/vr/ - Retro Games

[Anonymous No.5407770]

Theoretically, how much could pixel-art have improved if the gaming industry hadn't abandoned it in favor of polygonal models?

Also, what's the crowning achievement of the design aesthetic?

pic somewhat related, I guess

[Anonymous No.5407778]

it wouldn't be much different than it is now. The rendering resolution of games and available colors became so high, that we can now make games that have the artistic fidelity of a hand-drawn image. Look at something like cupehad. And if you're talking specifically about the blocky pixel look of low res graphics, that is still around and evolving all the time especially with indie games

[Anonymous No.5407781]

>>5407770
The quality of sprites may be improved, but because every developer wants their games to look the most realistic, it would be like modern gaming where everything looks the same, aside from a few exceptions.

[Anonymous No.5407782]

>>5407770
They didn't abandon anything, you dummy. Pixel art has been on every single console.

[Anonymous No.5407785]

>>5407782
He's clearly talking about the entire gaming industry.

[Anonymous No.5407820]

>>5407781
I don't think I have seen anything that even compares to Metal Slug. I know that for industry reasons (i.e. no pixel art training or demand for it) we will likely only see indie games using 'pixel art' that is basic 16bit looking sprites but it would have been cool to see some great pixel artists continuing it's advancement.

[Anonymous No.5407826]

>>5407820
>I don't think I have seen anything that even compares to Metal Slug

think again, anon

[Anonymous No.5407830]

>>5407826
Lol

[Anonymous No.5407831]

>>5407770
Like remakes what else do you expect. 2d can only look as good as the artist behind it.

[Anonymous No.5407849]

>>5407831
>what else do you expect
i expect some decent spritework from developers who actually know what the fuck they're doing. they can't all be dead yet

[Anonymous No.5407862]

>>5407770
There would be more pre-rendered or drawn animation as resolutions got higher.

[Anonymous No.5407870]

>>5407826
>>5407830
Lol this was a joke right? I just want to make sure I'm not missing something here.

>>5407849
See my post >>5407820
I remember reading on this board somewhere that to make good pixel art actually took a lot of skill and training, you can't just take a good artist and expect them to transfer that into pixels. This explains a lot about why we don't and probably won't be seeing anything as good as Metal Slug, Tales of Phantasia, Secret of Mana 2 etc... Especially from indie developers. Why take the time to learn this lost art when people will buy something like Shovel Knight, which has a decent amount of pixel art, that can be built a lot quicker.

[Anonymous No.5408017]

>>5407870
would I joke about goty 2018 anon??

[Anonymous No.5408024]

>>5408017
Lmao.

[Anonymous No.5408036]

>>5407770
Wrong board sorry

[Anonymous No.5408331]

It already peaked