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Forgotten Cel-Shaded Masterpieces
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Augemitbutter
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indeed. underrated from a gameplay and visual perspective. fine game.
MaximumSpider
Banned
Had a demo disc of this game!Is sheep Raider cel shaded?
maybe wasn't a masterpiece, but it sure was fun.
VilleEricson
Member
XIII was one of the first I believe
Came to post this.
Such a good game. Too bad we'll never get a sequel...
Is sheep Raider cel shaded?
maybe wasn't a masterpiece, but it sure was fun.
What do you do in this game? It looks charming.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I loved it on GC honestly.
The HDmake is already out, been out for over two years now.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
Red Steel 2.
Cel shading, The Wild West, Guns and Katanas. Wii motion + support. All the ingredients to make an awesome game.
That's my pick. I don't think this game ever got a fair shake, between coming out too late in the Wii's life cycle and its predecessor being such a mess.
Nope it isn't on PS1..but on PC the objects had the black outline that PS1 version lacked.Is sheep Raider cel shaded?
maybe wasn't a masterpiece, but it sure was fun.
Also it was a fantastic game, and I think it was one of the best looking PS1 games.
Caith_Sith
Neo Member
Its been out for awhile now. Got it for about $3 in psn about a month ago.Pretty fun game.
You steal one sheep per level while Sam the sheepdog is guarding them. You also have environmental hazards.
The levels are complicated with several puzzles which you complete using ridiculously funny Acme gadgets. It's a great game, with good atomosphere, music and ofcourse incredibly funny.
Just some levels, every level is incredibly varied and different and has new surprises.
https://youtu.be/IBQlOdwUleg
https://youtu.be/8h9jIXloqYw
https://youtu.be/bjA8UzwXi6w
Rogue Galaxy PS2
Not only great RPG but gorgeous cel shaded art.
i love this game.
big fake
Member
Killer 7
YESSS! You could make a list of Suda games with cel shading too, there would be great candidates.
Snake017
Member
Its a shame that Fear Effect Sedna looks so different from the PS1 games. (on the gameplay side)
What is this ? Looks awesome!
Came here to mention this, never got around to playing it though.
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The Praiseworthy
Member
Looking at all these pics and the great games I've played and finish....
I want a new big AAA game with Cel-Shaded graphics :'(
I want a new big AAA game with Cel-Shaded graphics :'(
Stevey
Member
OP cel shading isn't just a colored artstyle + outline, it needs hard shadows, there shouldn't be a transition between a shade and another, this is cel shading:I was looking at the 20th Anniversary of Harvest Moon Website and happened across screens of the first "3D" Harvest Moon game, Save the Homeland for PS2:
I never played the game and I remember hearing mixed reviews, but I always found the art style gorgeous, albeit a bit surprising in the context of my previously preferred chibi-esque style for the series.
Nonetheless, it got me thinking about when cel-shading was a bit more popular. I think there are quite a few games that slipped through the cracks or at least aren't discussed much now, that sported this art style.
I haven't played Steambot Chronicles, but I see it mentioned on here as a hidden gem fairly often and it's lovely to look at.
Klonoa 2 is one of my favorite games of all time and it's hard to capture it in a screenshot. The game still looks terrific even through HDTV with component cables on a regular PS2. We need an HD collection and a sequel though. The game is a pinnacle in the 2D platforming genre and has charm to spare.
There's also a cel-shaded Japan-only Goemon game for the Nintendo DS. It looks terrific and I'd very much like to play it when my Japanese is up to par. You can read more about it at HG101 here.
There's a list of cel-shaded games here, but I'm unsure if it's complete:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cel-shaded_video_games
Please share some of your favorite cel-shaded games, especially the oft-overlooked ones.
"Cel shading (often misspelled as "cell shading")[1] or toon shading is a type of non-photorealistic rendering designed to make 3-D computer graphics appear to be flat by using less shading color instead of a shade gradient or tints and shades."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel_shading
In any case my example is oreshika
EDIT:
my memory totally failed, those shadows are just textures so oreshika isn't cel shading, shame on me lol.
First game that popped into my head.
OP cel shading isn't just a colored artstyle + outline, it needs hard shadows, there shouldn't be a transition between a shade and another, this is cel shading:
"Cel shading (often misspelled as "cell shading")[1] or toon shading is a type of non-photorealistic rendering designed to make 3-D computer graphics appear to be flat by using less shading color instead of a shade gradient or tints and shades."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cel_shading
Ah, I see what you mean. Hmm. I'm not too well versed on the tech side of things but it looks like a debate over this happened on the Wiki page I linked to, in the Talk section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_cel-shaded_video_games. It doesn't appear it was resolved. I'll take your word for it, of course. All of the games I listed were from this list. I guess what I really should have asked for was forgotten cel-shaded or similarly cel-shaded-appearing games. Thank you for the info!
Teknopathetic
Member
You wouldn't be the first person to make that mistake. I don't even bother correcting people about the term anymore. The battle is lost.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
I'm not a huge fan of cel-shading, but I thought Samurai Legend Musashi on the PS2 had the best implementation I've ever seen. It had specific colors used for lines instead of uniform blacks.
The game is just okay though, a shame what they did to BFM's sequel..
The game is just okay though, a shame what they did to BFM's sequel..
Sanctuary
Member
So do I, and I thought this was about forgotten games anyway. What's next, DQVIII?
There's just too much nuance to spot the difference when a lot of games emulate the style, but not the technique.
Understood. Just out of curiosity, though, if these styles look similar, to the layperson, is there a better term then that can be used to describe this art style?
You steal sheep lol. the dog that was guarding them used to scare me...
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Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge. A game so obscure that there are no good screenshots on on google image search.
It's a really fun TPS/3D collect-a0thon platfomre hybrid. Despite the name, it's actually a updated rerelease of the original Fur Fighters and not a sequel. One of the things they changed was giving the game cel-shaded graphics.
It's a really fun TPS/3D collect-a0thon platfomre hybrid. Despite the name, it's actually a updated rerelease of the original Fur Fighters and not a sequel. One of the things they changed was giving the game cel-shaded graphics.
Mr. Crow
Member
Came here to post this!Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge. A game so obscure that there are no good screenshots on on google image search.
It's a really fun TPS/3D collect-a0thon platfomre hybrid. Despite the name, it's actually a updated rerelease of the original FUr Fighters and not a sequel. One of the things they changed was giving the game cel-shaded graphics.
GusZamboni
Member
Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge. A game so obscure that there are no good screenshots on on google image search.
It's a really fun TPS/3D collect-a0thon platfomre hybrid. Despite the name, it's actually a updated rerelease of the original FUr Fighters and not a sequel. One of the things they changed was giving the game cel-shaded graphics.
god i loved fur fighters, i would totally play it if they update the controls to modern tps style, is a great collect and shoot game, i think i played it on dreamcast
Lionel Richie
Member
Bomberman Generation for the Gamecube. It looks and plays awesome, I miss Bomberman so fucking much.
bizzarewars
Banned
I remember renting Klonoa 2 for a weekend back int he day. What a blast. So good.
The Wiimake is great too if you haven't played it.
Oh! And RK128 posted a great Klonoa Retrospective here last month:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1244605
I'd love that too, but sadly Bizarre Creations was shut down so I don't think we'll ever see anything from the series in the future.
It's called Under the Skin
Teknopathetic
Member
"Understood. Just out of curiosity, though, if these styles look similar, to the layperson, is there a better term then that can be used to describe this art style?"
I mean cartoon/comic pretty much covers it. It's just that Cel-shading refers specifically to the real-time shading of the characters.
I mean cartoon/comic pretty much covers it. It's just that Cel-shading refers specifically to the real-time shading of the characters.
That game was incredibly hard like pretty much impossibleI'll second Robotech: Battlecry. Wasn't a bad game, either, though kind of hard to find decent screenshots of it.
Gotcha. Thank you!
Prince of Persia 2008 has already been posted, but I think this is by far the best trailer to show the game and its artstyle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZT6HIwoU4
Ruud_Luiten
Member
man... This game is beautiful and has really awesome characters. I really wanted to love this game (on DreamCast), but the controls are terrible.Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge. A game so obscure that there are no good screenshots on on google image search.
It's a really fun TPS/3D collect-a0thon platfomre hybrid. Despite the name, it's actually a updated rerelease of the original Fur Fighters and not a sequel. One of the things they changed was giving the game cel-shaded graphics.
InfiniteCombo
Banned
Not a huge fan of picture-only posts, but... WHAT IS THIS GAME? And more importantly, how do I not know about it? Looks freaking awesome.
OP, I don't know if you mean "masterpiece" overall, or just the art style, or just the gameplay. Not knowing this, my vote is going to a gorgeous looking game, albeit with underwhelming gameplay: Prince of Persia (2008)
