Graphically, Chrono Trigger (though it also has fantastic music and gameplay) holds up in my opinion. Better than other JRPGs that were being released at that time anyway (though they also play and sound great).
Older games that aged well. (strictly talking about graphics)
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PC games cheat in a way, because they get free graphics upgrades as the newer cards come out; but still, devs have to plan ahead in order for this to have an effect.Ando85 said:
Homeworld 2 is a wonderful example of graphics aging perfectly. The game is around 8 years old and still looks like it was released yesterday. . .
this video (in engine footage starting at 4:00)
Castlevania: SOTN was pretty good looking, in my oppinion. Of course, I was having way too much fun to notice, and that's how it should be.
While someone can easily disagree with me, I really liked the look of all the old sprite FPS games. Sure, some objects faced you no matter what direction you looked at them, and everything was all pixelated and what not, but they had what most modern FPS games lack: style. Since they couldn't render enemies in 3D, they had to draw the enemies or make a model and then make them into sprites. Due to this, a lot of the games had very distinct styles. Doom was bright, sharp and colorful. Duke 3D was dark, beaten up, and trashy. Blood was macabre, grotesque, and almost Lovecraftian.
I'm not saying all 3D FPS games have no style, I'm just saying that since things have gone into 3D, a lot of games look almost identical.
While someone can easily disagree with me, I really liked the look of all the old sprite FPS games. Sure, some objects faced you no matter what direction you looked at them, and everything was all pixelated and what not, but they had what most modern FPS games lack: style. Since they couldn't render enemies in 3D, they had to draw the enemies or make a model and then make them into sprites. Due to this, a lot of the games had very distinct styles. Doom was bright, sharp and colorful. Duke 3D was dark, beaten up, and trashy. Blood was macabre, grotesque, and almost Lovecraftian.
I'm not saying all 3D FPS games have no style, I'm just saying that since things have gone into 3D, a lot of games look almost identical.
Starfox Adventures on Gamecube. It still looks so pretty, all the vibrant colors and landscapes still fill me with glee just looking at them.
Plus, it's got dinosaurs. Who's gonna argue against a pretty game with dinosaurs in it?
Plus, it's got dinosaurs. Who's gonna argue against a pretty game with dinosaurs in it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZsqqVuWo6U&feature=related
homeworld 2
the video is of a modded ship but its using participial effects from in the game already
homeworld 2
the video is of a modded ship but its using participial effects from in the game already
Symphony of the Night.
Baldurs Gate, Fallout, all those types of games.
Diablo 2
Civilization 3
Warcraft 3
Windwaker
I can keep this up all day, I reckon these games look wonderful, stylized, not high tech.
Baldurs Gate, Fallout, all those types of games.
Diablo 2
Civilization 3
Warcraft 3
Windwaker
I can keep this up all day, I reckon these games look wonderful, stylized, not high tech.
Yep, and the engine is still being used today with the COD games including Modern Warfare 3, a whole 12 years later. Ok, a hugely expanded and quite modified engine but the same engine none the less.SmashingTime said:
It's a very good engine, the COD games are the only FPS games that can do a consistent 60-fps frame-rate, which is something that is hard to overestimate.
Drawn and cell-shaded stuff tend to be pretty timeless. Other than those I'd say games that have a good use of colour and keep things happening on-screen. The sudden transformations and flashy hits on the first Bloody Roar make it very playable for me today.
A game that I think beats most (if not all) its genre counterparts in the modern day is Evil Zone. The game has too much style to go out of date.
A game that I think beats most (if not all) its genre counterparts in the modern day is Evil Zone. The game has too much style to go out of date.
Oblivion aged pretty well. The other day I played it in a gaming rig, and we maxed the graphics, textures, everything and it looked amazing.
I notice a big consensus on 2D graphics and cel-shading looking the best. I agree. I believe some games still look great today, not due to technical specs, but art style. Take for example the new Tactics Ogre remake on PSP. They cleaned up the textures a little, but I think the most marked improvement is aesthetic. The character portraits during dialogue look extremely good.