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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't get it either.

When 3D games first came out, I stopped playing 2D games altogether. Needless to say, I don't miss the blockiness of PS1 games.

I'm an absolute graphics slut but IDGAF. I love modern tech like path tracing so much that I saved up and bought a 4090 at launch. No regrets.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I have also not really wanted to go back to 2D games; not because of the graphics, but because of the actual game mechanics of a 2D world vs a 3D world. Case and point: Dwarf Fortress is "3D" without being 3D. The world itself is three dimensional, even though you only are presented with a 2D slice of it. Other games have replicated Dwarf Fortress's gameplay in 3D graphics, yet are still otherwise just two-dimensional with just 1 plane of operational space.

I love me some Metroidvanias, but I would like to see more that are 3D and not literally copying the 2D design of the OGs that named the genre.