The sprites are more time consuming but the quality is better for it. Many will say D5's story isn't the best in the series but honestly, most of us aren't playing for the story anyway. It's just brimming things to do, and ways to do it.

Originally posted by PercyP:D5 is the gold standard in terms of content. D5 is still where it's at IMO, but if D6 lays the groundwork for a D7, we could see a much improved title in years to come. TLDR D6 is a step backwards due to NIS starting from scratch for a new gen. NIS have a habit of carrying on despite their dodgy business strategy and practices, so maybe check back in to see if we get a D7 in 5 years time. The faint glimmer of hope? The next title in the series will have more time and budget allocated to making up the missing content, as the engine fundamentals are now in place, as are many assets, and so on. Then throw in this insulting price point and it's no wonder anyone's biting. As a result, D6 quite rightly feels like a big step backwards. The problem is that after a game like D5 which benefits from years of previous game's assets and engine development, they've had to start from scratch which means they've cut down a LOT of the content in order to deliver a project on time and presumably within budget.

3D assets don't have such a big issue, as animations and so on can be easily reworked (for instance). Sprites are very time consuming to make, especially for modern resolution demands, and they're very hard to modify too.

Regarding D6: NIS' decision to build a new (presumably) engine that uses 3D models was fundamentally the right one. D5 is the gold standard in terms of content.

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