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[Granjinha]

Sorry, I'll take this.

like that will actually come out in less than ten years

edit: whoops hot take on the first post of a new page

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[Peltz]

The game definitely has a special look. The lighting in particular is sensational.

 

[Kintaro]

This game looks...off to me. So, I can't agree. I don't see what is so "HD" about this. I wish I could explain it better. Maybe it'll be nicer on the hardware itself.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Why is everything so brown and blurry though? I like color.

???
Did you watch the video?

Bravely Default is a much better template for future remake art styles IMO.

...What? Bravely Default looks absolutely horrible. Worse than nu-SoM. (Edit: not the backgrounds, but the models and battle scenes)

 

[alf717]

The demo is out today right? I just checked and it wasn't on the eShop yet.

 

[Joe T.]

I would definitely get behind that idea. Project Octopath was probably the most interesting looking game to me out of the Switch presentation today.

 

[Puruzi]

Octopath is the best looking game I've seen in fucking years visually. Just jesus christ its stunning

 

[Radnom]

Hm, neither of those games look that appealing to me. I think Octopath would look nicer if it were either strict 2D pixel art or if they just dropped the pixels shtick entirely but kept the 2D/3D vibe. That Secret of Mana remake on the other hand just looks bland to me.

 

[orioto]

No, just no. It's gimmicky as fuck. Putting 90's sprite in ugly 3d backgrounds with a ton of post process bloom / light / black shadow everywhee is not "HD2D".

And HD2D exists actually you know, it's 2D, with HD assets lol.

 

[Etrian Oddity]

Sorry, I'll take this.

but our pixel-art game will actually see release and not go into dev hell

 

[sixteen-bit]

Lol that SoM remake is such a travesty. Not sure if Octopath style would look better tbh

 

[Crankshaft]

Yep. Hope they reuse this engine for the FFVI remake

I agree 1000% with this. This style plus FF6 and/or Chrono Trigger

 

[JP]

Maybe for remakes of Project Octopath Traveler.

They work well for this game but they're certainly not what I'd want to see in most remakes.

 

[Shredderi]

That looks fucking awesome. I adore well done retro+modern sfx.

 

[deadfolk]

I dunno about everything, but the first thing I thought was that I'd love to see a Chrono Trigger remake like this.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[VariantX]

Sorry, I'll take this.

You will have long since have lost your vision by the time that comes out.

 

[Aeana]

why isn't the demo up yetttt

 

[BassForever]

Nah I don't want a game that wasn't designed with that art style forced into that artstyle.

 

[PsionBolt]

The pixel art is great. Everything else is kinda terrible. And fancy lighting (slash post-processing of all sorts, really) simply does not belong on pixel art, ever.

It's like they took the worst part of the "mid-tier PS1 / PSP JRPG" aesthetic and added the worst part of the "mid-tier 360 Unreal" aesthetic.

 

[Walter White]

Yep. Hope they reuse this engine for the FFVI remake

I had hope that this was secretly going to be that and they'd give us that big reveal. But alas, an original title will have to do

 

[Pejo]

Certainly prefer it over 3D chibi.

 

[starmud]

id kill to see the same direction but maybe with less bloom/more color for mana... ugh

 

[Soar]

Haha no that would be sad, it's like saying all action rpgs now must look like Dark Souls. Variety is life. Also prefer bravely default's visuals.

 

[kirblar]

I don't think they'll use this approach for other games because both the artstyle and the "8 interlocking stories" seem to make this game a spiritual successor to the SaGa series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DswYX1JFBZw , if not just a stealth SaGa entry.

 

[whatever6352]

I'm excited to play both Secret of Mana and Project Octopath Traveler, but I wouldn't want both of them to look the same. I enjoy the variety.

 

[SciencePilot]

Octopath is beautiful but I definitely don't see it at the only option.

An HD version of Bravely Default's art style would be beautiful too!

 

[DiipuSurotu]

2D sprites on 3D backgrounds would be a disaster for Secret of Mana. Hit box detection was bad enough in the original.

 

[ThisOne]

Game looks awesome. Love the art style.

 

[Kacho]

Agreed. Octopath looks incredible. Would love a FF6 remake done in this style.

 

[jett]

Nah.

 

[Yarbskoo]

???
Did you watch the video?

Did you?

It's like the worst kind of Skyrim ENB.

 

[Puru]

Honestly the light effects looks kinda disgusting, they really went overboard.

 

[guyssorry]

Agreed. I was slightly warming up to the Secret of Mana remake's look, but seeing all of this Octopath art and in-game motion made me go back to disliking it. Such a shame

 

[BorkBork]

FFVI remake with this style please.

 

[Yarbskoo]

Honestly the light effects looks kinda disgusting, they really went overboard.

Just look at this poor girl being irradiated by her own planet's sun.

 

[The Hermit]

Thank you for this thread.

I was drooling during that showcase

 

[Opa-Pa]

100% agree, but the groups of savages who hate pixel art because it's supposedly archaic won't let it happen.

 

[KarmaCow]

Well that's a false dichotomy. We could have the great pixel art without the awful early 00s overuse of bloom and depth of field.

 

[Psxphile]

I like both. What now?

 

[Granjinha]

100% agree, but the groups of savages who hate pixel art because it's supposedly archaic won't let it happen.

or maybe because not every game should follow the same visual pattern? this artstyle wouldn't gel well with a lot of games.

i say that as someone who fucking loves pixel art.

but keep on fighting the good fight!

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Better give characters more than two frames of animation if they want to keep using this style.

 

[Zomba13]

FFVI remake in that style please. None of that ugly mobile version shit.

 

[Novel Mike]

Saw someone mention on Twitter if people think this style would work for FF6 and just imagining it made me instantly want it.

This art style is fantastic and yeah I'd love to see this over crap like the SoM remake art style.

 

[AuthenticM]

Final Fantasy VI should be remade in this engine.

Also every other classic Final Fantasys. As well as Chrono Trigger, Secret of Evermore, Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3.

All of them

 

[CookTrain]

I agree 1000% with this. This style plus FF6 and/or Chrono Trigger

Let's go all in... Chrono Trigger/Cross sequel that looks like this would be astonishing.

 

[Burbeting]

The backgrounds look gorgeous, even better than in Bravely Default. But I'm not sold on the character sprites. They are just too pixelated.

 

[chrisPjelly]

I like what they were trying, but the game has too much bloom and not enough colour. Eh

 

[silva1991]

Hell no it looks hideous. Characters look out of place and wrong in that world looking at the trailer.

SoM doesn't look so hot wither, but I'll take it over Octopath anytime.