Veteran Thief Designer Isn’t Convinced Games Needs To Chase After AAA Visuals: ‘Why Do We Need More Graphics?’

Veteran game designer Randy Smith Evergreen believes the games industry, especially indie, should focus on high-quality content and gameplay rather than enormous production budgets for advanced graphics.

Smith Evergreen, who worked on the Thief franchise, shared his thoughts in an interview with PC Gamer, discussing the importance of gameplay over hyper-realistic graphics, especially for immersive sims like Thief.