My beloved, it's been 128 weeks since I last saw you. Almost 900 days since I last witnessed your blocky stature… shining not as a bunch of low-polygon grapes, but as a gorgeous, fruity berry crystal. Which, admittedly, did look a bit naff.
It's actually kind of hard to believe that it's been two-and-a-half years since Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker's grapes went viral. Their extreme low quality was both revered and teased, before Square Enix very quietly did maintenance on a grape. It was such a minor thing, but it kickstarted a bit of a love and appreciation for all things virtual, edible and delightfully blocky.
