ITT: old games that still look good.
>>316542183
So when you gunna start the thread
Silent Hill 3
>>316542723
Anyone has the old man gif?
>>316542183
Chrono trigger still looks good, along with a few SNES games like Ninja Warriors and Wild Guns
Age of Empires 3 still looks fucking god damn fantastic.
Final Fantasy 7
anything with cel shading. fucking realism faggots don't realize how bad their shit will age.
>>316545981
We've had video games for a while now, why don't devs focus on more stylized visuals that could take a bit less time to make then horribly optimized assets that show age in 3 years. Seriously what the fuck?
>>316542183
Crash Bandicoot 2 is one of the few 3-d games on psx that looks ok today
>>316542723
Silent Hill 3 and 4 look better than the PS3 Silent Hill games.
>>316546234
This
Final Fantasy 12
>>316546452
I dont know how they fucking did it.
A mix of smart texture use and great aesthetic.
And the sheer scope of the world, or at least the sense of hugeness created by the difficulty at times
>>316542183
>old games
>posts a PS2 game
![gfs_50820_2_7[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/uceR1PK.jpg "gfs_50820_2_7[1].jpg")
>>316542183
>>316546452
desu FFX looked a lot better than FFXII
>>316546928
It's nap time at the geriatric ward, grandpa.
![H3_E307_3P05_tif_jpgcopy[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/asULKna.jpg "H3_E307_3P05_tif_jpgcopy[1].jpg")
Every PS2 game by Level-5.
>>316546928
get off old man! it's time for us millennials to take ova!
>>316547074
at least we can agree that
>>316547108
is really fucking pushing it along with proving underage
>>316546980
This shit right here is timeless
>>316547121
This too
>>316546980
zelda's a chimp!!
>>316547263
Its 8 years old already
>>316546928
KH2 came out 10 years ago senpai
>>316547316
i always loved the art detail on the bosses and shit
HoMM 3
Deus exlol joking
>>316547605
desu it really doesn't look that bad, FF7 however not only looks like total shit with its world models, but manages to have even uglier battle models that run at fucking 15fps with less than 40 pixels per model
How bout games that still run good?
60 fps on N64, pretty impressive for Nintendo.
![Crysis-Console-ScreenShot0152[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/1KJHBXQ.jpg "Crysis-Console-ScreenShot0152[1].jpg")
>>316548151
>pretty impressive for Nintendo
What do you mean? They've been one of the few console devs pushing 60 FPS since the damn NES days and still are.
>>316547316
Metal Slug is fucking fantastic. The sprites of the bosses alone are incredible.
>>316546120
It requires a rare type of artist and animators to pull off. With what you're freeing up graphically, you end up putting more work in because you have the resources to make it better. A graphical achievement may look like shit in 2 years, but a styilized game can look like shit to day if you aren't very careful.
Also, anything with a cartoonish graphic style always lasts a lot longer than something with a "realistic" graphic style.
>>316546785
FFXII always felt more like an MMO to me.
It's one of the few games where I can replay even today and not be turned off by the graphics.
>>316546452
>>316546452
>FFXII looks as good as, if not better than Skyrim, which came out 5 years later
shaking my head to be honest family
>>316548348
Whats the difference between Crysis and Warhead? And is 2 any good?
>>316549135
Warhead is a little more focused and arguably a bit better. 2 and 3 are shit.
>>316548451
Very true, I stand corrected.
Still, F Zero is quite an accomplishment
>>316549135
Warhead is just a stand alone expansion for Crysis.
Crysis 2 and 3 aren't worth playing unless you really like linear shooters. 3 has some of the most detailed visuals ever if that's your thing, but it's not very fun.
>>316548663
I don't know about this, senpai. I find that crpgs in this visual style have aged pretty terribly, personally speaking.
>>316548663
I love this.
Still think Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape are some of the best looking games around if you up the resolution. Shame they don't look quite as good in motion.
>>316542183
i like how KH generally has no muddy or pixelated textures, everything's a flat color with some value
>>316547738
I love Einhander but it's really dark and muddy. I don't think it's a great example here.
Bear in mind this was a game from 2003
>>316549992
Yeah but that screenshot is upscaled with dolphin
And the game looks better in motion anyways. Exploring Tallon IV is fucking incredible
>>316549992
Looks far better in motion too.
>>316550218
True, it is upscaled, but the game still is beautiful. I'm amazed they got it to run at 60 FPS.
>>316549992
ahead of its time
Everything looked real good even the textures up close were decent. Till this day a game never blew me away like this game did. FFX was close but it just looked better than 9 but still had the same style and gameplay with summons and all that. But this game did something fresh for metroid and managed to make it breathtaking.
>>316550218
>upscaled
It always tickles my autism when people say upscaled.
Upscale literally means stretched to a larger size and then using filtering to interpolate. You can actually use some real sharp filters to make the result look decent. I think the xbone has a sharp upscaler.
Dolphin only upscales the HUD the rest is raw pixels.
>>316548151
GX also looks great, gamecube games made by nintendo are timeless.
Also Paper Mario.
>>316551372
Gx was made by Sega actually, but your point still stands.
>>316551372
GX is fucking great.
>>316551542
Man what happened to Sega...
My local arcade used to have Crazy Taxi and F-Zero GX machines. But now they're gone. Just like Sega's dignity
>>316551542
Oh, I didn't knew that.
Also more gamecube, Rogue Squadron was gorgeous too.
>>316546452
I'm emulating this right now. It looks good on the ps2 by itself, but upping the resolution makes the game absolutely beautiful.
It really makes me want to try out some other games just to see how they look.
>>316551372
>still no word on X or GX being added to the eshop
At least Fast Racing Neo looks good
![hqdefault[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/FZaA9ay.jpg "hqdefault[1].jpg")
>>316542183
>that's supposed to be a screenshot from the original PS2 game, not even the HD remaster
Holy shit that's got to be the bullshittingest bullshot I've ever seen.
Roller Coaster Tycoon and Sim City 2000 still look great to me. Clean appealing artstyle that gives you all the detail you need without obscuring anything.
>>316546928
Maybe is because first generation 3D games get old way faster than 2D games, and why threads like this will be primarily fifth/sixth gen games and the PC games from that era.
>>316547121
>3
3 has this weird washed-out color palette, I don't get it.
Sly 2 is aces though
>>316551939
>those borders
>looks like it went through early-'00s video compression
Yeah sure anon, that's exactly what the game looks like
>>316551939
I played this recently and it looks nothing like that.
>Sony: We won't release these games unless they are 3D
>Capcom: FUCK YUO
And then they made Legends.
>>316549954
A lot of 3D shmups back then were muddy and dark, but it benefited the atmosphere at times, like R-Type Delta and Radiant Silvergun.
Make way for the first cel-shaded game ever, Wind Waker fans BTFO.
>>316553621
I'm sorry but the PS1 X games looked like shit. Particularly X5 and X6, though.
Best looking game in the console IMO.
Comix Zone and Streets of Rage also look great.
I don't care what anyone says, Banjo Tooie still looks pretty good, Rare magic
Shame about the shit framerate though
>>316554732
Rare did some crazy things with the n64.
Hell, even later on they made games look fantastic, like Conker Live and Reloaded. Dat fur.
Shame they fucked up on the expressions.
>>316553998
i loved that shit
>>316551939
OP's pic is in 4:3. It's not the remake.
>>316553998
doesnt look too pretty
>>316542183
SF3 looks better than most modern 2D games
>>316548470
>>316547316
Anything by SNK from 1989 to whenever year KOF13 came out
>>316551789
They lost their way. Even their modern arcades suck
>>316556120
I wonder what those sprite animator a are doing now?
>>316547316
The last truly good Metal Slug, to be honest.
>>316556120
KOF sprites are beautiful too.
Legend of Mana
>those backgrounds
>those sprites
>>316546452
>>316542183
Mouth flaps ruin it.
Games don't need to look good.
Gameplay is the only thing that matters.
Until you realize this, you will be a modern gaming scrub ruining gaming forever.
>>316556594
making sprites at the panchiko mines
Game would be much better if the environments were more lively. Hopefully if/when they make another WoD game they make the locales seem more alive. Animations however are wonky but the game in general looks pretty nice I think.
>>316557261
The look of the game is another way to potentiate the player experience.
Until you realize this, you will be a modern gaming scrub ruining gaming forever.
>>316542183
Baten Kaitos from NGC
>>316557625
And this is why modern gamers are idiots.
Modern "gamers" should be FORCED to play pre-1990 games for at LEAST 2 years before they're allowed to touch modern games.
Fucking idiots, all of you. Gaming began to die in the mid-90s when SHIT came along to court the non-gamer casual fucktards.
Still holds up, to this day.
>>316557906
dude ur cool give me more advice i liked it
>>316547754
The backgrounds still look nice, which is way more than you can say for Deus Ex.
>>316557906
Take your medicine, grandpa.
>>316542183
Crazy Taxi still looks really sharp and vibrant.
>>316557472
The sewers look terrible. Hell, the whole last fourth of the game looks like ass.
>>316557906
Could u at least give some fucking argument?
>>316549992
>HD remaster never
>real sequel instead of the garbage that was echoes never
>>316542183
Kh2 is based
>>316558128
>u
Point proven.
>>316558036
There's a difference in an old fucking usenet troll mad that Nintendo/PC was taking over the old computer market and someone that has seen gaming evolve into complete and total shit over his life (me), given that I've played games since Pong.
>>316558128
If you need an argument to understand that GAMES are about GAMEPLAY, you're an underage idiot.
>>316549992
played this for the first time last year and was absolutely fucking blown away, it's literally my favorite game now.
>>316558228
What do you want, a awesome gameplay game with shitty graphics or the same game with eye pleasing graphics?
>>316558123
The whole last fourth of the game is when they started to run out of money and time so they have to rush shit out.
Chinatown and Hollywood where underwhelming compared to Santa Monica and Downtown.
>>316558228
You're right we should all still be playing Pong and Tetris and be comfy in our stagnant industry that at least we're not graphics whores.
>>316558228
>given that I've played games since Pong.
So you're a 40+ year old that spends his days raging on 4chan?
Sounds like you really went far in life.
A stylized game will always look better when compared with a realistic game of the same age
>>316558228
>GAMES are about GAMEPLAY
When did I said the opposite?
PD: define gameplay
>>316545946
>Early 3D
No. 2D aged a fuck of a lot better.
Postan the opposite
>At one point in time, this was considered eye candy
>>316558763
Still runs very smoothly and looks good in motion though.
>>316550881
The hud in prime is actually 3D instead of textures iirc, so it also gets rendered at a higher resolution
>>316542183
Ecco Defender of the Future was easily one of the best looking games on the DC.
>>316558989
That's not saying much.
>>316559029
I disagree. The Dreamcast has several games that still look good today.
>>316549287
I played this kinda late and I honestly don't think it looks THAT good. I think it's vastly overstated how good it looks. If anything, it's kind of boring visually.
>>316546126
Jersey Devil is one of those few
This and its sequel still look fantastic to this day, mostly in part due to its art style. Both looked better than Metroid: Other M running on superior hardware.
All three Fatal Frame games on the PS2/Xbox are still spooky to this day. I thought they aged very well, aside from 1's controls, but that's another thing entirely.
>>316560050
Forgot my pic b/c I'm an idiot.
>>316547508
What?
HoMM III is prerendered, like any other late 90s game. HoMM II is a lot better.
>>316549072
>>316548875
This really dont look better then Skyrim , loks good but dont be delusional
I think Megaman Legends 2 had very good visuals when in came out back in 2000 and ran at 60 FPS. (Excluding Nino Ruins)We will never know what happened to Volnutt.
I don't know how they managed to get these games to run at 60 fps on a PS2
The weakest console the gen, by the way
MGS2 still looks pretty good. Plus it runs at 60 fps (more or less) like the above two games. I think it probably holds up better than 3 on PS2 because it has less stuff going on visually to cause aliasing, which apparently was a pretty big issue with 3. Don't have any screenshots of the PS2 version but I think the PC version is pretty much identical but with higher resolutions possible.
>>316560874
Ps2's architecture was black magic, that's what
>>316560827
I decided to watch a bit of this game on YT after dropping it years beforehand and was legit surprised at how GOOD it looked. Stellar art style.
Shame there will never be a third game.
>>316561195
I want to say ZoE2 looks good today judging from the HD collection. I also played the 360 version with the inferior framerate.
>>316560679
It looks better than Skyrim would on my toaster. lowest kek
>>316553998
That's not Jet Set Radio retard
>>316557472
That looks so fucking comfy for some reason
>>316561702
Have you played Bloodlines? Its hubs are pretty nice.
>Kingdom Hearts 2 is 10 years old
>>316546126
All the Crash games look good, really, even the first one. Way better than most PS1 games.
Cel-shading can go a long way to stave off aging in a game
Same I can't find any good screenshots
>>316558430
I don't think there's a single background in Curse that I dislike. All of them are drawn beautifully.
Cel Shading only ever looked good on Jet Set Radio(the game it was created for)
It always looks so awful in other games to me and I always wish they just used polygons instead
>>316562417
Viewtiful Joe?
>>316562417
Wind Waker?
>>316562417
You seem to be somewhat confused. All video games use polygons. Cell shading in video games is just a visual design.
Croteam know how to make a good looking game that will run on anything.
>>316562417
Okami?
>>316562152
is this KH?
>>316562919
.hack//GU volume 1
>>316557108
Goddamn that's good.
On the subject, Suikoden 2 has some pretty good animation and still generally looks nice.
>>316563041
Will we ever again play JRPG as good as Suikoden 2?
Playing on the 64 again, shit still looks good.
a moment for all those stuck in the pachinko mines
F
>>316563572
shame it doesn't play all that great. I mean it never did, but still
>>316563041
I miss Suikoden :(
>>316563572
Heh, even the devs think it looks like shit on the N64. But they were using as much as they were given and made the most of it. It is one of the best looking N64 games.
>>316563396
I picked up 4 at a local store for a dollar, how is it?
>>316558179
Echoes is actually really impressive when you take into account that it's development cycle was only a couple months.
Darkstalkers and Street Fighter 3.
>>316563808
It looks good, the res is really low on N64, lower than 320x240
>>316558179
Yeah I hope we get real HD remasters of the Prime trilogy.
Echoes was good but the best Prime is still the first one.
>>316548509
this, imitating reality is easy. It takes much more effort to make something actually look good.
>>316563981
It's ok.
>>316556594
A lot of them either moved on to doing 3D graphics or moved to other, non graphic-related positions.
>>316564093
The textures are also apparently only 4kb in filesize. If you haven't already go watch the dev playthrough on Youtube. It has some cool background info about the game. Unfortunately it'll probably never get finished. I think they had just started the underground world.
>>316551908
X was on the Wii VC so it shouldn't be too long
GX won't come until they do Gamecube games, and when they finally go back to fucking analog triggers.
>>316551819
Gamecube was grand achievement in visuals and framerate after the painful experience that was the 5th generation.
>>316551372
True. And despite the rather ugly models, Melee's art direction has held up much better than Brawl's desaturated style.
>>316556120
SF3 looks better than most 2D games period. Shit like this will be remembered the way Disney is remembered for their animation.
>>316551819
Rogue Squadron's great because 3D is really, really good at doing mechanical stuff. Organic characters are a lot trickier. So as soon as they got past the heavy limits of the 5th gen, it was easy to make some really nice looking spaceships.
>>316557261
you're only half-right, visuals are still important, even if gameplay does take priority.
>>316557351
PULL THE LEVER
>>316558340
if it were ever that easy then the contrast wouldn't exist in the first place.
>>316553621
That's a shitty fake rumour people made up
there are a shitton of 2D games on the playstation.
On the n64 however...
>>316564396
Darkstalkers was heralded as being like playing something animated by Disney back in its day, too. The Capcom sprite team back then was really great.
Super metroid.
>>316564561
got any more of those sprite animations, anon?
>>316564561
I know it, those guys were incredible.
Shame they're basically forgotten like the majority of the talented guys who made classic games happen, while random guys who walked into mid-development on some landmark titles got one or two interviews and became famous names.
Nexus: The Jupiter Incident
>2002
>>316564779
Well, I've got all 3 of his walk cycles (they changed it each game for some reason)
>>316564890
>>316564962
he looks so polite here
>>316564962
>>316564828
Yeah, info on the spriters is pretty hard to come by. There are some instances of them talking in interviews, but they're mostly in old Japanese books and magazines from back when the games were first made. Akiman occasionally gives bits of information about them on Twitter.
>>316564994
I remember someone in another thread suggesting he looked like a fancy waiter or butler. Imagine a tray on his right hand and a cloth draped over his left forearm.
>>316563563
Get real, brother.
>>316561867
>>316557472
some of the npcs (jeanette in particular) look better than modern npcs.
what is it about VTMB's environments that make them look good despite being based on realism?
>>316546452
To be fair it came out at the end of PS2's life. It literally pushed the ps2 to its limits
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