I never said they were great in the first place! It certainly isn't NES standard of graphics. Objectively, they are pretty poor.
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Everyone focuses on the character graphics. Well, the backgrounds are still gorgeous so gtfo.
http://i.imgur.com/k8mYp.png
if this doesn't make you want to play the game then you are a terrible human being with terrible taste and you don't deserve the experience anyway
Easily one of the best video game stories. And it's so much better without voice acting! :p
It's just fun and the weird graphics aren't that bad.