To expand on this a bit, even when it comes to graphics, more complex isn't necessarily "better". Sometimes a simpler presentation helps focus on what matters

To expand on this a bit, even when it comes to graphics, more complex isn't necessarily "better". Sometimes a simpler presentation helps focus on what matters most. Sometimes leaving things to the audience's imagination is more impactful than showing them explicitly. Relying on "closure" from the audience is a common technique in horror, for example. Sometimes interactive fiction can express abstract concepts or subtle detail through prose which would be tremendously difficult to convey visually. The IF titles "9:05" and "Spider and Web" do very interesting things with unreliable narrators, for example. Less can be more.