/vr/ - Retro Games

Not really cozy, but i just like this scene with all the characters.

>>8679163
you ever just lie down in the grass on a sunny sunday afternoon

I'm playing BoF II right now. The towns and houses in this game are very well made. Unlike in many other JRPGs, the houses actually look like places where people live, they even have detailed toilets.

>>8679257
I like BoFII more than any of the other ones honestly.

Also cozy Flutter from Megaman Legends

>>8679185

>>8679163

>>8679614
Which game?

>>8679520
III is my favorite, but II is an amazing game and a must play for anyone that likes RPGs.

>>8679170
game?

>>8680079
Valkyrie Profile

>>8680420
Okage: Shadow King

Here's another, Candlekeep from Baldur's Gate

Warcraft II.

I like nothing more than playing need for speed porsche to make me feel cosy.

>>8681154
For me, is Need for Speed High Stakes.

>>8681212
Also a solid choice anon.

>>8679163
https://youtu.be/agC9rcZDSP4?list=PLhHcMbVmbwCfq7YchrewlSN6c5mhoIMkC
Not a screenshot, but comfy.

Ignoring the stretched aspect ratio for the moment the early harry potter games are really comfy no matter the platform, though I like the PC version as hogwarts is more fun to explore.

Lot of nice cozy stuff, thanks frens

Crash 1 is cozy.

>>8681225
What game is this?

>>8679163
Love this game. The amount simulation is impressive for a snes cart.

Non German speakers will never understand

>>8679163
Breath of Fire is a top comfy RPG series.

>>8682719
And I will never understand unless you share the name of the game.

>>8679163
Cozy: The Game, The Series, The Experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERkle0fLvvM

>>8682741
Gothic II

>>8679163
>everything is terrible
Incorrect.

>>8682586
As per filename - need for speed high stakes.

>>8682396
>crash 1
>turtle woods

My vice is playing old games at absurd resolutions and that is a great way to get cosy screenshots like this one.

>piano music playing softly
>relaxing in the leather seats away from the hustle and bustle of liberty city
>looking out over the ocean as the sun rises in the morning
>enjoying a nice whiskey as the sun sets

A sunset cruise through the city as the traffic fades.

Looks like another night by the fire in the ski lodge after being snowed in.

>>8682719
Isn't that just some Gothic?

>>8682798
>1079
Excuse me I want that pixel back.

>>8682815
you mean 1920 pixels

>>8679614
This is beautiful.

I imagine everyone who has finished Vagrant Story remembers this room

>>8682701
One of my favorite games of all time.

I shill it whenever possible

>>8682759
The Crash Trilogy for ps1.

Happy now?

>>8682750
That's why we need good, cozy feels anon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PnDRYalbR4
One of my favorite scenes of all time, it's just cozy

>>8683428
I find this answer acceptable.

Kinda cheating because it is a mod but snowy GTA III is really cosy in that noir-ish, max payne kind of way.

RTCW also has some comfy environments in the form of snowy german castles and village - shame more of the game isn't spent there.

Now that I think about it before the series went to shit need for speed really did have a lot of cosy tracks.

>>8683049
thanks, have another

>>8683790
That made me want to play this game.

The End of Time is very cozy. It's a great concept for a staging area in an RPG where you can relax in its safety but also have access to every location in the game.

>>8679163

ITT less is more an art direction trumps raw fidelity as god intended.

>>8682396
I was about 12 when this came out. Summer storm outside as I got the blue gem, max comfy.

this had some really comfy areas and music

battle network series

>>8686162
Love the music with the SNES thundercrack which subsides as you head into the caves

We got a lot of real good stuff out of this thread, thanks frends

>>8686297
i really love the graphics
very 2000s
but it's capcom

cozy dragon quest

>>8679163
Surprised no one posted Digimon World yet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEVDPtsEhHs

>>8684616
Surprised this didn't show up earlier.

>>8682730
Grandia takes me back

>>8679163
>>8687582
>>8687583
Also RCR such a good looking game. Japan in your pocket.

>>8682701
And the original.

Command and Conquer
Used to get up early every morning when I was little to make sure I got to the PC with the sound card first to play this.

>>8689937
Forgot the screenshot

I have to say again.

The first game already had it's fair share of cozy environments but II has even more. The music, the towns, even the dungeons, everything feels so detailed and beautiful.

The change of shading as time passes in-game makes some areas incredibly atmospheric.

>>8686283
I always wanted to visit the park in that game, plus the cute clock square

>>8682701
Did you try the first MMORPG or the one that came out recently?

>>8693618
Lmao this fucking game

>>8679163
the comfiest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm33MMa9d_A

>>8694761
I’m a big fan of CRPGs but never played Wizardry or M&M, what would you say is a good starting point?

>>8687582
What game? I really like the art style

>>8694939
MM6 is almost universally agreed as the best start. The other games are good, in some ways more complex, but MM6 is simple and streamlined for the simple joy of exploration.

>>8682701
What game

>>8691801
I feel like I've been the only one defending this game for years, I'm glad I have company. I think definitely 4, maybe 3 are better games, but 2 is my favorite for its simplicity, charm, and comfort

>>8687474
based digimon world enjoyer

>>8694945
Mother 3 for GBA, brazza. That's why I replied to Earthbound.

Bump with mice.

>>8697563
Very nice. This thread has lasted a while it's nice. Here's some Metal Max Returns

>>8682730
I'm only now starting to realise that Dragon Quest XI has a similar location in postgame

>>8679520
The Flutter in Mega Man Legends 2 was the comfiest home ever. And it could fly. Peak comfy. Also it had 3 levels and a dropship. The Flutter is honestly amazing and I wish more games had a comfy mobile HQ sort of thing like that

>>8679163
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdZ3821-k8Y
There is another Shenmue tune but I can't find it for the life of me. It sometimes plays when you leave your house and you're walking down the path to town. But Shenmue is just maximum cozy.

>>8681445
>>8681450
The pre-rendered scenes make this game timeless.

>>8685191
HoMM2 is peak comfy. Great choice.

>>8679163
Everything Metal Slug on a weekend with friends.

>>8699774
GTA III is the greatest GTA

>>8702718
Shhh keep it quiet or they will hear you.

>>8702718
Not that it does mean much. Shit normie IP.

>>8702732
I thought all you shmup fans were dead.

>>8702740
???

>The castle has been transported to a valley with impossibly high cliffs. A red sun flares, circled by floating continents. The horizon appears as the bottom of a basin.

>>8704119
I saw that picture and the music in the first stage of serious sam second encounter popped into my head.

>>8704321
The song that plays during this part of the intro is basically 16 bit Iron Maiden, is pretty goooood.
https://youtu.be/n_wLv4Y-p2s?t=68

unfortunately I lost my retroarch screenshots folder

>>8706125
Is that the one where you die i na single hit?

>>8706154
Not sure i'd consider sega rally cozy. it is many things (full throttle primarily) but cozy doesn't seem to fit.

>>8706157
>but cozy doesn't seem to fit.
it has pretty backgrounds and laid back gameplay, I was just spamming my retro game gifs folder anyway

>>8681225
Can't believe this was running on a PSX. I mean, I understand it's enhanced by an emulator, but even if it wasn't, it's more than fidelity that which makes something beautiful.

Have a list of comfy games.

>>8681450
Incredible wallpaper for a flip phone.

The image doesn't really capture the feel of returning to your hometown in Everquest after being out in the world. Especially the western starting zones of Qeynos, Surefall Glade, and Halas. There was nothing like it.

>>8682846
Bully was very cozy at the time but it's a pity that it has zero replayability value. Still, a good game, worth your time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNwiBLXYllQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pjERhqWGDk

>>8706109
what game?

>>8706729
I find it is one of those games you play to completion, enjoy the experience and then not touch it again for another 2 years.

>>8708006
tokyo xtreme racer drift 2
one of my favourite racing games

>>8708107
>tokyo xtreme racer drift 2
seems sick as hell thank you

The god tier OST really helps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RTO4qPEm64

>>8706157
I'd argue cozy is also personal taste, or fond memories. Mortal Kombat could be cozy if you have fond memories of playing it with friends or family

>>8708554
True enough but given we lack the extra social cues on the internet one must rely heavily on the visual image being displayed to convey the emotion in question.

Settlers 1 is super comfy.

>>8706719
glad your hometown was cozy, Anon

My dumbass wanted to play a Wood Elf, so "hometown" means "try not to fall out of a tree to your death for the 50th time"

>>8706713
so comfy and cozy are "green and colorful forest, medieval towns"?

>>8710707
Sorta. Like I'd consider a bunch of jrpgs to be comfy because they might contain very soothing, almost therapeutic sort of hub towns. Upbeat music, things to explore, no rush.

>>8710130
>Tfw lag through the lift

Butcherblock Mountains next door was a was super comfy place to start

>>8679170
Cozy Thread
>Not really cozy, but i just like this scene with all the characters.
OK but not the point of the thread now is it?

>>8706157
>Is that the one where you die i na single hit?
Yeah Bushido Blade, me and a buddy played it bunch when it was still new and went through this weird progression where at first the battles always went quick, then they lasted longer as we got more careful about playing, until finally matches tended to last 10 seconds or 10 minutes where the first one of us to screw up and leave an opening died
I'd highly recommend trying it out if you can find someone to play against, rapier vs. sledgehammer duels are great fun

>>8679163
Not as good gameplay wise as 3, but god damn if this game isn't the most soulful in the series.

>>8682743
>This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Square Enix Co., Ltd.

damn

>>8710130
Greater Faydark was the main auction zone on my server (like EC Tunnel on many servers). So Kelethin (ironically) had a major big city vibe to me, exciting and busy but not cozy at all. By the time I got there I had no issue with staying on platforms (barring lag/fps drops).

>>8710130
>>8715184
>exciting and busy but not cozy at all
Also exotic, incidentally. Qeynos/Surefall/Halas/Erudin felt like a very human-centric medieval sword and sorcery setting, with eastern Antonica having harsher biomes and being more cosmopolitan with the mix of humans and evil races. And then Faydwer had a much more of a fantasy feeling, not just due to the Elven, Dwarven, and Gnomish starting cities but there were just more fantastical creatures roaming in general. Instead of all the wolves, bears, and lions in the Qeynos/Karanas region there were faeries, pixies, drakes (dragonlike and butterfly-like), brownies, basilisks, and so on.

I guess it seems obvious that each zone would have a different character and neighboring zones ought to have regional similarities, but there was something about how it worked in EQ that was different from games like WoW. Nothing in WoW ever gave me the feel of being in an exotic location, at least not in the relative sense the way Faydwer felt more exotic than Qeynos and places like Thurgadin feels even more remote and alien.

>>8712728
Yeah BB was one of my favorite old world zones.

>>8706719
EverQuest was and still is the most comfy of games. Currently six boxing a team on live, have them locked in at level 52, getting all of them their 1.0 epics, then gonna raid Vox and Naggy.

>>8682798
fuck man. I've been playing games since the early 80's and there are very few that can match the feels of san andreas
I was so pissed (but not surprised) that they totally bungled the remaster

>>8679163
dragoon x omega II is a pretty cozy/epic hack of FF1

Very much in the minority here, but my love for ME1 is all about the Mako. It was so relaxing to just cruise around huge empty planets with your bros in a giant tank, occasionally doing goofy shit like flipping off of mountain sides or chasing spacemonkeyfrogs.

Cozy never die

FOMT is my comfy game
Despite the map not being that big it still felt enormous

>>8716693
IKTF bro. Didn't care for Mass Effect 2 or 3. The summer of 2008 when Mass Effect 1 came out for the PC was such a cozy summer for me. Loved sniping bitches from afar, cozily camping out on my Mako on some hill or mountain.

>>8710707
Yes. Urbanization was a mistake

>>8706123
Based. The yellow light coming from interiors during the night does it for me. What a shame it was removed for Ruby and Sapphire.

>>8682701
i find the boat view from the fourth episode very comfy. i wish it was translated

>>8694939
6 and 8 are good entry points for Wizardry

>>8718905
FOMT is peak cozy.