Are Pixel Graphics Outdated?
170Recently, I overheard a conversation between two of my friends where they disagreed whether pixel art should still be used in video games. As somebody who's firmly on the pro-pixel-art side of this debate, I thought it would be interesting/informative to review why pixel art still deserves to be used in video games, despite the jumps in technology from the 1980s to the present day.
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SOURCES:
• (1) Solar Sands' video
https://youtu.be/gA6L7pgcUbM
• (2) The Toby Fox quote I referenced
https://www.webcitation.org/6efmf8UHg?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkillscreen.com%2Farticles%2Fbehind-humor-toby-foxs-undertale%2F
MUSIC:
• (0:00 - 1:41) AdhesiveWombat - Kelp
• (1:42 - 3:07) Deltarune OST - Welcome to the City
• (3:10 - 5:12) AdhesiveWombat - Tinybit
• (Outro) caidenstriker - Queue it!
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
• (0:00) Introduction
• (0:53) Ease of Creation
• (1:42) Upscaling/Downscaling
• (3:10) Artistic Intent
• (5:14) Conclusion
SOFTWARE:
• Audio Recording: Audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/
• Screen Recording: OBS
https://obsproject.com/
• Image Editing: GIMP
https://www.gimp.org/
• Video Editing: HitFilm Express
https://fxhome.com/express
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