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Can we bring back 2.5D low-poly environments at a 3/4 camera angle with pixel sprites?
- Thread starter RedSwirl
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Sands of Destruction. From the script writer, the composer, and the character designer of Xenogears.
Sand of Destruction.... A cool concept, but rather boring game. :/
Also, artist here for hire for doing more games like this š š š š
When I thing of western RPGS is more like 3rd person action games like Bioware, the witcher, etc
I'm on board with this, that's a dope art style.
What I'm not on board with is posting pictures and gifs without any titles just so that we can quote you and ask what it is.
What I'm not on board with is posting pictures and gifs without any titles just so that we can quote you and ask what it is.
Nothing since Diablo and Fallout were the same kind of vibe.
This is legit one of the reasons why i loved that very specific era of Falcom games with things like Oath in Felghana, Trails in the Sky, etc, they look beautiful. BEAUTIFUL
Don't leave out Vandal Hearts, Xenogears and BOF 3, you fiend!
Also bless Eiyuden
Yes.
Also bless Eiyuden
Yes.
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...I feel kind of stupid for never noticing that now lol. I generally can't stand prerendered sprites, at least in DKC and Super Mario RPG, but I've always liked how Trails looks and never even noticed the sprites were prerendered. It's very obvious now that I'm looking, but uh whoops.
I was going for this look on the game I'm working on, but switched to 3D character models because I'm lazy. The examples in this thread are making me regret that change.
I didn't give a single crap about BOF3 until I heard this phrase
I am now all in
Don't leave out Vandal Hearts, Xenogears and BOF 3, you fiend!
Also bless Eiyuden
Yes.
This is going to be something else at high frame rates on PC.
You're missing out on an entire era of WRPGs, including ones that Bioware made. Honestly if it weren't for the infinity engine games Bioware wouldn't even be a name.
...I should buy Breath of Fire IV.
That art just does it for me, it's perfect.
I highly agree. I have been playing Dark Savior for Sega Saturn and I like the look a whole lot. Also love all the 3D elements in Symphony of the Night.
I know.. shoulda made it myself instead of settling on what I found
I won't say all of 'em look bad. I quite like the look of the prerendered sprites in Ogre Battle 64, mainly 'cause they're not so squished and chibified.
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They're probably talking about more traditional isometric CRPGs like Baldur's Gate, Fallout 2, Divinity, Pillars of Eternity, etc. Those games are technically the opposite of what I'm talking about though -- they use fully 2D environments and sometimes 3D character models (like a lot of pre-rendered JRPGs actually).
I wonder if any CRPG developer would consider going the opposite route -- some of them do have fully 3D graphics with the same character angles, but would they combine that with 2D sprites kinda like Eiyuden? I don't see why a company like InXile or Larian would. The Japanese companies do it specifically to evoke a style of classic console RPG. Maybe if a western developer wanted to evoke some kind of hand-drawn or painted look that approach might help.
Yeah I love these art styles. I love the creative ways devs found to add details to the environments in games like FFT and Vandal Hearts, where everything must conform to the geometric restrictions. I love how the environments so often look like cute little dioramas I want all over my desk.
PSP Tactic Ogre Let Us Cling Together on the beautiful Vita screen is peak video game art in motion.
Yeah, fantastic port. (So hard though)
Since we're talking PSP, gotta give some love to Wild Arms XF
The game has the best representation of "person has never fought before in their life having to fight" in all of gaming. When you play, you'll see what I mean.
No thanks.
I much prefer the modern take on this style.
Games whos art styles I prefer:
I much prefer the modern take on this style.
Games whos art styles I prefer:
- Saga Frontier remaster
- Octopath Traveler
- Project Triangle Strategy
- Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes
Don't leave out Vandal Hearts, Xenogears and BOF 3, you fiend!
Also bless Eiyuden
Yes.
This looks amazing! Apparently it's scheduled for release late 2022, so still very early. Hopefully the final product comes close to these gifs.
I'm surprised there are so few pixel art games like this coming out of Japan.Can this be, like, the new indie trend?
I'd of thought they would be all about that aesthetic.
The only thing I dislike about those game visuals are the chibi characters. BoF 4 is still the gold standard imo because its characters have better proportions. I wished more games copied BoF 4. Still gorgeous to this day.