The graphics of a game rarely age like fine wine. Players get used very fast to new technologies turning something looking great in 2015 into something they find ugly in 2023.
Upgrading the graphics is very expensive and/or time-consuming for a studio and the game needs to be successful years after the release, or still have a good potential, for the visual upgrade to be worth it.
But it’s not all just about visual quality. When you work like me on an 8 year old mobile game and still want to work on it, to keep its beauty and cohesion, add more depth to it, a refresh is not an option.… Continue reading