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One would think, as video game technology grows more advanced, that it should be easier to emotionally connect a player to what is happening within a virtual world. The more realistic everything looks (and sounds), the more relatable the experience, right?
As a handful of older games prove, this is most definitely not the case. Not only were some past generation games remarkably beautiful, they someone managed to transcend the original function of a video game (mainly to mindlessly entertain) and produce some genuinely iconic moments that still hold up after all these years.
One beautiful, older game in particular that any longtime gamer will fondly remember is Final Fantasy VI (or as most of us remember it from the Super Nintendo, Final Fantasy III). Not only is it my favorite RPG of all time, it contains numerous moments that could easily be considered true, accomplished works of art.
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Original post by mrdestructoid@gmail.com (Destructoid.com) and software by Elliott Back
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