Last week, thanks to the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo, some old video game discourse returned and overtook social media: The use of yellow paint to mark certain in-game objects or ledges.

The use of "yellow paint" being used to highlight objects in video games has been somewhat of a hot topic, and Assassin's Creed Shadowsrecently found itself as part of the conversation.

Yellow paint in Assassin's Creed Shadows guides players through the world efficiently. The subtle yellow paint blends with the immersive feudal Japan setting. The parkour mechanics required the ...

Yellow paint in video games isn’t a new complaint, but the last couple of years have seen it rise to prominence. Both yellow paint in Resident Evil 4 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth stoked the ...

As players continue to explore the game’s gorgeous recreation of Japan, many have notice the return of the treacherous yellow paint that some believe is plaguing modern gaming. From Resident ...

But that riot of color that artists squeezed from their paint tubes isn’t necessarily what museum goers see today: cadmium yellow’s brilliance often diminishes over time, as the paint fades ...