Final Fantasy comparison has gamers longing for the days of generational graphics leaps

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The two images you see above are from Final Fantasy 7 and Final Fantasy 10, which were released four years apart from each other. A tweet with that comparison shot has gone viral as gamers remember just how much harder the generational upgrades hit back in the day.

FF7 launched in 1997, a few years into the life of the PS1, and FF10 launched in 2001, shortly after the release of the PS2. For a modern comparison, you could probably look to God of War in 2018 versus God of War Ragnarok in 2022 - that's an impressive technical leap, sure, but those two games don't feel like they're from completely different galaxies, as is the case with the two Final Fantasy games in the comparison.

I don’t think there will ever be anything like this era again. Such a magical time, even if we could only see it in hindsight. Crazy that this ever felt normal. https://t.co/PATWK8bUyaJune 14, 2023

I think about this post constantly https://t.co/Rmlk7bmN3X pic.twitter.com/LlxmZULhVFJune 15, 2023

we have to go back. there are TWO OTHER NUMBERED FF BETWEEN THESE https://t.co/EJdAcvY6WXJune 14, 2023

And yes, obviously, there were two other Final Fantasy games released between 7 and 10, each of which offered its own graphical improvements, not to mention lengthy stories filled with memorable characters that remain beloved to this day.

These days, technology like ray tracing can make games look better and the detail on display in modern 4K resolutions can be dazzling, but the added detail is, well, all in the details. It doesn't have the immediate impact it had back in the day. (And in fairness to modern games, that FF10 screenshot doesn't communicate how stilted and plastic-y the character animations were back then.)

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