as someone who's been very much looking forward to this system from its very inception, i must admit that the fire of my enthusiasm was a bit waned when i first saw the cartoonish, cel-shaded graphics from the original reveal trailer last year. i was actually hoping for something a bit more pixelated in the spirit and fashion of an old 80's arcade room. But, nevertheless, it wasn't the end of the world, and i was pretty much like, ok... whatever. i still ordered the founders'. But then the most recent trailer showed us an infinitesimal glimpse of the conceptual design for AD&D, and i was like... that. THAT! That right there! is exactly what i was hoping for! that RAW!, UNFILTERED, geometric, arcade art style that resonates in its pure, aesthetic simplicity, and which captures the very quintessence of a video game's soul, marrow, and constitution; And which instantly precipitates a myriad of connotations that revolve around all the warm feelings associated with old pizza parlors, familial bonding, and the cascade of disparate yet mellifluous sounds emanating from the back quadrant of a hotel lobby located on the las vegas strip.
you say it's unpolished. that it's a work in progress that still needs to be refined. well... i say it's PERFECT! i say it's perfect precisely because it *IS* so unpolished; And because it lacks that gaudy, soulless, white-washed, empty veneer of the modern era. i understand you don't want to give the general crowd any misgivings or wrong impressions about what this machine is and is not; But, hopefully... you'll leave just a few of these games in this beautiful, pristine, and undefiled state in order to cater to those of us who still know how to appreciate the savor of an undercooked steak without the need to drown it in barbecue sauce.