I like Halo ODST/ Reach and Titanfall for scifi, though Mass Effect has some cool stuff.

I quite like retrofuturism like Fallout, and Dishonoured was also quite nice.

I really really enjoy Fallout's art direction too

Dark Souls 3
Starcraft 2
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

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Halo 3
Final Fantasy 14
Mass Effect
Fallout (except 4)

I hope you know that every Fallout game (including 4) has the same aesthetic

you can argue that the older ones have more rebuilding going on, but 3 and 4 are identical

Well, 4 is a little bit more... cartoony? It's a lot more colourful, but everything looks a bit too cartoony for a lot of people. I love it, but a lot of people preferred the art direction of NV/ 3 which was a bit more gritty.

To be fair, 2 was really cartoony and borderline light hearted at times, as well

but that's what made it memorable and hilarious, it wasn't trying to be some serious edgy RPG

Super Smash Bros. 4 and Mario Kart 8 are very pleasing aesthetically tbh. Maybe not the best overall, but the environments just look so crisp along with the Character models and lighting. I don't think there's a single track in Mario Kart that I would mind sitting there looking at the scenery for 10 minutes.

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Quote from: Luciana on May 11, 2016, 03:24:26 AM

Halo 3
Final Fantasy 14
Mass Effect
Fallout (except 4)

I hope you know that every Fallout game (including 4) has the same aesthetic

you can argue that the older ones have more rebuilding going on, but 3 and 4 are identical

Well, 4 is a little bit more... cartoony? It's a lot more colourful, but everything looks a bit too cartoony for a lot of people. I love it, but a lot of people preferred the art direction of NV/ 3 which was a bit more gritty.

To be fair, 2 was really cartoony and borderline light hearted at times, as well

but that's what made it memorable and hilarious, it wasn't trying to be some serious edgy RPG

I don't really think FO2 had a particular aesthetic different from FO1. Unless you mean the cutscene faces, though I always assumed that was simply down to the tech available t the time.

anyway I like FO4 so whatever.

It definitely did....Fallout 2 was so much more humorous and lighthearted. The first was great, but still had the tone of a typical dark post apocalyptic story. F2 broke the fourth wall in half the conversations, lol.

yeah but writing isn't art style

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Quote from: SecondClass on May 11, 2016, 03:31:30 AM

Quote from: Luciana on May 11, 2016, 03:24:26 AM

Halo 3
Final Fantasy 14
Mass Effect
Fallout (except 4)

I hope you know that every Fallout game (including 4) has the same aesthetic

you can argue that the older ones have more rebuilding going on, but 3 and 4 are identical

Well, 4 is a little bit more... cartoony? It's a lot more colourful, but everything looks a bit too cartoony for a lot of people. I love it, but a lot of people preferred the art direction of NV/ 3 which was a bit more gritty.

To be fair, 2 was really cartoony and borderline light hearted at times, as well

but that's what made it memorable and hilarious, it wasn't trying to be some serious edgy RPG

I don't really think FO2 had a particular aesthetic different from FO1. Unless you mean the cutscene faces, though I always assumed that was simply down to the tech available t the time.

anyway I like FO4 so whatever.

It definitely did....Fallout 2 was so much more humorous and lighthearted. The first was great, but still had the tone of a typical dark post apocalyptic story. F2 broke the fourth wall in half the conversations, lol.

yeah but writing isn't art style

in that case, your point about fallout 4 being different is completely wrong

it has the same futuristic americana art style as every other fallout game

nah

everything's a lot more vibrant and colourful than the previous games were. Plus, where FO3 and Vegas had a lot of stone (Or whatever) buildings, FO4 looks more futuristic than the others with big metal round skyscrapers and stuff, a response to a lot of grey/ brown complaints about FO3. They specifically designed the new vault suit to be more cartoony and less gritty/ utalitarian than Fallout 3's (They said in interviews). Plus, having better tech also naturally contributes to stuff.

It's like how Halo CE, 2, 3, ODST and Reach all have a different aesthetic (Read: good) than 343's, but there's still subtle differences between games because of advancements in hardware and software and the inclusion of new artists. Reach and 3 (For example) have a similar aesthetic but there are still differences between the two.

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Quote from: BaconShelf on May 11, 2016, 03:44:40 AM

Quote from: SecondClass on May 11, 2016, 03:31:30 AM

Quote from: Luciana on May 11, 2016, 03:24:26 AM

Halo 3
Final Fantasy 14
Mass Effect
Fallout (except 4)

I hope you know that every Fallout game (including 4) has the same aesthetic

you can argue that the older ones have more rebuilding going on, but 3 and 4 are identical

Well, 4 is a little bit more... cartoony? It's a lot more colourful, but everything looks a bit too cartoony for a lot of people. I love it, but a lot of people preferred the art direction of NV/ 3 which was a bit more gritty.

To be fair, 2 was really cartoony and borderline light hearted at times, as well

but that's what made it memorable and hilarious, it wasn't trying to be some serious edgy RPG

I don't really think FO2 had a particular aesthetic different from FO1. Unless you mean the cutscene faces, though I always assumed that was simply down to the tech available t the time.

anyway I like FO4 so whatever.

It definitely did....Fallout 2 was so much more humorous and lighthearted. The first was great, but still had the tone of a typical dark post apocalyptic story. F2 broke the fourth wall in half the conversations, lol.

yeah but writing isn't art style

in that case, your point about fallout 4 being different is completely wrong

it has the same futuristic americana art style as every other fallout game

nah

everything's a lot more vibrant and colourful than the previous games were. Plus, where FO3 and Vegas had a lot of stone (Or whatever) buildings, FO4 looks more futuristic than the others with big metal round skyscrapers and stuff, a response to a lot of grey/ brown complaints about FO3. They specifically designed the new vault suit to be more cartoony and less gritty/ utalitarian than Fallout 3's (They said in interviews). Plus, having better tech also naturally contributes to stuff.

It's like how Halo CE, 2, 3, ODST and Reach all have a different aesthetic (Read: good) than 343's, but there's still subtle differences between games because of advancements in hardware and software and the inclusion of new artists. Reach and 3 (For example) have a similar aesthetic but there are still differences between the two.

That's the same as Fallout 2. You remember New Reno or Sacramento? Both were colorful and bright, that's kind of an expectation when you hear "50s vision of the distant future".

I don't know, I have no problems with the aesthetic.

I'm just saying what I commonly hear. And by common, I mean like, two people.

Fallout (except 4)
Halo (except 4 and 5)
The Wolf Among Us
Destiny
KOTOR

Katamari Damacy
Blazblue because muh hand drawn pixel sprites making 3d look ugly

It's also apparently really hard to find an hd video of people who know what they're doing playing this game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8nHJTPzGSs&t=8m30s

Cuphead.

Borrows the classic Disney cartoon style. Amazing aesthetics, I don't think it's available yet.

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Cuphead.

Borrows the classic Disney cartoon style. Amazing aesthetics, I don't think it's available yet.

ugh, shivers

I despise classic Disney. Like, Steamboat Willie era. All the characters are so goddamn creepy and off putting

But they pulled it off quite spectacularly. I think it looks great. Never would've imagined it working for a video game.

There's plenty of gameplay and trailers. Check it out for yourself.

also, the last two rayman games