Current Events > Remember when text size in video games was huge? And you know, actually readable

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saspa
09/16/17 1:22:43 AM
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And it's not just about text in cutscenes and subtitles. This tiny font pervades even in menus, weapon/item description, non spoken dialogue boxes, and most important of all:

Any and all information bios. Be it character bios, story bio, world building background bio, just everything. I remember trying to read Assassin's Creed stuff which has a ton of information about various things in architectural history, and just getting annoyed that the text can't be customized to my liking.
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saspa
09/18/17 12:38:08 AM
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I mean, this is a problem that persists even to gen 8 and will only get worse. I can understand pc gamers not seeing this problem since their eyes are an inch away from the monitor, but console gamers (that maintain a safe distance away from the TV) should definitely notice it.

And I feel some people are being confused; it's not that I can't read it. It's that it's extremely uncomfortable to be reading text size that small, in a medium that's all about relaxation and fun, R&R.
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ReD_ToMaTo
09/18/17 12:43:14 AM
#41:


Feline_Heart posted...
I've never had any trouble reading the text in a game


This, and my eyes are pretty bad.
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Deadpool_18
09/18/17 12:45:39 AM
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Monster Hunter 3 has pretty bad text size. I always have to squint or look closer. It's almost always useless info, too.
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pikachupwnage
09/18/17 1:14:55 AM
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You need a microscope for a lot of Xenoblade Chronicles X text...
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Squidkids
09/18/17 1:32:18 AM
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sounds like old people problems
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DigitalCamera
09/18/17 1:35:40 AM
#45:


Dead Rising.

Nuff said.
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littlebro07
09/18/17 1:37:19 AM
#46:


Saxon posted...
Since no one in 2006 had an HDTV, the on screen text for Dead Rising on 360 was completely unreadable on a standard def television.


I remember that. I thought there was something wrong with the game itself until I got an HDTV and decided to replay the game and could suddenly read everything.
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saspa
09/20/17 6:39:57 AM
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pikachupwnage posted...
You need a microscope for a lot of Xenoblade Chronicles X text...

Just another reason to dislike a game that should be really good just like the one previous to it
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saspa
09/22/17 5:58:28 AM
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Deadpool_18 posted...
Monster Hunter 3 has pretty bad text size. I always have to squint or look closer. It's almost always useless info, too.

That especially sucks considering it was on the Wii right? It doesn't even have the "HD" excuse.
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