It's so funny how in the 90s 3D transparency was console war fodder, and not having it was unacceptable, and now we all just kind of accept that 3D transparency doesn't exist anymore
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in reply to @dog's post:
was it? i don't remember 3d transparency being a thing, though admittedly my memory of the 90s is pretty hazy
It was a big part of the PS1-vs-Saturn console war, at least as far as the magazines were concerned. The PS1 could do it pretty easily, while a lot of Saturn games had to use dither transparency.
that's really interesting! i guess i had mostly stopped reading gaming magazines at that point, i completely missed that
Transparent objects/liquids everywhere, overuse of particle emitters, and garish colored lighting in levels is still an aesthetic I have a nostalgic fondness for.
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