Do you want to have it looking super crisp with all possible settings (like Antialiasing on max, super-resolution, etc) and mods to make it more realistic looking? Or do you prefer like me to play with less so it does not look too sharp and super realistic? I'm the same when it comes to watching movies. I rather watch a movie on my 1920x1080 computer screen and get a more retro feel in the same ballpark as some who like to play older video games on a CRT screen.
I guess it also depends on the game as some games do look way better when you start tinkering with mods, like some of those super realistic gameplay videos of Cyberpunk 2077 has shown. In that game, it kind of makes sense since the setting is already quite lifelike with a realistic-looking city.
With older games, it is also nice to be able to mod the game to look more modern, but I try not to visually enhance the game too much as often it will make it look too sharp which takes away some of that retro feeling.
I guess it also depends on the game as some games do look way better when you start tinkering with mods, like some of those super realistic gameplay videos of Cyberpunk 2077 has shown. In that game, it kind of makes sense since the setting is already quite lifelike with a realistic-looking city.
With older games, it is also nice to be able to mod the game to look more modern, but I try not to visually enhance the game too much as often it will make it look too sharp which takes away some of that retro feeling.