Because since RDR2 and last of us part 2 I only see that they’re going backwards or just stagnant.
The only exception is RE4 2023, that game looked really good. I don’t count Hellblade due how limited the gameplay is, it sacrificed most of its gameplay for the graphics. Is basically a movie with walking sections.
Edit: I guess guardians of the galaxy looked also really good when was released.
Tbh, I’d rather games look “worse” if it means it don’t cause their devteams to have to crunch.
Honestly it’s nice seeing at least some games trying to go for more stylised stuff rather than the just “shades brown” of games that were around when I was younger.
Those “shades of brown” were excellent games though, gears, RE5, MW… And sometimes that brown looks better than unfitting colours, that explains how Gears of wars 2 and 3 look much better overall than gears 5 despite obviously having better tech. Is like they forgot how the game is supposed to look.