btw turns out this is kinda bullshit, i just do it using vgmaps instead of the actual game
i guess my biggest draw in game screenshots is changing the context a little bit. Like taking Mordor Tourist screenshots or adding stage lighting to Nioh 2. So in a 2D game the best way to change the context is to see more of it than intended, or to see it without any characters on it. even just seeing a fighting game background in widescreen is kind of remarkable in itself.
anyway i’m sure this is another case of Gamers Think They Invented Something, In This Case Photography, but of course all art must be filtered through my only hobby