You can't deny that it's a style. Not all games are served by having photorealistic graphics, in fact many of the game that are most thought of as 'beautiful' d

You can't deny that it's a style. Not all games are served by having photorealistic graphics, in fact many of the game that are most thought of as 'beautiful' don't have photorealism and instead choose to use style instead (Breath of the Wild for one) There is a element to `low-quality` style/resolution that makes your brain fill in the gaps, so to speak. When playing games that are not 100% photorealistic, your brain works to fill in the rough edges and textures with detail; which engages your imagination in a way that perfect graphics game never can.