This was actually a lot worse in the early 2000s, as this video shows: https://youtu.be/6qQIhIOaiY4 I agree that there tends to be too much visual clutter on the screen sometimes in current games, especially particle effects. It’s ironic that almost every 3rd person game seems to have a “Batman vision” toggle these days that simplifies what you see on screen so you have a chance to actual see stuff that’s important. Also the often criticised yellow markers for climbing passages.
This was actually a lot worse in the early 2000s, as this video shows: https://youtu.be/6qQIhIOaiY4 I agree that there tends to be too much visual clutter on the screen sometimes in current games, especially particle effects. It’s ironic that almost every 3rd person game seems to have a “Batman vision” toggle these days that simplifies what you see on screen so you have a chance to actual see stuff that’s important. Also the often criticised yellow markers for climbing passages.