*nostalgia goggles off*

Consider that the most common display resolution in the mid nineties was 800x600 (if you wanted any kind of speed out of the average PC) while the TV-resolution was significantly lower and that image would've looked like a crisp photograph to most people.

I actually saw a video about the concept of "It can't look better than this" In video games! It was about mirrors edge, really good watch! Jacob Geller is the channel if anyone is interested.