Are Minecrafts Older Textures BETTER?

Minecraft is one of the most recognizable games in the world ask almost any Boomer what this texture is and there’s a good chance they’ll recognize it as Minecraft Minecraft has some of the most famous and iconic textures and mobs in all of gaming history and for a period of roughly 10

Years the textures remained almost the same with only minor or slight color and shading differences occurring as the game Left Alpha and beta versions and then it all changed in 2019 with the release of Minecraft 1.14 the village and pillage update the Minecraft textures saw a massive overhaul with

Virtually all in-game textures changing besides a few iconic ones such as a creeper and grass this was met with a lot of controversy at the time but these days opinion has shifted so why did the textures change and which Minecraft textures are truly better well let’s go back to when the grass was

A beautifully eye-piercing neon green rivaling the saturation of the average YouTube thumbnail the original Minecraft textures were made by Notch and over time various developers and artists would contribute and add textures of their own as the game updated and new items blocks and mobs were added this little factoid will become more

Important later on but for now let’s talk about the themes of the older textures and how they changed initially many of the alpha and beta textures such as Cobblestone were much more noisy had a thicker or darker outline and were quite saturated you can see in this side

By side how the textures are significantly smoother in modern versions of the game I think the Cobblestone blocks development throughout Minecraft classic and pre-classic is a great representation of the game’s Core Design themes and how they changed over time but still formed the backbone of the game’s textures overall with many textures having

Significantly greater noise and saturation the further back you go in Minecraft versions this boxy noisy pixel-like and distinct style would come to be adored by players all around the World in what’s commonly referred to as the Golden Age of Minecraft the newer Minecraft textures were first publicly

Showcased in 2017 designed by japa a texture artist who now works for Mojang japa’s textures were significantly less noisy smoother Pleasant with a lighter contrast therefore making them more readable they were made to be less eye straining less distracting and to look cleaner overall in general the textures

Became softer their shading not as noticeable and the sharpness toned down significantly japa transformed the Minecraft textures making them seem a lot more refined and having less of that indie game design feel but almost immediately upon their announcement and showcase there was widespread concern you see the community

Found out that the Mr Epic still wasn’t at 500k Subs yet an atrocity of the highest levels which only you can fix no pressure anyways the community realized that this was no small texture change it wouldn’t just affect textures that nobody cared about such as diorite attacks your famous for its inspiration

Being drawn from literal Bird poo no this was a change to some of the most iconic Textures in gaming history don’t fix what isn’t broken was the key argument with many players stating that they severely disliked the direction or theme of the new textures it was understandable as players had become

Accustomed to the Minecraft textures over the past decade having a strong affection or Nostalgia towards many of them furthermore the Minecraft community at the time was Notorious for being against change especially around 2017 as players still had 1.9 the combat disaster fresh in their mind so why did Mojang decide to change Minecraft’s

Textures of which nobody ever complained about well there are a few reasons first first and foremost Minecraft textures were a bit outdated most of the textures hadn’t seen significant updates or really any changes in years it’s very common for online games to revamp their Huds or certain textures as they update

And get older but Minecraft is a game which never really got such treatment considering the game had seen a newfound spark of interest and with updates becoming larger and more game changing Mojang may have wanted Minecraft to seem fresh or revitalized and slightly modifying the game’s textures would do

So it may have just been for the sole purpose of trying to regain or get the interest of older players by making the game seem slightly different than before but what I think was the biggest reason for the changes was actually stated by japa himself on his Twitter I think all

The original textures look horrible yes they work but there are different styles in the game and most blocks are just a noise filter all the blocks have a lot of colors that only adds eyesore basically the fact that a lot of individuals had contributed to Minecraft’s textures over the years

Meant that they didn’t all match or fit one another and an overall consistent theme with japa the stating that they don’t always fit the biomes and areas they were meant to be in this is often why many players think the newer textures have a nicer feeling to them

Because they are much more consistent with one another and are easier on the eyes furthermore since 1.16 we have received a lot of new blocks and variations of blocks in the game as more textures get added to the game ensuring that they all remain distinguishable and unique is important and I believe japa

Was brought in for that very reason so while the community was initially against any changes to the textures japa’s clean smooth and easy on the Eye Design slowly but steadily grew on players they became Pleasant to play with with many players stating that they began to see all the issues with the

Older textures now that they had used the newer ones for a sufficient amount of time I did a poll asking you guys if you preferred the old or new textures and 75 of you prefer the newer textures if I had asked that same question back in 2018 or early 2019 it likely would

Have been significantly closer many of you mentioned how the newer textures were a lot clearer they felt familiar to use and nicer to look at in General it seems that the playability of Japan’s textures were much higher than the playability of the older textures and as

The game continues to update and add new blocks and items playability only becomes more important but harder to achieve other players mentioned that the newer textures are basically the old ones but improved the best example of this would be glass which I do agree looks much smoother clean and less noisy

Compared to its older counterparts wheat is another example of a fitting upgrade to an older and now considered outdated texture diorite also looked a bit less like Bird poo so that’s caused a point in my book as time went on it seemed that the general opinion on the newer

Textures only improved but there are a few issues with the newer textures one of the key blocks players cited as having the most ugly texture which they are glad japa changed is Netherrack this is very interesting to me because I think Netherrack is the one texture

Which japa got the most wrong the nether is meant to be a hellish dangerous biome of which the players are meant to feel scared and vulnerable in I remember that the first time I ever saw the nether was when I watched Exodus Adventures in Minecraft back in 2011. upon going to

The nether for the first time x ended up in a little small nether Cave of which he was closely surrounded by Netherrack blocks upon seeing this I immediately felt very uneasy and uncomfortable and those effects were only Amplified as X continued to Journey deeper into The Nether cave made up of seemingly endless

Netherrack blocks the texture of Netherrack stood out to me a lot and I remember thinking that it looked very off-putting and really emphasized those feelings of hopelessness and fear you should experience when entering the nether for the first time the newer netherite texture I severely dislike

It’s far too Placid and clean more like a red Cobblestone than a block from a hellish Dimension it doesn’t make me feel uncomfortable or uneasy at all but rather like I’m in an alien alternative to the Overworld where the color red is more common the newer netherrite texture

Does look better than the older one if you compare the two textures without the context of the Nether and that’s where the problem lies the nether is meant to be ugly and hellish which is why the old netherright block is far more fitting there are a few other blocks which I

Know what disliked as well the melon block looked very odd and ironically looks more noisy saturated and unappealing than the old melon block I also know that quite a few people dislike the look of the newer oars which once again are much noisier than their older counterparts and fortunately for

Those players including myself we still have access to the older Textures in the form of programmer art but programmer art also has some issues when new blocks and items are added to the game they only get new textures meaning they don’t exactly match the older textures this

Can be overlooked in some cases but with blocks such as warped nylium and nether gold ore these inconsistencies are really noticeable this problem will only get worse as Minecraft continues to update and add new content in the future it would be nice if Mojang had another texture artist continuing to adapt or

Update the older textures but alas we aren’t that fortunate however the community has taken matters into their own hands and utilizing Community made resource packs has allowed for some of these inconsistencies to be resolved but enough discussion now which textures are better first I’m going to give my

Opinion which keep in mind is obviously subjective and biased as I’m sure you all know from watching my videos I prefer the older textures some of my favorite blocks in the game include the many types of wood and leaves as well as Stone grass wooden plank stone bricks

And more I personally really dislike the newer Stone and Oakwood textures the most as I think they look too blurry and cartoony here’s a side by side of oak logs the older texture looks more noisy yes but also looks more defined deeper and personally more distinguishable from

The other wood types the newer texture looks more blurry cartoony smooth and lighter it looks more watercolor so to say now before you all leave an angry comment I do know that the features I praise the old oak log texture for are generally not ideal in graphic design

But for some reason likely to my own bias I just cannot bring myself to like the newer oak logs and to be clear it’s not just oak logs which I have this problem with I also think the same of many other blocks like stone stone bricks Cobblestone and more Stone looks

Far too linear no not sure how to describe it but I think older Stone merges and fits much better together just remember this is all my opinion so let me take a step back and look at it objectively the newer Minecraft textures are generally agreed upon by majority of

The player base and you guys my viewers to be cleaner easier and nicer to play with overall they are more playable 75 of you saw the newer textures as an improvement over the older ones therefore clearly my opinion is in the minority here so does that mean that the

Newer textures are better than the older ones well here’s my answer I think in terms of playability the newer textures are better they are easier on the eyes smoother more distinguishable and altogether have the same theme and therefore fits well however I think there are more core blocks which have

Older textures that fit the theme of Minecraft better Stone Netherrack wooden oars maybe were noisier but I believe that actually made them more distinct recognizable and memorable I think the over smoothification of some of Minecraft’s most core textures actually made them look worse so to conclude on what Minecraft textures are better at

Least in my opinion I believe a mix of both is best I would say a resource pack made up of 20 to 25 of the old but core textures and then 70 to 75 of the newer textures would strike the perfect balance but at the end of the day

Diorite still looks trash and that’s my opinion leave a comment with your own thoughts also I’m running a poll on my Twitter about the textures so respond to that now that you’ve finished the video be sure to subscribe thank you all so much for watching