A good classic modern example of this is emulated graphics mods for Breath of the Wild: this is probably the most well-known recent 3d game that went with very

A good classic modern example of this is emulated graphics mods for Breath of the Wild: this is probably the most well-known recent 3d game that went with very noticeably stylised & simplified character models, likely in part due to the limited hardware. It's also a game with excellent art direction. Now people have modded it to make it more like other AAA titles & every single mod I've seen looks absolutely terrible in comparison to the original. Because they're completely forgoing art direction for something approaching realism. The former should always be the priority. A previous title in the same franchise (Wind Waker) was also lambasted on release for it's alternative art style & today has aged considerably better than most games of that era.