Dragoon En Regalia
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Regardless of how it plays, Journey has wondrous audiovisual presentation. It's more than can be said of most other "indie" games.
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journey is easily the most beautiful console game of the last generation
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El Shaddai fell apart with me when I noticed all the reused assets just seemed to have visual filters overlaid over the images.
Uncle Rupee
Banned
Journey's a nice looking game but the art direction in regards to the architecture and setting seem a bit too "inspired" by Team Ico's work... not to mention it seems to be trying a little too hard to be artsy. It walks the line very close to being pretentious.
I wish I walked into the game like you.
My experience was that I knew what to expect because of all the hype when I got it months later. Then I got paired up with a white robe who carried me the entire game and basically ruined the experience for me. I would have much rather preferred to have been with someone who was playing for the first time. Like myself.
Betta Lines
Member
Does the Vita count as last generation? If so, I submit Tearaway. It's more beautiful than Journey, imo.
you cant compare tearaway with journey.
its vastly different from journey. its colourful and it tries to be a playful world, while journey is something mystical.
@okami-el shaddai:
i knew about it, thats why i bought it.
i was disappointed by the gameplay, but story- and artstyle-wise... holy shit, totally in another dimension.
oh and that soundtrack...
el shaddai smokes journey in a bong, that good is the OST of el shaddai.
Betta Lines
Member
Why can't I compare Tearaway with Journey for the purposes of this thread? If it counts as last gen, I think it's the most beautiful console game of last gen. Therefore I think it is more beautiful than Journey.
Incitemaybe
Member
Just finished Journey last night, beautiful experience!
chicagocubsfan
Member
It's up there with Ni No Kuni and the Naruto Storm Series.
tokyostomp
Banned
I bought this on my PS3 a while back but I never really played it.
Is it wrong that I am holding off playing it as I expect thatgamecompany to port it to the PS4 like they did with Flower and fl0w
Is it wrong that I am holding off playing it as I expect thatgamecompany to port it to the PS4 like they did with Flower and fl0w
Can you give some examples of how the art direction is similar? I don't think they are. There are obvious inspirations taken from Ico in the game overall, but art direction and architecture does not seem to be one of them, other that that they are kinda "mystical."
Journey took inspiration from Ico without aping it, which is the ideal situation when inspiration is involved.
Not even close. TLoU has some of the worst aliasing I have ever seen. Journey is immaculate.
Can't think of any time it looked dull. Even the least abstract section, the futuristic one, looks really good.
RedAssedApe
Banned
hoping for an even prettier version of ps4 like with flower
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
I think Mirrors Edge super maxed on PC was pretty damn beautiful.
dragonbane
Member
Yeah. Beyond gets points though for this scene:
Beautiful art direction in that chapter.
masterlobo
Banned
Journey is awesome, but there's another title I also consider among the most beautiful of the generation.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Pristine_Condition
Member
Yeah, with all the "diversity" being shit that looked goofy as fuck.
BibiMaghoo
Member
I didn't really like the game very much, but God of War 3 still holds the crown as the best looking title last gen. It was really something special visually, that was not repeated. I understand much of this was down to art, and rendering techniques, but really it did look fantastic.
I guess I wouldn't call it 'beautiful', but that's mainly because it's excessively violent, gory and brutal...
I guess I wouldn't call it 'beautiful', but that's mainly because it's excessively violent, gory and brutal...
KillerDark
Member
It has a cool art style but definitely isn't the most beautiful game of the gen...
sono
Member
I came to post this.You are my main man.
Robot Pants
Member
and here we go...
DidntKnowJack
Member
Even if you don't agree that it's the most beautiful, it may end up being one of the more graphically enduring games of the generation. A title that ages better than most because of it's art style. Kind of like how 16 bit games have aged better than early polygonal games of the 32/64 bit era.
SkeptiMism
Member
It's beautiful, but I feel like the term"easily" isa bit of an exaggeration. There were certainly other beautiful games that can compete with it.
Out of Working Order
Member
I wouldn't say it's the most beautiful, but it's certainly one of the most beautiful.
I got the art book, and that's just as stunning as the game. Worth buying if you can get your hands on it.
I got the art book, and that's just as stunning as the game. Worth buying if you can get your hands on it.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Uncharted 2 for me, but I haven't played it for a while so could be misremembering. TLoU and Journey have higher highs than UC2, but there are constant moments of jawdropping beauty in UC2, where the art design meets the technical skills and you realise that ND are on the top of their game. It doesn't screen very well though imo.
When I played the El Shaddei demo I found the textures muddy, and the jaggies too noticable for me to overlook. Not sure if its better in the final game, but that was my experience.
When I played the El Shaddei demo I found the textures muddy, and the jaggies too noticable for me to overlook. Not sure if its better in the final game, but that was my experience.
sixteen-bit
Member
Agreed. Good looking game but no lasting appeal at all.
NullPointer
Member
Having gone through it completely twice over and returned for a few casual sessions just to soar and explore for kicks, I can't wait to go back to that world on the PS4. It has lasting value for me anyway, even though the overall game is short.
The most jaw dropping moment in all of gaming.Uh huh
Acquiescence
Member
Journey was pretty much flawless from a graphical standpoint, no arguments there. That's a game that will prove timeless, that will not age and many years from now players will still gawp at its (to quote Kaz Hirai) "wow-inspring" visuals. It's a stunning achievement as a whole, but those graphics in particular really do take the cake.
Nice to see El Shaddai mentioned so much as well; that is a true contender for most beautiful game of the gen. It offers a much more diverse and surreal range of vistas compared to Journey, so while it's not as consistent, there are times when you will be stunned by what you see on the screen. The 2D platforming level set in the Cathedral with all the various stained-glassed windows serving as a backdrop just floors me every time, as does the futuristic city in chapter 6. Well actually, most of it does.
You should all check out rain sometime. Lots of low-res textures dotted around, but some sections, often when you're outside and it's pouring something fierce and the fixed-camera angle is a long shot of the city, have a special power about them.
Can't forget Ni no Kuni either. A Studio Ghibli film come alive via a controller.
Nice to see El Shaddai mentioned so much as well; that is a true contender for most beautiful game of the gen. It offers a much more diverse and surreal range of vistas compared to Journey, so while it's not as consistent, there are times when you will be stunned by what you see on the screen. The 2D platforming level set in the Cathedral with all the various stained-glassed windows serving as a backdrop just floors me every time, as does the futuristic city in chapter 6. Well actually, most of it does.
You should all check out rain sometime. Lots of low-res textures dotted around, but some sections, often when you're outside and it's pouring something fierce and the fixed-camera angle is a long shot of the city, have a special power about them.
Can't forget Ni no Kuni either. A Studio Ghibli film come alive via a controller.
WeAreStarStuff
Member
Nah, Viva Pinata is.
Is that an actual screenshot? That looks superb.
batigolalone
Banned
One of the best moment in the game. I also love how the ending loop back to the starting screen.
Metalmurphy
Member
I still don t understand how this shit filter is considered beautiful but well...Uh huh
There was this first person puzzle game with very bright colors that looked interesting and pleasing. I still like Source so The Stanley Parable was good for the eyes too.
Dude, hella agreed man. Child of Eden is gorgeous. And Rez HD too, that art style holds up incredible.
I think that the lanterns level and
riding on the friendly dragon-thing on the last level beat it.
OT - maybe not 'most' (Okami & Kuni joint tops alongside it, haven't played El-Shaddai) but it is stunning, and a game I've returned to many, many times.