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[Dedication Through Light]

Atlus persona ones could look better.

 

[cj_iwakura]

I wanted to like Killer 7's but the animation was so janky and the characters were consistently off model. The in-game engine cutscenes always looked better

I believe it's deliberate, every chapter has a different studio. Cloudman used Madhouse for one.

 

[Fisty]

The frame rate for the footage was too low for me to call the best

... was it not 24?

 

[Morat]

Battlefleet Gothic has [simply] animated but rather excellent cutscenes. Very atmospheric, very grimdark:

 

[blazeaire]

I literally just finished FE Fates Revelations and I agree, the cut scenes were awesome especially considering you're basically watching it in a 240p resolution. Another I like if it counts are the Guilty Gear Xrd ones, simply magnificent, better animation then most anime out there imo

 

[valkillmore]

I remember Rayman 2 being charming.

But this is a Super Mario Sunshine thread.

 

[Namegoes_Here]

I literally just finished FE Fates Revelations and I agree, the cut scenes were awesome especially considering you're basically watching it in a 240p resolution. Another I like if it counts are the Guilty Gear Xrd ones, simply magnificent, better animation then most anime out there imo

Came here to say Guilty Gear. Dialogue looks good, but it shines when fighting. And story mode is just a long cut scene.

 

[redcrayon]

I was actually thinking about Monster Hunter for this thread. The Azure Rathalos vs Seregios scene in particular. But as awesome as they are I don't think they beat Fire Emblem Fates.

Agreed. That is a great scene from MH4, really shows off how lethally fast the monsters are, especially as Seregios fights like that vs hunters too. I love all the background ecology stuff, how Seregios is just insanely aggressive to the point of taking its own species to the brink of extinction, and taking on the much bigger raths for territory to the point where the raths just say 'Jesus wept, have it then!'

 

[MrDoctor]

suikoden iii opening

everything before and after is irrelevant

 

[GamingOblivion]

... was it not 24?

Nope. Watch a Spirited Away scene and go watch any animated cutscene in Ni No Kuni. Especially their mouth movements. I noticed literally the second the cutscenes started that it wasn't even close to movie level quality. Which is to be expected, but still.

 

[LightningXCE]

Crack in Time had some super impressive pre-rendered 3D scenes for 2009 I thought.

I can hear him yelling at the end - god this game is so good.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

Vandal Hearts had the absolute best animation.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Vandal Hearts had the absolute best animation.

Looks like a shittier Beast Wars

 

[foras592]

How no one did mention Final Fantasy series?

 

[TurnipFritters]

Wild Arms 2 had some impressive opening animations, but that was it in terms of cutscenes.

 

[zeromcd73]

Fire Emblem Fates by far. I absolutely love everything about how they look

 

[televator]

The Naruto games look better overall than the damned anime. They should have contracted the game creators to animate the show.

 

[kewlmyc]

I'm confused. Are we talking about 2D animated cutscenes or CGI? Or both?

 

[Neoleo2143]

I'm confused. Are we talking about 2D animated cutscenes or CGI? Or both?

Both I guess.

 

[Shig]

This is super true.

Followup: Here's all the cutscenes in one handy video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkOvNDhO_Y

I especially dig that they emulated Shirow's comic style a bit closer than the other GITS animated projects have.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Both I guess.

Anything that isn't in game, so yeah both.

 

[Renmyra]

How no one did mention Final Fantasy series?

I don't get it either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Qy_jTK74M

 

[Jonneh3003]

I don't get it either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Qy_jTK74M

Gorgeous but I still think Fire Emblem Fates has a more appealing style.

 

[ScientificPizza]

Chrono Trigger for the DS/PS1 had some rad ones. Frog opening the way to Magus' castle stands out.

Oh yeah, those are fantastic. I didn't know they were in the DS version and was blown away.

Catherine is fantastic and it's hard for me to think of anything else. It's so good.

Ys has great art but I wouldn't say it has fantastic animation.

 

[2+2=5]

Premiere's intro always wowed me because it was Don Bluth level despite being on a 16bit computer(the amiga) with lots of limitations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OEf1c5_aBE

EDIT:
also the intro of another world(really atmospheric)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLfhOzQ4zcs

maybe not the best but i have always liked superfrog's intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFRxCzSkhTQ

 

[speedwagon_]

The Ghost in the Shell game on PS1 had some really nice ones.

The PS1 GiTS game blew my little child brain at the time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0UBycyZb6w