Why go with pixel graphics?

[PocketYoda]

This game could have been amazing, alternate worlds etc.. what a missed opportunity.

[Flaming Fire]

I just don't think people realise this wasn't meant to be a high-budget AAA game. If you wanted top of the line visuals and compelling gameplay, that would take years and its budget would rival the entire cost of stranger things 3.

[Doktor Mandrake]

引用自 cones：

引用自 Arvejeitor：

There's nothing wrong with pixel graphics

Crickey, I agree!

[PocketYoda]

引用自 Doktor Mandrake：

引用自 cones：

Crickey, I agree!

I liked Pixel graphics in the 80s and 90s..

[Chillin]

I think if they were to of gone with Octopath traveler style Graphics maybe this would of been good.. but these graphics totaly suck for the price there asking.

[Sergeant Skyhigh]

because everything in stranger things is retro so it makes sense to make a retro style type game

[RitualistEssence]

引用自 JubeiDOK：

It's a lot quicker and cheaper to pump out a game with this graphical style.
They probably got it done in under a year.

The game the OP is seeing in his head would take 3-5 years to make.

Probably a month given how easy it is to make 1980s graphics, less testing needing as everyone's hardware is able to run it

[Doktor Mandrake]

G'day mate

Ya some people don't like the graphics, though I think they're pretty good

It is what it is

[thorin106]

引用自 DanteYoda：

This game could have been amazing, alternate worlds etc.. what a missed opportunity.

I see an lot of games doing the pixel art deal and in some way I agree with you. The game is cheap and does not cost $60 and if it had I would never pick it up. What does count for me is gameplay as long as the graphics aregood enough to see and not an CGA style I have no problems with it.

[PocketYoda]

引用自 thorin106：

引用自 DanteYoda：

This game could have been amazing, alternate worlds etc.. what a missed opportunity.

I see an lot of games doing the pixel art deal and in some way I agree with you. The game is cheap and does not cost $60 and if it had I would never pick it up. What does count for me is gameplay as long as the graphics aregood enough to see and not an CGA style I have no problems with it.

Agreed.

[Jackson]

引用自 DarkunderdoG：

Stranger Things is also set in the 80s... in the 80s they only had Pixel Graphics

Nothin in the 80's looked this good. This is more 90's. Where it should have stayed imo lol

[PocketYoda]

引用自 Jack：

引用自 DarkunderdoG：

Stranger Things is also set in the 80s... in the 80s they only had Pixel Graphics

Nothin in the 80's looked this good. This is more 90's. Where it should have stayed imo lol

Agreed i liked pixel graphics at the time it was new but we have somewhat progressed since then, its sad some haven't.

[MugHug]

引用自 DarkunderdoG：

Stranger Things is also set in the 80s... in the 80s they only had Pixel Graphics

Well, maybe we should play it on the Atari 2600, NES Famicom or a Sega Genesis instead of our modern PCs.

Then we could watch it on an old CRT television at 480 lines, interlaced NTSC quality, basic stereo or mono instead of on NetFlix at 4K with Dolby Vision HDR.

That would really help the 80s experience.

:)

[MugHug]

引用自 Flaming Fire：

I just don't think people realise this wasn't meant to be a high-budget AAA game. If you wanted top of the line visuals and compelling gameplay, that would take years and its budget would rival the entire cost of stranger things 3.

One different to the 1980s is so many game development engines allowing faster development.

And it does not have to look like the second coming of Far Cry 5. Plenty of real indie teams develop decent modern graphics.

Unless the important thing was release something fast to catch sales while Stranger Things is popular.

What do we know!!!

https://www.cnet.com/news/stranger-things-3-the-game-is-not-nearly-as-good-as-the-show/

https://www.destructoid.com/review-stranger-things-3-the-game-560218.phtml