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[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because in some games there's dialogue and it's good for immersion when who or what you're talking to looks realistic.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I grew up with the N64 and I never needed realistic pores and eyelashes to get immersed in a game. All I needed was a world and characters I liked. I can't imagine someone picking up a classic and being like "WTF, where's the individually rendered nostril hair? I can't get invested in this!" That just feels silly to me.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

You're sounding very old and out of touch right now tbh. And that's coming from someone who grew up with the original NES and the Commodore 64 😄

Just because high accuracy facial features isn't crucial to a platformer or whatever doesn't mean that it isn't beneficial to an RPG like Horizon or any other game where life-like characters is part of what makes the game great.