The "Good For Its Time" Defense

[Koh]

We may not think so, but I guarantee the hardcore fans will make it as such, lol.

Though that is a good question about games in this generation in general. Much of this generation was really catering to nostalgia, whether by graphics, music, gameplay, remakes, or a mix, while the main focus of having the highest-detailed possible graphics is really only a thing some companies do.

I honestly don't think there's much room for innovation anymore in terms of graphics; we've seen just about everything now, and the final step is full Virtual Reality. There isn't too much room for innovation in the way we play games either...save for Virtual Reality, but the whole motion control and 3D things aren't anything special anymore.

So it'll all ultimately fall back on the games themselves, and what they do to stand out from the rest. They may not have cutting edge graphics or any exactly new gameplay, but the way the parts come together to form a unique experience will have them be remembered. Like Undertale. I gave it shit for the graphics, and I still do, because I know they could be better even in the context of the game. But it DID combine elements in a way that wasn't really done before, even if they weren't really fleshed out to the potential they could've been, and it's left its impact already. No doubt there will be more "Undertale" successes in the future either.