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[Orochinagis]

Muramasa for me I loved the folklore it had.

Dragons Crowns was so bizzare with the body proportions

 

[whiteninja]

Princess Crown cause I prefer the pixel art.

 

[so1337]

Toss-up between Muramasa and Odin Sphere. Those two have the strongest character designs out of any Vanillaware game.

 

[ScOULaris]

Toss-up between Muramasa and Odin Sphere. Those two have the strongest character designs out of any Vanillaware game.

Yeah, I agree with you on that. I think that the main cast of Odin Sphere is their best work in terms of character design, while Muramasa takes the cake in the boss design department IMO.

 

[BumRush]

Muramasa on vita is one of the most beautiful games ever made.

 

[iconoclast]

Probably Muramasa. The feudal Japan, ninja, samurai etc. theme is more appealing to me than fantasy. They all have 10/10 aesthetics, though.

 

[nkarafo]

My vote goes to Muramasa

The end boss is the best thing i have ever seen as far as 2D graphics go.

 

[Pinko Marx]

Odin Sphere for me, I just loved everything about it.
And Grand Knight's History never getting localized still hurts.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

DC seems to have the best art but I prefer Muramasa's setting.

 

[Coinspinner]

They seem to all have the same art style, except maybe Princess Crown.

 

[Parakeetman]

Dragons Crown because it made tons of people salts over the art style.

With that being put aside Kumatanchi was awesome just due to one of my favorite artists Shigatake being behind the project.

 

[ThaPhantom]

Odin Sphere. I remember being completely absorbed into the game and a big part of that was the gorgeous art style. I was enamored by it and it adds a lot of atmosphere to that game's universe. Odin Sphere hands down.

 

[vandalhearts]

Muramasa has a more compelling setting to me.

 

[K.Jack]

Odin Sphere, easy. I wish I could erase it from memory, and play it again fresh.

The art and music blended so beautifully, which really drew me into the story

 

[Eternal Gamer]

I like more the art in Muramasa, however Dragon's Crown still looks gorgeus.

 

[RM8]

I have yet to play any of them, but I'd pick Princess Crown from those games.

 

[galvenize]

Odin Sphere, easy. I wish I could erase it from memory, and play it again fresh.

The art and music blended so beautifully, which really drew me into the story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2SmPRUw4XQ

So good.

 

[UnluckyKate]

Haven't played Dragon's Crown but I loved LOVED Odin's Sphere and Muramasa. Both beautiful in their own styles

 

[batbeg]

I really need to play some other Vanillaware games some time. Odin Sphere is probably in my top twenty or thirty games ever made, but the only one I have played to date. I was super hyped for Dragon's Crown but wanted to co-op it and had nobody to play with.

 

[joe2187]

Muramasa.

I love all of Vanillawares game.

Give to me Vanillaware collection on Vita/PS4

 

[kiryogi]

You also left out Kumatanchi. I thought its sprites and background were pretty impressive for the DS:

Man I loaded up my Kumatanchi half a year ago after some long period of neglect. She was dead dead ;-;

Fun fact, the guy that did Kumatanchi was responsible for the food eating animations in Muramasa. It shows!

 

[Herbspiceguy]

The artstyles look pretty much the same to me, just in different settings.

 

[VanillaCakeIsBurning]

I like Odin Sphere the most for its visuals and theatre performance style presentation (English voice acting was great here).

 

[so1337]

Yeah, I agree with you on that. I think that the main cast of Odin Sphere is their best work in terms of character design, while Muramasa takes the cake in the boss design department IMO.

YES. My thoughts exactly.

Man I loaded up my Kumatanchi half a year ago after some long period of neglect. She was dead dead ;-;

Fun fact, the guy that did Kumatanchi was responsible for the food eating animations in Muramasa. It shows!

Oh man, I forgot about those. Such an insane amount of detail for something so extraneous.

 

[ScOULaris]

YES. My thoughts exactly.

Oh man, I forgot about those. Such an insane amount of detail for something so extraneous.

My wife was watching me play Muramasa earlier, and she was confused as to why all of the food animations were so damn elaborate.

I personally really enjoy all of the extra detail Vanillaware puts into the various foods in their games. It's a cool signature quirk of theirs.

 

[Zezboob]

Odin Sphere for the atmosphere.

Was really magnificent.

 

[Zaventem]

With the exception of princess crown they all look have a similar look. It's probably come down to people picking which games they prefer more ITT.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Odin Sphere and Muramasa are pretty amazing. I guess if I had to pick, Odin Sphere.

 

[ScOULaris]

Odin Sphere for the atmosphere.

Was really magnificent.

The music, story, and fantastic localization lent the whole game the feel of a fairy tale adapted for the stage.

 

[KojiKnight]

The first time I saw the rolling detailed fields of Muramasa, I knew I was in for something great.


Then it became a repetitive slog through 2 story campaigns even with cheats to unlock all of the weapons.

Game was still beautiful as fuck though.

 

[SolidSnakex]

Love Vanillaware. Have we heard what they are currently up to?

They've been working on completing the Muramasa DLC. That was completed in the middle of last year

http://www.4gamer.net/games/185/G018509/20140821072/

No one knows what they're up to now. But they'll probably have a much easier time selling their new project considering how successful DC turned out to be.

 

[orioto]

Grand Knight History!

 

[sturgboski]

Man, I would love a Muramasa collection on PS4 as well as a Dragon's Crown port (preferably with extra content). I think both of those games look amazing. With Sony throwing money at Capcom, I hope they look at throwing some Vanillaware's way to make my requests and future games happen. Total package art though I probably would give to Muramasa as it definitely feels more varied compared to Dragons Crown.

 

[bobawesome]

Muramasa is one of the few games I'd call beautiful.

 

[ULTROS!]

Muramasa is the most beautiful looking.

Heck to be honest I had more fun with it than Dragon's Crown.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

I only played Odin Sphere. But I thought the art style was amazing.

Especially the dragon boss. Oh, and Odin.

 

[Ninja Dom]

I've only played Dragons Crown and Muramasa, both on Vita.

Really nice art on them both, I can't decide which is best. But very boring games.

 

[HardRojo]

Muramasa definitely.
Odin Sphere is a close second since it's basically the same art style. I'd mention Dragon's Crown too but I don't really like the exaggerated characters so yeah.

 

[bon]

Muramasa has better backgrounds, Dragon's Crown has better looking characters + animation.

 

[Makoto Yuki]

They are all amazing, but if I could only choose one it would be Odin Sphere.

 

[kubricks]

Thanks OP for bringing up my favourite developer!

Dragon's Crown with the best animation, Odin Sphere for best atmosphere.
(I don't understand the controversy behind DC, the designs are high fantasy, and a great one.)

What are they working on currently?

 

[wapplew]

Odin's Sphere have better character design.
Now, Dragon's crown 2 on PS4/PS3/PSVita cross play, thanks.

 

[Stereogatari]

I saw a Kamitani interview last year saying he wants his next project to go back to the roots of Japanese culture or something.

I like the sound of that. It's the spot on classic Japanese art style of Muramasa that makes me think that has the best art style.

 

[ForsakenLotus]

Murumasa for sure. The character proportions in Dragon's Crown really creep me out. Especially how they pulsate. Gross.

 

[pixxxelz]

Muramasa all day err day.

 

[BlueDogAnchorite]

For me, it's Odin Sphere

 

[cybroxide]

Tough call between Muramasa and Dragons Crown.... if I had to pick one I guess it would be Muramasa.
Those backgrounds were truly inspiring.

 

[TI82]

I really want a re-release of Muramasa on PS4, or a sequel.

 

[The Spoony Hou]

They all look samey to me.

 

[Sami+]

Easily Muramasa. I hate Dragon's Crown's look.