https://bsky.app/profile/dungeonbitch.bsky.social/post/3ldfegy3ejc2u
for me, it’s having some kind of gargoyle or angel/demon statues on the edge of your HUD holding up your health and mana
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There’s still some interesting UIs being made.
(Highfleet, 2021)
rofl the bit about cursors reminds me of when I was 10 or something and downloaded an animated ultima cursor pack on my dad’s work computer. he was a bit mad
BG 1&2 were my comfort games I loved them so much. Played it back when it came out as a kid and man, this will always be what gaming is to me.
System Shock having a psi meter that didn’t actually measure anything relevant to the game was peak UI design.
90’s CRPGs were peak UI art.
Everything that’s not absolutely necessary gets sanded away as the rate of profit falls.
For a relatively simple example, though, I like Brain Lord:
When the UI is all black semi-transparent rectangles with off-white text/icons
Retvrn to whatever this is
Dead Space UI is my jam, more of that please
