Thread 717846721

What is so appealing about muh faceless minimalism? Isn't more recognizable UI more marketable? People still go on how they remember the PS1 start up screen, which is one of the things that led to Sony to become so iconic. Why would you not want that for your console.

>>717846721 (OP)
Boot-up? Brilliant.
Menu? Aged like milk.

bWOUUUUHMM

>>717846721 (OP)
charm takes talent

Now that I think about it, could /v/ come up with a custom BIOS interface and start-up?

I don’t know why but the ending of the ps1 intro always used to scare the shit out of me when I was a wee lad

>>717846721 (OP)
I just want a modern console that takes one game at a time and boots right into the game
sick of menus and sick of how long ps4 takes. I am going back to my free mcboot ps2. fuck this.

>>717847191
It could've been the EQ on your TV speakers making the flute sound blaringly loud.

trueth

>>717847156
SOVL

>>717847156
00s-early 10s skeuomorphism was the peak.

>>717848571
>early 10s
lolno, that's where slop began

There was once a time we could boot up our wii, pull up a full globe of the world like we were the leader of some HQ, and look at the weather anywhere while ethereal music plays.
Then nintendo decided that was too fun and made their new UI no fun allowed

>>717848669
early 10s was the last time the world had hope, and the UI design reflects that

>>717848828
early 10s is where slop began

>>717848674
I liked how in Mario Kart Wii the globe would spin and show you where everyone was connecting from

>>717846721 (OP)
dasryet

mmm-hmmm

Really gets your noggin joggin

>>717848902
Which means early 10s is when the sovl ended so anon is right.

>>717846721 (OP)
gayming is ded

>>717846721 (OP)
Boot-up? Brilliant.
Menu? Aged like fine wine.

>>717847156
I don't think the decline of this is purely corporate but indicative of an actual spiritual decline in the population. As time goes on we're more and more detached from our sense of beauty and wonder and that is reflected even in the products we buy.

>>717847191
As a kid the gamecube menu music made me feel uneasy. When my discs got scratched I always crossed my fingers that it'll load just so it wouldn't go into the menu

>>717846721 (OP)
It all looks like CSS now. I hate CSS.

3DS will always be peak in design between customization and personality. Always playing some kind of ambient music depending on what you are doing, looking at photos, sitting on the main menu, browsing the eshop or even the system setting, one detail I always liked was how the system settings music would change once you go into the internet settings where it became more upbeat. I recall for whatever reason having issues getting my 3DS to connect to the wifi and that upbeat music kinda just motivated me more to fix it.

>>717855098
totally agree. theres a bizarre apathy a lot of people seem to have over this. most taking a "whats the point"
i feel its the same thing leading both companies and consumers to just putting everything on PC rather than enjoying consoles, or even just watching game-play online rather than playing it themselves

>>717855098
>muh spiritual decline
It’s just economic incentive structures driving people away from effort and towards less effort
A better economy would lead to better art

>>717847095
The /v/ of a bygone era, maybe. The board moves too fast with low effort phone posts now, an attempt like that would be pushed off the board before making any progress.

>>717846721 (OP)
Ah yes, I can head that image
>SEEEGAAAAA

>>717856890
>It’s just economic incentive structures driving people away from effort and towards less effort
But you are telling me there is NOBODY working on the switch 2 UI like, "hell yeah bro I am working on the fucking switch 2 UI?" You would think somebody would at least have some ideas and some pride in their work as well as its impact since it is such a popular product.

>>717847156

It's time to admit that the PS2 boot-up was never good. Especially coming off from the legendary greatest console bootup-up that the PS1 had.

>>717859128
it's ethereal kino

>>717846721 (OP)
I like minimalism, and even I'm sick of everything being minimalist.
No, I don't want to go back to needless clutter everywhere like someones MySpace page, but we've reached a minimalism so minimal that we've lost a lot of functionality and the Asthetics may as well be me staring at a white wall.
I have a theory minimalism was pushed so fucking hard as a cost savings corpo strategy to then strip out core features and call it minimalism.

People need to call it out for being ugly and make fun of it. When companies start getting mocked for selling minimalist slop at maximum pricing it should push SOME change in design philosophy

>>717846721 (OP)
Minimalism in of itself is a marketing plot so that companies can gain more profit with less effort. There's a reason why there's a movement to get rid of waste in your house to make you feel "soooo much better". It's to desensitize you from the growing soullessness because you live your whole life in soullessness, and less money spent on "junk in your home" can be used on digital goods.

>>717859128
I always thought it was lacking but non offensive and realize much of my feelings towards it that are positive are nostalgia based.
>PS1 was hands down the best opening
>PSP is my 2nd fav. Flankly that style of quick animation, pleasant sound, and quick fade to your loaded game should have been the intro template forever!
>PS2 was inoffensive and I have positive nostalgia for it. I appreciate that a decade later I learned those squares corresponded to memory values...
>PS3 was weird. The sound of an orchestra warming up? I mean whatever, the menu itself was fire but the opening was dumb.

Never played Vita, 4, or 5 do no clue if those are any good.
A simple pleasing start up sound and quick animation goes a long way.
That's why I hated Gamecube and Xboxs start ups. They sounded like a something was going wrong with my system before my game loaded.
Dreamcast had a perfect intro for that generation.

>>717860226
Yes indeed. I understand that the PS2 intro can make you feel nostalgic and immediately transport you back to those days but for myself, even back in that gen I remember being extremely disappointed in it. It starts out good with the chimes and it truly leads you into thinking it's building up towards something but the chimes just cut off abruptly as if someone hastily turns down the volume knob. It cuts of so abruptly, followed by complete silence and a black screen that ranges from 3 to 6 seconds depending on the game before you get that 'whomp' sound effect with the PS2 logo onscreen.

ye

>>717861336
To be honest, the ps2 game start was a great start. That simple "whomp" with the Playstation 2 text then a simple fade was perfect.
Compared to everyone else, PS2 intro was MUCH better than anoying Saturday morning cartoon xylophone or the sound of an electrical plant failing at the start screen.

They wanted ethereal, they hit the mark. Good job Playstation.
I will say, while playing durring the day didn't feel too special starting up the PS2, playing at night had a very comfy nighttime feel.
Xbox and gamecube at night scared the shit outta me.
I realy wish xbox didn't screw the pooch so hard after 360 cause the amount of memories i have and the way the 360 start up and menues felt were incredible

>>717846721 (OP)
>why yes, please waste several seconds of my time with the company logo on booting up the console when I want to play the fucking game, it's not like I can look at the logo elsewhere

>>717861974
>The heart attack causing bad disc screen

>>717862373
ADHD-ridden zoomers will never understand

>>717859474
You know that’s not going to happen. You know that’s NEVER going to happen, and frankly you’re stupid for believing in such a fantasy
Here’s what happens
>Every company pushes minimalist design
>You can’t possibly avoid it since everyone uses it. You can try, but good luck doing anything
>Thus companies can point and go “see, it has no impact on anything, it’s the way to go!”
No amount of mockery or outcry will have any impact since they can just point to their numbers and say otherwise

>>717863692
Ever, what a shame.

yeaa

>>717859128
die

Kino.

>>717847156
What a time it was

>>717862373
They could at least make the UI look cool.

Analogue's Mega SG boot up sequence is probably the best of the past 20 years. Simple, tranquil, and elegant. I'd love to design a boot-up sequence for my PC someday.
https://youtu.be/yOjx31T82e4?feature=shared

>>717848674
I never used the weather, news, or photo channels on Wii at all. I don't know anyone who did. I see a lot of reminiscing for them these days, but I'm calling bullshit that more than five people ever actually used them.

>>717855750
i just got one a few months ago and had never even tried one before that and I have to agree. obviously I haven't even seen all of the features since I got it when the official servers were already down but holy fuck this device just oozes sovl