Idk why so many DS games opted to go the ugly 3D route instead of just giving players better pixel art, lol. What game should I try to experience the best pixel art the DS (or DSi) has to offer?
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"Idk why so many DS games opted to go the ugly 3D Route instead of just giving players better Pixel Art"
Because the DS was the first handheld that was capable of handling 3D at least somewhat? If it was just pixel art, it would be just another Gameboy Advance instead of a brand new system.
That was definitely it. It was easy to assume a game was "meatier", even though i9n practice the 3D engine is still mostly for aesthetics and the gameplay mostly took place on a 2D plane. Zelda, many RPGs, NSMB. That aspect was pretty dissapointing after the promise of Mario 64, with only ocassional stuff like Kingdom Hearts, and oddly enough, a lot of licensed games, using a 3d camera.
64 ds was good