Honestly, fair. What counts as pretty to minecraft people is still probably objectively a bit jank. That, and you can make builds and lighting and textures that are truly beautiful at a distance, but minecraft gameplay is usually not at a distance. Gameplay is you standing half a meter from an ugly tree so you can punch it to death.
I have seen it being played with apparently higher res graphics packs and… just, wow it’s still ugly! I mean I haven’t exactly looked deeply, but…
Honestly, fair. What counts as pretty to minecraft people is still probably objectively a bit jank. That, and you can make builds and lighting and textures that are truly beautiful at a distance, but minecraft gameplay is usually not at a distance. Gameplay is you standing half a meter from an ugly tree so you can punch it to death.