I agree that a lot of games had that style. The jump in graphics aren't debatable though. Preference on the art style or color palette is a personal thing.

Metal Gear Solid 1 to Metal Gear Solid 2

Man I wanted a DC so bad when it first first dropped. Had seen people playing Sonic and Shenmue and was blown away. Wasn't able to finally get one until the hype died quite a bit but it was still a dope console. The Dreamcast actually gives me an idea for a thread too

Man I remember I had the cheap 360 and not the silver plated disk drive one too Less memory I think too but I don't remember

360 when it first came out was one of the dopest machines. I'll always remember seeing Call of Duty 3 on the 360 in Target and seeing how advanced that s*** looked.

Almost made me switch from Playstation, if it wasn't for paid online and the red ring of death.

I do but i always played games on pc so my evolution was more so like super mario 64 to half life 2 that shocked me the most
The jump from gamecube to 360 was insane though

Right, while SA looks amazing for its scale and all the content stuffed in it, definitely games like metal gear solid 2 and 3., God of War 2, Final Fantasy X were some of the showpieces.

I remember not just tripping off how detailed the city was but actually being most impressed with Niko's walk cycle and how when you turned him he leaned into it like a real person

I spent hours just driving with a fast car and jump out and ragdoll until niko dies

You real as hell bro we were really living the same life

Will never forget seeing COD 2 on the 360, at a Gamestop, playing on an HDTV. Pretty sure I walked up to the kiosk with my mouth open, first time playing a 360 so I didn't know what I was doing. Still till this day, I think PS2 to 360 was the biggest leap in gaming ever, especially when you factor in HD.

final fantasy 12 is a texture/lighting pack away from 7th gen

Back then when there was a true gap yeah
The last gen is a scam to me
Only gta 6 can change my mind

You'll never see a gap like that occur again

When the ps3 dropped was the last time something felt like space age tech. Thats when sony still had standalone stores in the mall and seeing everything on "state of the art" tv's blew me away... i still wanted a 360 more tho lmao

would never forget. Remember seeing gta 4 gameplay for the first time and thinking how the f*** was this possible

My old ass remembers when Mario 64 came out

Dead Rising was that delineation to me

My young brain couldn't understand at the time why everything looked small and weird because it was meant for 720p/1080p so a month later when i got a HDTV that s*** blew my mind with how sharp and clear s*** was

I think the thing that changed in the 2000s vs the 90s is that everyone had access to the new stuff at the same time as everyone else whereas before Japan got so much stuff first, or if you happened to live in one of the global cities where importing was way more common and arcades where prevalent you may have had better exposure to s*** to the random kid in middle america buying random licensed games from kb toys

Forgot all about that definitely

I like how nearly two decades has passed and you can still tell which dev decided to use Unreal for their games just because it has "that" look.

The graphics are probably close to plateauing. But the gap, if there will be one that big again, will have to come from things like AI, number of characters on screen, destructible environments, etc.

i only had a wii

Man I remember how hard that s*** was to get when it first dropped

My whole house wanted one. I had finally called GameStop one day, and they had one in stock, which was unheard of during that time period. lmao and I didn't even have a car yet. No bus route went there either. I walked my ass like 5 miles there and 5 back to cop that s***

Good times

i did this