My brother and I have been working our way through the Exile series, and while they’re old and rough, the game content is really good. They make you feel like s

My brother and I have been working our way through the Exile series, and while they’re old and rough, the game content is really good. They make you feel like smart figuring out some tough optional puzzle, and there is a great sense of exploration and internal mapping. Funny enough I never played any of Vogel’s games past Blades of Exile, and honestly, it’s because I think they look bad, aesthetically. I never felt this way about Exile, or even old Ultima games. The problem here isn’t “these games don’t have good graphics” but rather “these games don’t have good art direction/style/aesthetic”. Vogel says in the post he has used multiple artists with conflicting art styles, and it shows. As the games got higher resolution the problems just got more apparent.