Indeed, the transition from pixel art to 3D games really set back the beauty of the games for some years. The Last Blade II (1998), IMHO the pinnacle of 2D fig

Indeed, the transition from pixel art to 3D games really set back the beauty of the games for some years. The Last Blade II (1998), IMHO the pinnacle of 2D fighting games (both in terms of graphics and replayability): https://www.nintendolife.com/games/neogeo/last_blade_2/screenshots https://www.nintendolife.com/games/neogeo/last_blade_2/scree... Virtua Fighter (1993), pioneering 3D fighting game: https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/virtua-fighter/screenshots/gameShotId,654794/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/arcade/virtua-fighter/screens... IMHO even Tekken IV (2001), released three years after The Last Blade II, aged worse and looks uglier today: https://www.fightersgeneration.com/games/tekken4-p2.html https://www.fightersgeneration.com/games/tekken4-p2.html