Square Enix’s HD-2D titles have evolved to encompass a new philosophy for gaming graphics.
by Joshua RiveraDec 8, 2025, 6:30 PM UTC
At their biggest and most expensive, video games all sort of look the same. The reason often comes down to simple economics: More resources means more costs that need to be recouped, and historically the way publishers have done that is by being comically risk-averse. Hence the glut of semi-realistic rocky wastelands that look like death metal album covers where everyone is some kind of Wild West fetishist, or the hero shooters that all look like Pixar but shredded as hell
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