2D graphics in next gen games.

[Dreiko_v1legacy]

I never liked the classic megaman games to be honest. I only really liked the GBA battle network series. They were more like pokemon than actual megaman stuff but they were fun and they had depth. It was a compelling experience and highly more interesting to me than a bare bones sidescroller shooter.

 

[GotMalkAvian]

This is a trend that gamers have seen picking up speed since the first 3D graphics cards were made for PCs. Unlike those days, however, 3D graphics are no longer ugly and boxy, and the level of detail available for 3D models can sometimes even surpass what can be rendered by 2D sprites.

Technology advances, and the old stuff just doesn't do as well as the pretty new stuff in the marketplace. Just look at movies: How many hand-animated movies are released in theaters these days? Now how many CG kids' movies? Whatever happened to claymation? Do people still buy movies on VHS? Technology moves forward, and the newest trends quickly become the standard, pushing the old stuff out of favor.

Personally, I still love 2D games. Be they true modern 2D (BlazBlue comes to mind, as do the Monkey Island updates), retro 2D (a lot of indie games use 8-bit style graphics), or 3D on a 2D plane (Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Shadow Complex, and Sonic 4), I think that 2D games are just as valid now as they ever are. However, just like claymation, they're becoming a niche thing, and not the eye-catchers that they used to be.

 

[Twuk]

This is a trend that gamers have seen picking up speed since the first 3D graphics cards were made for PCs. Unlike those days, however, 3D graphics are no longer ugly and boxy, and the level of detail available for 3D models can sometimes even surpass what can be rendered by 2D sprites.

Technology advances, and the old stuff just doesn't do as well as the pretty new stuff in the marketplace. Just look at movies: How many hand-animated movies are released in theaters these days? Now how many CG kids' movies? Whatever happened to claymation? Do people still buy movies on VHS? Technology moves forward, and the newest trends quickly become the standard, pushing the old stuff out of favor.

Personally, I still love 2D games. Be they true modern 2D (BlazBlue comes to mind, as do the Monkey Island updates), retro 2D (a lot of indie games use 8-bit style graphics), or 3D on a 2D plane (Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Shadow Complex, and Sonic 4), I think that 2D games are just as valid now as they ever are. However, just like claymation, they're becoming a niche thing, and not the eye-catchers that they used to be.

I agree with you there. It's interesting how you brought up movies as an example. I have a 3 year old nephew who watches all the latest children CGI movies. The technology put into those movies compared to the earlier CGI movies of my youth is extraordinary. Also, when we try and put on an earlier Disney classic for him to watch, he hardly seems interested at all. The same applies to the earlier generation of gamers. Since they are not looking at the next big thing or having the most realistic experience possible, then its not worth playing. It's obvious that 2D games' spotlight is over, but they're still some of my favorite games of all time to play. I still get wrapped up in the world of 3D just like every other gamer. Like you said, technology moves forward, but nostalgia always gets the best of me.