.
Also, graphics doesn't necessary makes a game good. For example, AC Black Flag: It has good graphics, but it doesn't changes the fact, that the game itself is very boring.

sry I only play games with photorealistic graphics

I like them too mostly because thats what my computer can handle :D

A game's graphics are good if you like what you see. Eyes happy? Then they're good enough.

Graphic levels should have stayed at late 90s/early 00s levels so more non-indie games could have had actual innovation. imo

Graphics being great at the cost of gameplay was not worth it to me. (though games with both great gameplay and graphics are awesome, most companies (looking at you: EA, Activision, Capcom, Ubisoft and Microsoft Studios) just keep milking the same thing over and over to avoid the budget costs of making a totally new game.)

Good 2D is good. Old 3D is bad. Okay?

Okay, the comparison to end all arguments:
Final Fantasy VII vs. Final Fantasy XIII
Which has the obviously better graphics?
And now tell me which game you enjoyed more, or just plainly which game is better?

Case closed.

imo the clunky 90's graphics give the game an unique identity, atmosphere and feeling of their own, the same way a movie doesn't have to be in full color to be good. I'm not replaying the cliché point of graphic doesn't matter (since i was countered pretty hard on this one), but it's up to both the developer's direction and the players' interpretation.

It's GoldSrc engine.

I finished System Shock 2 recently, and loved every bit.