The Appeal Of Older Graphics

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A nostalgic lookback at more retro graphics like the 3D low poly renders of the n64 ps1 era or pixel art for the snes era and even the cell shaded beauty of games like wind waker!
#gaming #graphics #retrogaming
the artist behind the pixel art background for the patrons - / holdsworthands
the low poly artist that made the mid bump - / vicestrella.psd
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
1:32 - Old graphics matter
3:31 - Factor
4:37 - Pixel art
18:32 - Low Poly
33:46 - Mid Bump
34:17 - Cell Shading
41:40 - Losing personality
48:38 - Outro
49:27 - Thank you
49:45 - Patrons
Soundtrack: • The Appeal of Older Gr...
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[@InternetPitstop]

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[@mbe102]

Can I just say... that Hallow Knight Fountain, with the Activate Windows in the corner, feels way more sombre with the watermark there than without in a really weird aesthetic way.

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

No shadows, or shadows, pick

[@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide]

Hollow night is shadows, nice try

[@TerminalLucidity-uz6sl]

>she

[@paulwoodford1984]

That gets my willy going silly

[@JudgementNutter]

Art direction > Hyper realism

[@Uhcip]

Realism with art direction is cool tho.

[@TheKryce]

I get what you mean but hyperrealism doesn't exclude art direction

[@anonymous01201]

This is why Elden Ring and BOTW / TOTK still look better than Red Dead Redemption 2, despite the latter being released on an extremely underpowered handheld

[@Uhcip]

@@anonymous01201 "look better" is still just a preference. RDR2 isn't just throwing realistic assets on a map, its a well researched and developed look, where the subject matter worked best with a very realistic setting.

[@marche800]

Every time.

[@pingpong5877]

PS2 graphics is not an insult. It's an aesthetic.

[@InternetPitstop]

YES!

[@Bananacrackers_]

Exactly kind of like how 90s anime is also an aesthetic

[@alimaryoosh1662]

like its batter than being so real game now so real they even lose their art style

[@aintthatapotofeffluck8926]

Except when talking about Scarlet and Violet. Then suddenly it’s bad. 🤣

[@InternetPitstop]

@@aintthatapotofeffluck8926 it can be done well and it can also be done badly lol I stand by pokemon works better in pixel art!

[@StrongZeroPowerHour]

I think it's important to note that older games had much smaller dev teams, working on much smaller time scales, which produces art unified by a singular vision. That's a much more challenging thing to do in a modern triple A title.

[@TheSoulCrisis]

Fax......"too many cooks in the kitchen ruin the stew." Same thing happens in a lot of movies that get canned down the road too.

[@something1558]

As someone that does not understand the obesion with games having realistic graphics these days this video is a great breath of fresh air.

[@AlterBridgeJericho]

PFP checks out

[@100lovenana]

It's easy to understand why industries are obssesed with realistic graphics. Just think why live action is taken as "more adult" than animation, and there you have it. It's wrong, of course, but it hasn't changed for nearly a century, has it?

[@j.2512]

because realistic graphics makes it simple to outsource to people or buy random assets that already exist. With an ideosincratic art direction you add a shiton of design resourcces needed for every single thing, and is hard to hire people to fit into it. When a game becomes too big is almost impossible to do every single asset that way, realistic is the faster and cheaper way to produce more stuff, like all the bloat open world games have.

[@mishmish0101]

I hate hyper realism too. My fav look is either pixel or like semi realistic but still cartoon style

[@kirbythings]

I love how your whole channel feels like a friend just nerding out over a random topic to you and I am just sitting here listening

[@ledojaeger7474]

I know right, I’m just standing here making dinner and it feels like my friend is over at the kitchen table geeking out and it’s just so much fun

[@kirbythings]

@@ledojaeger7474 Here making speech about things they are passionate about is so fun, also what you have for dinner?

[@ledojaeger7474]

@@kirbythings garlic chicken with mashed purple potatoes and savory carrots. I got the carrots reeeal good this time. Thanks for asking haha!

[@leandrabarros3582]

That video about anime backgrounds was peak

[@kokorochacarero8003]

@@ledojaeger7474 pillowy mounds of mashed potatoes, perchance?

[@mrlukesir486]

Him sitting with Yoshi watching the sunset always gets me

[@beenhere_]

😂 so good

[@errorstudioz]

Peak

[@coreypayne9401]

As an actual older gamer who grew up in the 90’s, I was legitimately choked up at that moment. And at “You’ve reached the internet pitstop, would you like to rest?” (Chrono Trigger is a gut-punch nostalgic blast for me in general)

[@ThomasFogle]

Same here, my personal guy punch is the DKC2 sunset

[@kaylianneatorres-lopez9889]

Just wanna say I LOVE the way you insert yourself into every scene, not just standing in front of the visuals but actually becoming a part of them, sitting and laying in seats, trunks, the ground, the editing must have taken forever but the end result is really fantastic visually. The part where you're showing us the low poly sky boxes and just lay next to the camera, pointing and the different scenery and even showing us a visual on your phone instead of cropping it into the vid. So immersive, beautiful, massive props for the effort you've put into this video. Love it!

[@ThomasFogle]

I absolutely agree, I love the way he does this as well, so much more thought and care is put into every frame and it goes a long way.

[@marche800]

Something big about the low poly look is shape language. Shape language in character design refers to how shapes imply characteristic, a square is sturdy, a circle is cut and harmless, a Triangle is sharp and dangerous looking, these trains are combined in strategic way to tell a story about the characters through their looks. In modern games character models have so many polygons that they can look totally smooth as they would be in real life, so using that bloodborn example, those ghost guys are smoother which in spite of them being creepey is still send off that circular lack of threat vibes. In older games, no matter how hard you try to make something a circle, it will always be angular, which makes everything feel a little more dangerous and threatening.

[@Vivigreeny25]

OHHHH that explains so much!! I love shape language so much

[@jimmahgee]

Interesting idea but I don’t think it *completely* holds up. When we were playing those older games as kids they were on CRT televisions. There was a bloom that smoothed the image, which isn’t something you get now. So roundness definitely was possible. I mean just look at Yoshi, for example. But of course it’s more complex than that - Boos and Goombas were also largely round. The danger comes from the fact they look angry, the colour, movements… and that they kill you 😮 haha

[@marche800]

@jimmahgee Well, i'm not just talking about the enemies. I'm talking about the general uncanny nature of these games. Also, it's important to note that CRTs certainly smoothed things you they didn’t get around the overall polygonal look of everything. There's a reason why people knew Lara Croft had triangle boobs. And these days, when people do demakes or replay old games, they see these on modern screens so they see that jaggedness.

[@jimmahgee]

@@marche800 I just don’t buy it, there’s far more context and it all works together to produce the experience, including what the viewer brings. Mario 64 didn’t look “uncanny” and “dangerous” to me as a child. It was dangerous in some respects but in others I found it beautiful. In Ocarina of Time Kokiri forest felt safe, and Hyrule field during the daytime was full of potential. When I studied animation at university shape theory and silhouette were an important part of character design but they aren’t the “be all and end all” - once you have colour, movement, facial expressions, music, they all work in concert.

[@marche800]

@jimmahgee Well there’s also the fact that our imaginations tend to fill in the blanks when it comes to things we saw as kids. We got what things were supposed to be and extrapolated from there. I've heard tons of people say they thought a game they loved looked better than it actually did. Though more to the point, I'm not trying to say that all polygonal games are inherently threatening, but there are definitely points where the uncannyness of the game design enhanced spooky elements. Like deadhand. When Deadhand was made smooth in the 3ds version of OOT, he became less threatening. The jankiness of his model made a creepy design genuinely terrifying. I'd say the same for redeads or even RE zombies.

[@limecrimes]

The pixel graphics of gen 4 Pokémon and the DS in general makes me wanna cry

[@raptortown]

Same with gen 5. THEY MOVE IN BATTLE

[@limecrimes]

@@raptortown I love gen 5 as well, but gen 4 reminds me of my childhood

[@sierranicholes6712]

i miss pokemon pixel graphics sooooo bad 😭

[@jpphilosopher]

Soul Silver & Black & White 2 were the BEST pokemon games! The 3DS 3D pokemon games were the beginning of the end…

[@Rob-hu3yj]

It's gen 3 for me

[@reaps_playground]

Can we talk about how he learned those moves for the Jet Set Radio bits just to dance along with the characters, gotta love the dedication

[@ThomasFogle]

I absolutely love and appreciate the dedication to the craft and the lova and appreciation shown to all of these games especially JET SET RADIO!

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

The first person POV while showing the audience pics on your phone… so immersive 👌🏻

[@carlsportfolio9266]

Old school graphics never fail to remind of being a child watching my cousins play wind waker on the gamecube. Thank u for this nostalgia trip.

[@zmonty07]

Pokémon visually has embraced 3D, but hasn't moved out of the 2D mindset. When there are two sprites talking to each other, your brain can fill in the rest as to what each character might be doing while speaking. But if it's two fully-rendered 3D models, having them blankly stare at each other or do one animation that you've seen them do a hundred other times while text comes out of their mouths and then do a full 180 degree turn without their model actually moving... that's on the other side of the uncanny valley. It's the same concept, two characters looking at each other while talking, but you have to do more to convey what's happening in 3D otherwise it just looks bad. Pokémon has yet to figure out that they can't just replace sprites with 3D models and expect everything to be the same.

[@melbapeach162]

So accurate

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

Honestly mainly cud to how they cut corners in areas of 3d animation where there's limits . It's why I think making a game with absurd high polycounts but limited animation variety is obnoxious.

[@Drstrange3000]

Nailed it

[@gamesndebunker]

Hello PinternetItstop

[@akki3535]

Hiiii

[@WhenTheSunLordsFell]

wow

[@hetsu_]

One of the thing i noticed is it's easier to get you immerse into an unrealistic setting than a realistic setting.

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

Of course if it's well done. This is why I don't want my work to be realistic.

[@j.2512]

not true, i hate stuff like one piece and can't inmerse myself in something thats too cartoony

[@j.2512]

@@darkzeroprojects4245 and you can't draw so its a convenient excuse

[@hetsu_]

@@j.2512 Well unrealistic deosn't necessarily mean cartoony. Also movies/shows are much more harder mediums to get immerse to than videogames. My theory is just since you already know it is not visually realistic unconsiously you would not compare it to real life. I also think consitancy is also have a role in this because when animations get worse or get better we notice pretty much instantly. I think a lot of "realistic" games suffer from non realistic animations too.

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

@@j.2512 That's a you problem then.

[@Psykostatik]

One of the reasons stuff like that holds up is this weird thing where when you're limited in you're creative space it seems to bring out the best in some people.

[@j.2512]

its because back then videogames weren't sjw crap with black lesbians

[@michael_xcx]

For me, nothing will ever beat the beautiful pixel artstyle of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. Like... Wigglytuff Guild, the beach at dusk and Sharpedo Bluff, Fogbound Lake and Crystal Lake, the Hidden Land with Temporal Tower, Sky Peak... Gosh I don't know a more beautiful fantasy world.

[@Yixdy]

Bruh, the mana series???

[@asherbryant2553]

straight up play the time gear theme all the way through and im finna cry, much less with "I'll always remember you"

[@Vivigreeny25]

I haven’t gotten Explorers of Sky yet but I HAVE played Red Rescue Team and the character animations alone make me so happy I have to hold back physical reactions.

[@alexanderhdmi7704]

I live for the way he inserts himself into different games and funny scenarios. As always, this channel still feels like an immersive little world. 9:26, like what other video essay channel would go the extra mile to do something like this.

[@coreypayne9401]

I agree, nobody else on youtube does that. This dude has created a really unique style for his vids

[@jbaig1]

Hands down most aesthetic KZbin channel out there. I could watch you gush about shit you like for an eternity.

[@arianrhod7442]

This little pitstop on the internet has a big place in my heart. So comfy.

[@TheOnatu]

I see a lot of people recently disparaging the return of low poly and pixel art in gaming, calling it "unoriginal" or even more frustrating, claiming that by capturing that look without using the actual hardware restrictions makes it wrong. Sure, being forced to work within the hardware limitations is what gave them their heart and soul, but because of them the aesthetics have become an art style in themselves, and that's what people fail to understand. Using modern tools for pixel art, like you said, has allowed games to become even more beautiful in that style. There's no reason low poly can't have the same done (and it is being done). As someone who's been planning out a game in a low poly aesthetic because they always enjoyed the look, I just hope more people aim to recapture it without fear of it being played out. Also, peak for going for the Spyro skyboxes. Haunting and dreamlike is what I always used to describe them, it's gorgeous.

[@lpfun1494]

I would love to see your low poly game whenever it comes out! There is so much charm in that style.

[@darth6129]

There is a reason PS1 style is popular for horror games. The fog in many games created an atmospheric and claustrophobic feeling, and the weird dithering and wobbly geometry creates a surreal feel. I also think the N64 style lends itself to a great atmosphere and is also great for cartoony aesthetic. Bright and colorful games like Mario and Banjo Kazooie excelled on N64 for a reason. People who complain about this have definitely never made a game. I would rather complete a game in a "limiting" art style like low-poly than not finish a game at all. Making professional quality 3D is very, very time-consuming, especially if you are not particularly skilled in that discipline.

[@melbapeach162]

That's crazy, that's like saying any artist who still draws with pen and paper is inauthentic because we now have digital art programmes they could be drawing with instead.. physical limitations don't have to be FORCED by circumstances they can be embraced and used DESPITE technological advancement

[@napoleonfeanor]

​@@darth6129is there a noticeable difference between the styles? I mean, aside from N64 loading faster but from less data than CDs

[@j.2512]

its not only unoriginal but 99% of time isn't even real pixel art or real psx graphics, Most of that stuff is done with scripts anyways , Blender hsa code that automatically makes sprite effects which everyone uses to fake it , it doesn't look or feel like the original thing and its just an excuse to be lazy and do something low effort

[@seaotter7927]

You know a creator is good at what they do when you don't skip their in-video sponsorships. Well done, brother.

[@UnifiedEntity]

It may have been low polys but the amount of effort to convey atmosphere, lighting, color and tone was CLEARLY shown back in those days. They had to make due, and if I had to be honest, i think it made them take more effort in character actions specifically. Even something as simple as water, had to be designed in a simple yet very DISTINCT memorable way.

[@vampirehunter_lee]

Your videos are like finally hanging out with that kid that knows dope shit and they're actually an ascended knower who becomes your main homie. Forever.

[@dpaddude]

Sometimes when games of an older era are remade with modern graphics, I can't help but feel like a certain charm was lost. I don't think it's just nostalgia. I think your brain might have been more engaged to fill in what's missing. The older the graphics are, the more you have to imagine. They put you in these different locations that aren't anywhere near as detailed and lifelike as what we have today and your mind has to fill in the gaps to make it seem realistic. I think your mind put in more effort with those older games and it made the experience richer because of it.

[@samhein321]

It's also because they replace those old unique assets with generic new redesigns like a beautiful wall with cryptic text and crystals is now replaced with generic stonewall made of normal rocks and nothing else the colors are different too and artstyle is all over the place, the whole vibe is just bland like any other new game

[@darth6129]

​@@samhein321The Demon's Souls remake completely ruined the horror aesthetic and oppressive dread of the original game. The remake just looks more like generic fantasy. They made Flamelurker look like a WoW character. And don't even get me started on the soundtrack.

[@abnorth2276]

I think it is also differs from person to person, some might find games such as mgs1 or silent hill to be realistic looking. Especially when played in original resolution. But when you have a higher resolution the illusion goes away quite quickly (i.e in a remaster with just higher resolution and framrate).

[@j.2512]

you'll go crazy when you learn about this low graphics medium called books.The crazier part is , they still make them!!!

[@lrose.33]

i also feel like with games, a massive part of the appeal is escapism and just being in another world. I feel like the more "realistic" something is, the less otherworldly it is. Like if it's realistic graphics, you gotta add personality somehow for some worldbuilding, or it's gonna feel a bit bland

[@joffreylandry538]

Ps1/N64 graphic are timeless,I never understood the whole "they age poorly" mentality,just to give you an idea I show Super Mario 64 to my niece(she’s 11) and she love these graphics a lot,that just show that these graphics are still great to look at today

[@maximumbeans9310]

You’re right. My daughter is 4 and she’s the same. Instead of asking ‘why’, they see it for the beauty it has.

[@j.2512]

i remember adults in the 90s saying it looked weird and shitty and didn't get why us kids liked it. I don't see kids today wanting that when given the option to choose between that and newer titles, If devs back then had more tools they would have used them to not make their asset look like jagged ass

[@steelerfaninperu]

Chrono Cross's OST and backgrounds slap so hard they deserve their own 40 minute tribute

[@IkesDaddelbox]

The thing that fascinates me the most about low-poly graphics is that all the details are in the textures. Especially games from Rare. They have mastered texture work on the N64, so much so that I always catch myself stopping every few minutes and just smelling the roses. It's magic, despite the limitations and flat surfaces everything feels alive and like the structures have sophisticated geometry, even up close. Ocarina of Time is the exact opposite, that game doesn't hide the cardboard scenery whatsoever. Flat looking structures, cardboard tree and mountain walls and blurry, smudgy, stretched textures left and right. From a technical perspective it's pretty bad. But I love the vibe of the aesthetics. It feels like a crude painting. Up close nothing makes sense, but if you step back you see the rough brush strokes form a clear and detailed picture. It creates a comfortable uncanniness that I never feel in modern games. So many games of that era have a cozy vibe to them. I feel like I could just sit down and have a nap in those environments.

[@liammac4580]

NOSTALGIA just hits the soul different

[@high.level.noob.]

FF7 was my childhood and it is such a cool aesthetic. Pre-rendered backgrounds and animated 3D fights were so mind blowing and I still love it. It feels like stepping into a painting. I can’t describe it better.

[@lulu_TheWitchBoy]

FF7 pre renders are ugly asf, and makes the areas confusing at times. Ff8 now that’s where pre renders are beautiful

[@UltimateGattai]

I got confused at the mechanical hand, after Aerith's house, took me ages to realise how to navigate that part as a kid. ​@@lulu_TheWitchBoy

[@high.level.noob.]

@@UltimateGattaioh yeah now that I remember, that was confusing. Well it seems I see through rose tinted glasse then. I still love the style though.

[@lay003]

@@high.level.noob. not entirely rose-tinted glasses, i played ff7 for the first time like 4 months ago and i didn't find them all too confusing, a couple were for sure, but the large majority of them were just jaw dropping, whether that's cuz they actually were or cuz of what they were aiming to portray, i'm not sure. that game had a very good art direction though, imo.

[@liammcnicholas918]

@@lulu_TheWitchBoyI disagree, the low poly character models are cool. It’s like the artists made origami versions of each character.

[@sodiumplate6966]

The retro aesthetic and art style in general just makes me so happy. There's something about packing in so much detail in such simple shapes, being able to use your imagination to fill in the blanks, that games don't really have nowadays unless such graphics are intentional, but even then, it's very hit or miss.

[@VI_universe]

How are you gonna talk about Low Poly aesthetics and NOT talk about Sonic 😭 literally the face of most of the revitalized y2k older graphics type of the aesthetics

[@that1zombi3kid]

He's a zoomer cut him some slack. He didn't grow up nor understands what's made that aesthetic popular even when it was new.

[@VI_universe]

@@that1zombi3kid nga i'm a "zoomer" i'm younger than this guy wtf does that have to do with anything

[@Jordan-jv1tz]

5:24

[@VI_universe]

@@Jordan-jv1tzthat's pokemon

[@Dasqal]

@@VI_universe5:16 *

[@JotaArcae]

Man, I am so glad that low poly art is finally receiving the attention and love it deserves. I thought I was going crazy because everyone kept saying how beautiful Pixel-Art was and how "ugly" those old PS1 and N64 games were. Now there are people making low poly games and even animations & pictures (myself included lmao) as well as dedicated tutorial series on how to archieve the look. (Check out the tutorial series by "TheSicklyWizard" if you want to learn it, it's really good!)

[@j.2512]

because its piss easy with blender and people are lazy and are using the nostalgia excuse to get asspats on amateur work . Most of the time it doesn't look at all like the real thing its mimicking and its not following any of the parameters or original restrictions, its a gimmick. Low poly models with no textures are just trivial to make in 2024

[@JotaArcae]

@@j.2512 Yeah, nice gatekeeping dude

[@maaki50]

I love stylized graphics with all my heart but I still think Alan Wake 2 really did deserve that win. It has some visual effects I haven’t seen before like the ones where two places are layered on top of each other like a hologram taking up the whole screen. Also the neon city Alan’s story takes place in looked amazing though at places a bit uninspired. Changing the atmosphere of places and their lighting and objects in there in real time was really impressive too. AAA has a very distinct boring realistic look but I think Alan Wake shouldn’t be put in that same group.

[@j.2512]

all those old games were AAA once

[@maaki50]

@@j.2512 I think we have it best these days with indies carrying the torch of the experimental nature of the games around the millenium. Back then I would imagine crunch and overworking was already a problem even though people got to be more creative in those game companies. These days anyone can have an idea for a game and work on their project for however long it takes without higher ups breathing down their necks.

[@j.2512]

@@maaki50 No they don-t, every indie "spiritual succesor" is a cheap bootleg of the oldschool AAA game they are trying to mimick, is always worse and much less creative. Indie devs only use the nostalgia and aesthetics as an excuse to be lazy. Like 99.999999 of retro inspired indies are shovelware and pretty much nothing really measures up to the stuff AAA 90s devs made.

[@maaki50]

@@j.2512 I see you don’t know what the 99.9999% of 90s AAA games were… fucking shovelware! You just don’t remember them because they were quickly forgotten about. Also can you name like 10 shovelware indies since there seem to be so many of them.

[@smithwillnot]

So glad you mentioned Chrono Cross. For the past 3 months I've been obsessed with atmosphere of Chrono Cross. The contrast between blue sky, yellow beaches and green forests is just perfect. And then there is that opening, which I've had on repeat for months.

[@hibikikanade]

internet pitstop-core is one of the most genuine aesthetics on this platform. love the creativity in your editing, the pov hands while exploring got me good lmao

[@funkypinku]

bro wore a green scarf to a green screen shoot

[@Ashes_Asking_Y]

I feel like you gotta be my favourite art appreciator on this platform, there’s not many people who can simply point at a pretty picture and make it feel alluring, ya know? Pure positivity, it’s nice to be shown pretty stuff. Sometimes it has to be forced sometimes there doesn’t have to be a point, only a purpose. To make people remember how much we have accomplished, accumulated. The beautiful art that exists in all the corners many wouldn’t think to look for on their own. Sincerely, goodnight It is 3 am

[@pippa862]

The green screen use in this video was top notch. Every time he looked back at the pixel art or whatever behind him, or seemed like he was laying back in a deck chair or something... Never got old. Good job, man!

[@bobswarley7512]

Yeah especially the green scarf in Front of the green Screen was a great idea. 😂

[@lrose.33]

@@bobswarley7512 omg i was like why is no one talking about the green scarf and clothes hahaha

[@OneRandomVictory]

It's crazy how I was able to point out that Spyro skybox at 20:30 when I haven't played the original in 20 years.

[@shonenbois]

I’m really happy Bomb Rush Cyberfunk’s art style was inspired by Jet Set Radio’s beautiful cell shaded art style bc overall the JSR’e cell shade art style is just awesome. And I hope we see more games have that style

[@murderman8578]

Real fun and short game

[@poke-charlie]

those segments in the beginning where you were just sitting in video game landscapes with the characters got me right in the heart. id say that i cant believe i was jealous of an edit but i actually can

[@InternetPitstop]

Lol thx man!

[@wettoaster.]

I googled 'why are PS1 graphics so appealing' 2 days ago and now my shitty internet roommate won't stop talking about polygons

[@LibraGaymer]

the SMILE on my face when you brought up spyro 😭❤️ great video as always 🫶🏻

[@All-Aussie-Advent]

You're so right about the ff7 aesthetic, Cosmo Canyon is my personal favourite for some of the most beautiful backdrops and art pieces, so much that even as a kid I wish screenshotting was possible on my ps1.

[@fractaldisarray1518]

I ADORE your work dude, I have a blast seeing you jump around and chill on the backgrounds haha, it's super fun, what a unique and cool editing style you have it just... speaks to me. I'm so used to leaving KZbin videos in the background while doing something else, but I always have to make time for yours because I must take in everything in the video since it's so purposeful. Just... Thank you!

[@flameofthegame]

The fact that he inserts himself in the scenes that he shows is a detail that give so much character and shows just how detail oriented this guy is ,i have the upmost respect for the kind of content you create .

[@darth6129]

The Bloodborne Demake menus are also largely based on the Armored Core PS1 games of From Software. The Garage UI is basically the same in Armored Core . The Now Loading screen is also directly ripped from Armored Core but colored red.

[@j.2512]

i laughed my ass off when he said "she" when referring to the dev , i just knew it was gonna be a trooner, every "female" programmer is.

[@mayzerthayne]

That Jet Set Radio Dance Break was siiiiiiiick 🔥

[@Hero_Of_Old]

There's like a liminal space quality to a lot of these old games. The atmosphere allows your mind to fill in the blanks and your imagination to run wild. What isn't said, is more impactful than what is. Even though its more modern, I think Dark Souls 1 captures that feeling too. Also, "got my willy going silly.'😂

[@thesquishedelf1301]

This. Ocarina of Time’s overworld is small, and it is sparse. But Hyrule Field still _feels_ large because of how empty it is. It may take less time to travel from one side to the other than in the BotW/TotK Hyrule Field, but it _feels_ just as large if not larger, _because_ your brain has to fill bits in.

[@j.2512]

Yeah zoomer, everything is liminal, what a cool buzzword

[@thesquishedelf1301]

@@j.2512 okay I tried to leave this be but I keep seeing this same sentiment so I’m gonna take it out on you. OP is entirely justified in their use of liminal space here. Liminal simply means “between”, but it carries connotations of being precariously balanced. OP is referring specifically to liminal spaces, as in areas that hit the uncanny valley - just normal enough to be recognisable but with something unsettlingly wrong about them, that’s often (but not always) hard to pinpoint or summarise. This is where the “precariously balanced” connotation comes in, as there’s a sweet spot for maximum unsettling-ness in the uncanny valley - go more realistic or more unusual and you evoke less instinctual revulsion/fear. Blocky polygonal graphics like the PlayStation or N64 styles do often bump up against the uncanny valley. They’re juuuuust on the far-enough-from-normal-to-be-cartoony-or-cute side of the uncanny valley. A classic example of this is the Ben Drowned creepypasta, where a sprite used in an N64 game that was intentionally bumping into the uncanny valley by being unusually detailed is used as part of proof of a particular copy of the game being haunted. On a more metatextual level, low-poly art styles often intentionally resemble pop-up books, heavily associated with early childhood for most people; by taking something resembling this early developmental milestone and making it intentionally unsettling, a sense of fear is achieved. This is the same concept as what made Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared or Five Nights At Freddy’s successful, by imitating children’s television or playground-arcade-restaurants, respectively. “Liminal spaces” are usually when a place that should be filled with people, and is also often transitional (e.g. a hallway), is emptier and _far_ larger than one would expect. Low-poly games also tend to embody this by having large empty spaces that are pointless to interact with; they can evoke a sense of agoraphobia with their scale, and indeed in low-poly horror games often do.

[@daviddjordjevic2889]

That landscape overlooking the city in Hyper Light Drifter literally made me stop and say "I want to make pixel art." Changed my fucking life.

[@j.2512]

you also thought "this is probably easier than actually learning the real stuff and can get likes for less effort" which is true, nowadays pixelation is just a blender script and hipsters go bananas for something that isn't even hand crafted

[@daviddjordjevic2889]

@@j.2512 you managed to self report, congrats.

[@rafaynoman1180]

Not a lot of people talk about this but the low poly graphics in Majora's mask really elevates the dark under tones of the game.

[@g6dhand]

Man sad, man see internet pitstop uploaded a 1 hour long video, man happy. 9:46

[@merleetomlin6218]

Dude, the demake of Bloodborne looks so cool! Old graphics, even though they looked that way due to hardware limitations, the artists at work were able to create magic with it all and I wish more games would go back to it. I would kill for another game with OoT graphics.

[@XWXS2]

The thing about the older games was sure they look like that but the graphics actually let more room for imagination and imagination is one of the key elements of playing just remember playing with toys as a kid the older games are just perfect art.

[@Mobik_]

One thing I always LOVED about low poly is that it feels like A GAME and not a photorealistic BS... I remember having like 10 years old and PS2 and GameCube was about to come out and I was like "why?! We don't need those crazy graphics" as I felt like the whole imagination driven from low poly was going to go away.

[@chasemcconville7667]

Always a good day when a new IP video drops

[@leandrabarros3582]

And also!!! Pixel art is amazing. Am playing Minish Cap for the first time until the end after being captured by it when I was a child, and holy shit I feel like am on another universe. The perspective of the backgrounds and characters changing as you get smaller are so enchanting to me. The colors too, so pretty.

[@infiniteoctopaw]

Sharpedo Bluff from pokemon Mystery Dungeons Explores IS my house. Hearing the Treasure Town theme is my childhood bedroom. Both these things make me want to cry because I'm 25 and not 8 anymore. Imagine a timeline where Pokemon ledgends Arceus looked like Ōkami. We were robbed. Edit: You earned a subscription just for shouting out Gravity Rush, Quality taste.

[@maccamachine]

I still play older games more than any new ones tbh. Replaying old classics or going back and playing some I never got the chance to. Some of it is nostalgia but some is just nice and cozy and makes the games feel more creative because of the limitations. Another awesome video man

[@bldymercury9008]

Your channel looks like it was made by me, so i can never forget how happy i was when i was a lil kid. like... i don't even have words to express how your videos make me feel. Thanks man, to put words on these niches subjects that i like in pop culture. i can't talk about these with people because they won't understand , but at this little pitstop i feel surrounded by common nostalgia. so thx man... like from the bottom of my heart. From a congolese/french guy in france

[@OpticLettuce32452]

I would happily go back to older graphics if it meant non 200 to 300 million dollar budgets, 4-7 year development cycles, and completely busted unoriginal games coming out on launch. It would also help with the microtransaction issue because publishers would not have to use them to help make a bigger return on their investment due to the budgets. Up until the PS4 era, it was great to have constant exclusives and variety from all platforms coming out regularly. Indies and some AA studios are doing great because they just focus on the gameplay.

[@sadica]

A long time ago, there was a video that captivated me, making me watch it without doing anything else, even though it lasted almost an hour. What a great video, man, beautiful.

[@colingznetworkplus4618]

Nintendo is keeping the visually stylized personality filled triple A game aesthetic alive

[@joshakins4923]

Octopath series does this so good and the new eyuden chronicles looks great too

[@supersizethefries]

YES SIRR RIGHT WHEN I GET OFF OF WORK *pulls up a chair cracks open a cold one*

[@benjaminlammertz64]

In my eyes, Cel-Shading is THE best look for 3D games. I can support a lot of different artstyles, looks beautyfull, ages far better than other 3D games and it doesn't sacrifice readability like so many games with hyperrealistic graphics do. Dragon Quest 8 was on the PS2 and it still looks great.

[@SynthLizard8]

The old aestitics simplicity gives your mind room to interpret an think about what you are looking at and textures like the PS1 has the lack of any anti-aliasing and low color-bit count gives textures this real grit to them.

[@catdownthestreet]

Dude you released this literally not even an hour after I finished watching your Atmosphere in Zelda video. I am blessed

[@stefanofialho5484]

I remember when I used to play the PS1 with my older sister, games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, etc. While I will agree that nostalgia plays a part, there is just something about those graphics that makes them feel different. Maybe it's truly something about the fact that they came out in an era where 3D was THE innovation and that latches on to my mind, those games would make me say "Wow! Just look at that!" now modern games after years of churning out a bunch of realistic games make me go "Eh, very pretty." Modern realistic games are not bad, but they are not capable of scratching an itch in my mind.

[@piafounetMarcoPesenti]

This, and pre-rendered backgrounds + isometric 3d games give me the same feeling of marvel.

[@clementfilancia3053]

Dude you pump out so many great quality videos so often lately ur a king bro

[@adraino7345]

Now I gotta go pour another one out for Toriyama. RIP legend.

[@majora8266]

From the bottom of my heart keep doing what you’re doing man. This video hit a chord in me just like almost all of your videos. I feel your passion in each script and I fuck with how down to earth you are. Struggling collage student so I can’t be a top dono on partition but I’ll show my support in my own way. Cant wait to see what else you make, keep it up!!!

[@wordedhalo6746]

2:15 I can’t even lie dude is straight thugging here

[@gbrodie49]

Nothing will ever give me the feeling that just exploring old Spyro levels and hub worlds does.

[@MrLinkDay]

I think nintendo only nailed the vibe of dead hand again in Tears of the Kingdom, those out of nowhere hands with eye coming at you and the atmosphere changing all of a sudden. They being so hard to kill, the sound. It gave me a creep the first time I saw it and still does even after I learned how to deal with them.

[@soaroas9800]

men see internet Pitstop drop. men happy

[@amannpriyamkhan5394]

Dude I agree with every single point you made but how did you forget to mention CHILLA'S ART when talking about low polly graphics, CHILLA'S ART a Japanese indie developer uses those high polly graphics to give their games that weird uncanny horror atmosphere, and those games are without a doubt the most scare game to have come out recently, that uncanny semi realistic and unclear world and the expression and movement of character just makes everything feel so creepy, they give you that unsettling creepy vibes and sense of dread that is much more scarier than jumpscares

[@TribalScience]

Whenever I see your videos, I feel like I've reached a checkpoint. Progress saved. Relax for a while. Thanks.

[@ArrowheadDust]

Kh1 has a special place in my heart because of that aesthetic. Even though some of the controls fucking blow those damn graphics just makes the game feel so cozy and just a fockin vibe. Another banger by IP 🙏🏼🙏🏼🔥

[@WretchedRedoran]

Im glad I'm caught up on all your recent videos already, get to watch this as soon as I want!

[@SEDATEDSlothRecords6083]

This feels simply like home and yes its timeless. Idk if we woudlve that pleasure view on low-poly or pixel aesthetics without the pioneers of game makers

[@tristysstuff6664]

27:18 this section reminded of those old realistic Minecraft videos that were super popular for like a year

[@Ismatic1906]

I always loved pixel art. The way they manage to capture so much detail with so many restrictions is extremely impressive. I love how much it inspires the imagination. Freedom Planet and Freedom Planet 2 are some of my favorite examples of pixel art. It was extremely impressive to me. I really wish Pokemon kept its pixel art aesthetic, its a shame they removed the remaining mini pixel art in Scarlet and Violet. Side Note: Something that was always cool to me, is when a pixel art game uses low poly 3D. It utilizes the aesthetic, to suck you into the world, and the 3D to elevate the scale and the power of something. Its such a beautiful way to use the medium.

[@AlterBridgeJericho]

Could not agree more about Spyro skyboxes, they inspired me to start painting when I was younger

[@Wyattinous]

The Spyro bit, I felt that in my childhood soul. Combined with Stewart Copeland’s masterful music compositions. I learned what true Zen felt like as a kid exploring Summer Forest. I would often stop at the end of some levels and get lost imagining what could be over in the distant mountains, or the Boabab trees on that one level of Spyro 1. It’s a hard to describe that feeling of euphoria and sadness. An unreachable distance that just draws you.

[@zeldaandTwink]

This is the pixel art resurgence all over again

[@Fibless]

Bro I cannot express how much I enjoy watching your videos, you have somehow made content that appeals almost exclusively to the part of me that played Golden Sun on the Advance for hours, watched Super Mario Bros Z and listened to 90s anime openings of shows that I'd never watched And sure this specific video is ABOUT older graphics but quite literally every video youve made gives me a nostalgia that I cant find anywhere else, keep this stuff up man youre too good XD

[@derikh.3359]

Cant like this video enough. The entire bit sounds like a conversation with my brother's. I remember going on and on about stumbling into that city in Hollow Knight and sitting on the bench next to your fellow kindred spirit bug friend. That moment brought back that old feeling of awe and sense of place I remember from gaming in my childhood. That Wind Waker kind of stuff.

[@ReganSkye2010]

Oh the intro alone tugged at my nostalgic heart strings 🥹 new graphics are gorgeous and it’s amazing how far technology has come, but the old graphics just scratch an itch that newer ones can’t.

[@koosp.2270]

Great video as always but the distortion in the audio is pretty out of control

[@InternetPitstop]

I'm not exactly sure what happened tbh I did everything as I normally do but the audio all came out a bit weird :(

[@koosp.2270]

​@@InternetPitstopKZbin be like that sometimes :/ I'm still thankful for getting to watch this content in the first place. Best of luck to you!

[@0khalilose0]

I just finished "ico" today and came back to your video about it and what a suprise to find a new video just after that, keep up the grind brother. OG video games aesthetics will alwys stay with us no matter where we go.

[@BknMoonStudios]

Killer7 is still, to this day, my favorite looking videogame ever. The extremely harsh lighting low-poly visuals using high-contrast saturated colors and unconventional camera angles mixed with the surreal characters, setting and plot creates a truly unique game that is still fresh two decades later. Pure cinema. 😔👌

[@HaberJordan]

I dont typically comment on KZbin videos but wow IP you've done it again. I don't know how you do it but wow. 2:07 the transition to the CRTV with you and the Kongs and the old graphics is just mind-blowing and hit me emotionally like a truck. To be fair ive been stuck on it for the past hour for how brilliant that cut was, the music choice, and everything else. Keep it up man and just love what you're doing

[@thisisfyne]

One of the things I love the most about these older graphics is especially how much more *readable* everything is, because the artists and programmers had to make more with less, due to the crushing hardware contraints. Halo 2 reads better than Halo Infinite. Smash Melee reads better than Ultimate. Super Metroid reads better than Dread. Hell, I'm playing Jedi Survivor at the moment and despite all the highly detailed photogrammetry assets of the mindblowing environments.. it just.. lack so much instant visual clarity that helps the particular medium of videogames. All ths to say, modern devs have a lot to learn from older games when it comes to a healthy amount of restraints mixed with great art direction.

[@Saracay23]

You should really make a video about liminal spaces in videogames! I would love that

[@deevodown]

The way you interact with the green screen "environment" is so fucking money dude. It feels like your genuinely inside the sets you use and its dope. 21:00 is a perfect example and I don't see many other creators utilize the space like this. Made it feel like we're all kickin it watching space do crazy shit. Its cool!

[@oneinathousand2156]

The pre-rendered graphics of the PS2, Dreamcast, XBOX, PC, GameCube, and so on are my personal favorite for horror because there’s enough detail to get emotions out of characters and understand what’s going on while still being uncanny and letting you fill in some of the blanks yourself. Can you imagine if a game used the advancements in graphics to make a whole game in the style of the pre-rendered Silent Hill 2 and 3 cutscenes, or other games like Fallout 1/2, Rule of Rose, etc? I can dream.