Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess's Aesthetics
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I generally don't like the word aesthetic, but I do think that it's the right term to use here. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is a game with a melancholy, quiet feel, which means that it's gothic, somewhat earthy aesthetic serves it very well. Twilight Princess's graphics are often criticized for being faded, washed-out, and monochrome, but I think that the more muted color palette serves it well. The bleak, earthy palette matches the game's atmosphere extremely well and helps to convey the story and show the severity of the events that are occurring. If the game used a brighter palette, it would make the game feel more silly and carefree, which would undermine the tone that the story was going for. I also think the somewhat sharp, old-ish graphics of the game serve the aesthetics well, too. Furthermore, the visual aesthetics of the game match the game's soundtrack extremely well. The soundtrack is usually gentle and moody, like rain in the early morning. This game is, not to put too fine a point on it, utterly unique and stunningly beautiful.
