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What are some games with really good low poly art and visuals /vr/?

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Vagrant Story is pretty much the game for this. The graphics are gorgeous, the game came out at the end of the PS's life (2000) so it feels like the devs had a real solid understanding of their limitations and how to get the most out of them. Which, I think, is what most low-poly artists strive for.

Anyway there was a thread a few days ago where someone just dumped 50 screenshots of the game but I think it died. I'll post a few I took when I beat the game a few weeks ago. I wish I had taken more, especially of the enemies.

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>> No.1613321

>>1613313
Nice, I wanna get a psone with some interesting games, and I've never played Vagrant Story.

I remember conker's bad fur day having good appealing models and good areas.

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>> No.1613329

>>1613296
Is that a low poly version of Hotline Miami?

>> No.1613330

>>1613329
Just fan art, but yea

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>>1613321
Yeah man, pick it up if you can find a copy. It can be a frustrating game but I think it's well worth it. I spent a while looking at all the environments and taking in the atmosphere.

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ok, I'll lay off now. I can't get over how amazing the game looks though.

>> No.1613363

>>1613313
>the devs had a real solid understanding of their limitations
You obviously haven't seriously played Vagrant Story. The devs clearly thought they could do way more than what they ended up being able to do. What it does is show exactly how far the PSX can be pushed before it just won't go any further.

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>>1613363
In terms of content and gameplay, I totally agree. But I was just talking about the models and general graphical style.

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I thought that Soul Reaver looked good. I didn't mind that the game was mostly green and blue.

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>>1613296

NDS. Seriously.

There's a fork that allows internal resolution increases.

Desmume X432R
http://shikaver01.webcrow.jp/

>> No.1613586

>>1613296
Quake.

>> No.1613594

>>1613586
>Quake
Although not as fun as Doom. Love me some Doom but Quake makes Doom look like quap.

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MDK is the penultimate title for this thread.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vchOsY4ioNk

>> No.1613608

>>1613582
NDS isn't retro

>> No.1613617

>>1613601
If it's second best, then what's the best?

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RE2 certainly counts. The character models are very good. Very detailed too.

They really shine in the DC or Windows ports, as they are at a higher resolution. Strangely, the character models in RE3 are not that impressive.

>> No.1613828

>>1613617
Omega Boost was the PS1 game that tried pushing it's graphics to the limit, made by the gran turismo guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypTqzZIDfHE

>> No.1613928

>>1613828
Most of the good looking 3D games happened to be on the PS1 and even Saturn. The PS1 has boatloads of games and developers, and the developers have developed dozens, if not hundreds, of games for the PS1 due to it being easier to program and actually being popular. The Saturn was a little trickier, namely because it didn't have that many 3D games.

I seriously doubt anything on the N64 actually looks good with it's shitty textures and Astigma-vision. I swear, I felt like I was going blind playing the N64.

>> No.1613943

this thread is the opposite of what it should be, instead of posting interesting low poly graphics that highlight what makes them uniquely great, people are just posting shots of them being rather clean and inoffensive

>> No.1613950

>>1613619
Probably because they realized how much they were wasting time on the models that people wouldn't really get to get a good look at in RE2, so they half assed RE3. At least in comparison, anyway.

>> No.1613993

Mega Man Legends' color shading and bright palette goes well with the blocky Lego look of the game world. I'd say it holds up better than most other polygonal console titles from that era.

>> No.1614004

>>1613574
Agreed. I always found the colors in that game alluring.

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>> No.1614325

i always like the low poly feet on PS1 spyro titles, i think most characters had about 6 sides ontheir feet, i dont remember the rest of the game(s) looking low poly but i guess they are by modern standards

>> No.1614363

>>1613296
original alone in the dark... great fucking game

>> No.1614429

>>1613950

That's wrong. People get a good look at the models all the time, especially in the closeup shots.

RE3 was made by a different team, and it shows.

>> No.1616857

>>1613318
>Only Shallow

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>>1613574
>Moby Games

>> No.1617260

>>1613608
And?

>> No.1617275

For all its deep dark story, Final Fantasy VII looks like fucking playmobil. Especially with the compilation and fandom it's hard to take this game seriously anymore - and the aged graphics don't help.

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>>1617275
Forgot image

>> No.1617304

>>1617260
where do you think we are?

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>>1617275
>not playing the modded PC version

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what? no einhander?

you fools must be crazy. not only is is low poly, but the devs actually used multiple layers of low poly to let you take apart the boss however you deemed fit. do it fast, or take your time. this boss in particular was my favourite because you can blow off his arms (arm armor), legs (Leg armor) and back as long as you leave his head intact.

http://youtu.be/Vb4_0PJP-64?t=2m2s

>> No.1617437

>>1617314
Fuck him in hard,he goes apeshit insane

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More Vagrant Story.

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>>1617519

>> No.1617534

>>1617523
alright dog i dig the enthusiasm but god damn

>> No.1617598

>>1617534
>Stop posting what I don't like

>> No.1617606

>>1613828
Holy shit that game looks insane.

>> No.1617617

>>1617314
fuck that looks awesome

>> No.1617670

>>1617598
I don't think he said that

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While not quite as good looking as the 2D games, R-Type Delta did a wonderful job bringing the gritty bio-mechanical art style to 3D

>> No.1617825

>>1617275

The prerendered backgrounds and battle sequences are nice. You play for a bit and you get used to the field models.

>>1617307

>Playing that shit

>> No.1617852

>>1617260
Hahahahahahaha
where do you people even come from?

>> No.1617856

>>1617523
Why are the textures so shitty if there are no storage limitations?

>> No.1617887

>>1617606
Director was the lead for panzer dragoon

>> No.1617987

I wish Katamari Damacy counted because that's the first thing that came to mind, and I think they did a fantastic job in that game.
In "retro" terms, I submit 40 Winks, Spyro, Mega Man Legends 2, and Final Fantasy 8 even though it's probably in my bottom 5 main Final Fantasy games. I grew up with Playstation, so I can't say much about Saturn, N64, Dreamcast or Pre-2000's PC.

>> No.1618008

>>1617856
Plenty of storage but probably little memory?

>>1617314
Playing it in an emu with better internal res makes me wonder why it doesn't get an HD re-release.

>> No.1618032

>>1617856
storage =/= memory

>> No.1618102

>>1618008

with your emulator, take a screenshot of the little drache (level one) ships firing their blue shots.

im extremely disappointed in the quality of the emulation

>> No.1618104

>>1617437

all i ever play einhander in is "hard"

makes my friends jealous