Beautiful Games Thread.
No photorealistic "superior grafix" games, please. Just games with a unique, beautiful art style that separates them from all the other games made using 3D models or sprites.
>>256997154
I like your thread
Rayman origins
Trine 2
Don't Starve(kinda)
Bastion
king of fighters XIII
wind waker
borderlands
Limbo
oddworld games
Since you listed Muramasa
Odin Sphere
Dragon's Crown
Also, Transistor
>>256997154
starting with a frog
>>256998941
Is this game good? I was thinking about getting it on the Wii u shop
Pretty much everyone at Vanillaware is an artist and they're just making the games they like making. It's nice to see them enjoy moderate success.
>>256999508
why not just try the demo?
>>256999508
>Wii u
don't you have decent pc? great solo game, even better with 2 friends co-op
>>256999701
I did, I still can't tell... Are there fun skill trees to mess with? I liked the mage and archer stuff but warrior was boring as fuck
![nufcfans_fifa_13_lionel_messi_cover_newcastle_st_james_park[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/U1FXCkC.jpg "nufcfans_fifa_13_lionel_messi_cover_newcastle_st_james_park[1].jpg")
>>256999839
well, if he pirate it to play solo then go for pc
if for multiplayer he can go for the wii u version since it is on sale for much cheaper
Zeno Clash 1&2
Sine Mora
Sanctum 2
Darksiders 2
Bulletstorm
Outcast
the two American McGee's Alice games
Brütal Legend
>>257000237
FEEL
THE EMOTION
I liked darius burst
>>257000762I don't know that reference
But beautiful game, right?I don't even know who that man is on the cover
>>257001113
it's torres m8
The Lego Movie tie-in game may be the weakest new Lego game so far but the fact that the whole world is actually made out of bricks is pretty damn amazing.
>>257001319My first guess what Micheal Owen
>>257001712
>>257001520
Designing the levels must've been fun and tedious as fuck.
Also, the animations of Unikitty are absolutely gorgeous since she's constantly changing shapes like in the movie.
>>257001867
What is?
Gonna dump some Muramasa and Dragon's Crown screens I've made.
>>256999890
I would say Wizard is most fun to solve puzzles with, since you can do just about whatever you think will work once you can summon 3 constructs. Archer is most fun to move throughout the level, with her hook-shot. Warrior is kind of boring though.
It ain't really unique since a lot of titles from that platform and era had a similar artstyle, but YU-NO's graphics (especially if you actually played the game itself, since then stuff like music and voice acting add to the atmosphere) are effectively dead today.
18 years ago people did some amazing shit, much nicer to look at then some things today.
>>257002220
Ass breed
>>257002810
>still waiting for the last dlc and buy them all at one
any day now vanillaware
>>257002989
you'll get burnt out man, they're meant to be played weeks or months apart since you'll need to refight every main campaign boss for each dlc to unlock the second endings.
Eternal sonata. not really for the character design but the locales, those kids living in the sewer live in a nicer place then most upper class citizens.
>>257002810
>>257003136
At least you only have to actually go through every boss area once in Genroku Legends and every other character will get a shortcut straight to the boss afterwards.
What was the name of that PSP game again with an art style similar to Greek frescos and pottery art?
>>257003136
hm, i guess you are right
i guess i will get the cat dlc first and play them in order
>>257003314
Not sure about Greek but you might be talking about Patapon.
>>257003263
What's going on in this picture? Why does he mean by "back of the knee maybe"?
>>257003314
You mean Patapon?
>>257003429
This is 4chan 101 you n00b
>>257003410
>>257003474
Never mind, I found it.
It was Apotheon and wasn't for PSP but PC and PS4.
Turns out it also hasn't been released yet.
>>257003314
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=620gmmjDVUE
this one?
>>257004078
look cool but that isn't the best greek mythology game anon
>>257004264
Papaton
>>257004317
>patapon
>greek mythology
u wut m8?Disney's Hercules is the best greek mythology game, imo
>>257004078
Goddamn that looks nice
Love how this game looks.
Does anyone think 3D games will ever be as beautiful as 2D games?
>>257004234
>ps4
ahh shit
>also on PC
pic related
>>257000913
Miiror's Edge: what a flawed gem of a game.
It's a shame the Designers Republic is dead.
>>257004523
>not age of fucking mythology
what the fuck
>>257005754
>rts
>mix in with egyptian and norse mythology
not pure enough m8
>inb4 some faggot say god of war
Silent Hill series, easily.
It's just so twisted and beautiful.
>>257006261
Hercules isn't even greek, though.
That's his roman name.
![b+(www.ovidownloads.com)[1].jpg](https://4chanarchives.com/image/image-404.png "b+(www.ovidownloads.com)[1].jpg")
>>257005754
AoM has some great Greek representation, but my favorite will probably always be Master of Olympus
>>257006663
ok, Heracles. m8, it's not my fault the american decide to use the roman version
>>257006478
I can't event tell what that is so it isn't scary.
>>257007057
>>257006890
>>257006713
alright anon, tell me the name please
>>257006712
It wasn't bad, but it looks the worst of all the Sierra citybuilders.
My first was Pharaoh, and trying to go to Zeus/Poseidon after that was difficult. Zeus/Poseidon were so ugly I couldn't keep playing it.
Emperor is fucking crackerjack, though.
>>257006713
>>257006890
>>257007057
Game?
>>257007030
You're like the opposite of me. If something is too familiar to me, it's not even remotely scary. Condemned is probably a game for you, I hated it.
>>257007198
>>257007213
Grand Knight History
>>257007198
>>257007213
It's Grand Knights History by Based Vanillaware anons
>>257007347
ahh shiet, the one that never came
>>257007213
>>257007198
Grand Knights History, the only Vanillaware game to not come to the states, it's been translated unofficially but it sort of requires a server sort of. It's great which pisses me off though...
>>257007347
>>257007562
>>257007508
>PSP only
Awwww.
>>257007562
>the only Vanillaware game to not come to the states
>>257007642
PPSSPP is great and even works on toasters.
But you still don't have a hacked PSP?
>>257007658
My sadness is immense.
>>257007642
>not having a psp by this day and age
at worse, you should have a pc capable of using ppsspp
is there celshaded game that still managed to look ugly?
>>257007980
Drake of the 99 Dragons
>>257007642
Anon if you don't have one, I suggest you look around for a used PSP. You can get the earlier models for as low as 40 bucks now. Hell, I got mine for 20 from a seller on Craigslist, it even came hacked.
Started playing Rez the other day, pretty cool. Thinking about getting Child of Eden now.
>>257007562
>but it sort of requires a server sort of
?
?kami.
>>257008154
Child of Eden is cool but I prefer Rez.
>>257007838
>>257007738
>>257008119
I'm basically limited to a laptop right now. I can't even afford most 15 dollar games.
I'll try out the emulator, hopefully it runs on my stuff.
>>257008302
Ah damn that sucks anon. I've been there before. Thank God for emulators and piracy though!
>>257008302
It works mostly fine on this piece of shit, so you should be good.
>>257008579
>PIece of shit
>8GB DDR3
My computer has 4GB DDR2 and it still runs PPSSPP fine. I think the other anon will be good too.
>>257007347
>>257007508
>>257007562
>just google it and the nico site literally just uploaded the iso with the lastest patch 1 hour ago
fucking based and lucky as fuck day
I dunno if you can call the original Siren game beautiful, but it did have an interesting style going for it with the texture choices, fog/lighting, and how they rendered the faces. Some parts of that game make me think of Beksinski. The original Siren is a game that somehow makes grey and brown look good in a videogame.
>>257008579
except the mobo and graphic, it isn't that much of a piece of shit dude
>>257008579
Alright, so I could run it on my dektop that I never use anymore, but still probably not the laptop.
>>257008697
Or maybe, I dunno. I'll certanly give it a look-see.
How's the gameplay? Vanillaware does mostly beatemups, yeah?
>>257008720
have fun anon :)
>>257007562
I've been playing single player no probs. PSP online just gives you the chance to play with other people's knights etc.
This game looked real fucking' nice.
TEC 3001 is probably the best looking/most successful XBLA indie game.
>>257009047
Was coming into the thread to post this. I adored this game's visuals.
>>257006713
>>257006890
>>257007057
Any reason why it wasn't brought over to the West? XSEED was working on it apparently, but canceled it from one day to the other.
Famitsu even gave it a platinum award, afaik.
Also, is that a fan translation?
newest version of PPSSPP also fixed the sprite issue which means no more blocks !
>>257009434
Disregard the last question, I haven't read that far. Sorry.
>>257009434
No clue anon....prob cause of SWJ maybe?
>>257003784
>that's not how you play tic tac toe what the fuck
I didn't want to lose my shit
>>257009612
>that figure
>>257009612
Fuck this gay earth.
>>257001319
how can you say that. Its obviously Rooney duh
>>257009042
>those fucking backgrounds
This is what 2D game art should have evolved to after the 90s, not the the ugly ass primitive polygon 3D shit that set video game beauty back by 20 years.
>>256997154
I'm surprised no one has said Wind Waker yet. Nintendo knew what the fuck they were doing when they made that game.
Also, Wario Land: Shake It! Is an under-appreciated gem.
>>257007738
>hacked PSP
You can hack a PSP to play region locked games or something? My brother just bought a PSP a while ago and I don't know these things.
>>257010108
I hear you.
It ain't rocket science, there are 23 people, Kamitani included, working at Vanillaware, and the man himself said that most of them are artists.
If only more developers started to again make the games they want and not the ones they're told to make; I think that's an important factor.
>>257009985
It aren't SJW, they said "the resources just weren't there" So I'm guessing someone at the top didn't think they were gonna be able to get a profit. I can see why, Vanillaware's title right before GKH was Muramasa , which didn't do so hot in it's original release.
Anyways I didn't know this game got a full translation so thanks anon.
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/08/16/the-saddest-thing-about-grand-knights-history-is-xseed-finished-the-english-text/
>>257010697
it never has region lock
except the umd movies
>>257010697
PSP-games are not region-locked.
I think he meant you could just load the iso instead of buying it.
>>257010901
Sweet. So what do you even mean by hacked PSP?
I know some moon so playing this game shouldn't be a problem, especially if it's turn based.
>>257010697
You don't even need to hack the PSP to play region locked games.
The advantage of hacking a PSP is that you can play pirated games from the memory stick. It's much more convenient because you can use special plugins (cheat plugins are popular), the load times are far superior, it uses less battery if you play from the memory stick and not the UMD, and it's much more portable because you can load all the content you like onto a single 32GB card.
>>257011052
if you are not hacked, how the hell can you play downloaded game iso? cmon dude
>>257009612
Vanillaware really has a thing for massive bouncing tits, doesn't it?
I'm not a huge fan. I mean, don't get me wrong, I've looked at my fair share of gigantic_breasts images on gelbooru when I was in the right mood but I don't do this meet-me-halfway shit where the breasts are covered from the bottom only just up enough to cover the nipple and areola.
And even if everyone was just completely stark naked, full frontal, everything showing in the game I probably wouldn't pop a boner because I'm not 15 and I have a modicum of control over when and how I allow myself to be aroused.
I mean there's a time and a place for that. I don't whip my dick out at R rated movies during sex scenes either.
Basically, what I'm trying to say here is -- why can't people just keep it in their pants? I mean, honestly. I don't mind that kind of eye candy being put in for its target demographic but why do we have to make it into a big issue from every perspective?
It's not that big of an issue. At all.
If everyone realized that, maybe we'd get more games localized.
>>257010769
>aren't
wasn't
>dragon crown
>murasama
>grand knight history
well time to go buy a vita
>>257011052
Hacked as in you have a custom firmware installed on the device that allows you to load and read ISOs.
>>257011329
>Vanillaware really has a thing for massive bouncing tits, doesn't it?
Not really. It has a real huge thing with food and white hair though.
>>256997154
FF9's and Legend of Mana's pre-rendered backgrounds are lovely
>>257011789
fuck m8, they have a sale for FF series on psn right now
i want to buy ff8 and 9 to play on my vita but i have a huge fucking backlog already
>>257011329
No, they have a thing for over emphasis, especially on its characters. The men are mega muscled or absurdly tall, the women are curvaceous with lots of assets, or muscled as well.
>>257011329
The character's with the really fuckhuge tits all have to do with necromancy.
>Grim Grimoire
>Odin Sphere
>Dragon's Crown
>>257010108
so much this! since I'm a kid I though "oh boy! how cool will videogames look in the future when they aren't limited by 8-16 bits! we are going to get gorgeous 2D!" but everyone jumped in the 3D wagon or works with minimalistic 2D.
PD: thank you kind anon for showing me Grand Knights history, it looks awesome
>>257013979
>since I'm a kid
I'm not a kid
>>257013213
Momohime in Muramasa must be unique in this regard.
She has no tits and no ass.
Though the Kitsune girls are complete titcows.
>>257014121
>on 4chan, /v/ of all places
>not a kid
fuck the fuck off, grandpa
>>257010765
A lot of new developers are making the games they want, it just so happens that they're shit.
It's happening slowly, but eventually all the developers left will want to make the cookie cutter shit we have today. Hell, look at that PS4 game where the devs are ashamed of it being a game rather than a movie.
>>256997154
Children of Light
>>256997154
ps2 games emulated look incredible. My favorites are gradius 5 and valkyrie profile 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAKLvvt0Jn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn3yWJFVySI
>>257015603
better gradius 5 footage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvfNCfNwBzQ
No Last Blade / Last Blade 2?
Plebs all of you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqJO7OVuwY0
>>257015603
Fuck I need to replay VP2.
>>257015852
Lee is a fucking hacker.
>>256998941
I hated it.
The platforming is inaccurate and you can easily pass many puzzles by exploiting physics.
It just feels very unpolished.
>>256998941
I really love this art style, but I didn't like the game at all
>>257009439
can i play this on vita?
>>257016176
Still haven't played it. My pc was never able to run it and after having seen it in high res i wanted to wait until later. Then my pc died and now i have a shitty one that's not even worth upgrading.
>>256997154
Okami and anything Vanillaware
So that's the end of that thread...
A Rite from the Stars
>>257016828
Aside from all the other games people have posted, including what you did, you're implying that the only beautiful games in existence are Okami and Vanillware games.
>>257009439
source please
>>257009439
is this grand knight history?
>>257018867
>>257019274
Are you people retarded or just annoying on purpose?
>>256997154
I wish Muramasa was in PS3 or PC.
I also liked the Aesthetics of Dishonored a lot.
>>257020532
Reminds me of a cross between TF2's old vanilla artstyle and Bioshock.
>>257008052
Guise of the wolf
>>257021040
It's from the creators of Bioshock 2
>>257009042
can anyone share their psp emulator and setting that work the best with this game?
I usually struggle with each game for the best settings, still downloading tho, just hoping someone could save me some trouble.
>ctrl+f "Metal Slug"
>0 results
c'mon now, pay respect to your elders
>>257009042
how long is the single player part? judging from this post on that nicoblog it seems it's rather short?
>For those who have played the game: Is there a point to playing this game without online? I've already trained two parties on the solo mode, really fun by the way, but that time limit gets on my nerves because once the training phase is over, they can only be deployed in the war mode which is way too difficult, with no sense of direction and as far as I know, is only interesting when playing online (and sadly we can't).
>>257009047
Even if the gameplay was bland I loved it as a visual experience.
>>257024456
fuark that's nice
>>256999513
played some muramasa and dragons crown, they are fucking good.
I'm more impressed that most of these games are handheld titles
>>256998290
>king of fighters XIII
Is this a ruse? That game looks like dogshit.
The Professor Layton series has some charming art
![slipslide-ride[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mu7gfpq.jpg "slipslide-ride[1].jpg")
Since all the good ones have been taken I'm just gonna go pleb and say the DKC games. Sure they tried for a pretty realistic look and it's aged somewhat poorly but it still looks pretty unique.
>>256999839
>not getting the Wii U version to play it on the tablet while wrapped in blankets in the middle of winter
Time for some old school.
>>257002386
I quite liked transistors art-style, though it could have been even better if it was less zoomed out in the actual gameplay and more like the artwork
>>257015072
The rhyming got annoying after a few minutes
