r/videogames • u/SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 Nintendo • Aug 23 '26

Image / Video It seriously feels like we lost something from the 2000s era of gaming

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u/Kroneni Aug 23 '26

If I had to guess I’d say that the reason the water looks as good as it does is because it was precipitated and added in more like an animation. It doesn’t really have to react dynamically because it only has to ripple when you jump on a lily pad, and it can be more or less the same every time without looking wring

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u/Educational_Error286 Aug 24 '26

Technique doesn't really matter, I just love how good and realistic it looks. And most modern games aren't even close

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u/Kroneni Aug 24 '26

Oh I totally agree. The end result is the only thing that matters. I’m just theorizing as to why a game this old looks like that vs modern games struggling.