/vr/ - Retro Games

>>8969872
it got more and more prevalent after 1998. check most PC games past HL era. late PS2 was often like this. Black, MGS3, Prince of Persia 2, the list goes on.
in modern games color made a return to an extent, unless we talk TLOU or things like that. but you can also see it's not like 16-bit era color. everything looks way less saturated, colors are muted. the contrast is rather low, shadows softened. there are only natural hues in the picture, like brown / blue / etc. it looks like an oil painting, or a color-restored B&W movie.
today games have color, but the way they use it is so lazy, bland and uninspired. or just downright tacky like >>8964864 shows.