Переводчик Глотов Евгений Сергеевич

Visual effects are a matter of fashion, often dreamed up by graphics engine engineers trying to bring something new and shiny to their next product. But just because you've figured out how to do something technically complicated, that doesn't mean it has any artistic merit. In fact, the shiny new effect you've invented might just make games harder to read, or even make players feel a bit sick.
This article will cover a bunch of common modern visual effects that fall into that category. Quite simply, if these effects were to vanish immediately from the industry, very little would be lost. Let's start with one of the worst, and most pervasive examples.

One of the best things about PC gaming is its adaptability. You'd be hard-pressed to find a working laptop, tablet, or dusty old office PC unable to play recent games, even if you have to limit yourself to browser titles, or the less flashy end of the indie spectrum. True, you probably won't be playing The Witcher 3 on your netbook, but there are a surprising number of modern PC games that should run just fine on older PCs and laptops, even those with integrated graphics cards.
We've collected some of the very best, from a variety of genres including adventure, action, strategy, puzzle, and whatever the hell Mount & Blade counts as. So we're not here all day, we're not counting ancient PC games – which will obviously run on anything, issues with Windows notwithstanding – particularly obvious entries like Dwarf Fortress, and those that require a constant net connection. (Sorry, Diablo III.) Be sure to check the system requirements first if we've inspired you to reach for your wallet, and to remind of us any great low-spec games we've forgotten about in the comments.