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by LAC-Tech 1420 days ago
Have PS1 triangular graphics made a retro resurgence yet? Because I'm so down for that.
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klodolph 1420 days ago
Yes, very much so. Mostly for horror games, for some reason.

https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/the-resurgence-...

https://hauntedps1.itch.io/demodisc2021

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jstarfish 1419 days ago
It's a Lovecraftian thing. Abstraction of the horror itself (through primitive illustration) lets your own imagination fill in the blanks.
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LAC-Tech 1420 days ago
Silent Hill inspired, I guess
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Sharlin 1420 days ago
And Resident Evil, surely?
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whateveracct 1420 days ago
They need to be coupled with the same bespoke, precise controls and input handling though. There's a tightness to a lot of PS1 and N64 games that takes care to replicate. And Unity and friends don't exactly help you in that department.
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codetrotter 1420 days ago
r/ps1graphics is a small but active community.

https://old.reddit.com/r/ps1graphics/

There's also some people on YouTube doing PS1 and N64 style graphics.

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