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What is the most beautiful game?
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eddfromtheriver
Banned
Jak and Daxter TPL, Ico and Okami for me.
Legend of Mana has always struck me as perhaps the most beautiful 2D game:
Just random grabs from Google image search, but hopefully they get the point across.
I had a feeling this should be in here but I haven't played it yet (dat backlog) so I wasn't sure.
All great responses so far. For me it'll probably always be Shadow.
I'll probably keep coming back to this world forever.
This.
MAX PAYMENT
Member
Halo?
I love me some 16bit graphics so... Chrono Trigger and FF6 were mentioned already, right?
Here's one that's close to my heart too:
What's that? Tales of Phantasia? (names people! NAMES!)
more 16 bit love:
- Terranigma (the game in my avatar)
you can't be serious, what?
DaciaJC
Gold Member
Destiny
Manmademan
Member
there are two kinds of people in this thread. those that are posting el shaddai and those that should be.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Winner.
Acquiescence
Member
Damn straight.
Man, this thread makes me desperately want to play El Shaddai again. Why did I sell my copy.
MidnightCowboy
Member
Okami Wii and HD are gorgeous games, but I have to go with OG Okami on PS2 or PS3, the paper filter is so nice.
Okami Wii and HD are gorgeous games, but I have to go with OG Okami on PS2 or PS3, the paper filter is so nice.
Wait what? They didn't put the paper filter back into the HD version?
MidnightCowboy
Member
It's there a little, but the colors pop more so it doesn't look like it's painted onto paper. It has a slightly more standard celshaded look, I'm not sure how to put it exactly.
Yup, it is.
thunder_snail
Member
The original:
Sequel (Dreamfall):
The Longest Journey Home concept art:
Sequel (Dreamfall):
The Longest Journey Home concept art:
Fried Food
Banned
Can we all just stop for a moment and bow to video games. I mean wow.
What other medium has given us what we see here. And this is just visuals, add in sound and interaction and you get, you get..
What other medium has given us what we see here. And this is just visuals, add in sound and interaction and you get, you get..
velociraptor
Junior Member
I'm playing Dark Souls on PC.
It's beautiful. Excellent art direction.
It's beautiful. Excellent art direction.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
The first to come to mind was Yoshi's Island, but I think my vote goes to Wind Waker.
From what I've heard there is an option to change the paper filter in the hd version(light-barely seen filter, middle- like the wii version, and dark- like the ps2 version)
From your experience, does the highest paper filter option in Okami hd look the same as in the ps2 version? If not it really sucks, cus I am planning on playing it and I really wanted the same heavy paper filter .
Bioshock Infinite
Game looks nice, but why did you post a CGI image?
Fresh Face
Banned
Yes, I've always felt the Halo games had a very nice aesthetic. Even the wacky stuff, like in the one picture, aren't quite as jarring somehow as many of it's contemporaries of the same style.
Head of Vengarl
Banned
Okami is gorgeous. I love how it looks like a painting.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade also deserves high praise for its amazing hand-drawn 2D visuals. Screenshots really don't do them justice.
*EDIT: Oh shit, how could I forget Xenoblade Chronicles? It's definitely up there, though I don't think it's as visually striking in the artistic sense compared to the two games I mentioned above. Certain areas are absolutely gorgeous though. Xenoblade is more about having the full package: probably the most interesting game world (living on a dead god's body), awesome, large-scale areas, pretty sceneries, amazing music. Man I love that game.
Screenshot doesn't do it justice at all, but the first time I saw a starry night in Eryth Sea I just sat there staring at my screen.
Muramasa: The Demon Blade also deserves high praise for its amazing hand-drawn 2D visuals. Screenshots really don't do them justice.
*EDIT: Oh shit, how could I forget Xenoblade Chronicles? It's definitely up there, though I don't think it's as visually striking in the artistic sense compared to the two games I mentioned above. Certain areas are absolutely gorgeous though. Xenoblade is more about having the full package: probably the most interesting game world (living on a dead god's body), awesome, large-scale areas, pretty sceneries, amazing music. Man I love that game.
Screenshot doesn't do it justice at all, but the first time I saw a starry night in Eryth Sea I just sat there staring at my screen.
Winner.
I seriously hope this thread convinced some people to pick up El Shaddai. It's cheap these days, and it's something every gamer should experience, up there with Journey IMO (but with better art direction).
Monty Mole
Member
For me, FEZ.
However, it isn't something that can be captured in a screenshot or even a short video. The beauty is in the whole experience. The atmosphere, the ambient use of changing colours in the sky, all those little touches, and that incredible soundtrack. Such a beautiful game. Truly made my hairs stand on end.
That aside, there are plenty of obvious choices in the thread that I can't disagree with. Zelda WW, ICO, etc. Blue Dragon also comes to mind.
However, it isn't something that can be captured in a screenshot or even a short video. The beauty is in the whole experience. The atmosphere, the ambient use of changing colours in the sky, all those little touches, and that incredible soundtrack. Such a beautiful game. Truly made my hairs stand on end.
That aside, there are plenty of obvious choices in the thread that I can't disagree with. Zelda WW, ICO, etc. Blue Dragon also comes to mind.
Cant believe no one said god of war 3
Well how could anybody argue with a magnificent screenshot like that to prove it?!
Anyways, maybe not the most beautiful, but its definitely a striking game and I'm not ready yet to post in the official screenshot thread yet so I figured I'd post a couple early attempts here:
I've seen more 3D.
ViolentP
Member
TF2 may be stylish, but it doesn't strike me as beautiful
Green Wiggly
Member
What's that? Tales of Phantasia? (names people! NAMES!)
more 16 bit love:
- Terranigma (the game in my avatar)
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, I've been wanting to play Terranigma for so long now =(
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I agree on Rage, but I like it a lot more when you're outside:
I really want to see a competent jrpg developer taking advantage of megatextures at some point in my lifetime. It's the evolution of pre-rendered backgrounds.
Eclectic Jabber Monkey
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I've always found the Dead Space games look pretty good. A few shots from Dead Space 3:
http://www.abload.de/img/1aixb1.png
http://i.minus.com/ivxVyATWOORY8.png
http://i.minus.com/iHWImppVY1Kdm.png
Edit: Apologies for the large embedded images, removed from post.
http://www.abload.de/img/1aixb1.png
http://i.minus.com/ivxVyATWOORY8.png
http://i.minus.com/iHWImppVY1Kdm.png
Edit: Apologies for the large embedded images, removed from post.
Cant believe no one said god of war 3
I know why you can't believe it, because you haven't read the entire thread and seen that someone actually did mention it
Good point. It doesn't look particularly impressive during the (frantic) gameplay but freecam shots always look great.
Get on that man!
If it had come out in the US, people would be naming it in the same breath as FFVI and Chrono Trigger. It is that good. (Or better). Definitely the best in Quintet's Soul Trilogy.
Dead Space 1 was among the first few games that sold me on the HD generation.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Journey.
Funchameleon
Banned
Can we get a ruling on 5mb embedded .pngs please. Super frustrating to realize you just unintentionally pulled over 100mb on one page of a graphics thread.