I was born in 1989. It was such a interesting time to grow up. I'm glad I got to experience it. Before things changed to how they are nowadays. There was a sense of Retro-Futurism mixed with vintage vibes. McDonald's had Nintendo 64's, Blockbuster/Hollywood video, you could preview music before buying it. Magazines would come with demo discs for new games coming soon. There's so many reasons why the 90's ruled. Because it had a bit of a 80's vibe and attitude. Such awesome Aesthetics all over in such diverse ways. It was like "okay kids, go have fun, you might get hurt so watch out, but, have fun 👍🏻." Nowadays, it's like they completely got rid of any "fun, goof off, odd stuff." It's like everything is all modernized, minimalism, contemporary, bland, repetitive and if it doesn't make money 💰 then it's gotta go.. so all those old houses, old shops, drive in movie theaters, roller rinks, obstacle courses, bouncy houses, indoor fun zones with r/c speed boats, mini golf ⛳ with loops, bumper cars, ball pits, just weird random stuff. Random weird local shops, stores that you could play halo 1 on big TVs and link up LAN parties. Towns still had older run down sorta house's, duplexes, just unique "lower income living options ya know?") where I live they have literally gotten rid of all of that and just put in cookie cutter type places to live and everything costs ridiculous per month and everything is so bland and stale. I just miss the creativity, the quirkiness that's all. Being born in 1989 I was lucky to get to see the tail end of these things that aren't around anymore and I can't help but wonder what it must be like for kids that never got to experience the stuff the 90s kids got to experience. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Getting to be a teen when wild Boyz, jackass, CKY was a big deal 🤘🏻 a kid when Steve Erwin was literally my idol! Growing up on magic school bus, bill Nye the science guy, captain planet, X-Men the animated series, all the animated series tv shows. All the classic animated movies. Like it was the best time to be a kid and a teenager. It had such a Vibe.
I was born a year after and i do miss the 80's reruns and 90s movies. Back then i had so much hope for games and movies but all we got now is the tech but the media is shit😅
I think devs have kind of gradually built themselves a huge bear trap between 2004-2014 with the push for realistic high fidelity graphics. The dev cycle for games is just far too long and risky now for developers to take risks with new IPs and sequels, i really think we need to redefine what’s considered an AAA game or we’re gonna be stuck replaying and buying the same games as remasters forever and pay up to $80-90 per game. They need to find a better balance between quality, cost and time
For me, a game should just have a stable frame rate, and if it has online features, they should work. Then the game should be fun. That's it. I don't care about graphics, and haven't for some time. After a while I realized that my favorite video games did NOT have realistic graphics. I mean, I literally grew up playing super Nintendo and N64, and I can still boot those games up while having a BLAST.
Maybe stupid people will keep buying Assassin's Creed and such, but gamers who like honest and artistic games have a cornucopia at our disposal right now. Bzzzt, Pepper Grinder, Indika, Bakeru, Core Keeper. Those are great games and that's just the last couple weeks for me. There's always great stuff out there for people who care.
I was born in 1998 i have to say growing up as a kid in the 2000's was honestly the best. There was the best movies coming out, the kid shows were awsome, the ps2 i have to say had some of the best games, and there was a good balance between outside play and tv/gaming time.
We were born on the same year. One of my earliest memories for gaming was playing the 2nd gen pokemon games around 2002-2003. Then i got my first home console was the PS2 back when i was 6 in 2004. I remember me and my older bro played Duel Masters and Ratchet and Clank for the first time and it blew me away because of the 3D graphics. The excitement of playing new games back then were different than now. Back then you wouldn’t know how the game plays until you buy it yourself. Your best bet was to subscribe to video games magazine or watch G4TV shows.
Nothing gives me as much nostalgia as the whole early 2000s tropical island aesthetic that was big in Japanese media at the time. Playing Pokemon Emerald on the way to school, playing Mario Sunshine in the afternoon, then watching One Piece later on Toonami.
This is absolutely right. The low polygon era was more simplified, which allowed you to relax and disconnect from the world for awhile. Something that is sorely missed today.
For the first 10 minutes i didn't give that attention to the description of the video, and I thought it had 3-4 millions of views, and that was made 2-3 years ago. Keep the good work!
I kept thinking... Frutiger Aero, he's managed to avoid that particular cliché, but then, there it was, as reliably present as it was all watery and futuristic. I've come to realise that I'm too old for nostalgia. Is that a paradox, or am I just a whining old fart?😂
A gen z that is in love with the 2000's and the 90's era rather than what they love now is great and amazing really wish to stay at the 2000's era if possible
I distinctly remember the horse armor thing, I also remember telling people "just wait and see where this goes..." after them telling me it wasn't a big deal. Given the way storage space is starting to be monopolized by some game companies, I wouldn't be surprised if down the road we see games that can't be played without installing a dedicated storage device for it.
2000 - 2010 when games had actual color and didn’t need HDR to bring it back to our eyes. Also *Environmental Variety* was essential even if narratively it makes no sense for the characters to fast travel from a sunny beach to a snow filled area but the rainy areas looked the best. Now it feels like all games are just set in the afternoon with a Raytracing Sun, Grassfields, Asset Flip Trees, and Mountains you can never reach even though the developers lied to your face that your character model can possibly touch them. All open worlds feel like you’re on an island due to its borders because God forbid if someone actually makes an open world that has enough land to be an actual Country.
As someone who was born in 2000...this video is a godsend!!! The specific style these games have is amazing, the development tool of yesteryear we're "worse" compared to today's tools, much more flexibility, templates, etc.
to this day, tropical and snowy levels are my all-time favorite settings in video games. brings me back to my childhood playing super mario sunshine, final fantasy x, 007 nightfire, and tekken
I was born in 91, and was a teenager during the edgy era. It was great, ngl. I find it refreshing, it's nice to engage with something that clearly doesn't take itself too seriously - it's a great form of escapism to me. The gunshots being the UI element sound for the Sonic spinoff game made me lol irl
Early CGI/graphics but you can just tell which generation it’s from too it’s the sweet spot where it’s not hyper realistic but the graphics aren’t bad either if anything they can look better than most modern games
I miss the maximalism that went in to the 2000s from the 90s and prior. Towards the end though I almost felt that vista and 7 were themselves kinda "minimal" and taking on a sort of glass and metal "modern office" aesthetic of the time. Little did I know how far the minimalism would go. The dark, edgy media back then I considered a bit too serious and depressing but looking back, compared to what we have today, it was hammy and downright wacky at times. Now it seems they've really figured out much better how to make believable (even if not realistic) and affective drama to really make the audience feel kinda miserable and hopeless and crushed. But yeah there was that kinda bipolarness with the aesthetics like you mentioned where there was a lot of paradise settings in games that had a very positive atmosphere, even if many of the characters were edgy. I'd say gaming has reached a better balance and just variety in general, due to the democratization of tools and tools being better and easier to use. Modern style in general is still just ultra minimal and depressing though. Also, not mentioning the blades dashboard? I'd say even the one you mentioned as the more charming dashboard was already somewhat heading towards minimalism too, in much the way vista/7 were. Defintiely still a good few glowy, shiny things but more greys and whites creeping in, things becoming more boxy and like "windows" rather than other less "practical" shapes.
I have a distinct memory of talking with my brother as a kid about how the graphics in Spy Hunter for OG Xbox looked just like real life (not the one with The Rock lol)
Thought I was the only one who noticed the pervasive tropical theme of this time. I like the theories you offered. Additionally, something about it just feels right to me - as if this era were the 'summer' of games.
in the 2000s they always tried to have the best graphics possible even if it was not a good idea .like on the game boy advance a lot of games had pre rendered 3d sometimes it looked great but often it looked tacky and there was a race to make the first handheld 3d games. on the pc some games had system requirements so high most people couldn't not run it when it was new. i like the tropical island themes because i wanted to imagine being there and exploring underwater zones was cool you never knew what was down there
Finally someone is saying it aloud, IMAGINATION! Been saying this a lot but many do not understand. I don't dismiss the experience people get from "high poly" games, I inclune in this group. Maybe it's just nostalgia but there's so many popular indie games that realize the old-school-look. People love it in all ages. High poly games shoud bring new experineces what new techonolgy is able, something that could not be done before. Nowdays most of these triple-A games are getting so tiring it's not fun (the creativity is the there but not for the player). Summary; imagination adds the game experience, fun and experientiality should be the key, not what is "expected" or games that hold your hand till the end PS. very delightful analyze, subscibed
As a Zillennial 2000s kid. I’ll say the edgy era lasted from 2005 to early 2010s. It made me and my fellow 2000s kids grow up too quickly with all the negativity and depression after the events surrounding 2001 and 2008. Thrown into the real world and no more censorship to protect kids. Every game was all dark, violent and grim. In addition to music like alt, grunge, nu metal, punk, emo, and etc dominating the 2000s added to that depression and negativity.
For some reason it really grinds my gears when people read roman numerals as letters instead of the numbers they represent, it's really not a difficult concept.
in the mmo section i feel like the title of the video never got an answer. also the sounds of xbox 360 had also a very calmer sounding, which never gets mentioned in any video
>people using ps2 filters to make games look like ps2 games And here I am trying to find upscaled or high resolution textures to make ps2 games look like not ps2 games.
Even now they all still look the same, bland and tacky. Being stuck in a time where games have the same aesthetics like Halo CE, or Tekken 4 or RenderWare games in general - That would be a very dull and stagnated era. If you let nostalgia dictate your perspective on games in general, then you're going to have a hard time finding a way to enjoy your pastime.
I don’t think you know what the term edgy means. People miss-use this term in the most mundane ways. It certainly doesn’t mean dark. Lol, like you are assuming it does.
10:46 Yes, you better FUCKING believe it, that I was yearning for *s m o o t h j a z z* back then and I still am today. Also, no thanks, to Sonic Adventure. That shit is beautiful.
I was born in 1989. It was such a interesting time to grow up. I'm glad I got to experience it. Before things changed to how they are nowadays. There was a sense of Retro-Futurism mixed with vintage vibes. McDonald's had Nintendo 64's, Blockbuster/Hollywood video, you could preview music before buying it. Magazines would come with demo discs for new games coming soon.
There's so many reasons why the 90's ruled. Because it had a bit of a 80's vibe and attitude. Such awesome Aesthetics all over in such diverse ways. It was like "okay kids, go have fun, you might get hurt so watch out, but, have fun 👍🏻." Nowadays, it's like they completely got rid of any "fun, goof off, odd stuff." It's like everything is all modernized, minimalism, contemporary, bland, repetitive and if it doesn't make money 💰 then it's gotta go.. so all those old houses, old shops, drive in movie theaters, roller rinks, obstacle courses, bouncy houses, indoor fun zones with r/c speed boats, mini golf ⛳ with loops, bumper cars, ball pits, just weird random stuff. Random weird local shops, stores that you could play halo 1 on big TVs and link up LAN parties. Towns still had older run down sorta house's, duplexes, just unique "lower income living options ya know?") where I live they have literally gotten rid of all of that and just put in cookie cutter type places to live and everything costs ridiculous per month and everything is so bland and stale. I just miss the creativity, the quirkiness that's all. Being born in 1989 I was lucky to get to see the tail end of these things that aren't around anymore and I can't help but wonder what it must be like for kids that never got to experience the stuff the 90s kids got to experience. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Getting to be a teen when wild Boyz, jackass, CKY was a big deal 🤘🏻 a kid when Steve Erwin was literally my idol! Growing up on magic school bus, bill Nye the science guy, captain planet, X-Men the animated series, all the animated series tv shows. All the classic animated movies. Like it was the best time to be a kid and a teenager. It had such a Vibe.
I was born a year after and i do miss the 80's reruns and 90s movies. Back then i had so much hope for games and movies but all we got now is the tech but the media is shit😅
Also 1989 here, and I resonate so much with your comment.
Minimalism is the worst design trend, devoid of any character.
I think devs have kind of gradually built themselves a huge bear trap between 2004-2014 with the push for realistic high fidelity graphics. The dev cycle for games is just far too long and risky now for developers to take risks with new IPs and sequels, i really think we need to redefine what’s considered an AAA game or we’re gonna be stuck replaying and buying the same games as remasters forever and pay up to $80-90 per game. They need to find a better balance between quality, cost and time
For me, a game should just have a stable frame rate, and if it has online features, they should work. Then the game should be fun. That's it. I don't care about graphics, and haven't for some time. After a while I realized that my favorite video games did NOT have realistic graphics. I mean, I literally grew up playing super Nintendo and N64, and I can still boot those games up while having a BLAST.
Don't aim for realism! Create an art style and add raytracing etc from there if you want!
Not every game can be last of us!
Maybe stupid people will keep buying Assassin's Creed and such, but gamers who like honest and artistic games have a cornucopia at our disposal right now. Bzzzt, Pepper Grinder, Indika, Bakeru, Core Keeper. Those are great games and that's just the last couple weeks for me. There's always great stuff out there for people who care.
I was born in 1998 i have to say growing up as a kid in the 2000's was honestly the best. There was the best movies coming out, the kid shows were awsome, the ps2 i have to say had some of the best games, and there was a good balance between outside play and tv/gaming time.
98 gang let’s gooooo
We were born on the same year. One of my earliest memories for gaming was playing the 2nd gen pokemon games around 2002-2003. Then i got my first home console was the PS2 back when i was 6 in 2004. I remember me and my older bro played Duel Masters and Ratchet and Clank for the first time and it blew me away because of the 3D graphics. The excitement of playing new games back then were different than now. Back then you wouldn’t know how the game plays until you buy it yourself. Your best bet was to subscribe to video games magazine or watch G4TV shows.
90's were better.
@@Kira_KovalyovaNo
Aquatic Ambiance 10 hours is a deep cut, I have that saved on my "Sleep" play list.
Man I love the 2000s and the 90s games style even though I was born in 2009 but still beautiful ❤
dude those were the times, i was born in 1989 so i got to enjoy the bulk of this during the time, but im glad the younger generation appreciates it.
@@ZERODIS0 thank you
Nothing gives me as much nostalgia as the whole early 2000s tropical island aesthetic that was big in Japanese media at the time. Playing Pokemon Emerald on the way to school, playing Mario Sunshine in the afternoon, then watching One Piece later on Toonami.
This is absolutely right. The low polygon era was more simplified, which allowed you to relax and disconnect from the world for awhile. Something that is sorely missed today.
For the first 10 minutes i didn't give that attention to the description of the video, and I thought it had 3-4 millions of views, and that was made 2-3 years ago. Keep the good work!
lol
same lol
I kept thinking... Frutiger Aero, he's managed to avoid that particular cliché, but then, there it was, as reliably present as it was all watery and futuristic. I've come to realise that I'm too old for nostalgia. Is that a paradox, or am I just a whining old fart?😂
A gen z that is in love with the 2000's and the 90's era rather than what they love now is great and amazing really wish to stay at the 2000's era if possible
I distinctly remember the horse armor thing, I also remember telling people "just wait and see where this goes..." after them telling me it wasn't a big deal. Given the way storage space is starting to be monopolized by some game companies, I wouldn't be surprised if down the road we see games that can't be played without installing a dedicated storage device for it.
Definitely, especially with the new cod games I wouldn’t be surprised
Sega Blue Skies will always be Legendary.
2000 - 2010 when games had actual color and didn’t need HDR to bring it back to our eyes. Also *Environmental Variety* was essential even if narratively it makes no sense for the characters to fast travel from a sunny beach to a snow filled area but the rainy areas looked the best. Now it feels like all games are just set in the afternoon with a Raytracing Sun, Grassfields, Asset Flip Trees, and Mountains you can never reach even though the developers lied to your face that your character model can possibly touch them.
All open worlds feel like you’re on an island due to its borders because God forbid if someone actually makes an open world that has enough land to be an actual Country.
The edgy era was pretty goofy but I kinda miss it
I really miss 2000’s tropical games tbh.
Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort were the OG.
Thanks for the nostalgia trip, I was born in 94, and I had the great experience of playing early 2000s games on the PS1, PS2, and PS3. Good times.
As someone who was born in 2000...this video is a godsend!!!
The specific style these games have is amazing, the development tool of yesteryear we're "worse" compared to today's tools, much more flexibility, templates, etc.
frutiger aero gave a sense of optimism/futurism
Frutigooning
JSR was NOT the first game to widely utilize cel-shading. There were a number of PS1 games that used it.
to this day, tropical and snowy levels are my all-time favorite settings in video games. brings me back to my childhood playing super mario sunshine, final fantasy x, 007 nightfire, and tekken
I was born in 91, and was a teenager during the edgy era. It was great, ngl. I find it refreshing, it's nice to engage with something that clearly doesn't take itself too seriously - it's a great form of escapism to me. The gunshots being the UI element sound for the Sonic spinoff game made me lol irl
The late 90s to the mid-2000s was that last true experience of gaming.
Early CGI/graphics but you can just tell which generation it’s from too it’s the sweet spot where it’s not hyper realistic but the graphics aren’t bad either if anything they can look better than most modern games
I miss the maximalism that went in to the 2000s from the 90s and prior. Towards the end though I almost felt that vista and 7 were themselves kinda "minimal" and taking on a sort of glass and metal "modern office" aesthetic of the time. Little did I know how far the minimalism would go. The dark, edgy media back then I considered a bit too serious and depressing but looking back, compared to what we have today, it was hammy and downright wacky at times. Now it seems they've really figured out much better how to make believable (even if not realistic) and affective drama to really make the audience feel kinda miserable and hopeless and crushed. But yeah there was that kinda bipolarness with the aesthetics like you mentioned where there was a lot of paradise settings in games that had a very positive atmosphere, even if many of the characters were edgy. I'd say gaming has reached a better balance and just variety in general, due to the democratization of tools and tools being better and easier to use. Modern style in general is still just ultra minimal and depressing though.
Also, not mentioning the blades dashboard? I'd say even the one you mentioned as the more charming dashboard was already somewhat heading towards minimalism too, in much the way vista/7 were. Defintiely still a good few glowy, shiny things but more greys and whites creeping in, things becoming more boxy and like "windows" rather than other less "practical" shapes.
I have a distinct memory of talking with my brother as a kid about how the graphics in Spy Hunter for OG Xbox looked just like real life (not the one with The Rock lol)
3 WORDS The Celestial Steed WOTLK
I thought I was the only one who noticed this. Ocean theme and blue skies with majestic clouds...
Thought I was the only one who noticed the pervasive tropical theme of this time. I like the theories you offered. Additionally, something about it just feels right to me - as if this era were the 'summer' of games.
Even the PlayStation 2's dashboard sounds like waves crashing on the beach.
Brings so many memories, i was born in 2008, so i am a 2010s kid but my first console was a ps2 so i grew up playing many 00s games
You’re a baby.
You are quite literally a 20’s kid.
in the 2000s they always tried to have the best graphics possible even if it was not a good idea .like on the game boy advance a lot of games had pre rendered 3d sometimes it looked great but often it looked tacky and there was a race to make the first handheld 3d games. on the pc some games had system requirements so high most people couldn't not run it when it was new. i like the tropical island themes because i wanted to imagine being there and exploring underwater zones was cool you never knew what was down there
Spira is by far the best trpical world in any video game ever,FFX is one of the few ps2 games that still holds up now
Should include the OG God of War games. The graphics were a charm to my eyes.
@ExtraMint "Edgy Era" was due to The Matrix and similar aesthetics across pop culture.
i wonder what significant historical event happened in the early 2000s
"MOIST HORIZONS"
Finally someone is saying it aloud, IMAGINATION! Been saying this a lot but many do not understand. I don't dismiss the experience people get from "high poly" games, I inclune in this group. Maybe it's just nostalgia but there's so many popular indie games that realize the old-school-look. People love it in all ages. High poly games shoud bring new experineces what new techonolgy is able, something that could not be done before. Nowdays most of these triple-A games are getting so tiring it's not fun (the creativity is the there but not for the player). Summary; imagination adds the game experience, fun and experientiality should be the key, not what is "expected" or games that hold your hand till the end
PS. very delightful analyze, subscibed
Thank you!
you better make the same video about the 90s, 80s and the 2010s.
They did too much with shadow the hedgehog. The gunshots☠️
As a Zillennial 2000s kid. I’ll say the edgy era lasted from 2005 to early 2010s. It made me and my fellow 2000s kids grow up too quickly with all the negativity and depression after the events surrounding 2001 and 2008. Thrown into the real world and no more censorship to protect kids. Every game was all dark, violent and grim. In addition to music like alt, grunge, nu metal, punk, emo, and etc dominating the 2000s added to that depression and negativity.
For some reason it really grinds my gears when people read roman numerals as letters instead of the numbers they represent, it's really not a difficult concept.
It grinds my gears that roman numerals are still used for no reason.
This has been the most interesting video i've watched in a minute.
Minty Comedic Arts does games now?!
in the mmo section i feel like the title of the video never got an answer. also the sounds of xbox 360 had also a very calmer sounding, which never gets mentioned in any video
Zelda Windwanker lmao
The sneak fallout 4 diss was nice lol
0:01 I think developers wanted to show off the new technology and water graphics/ physics was a good showcase.
W UA-camr
Because they were fucking cool.
Dope video bro , love this kinda content!
hell yeah
In going to say its because the new systems can finally handle water
Back when I was happy
Great video, hope this gets more views!
Breast reveal 8:41 🤨
>people using ps2 filters to make games look like ps2 games
And here I am trying to find upscaled or high resolution textures to make ps2 games look like not ps2 games.
The duality of man
Love your videos, keep up the great work, and I hope you get millions of subs on your channel. You deserve it 😉
Thank you!
Everything is so dark and sad now. Even music.
Is that Retro Bird's theme in the intro?
Has this video been uploaded before? I swear I've seen this before, yet it says it was uploaded yesterday...
using footage of wind waker hd, which got rid of the cel shading, while talking about cel shading...
2 weeks ago I saw a simulat title and thumbnail on another channel.
Just going back to 2000s era. Becouse we to far now
I too browse 4chan
I'm frutigooning my sht right now
Frutigooners rise up
The 2000s for games was like the 80s for films. Creative and unique, colourful, bombastic. Peak of the AAA industry.
Also what is this sound effect at 14:29? I keep hearing it.
I think its the "get out of my car" guy.
A specific, interesting topic, thank you. God bless. Jesus loves you!
its Final Fantasy 10, not X.
Cool Video
bloom
I still play ps2.
Even now they all still look the same, bland and tacky.
Being stuck in a time where games have the same aesthetics like Halo CE, or Tekken 4 or RenderWare games in general - That would be a very dull and stagnated era. If you let nostalgia dictate your perspective on games in general, then you're going to have a hard time finding a way to enjoy your pastime.
if possible can u pls do smth like this with anime
You keep calling it Final Fantasy "X". Why don't you call Final Fantasy 7, Finally Fantasy "VII"
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Roblox tops it all.
It's so weird that you keep saying final fantasy x instead of 10...
What is FFVII for you 😂Final Fantasy Wee Eye Eye?
I hope minimalism goes away. I'm so sick of it. Perfer Frutiger Aero as an artform.
I don’t think you know what the term edgy means. People miss-use this term in the most mundane ways. It certainly doesn’t mean dark. Lol, like you are assuming it does.
At one point he says "violently edging". Lol
PS2 gen is not low poly
just taking reddit posts from the last week and making a video about it lol
Video duration 20:00
Noiceeeee
9:58 i saw that fucking bowling gif 😭😭😭😭
Bro I snuck that one in there fr
5:04 Kingdom hearts 1 started at an island. Not 2
Whole vid is 20:00!
Hehe
20:00? Very classy.
10:46 Yes, you better FUCKING believe it, that I was yearning for *s m o o t h j a z z* back then and I still am today.
Also, no thanks, to Sonic Adventure. That shit is beautiful.
What's the beautiful song at 0:50?
Powerup! - Jeremy Blake
Source: video description
10:00 🤨