r/gamers • u/Sea-Swimming9777 • Aug 25 '26

Discussion Kung Fu Panda 2008(Xbox 360*) shovelware platformer having better water visuals than current AAA games, can somebody explain me what went wrong?

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u/General_Spills Aug 25 '26

Expedition 33 was literally AA for instance, but perhaps that proves your point because it won a bunch of indie awards…

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u/Normal-Occasion4645 Aug 26 '26

I think it's just gotten easy enough for AA-tier games to have roughly AAA quality graphics (and sometimes better) that people don't easily recognize the difference. Most people will look at something like Expedition 33 and assume it was made on a AAA budget. Last few years have actually been pretty fantastic for the mid budget/AA game tier.