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| 23 AUG 2010 at 5:47pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
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Syberia and Syberia II rank very high on my list of most artistically pleasing and tastefully produced PC adventure games.
The Longest Journey and Riven are also masterfully rendered games.
For less-realistic styles, Grim Fandango is a minor work of art and Schizm boasts some wonderfully wild abstract designs.
There are many other good examples in this as well as other genres, but those are a few of my personal favorites.
Cheers, Terry
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| 23 AUG 2010 at 8:24pm |
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Status : Online | Ditto on the Syberia I & II votes. Those two games simply blew me away artistically.
From a fantastical-world standpoint, all of the Cyan (Myst/Riven/URU), Detailion (Reah/Schizm/MJII/Sentinel), and Strecko (Aura/Sacred Rings) games are hard to beat.
For pure artistic "inventiveness", I thought Machinarium was outstanding.
Finally, for pure eye-candy, Heaven was certainly that (and I'm not just referring to Axis, the angel-babe!). The visuals were truly a delight, but too bad the game itself stunk to high-Heaven (pun intended). :-X
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| 23 AUG 2010 at 9:02pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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| 23 AUG 2010 at 11:35pm |
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Status : Online | I vote for Loom.
It's quite a retro game, so doesn't have the visual aesthetic as most games nowadays have. But the use of music, and the touching classical manner in which the story is told, drawn from so many influences, really works for me.
I also remember playing an interactive fiction game in which you play as one of several people who are attending a gallery exhibition for a deceased artist, and reminiscing about said artist through their own individual memories as triggered by the paintings. I can't remember the name for me, but I found it stunning.
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| 23 AUG 2010 at 11:36pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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I agree re LOOM, i gasp everytime and go ooo and ahhh at the intro it is so lovely...
[img]http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/1821/loomd.jpg[/img]
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 12:58am |
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Status : Offline | Syberia I and II are stunning. But you know it is a game and artwork, much like Riven and others.
URU CC fires my imagination and sense of realism and wonder. Some perspectives you can achieve race the heart.
I know this is about AG's, but some action games blow AG's out of the water. Oblivion for natural beauty and Fallout 3 for sheer scope and power and reality.
Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper was crazy gorgeous, if you like old London.
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 1:45am |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | anyone have any screenshots of sherlock holmes or fallout? i havent played either and am curious. And ys this topic can stretch a bit
thanks for the posts. Much appreciated.
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 2:26am |
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By CrisGer (23 AUG 2010 11:36pm)
Was that the game about Monet?
I agree re LOOM, i gasp everytime and go ooo and ahhh at the intro it is so lovely...
No, I found it. It's called 'Exhibition', and it was 5th place in the 1999 Interactive Fiction competition.
http://www.wurb.com/if/game/311
In fact, a lot of the entries to the Interactive Fiction contest border on being classified as art. The only reason I can't name any more, is that I've not had the chance to play them all.
Inspired by remembering Loom, I re-installed a copy, and actually got the voice enhancement working. I'd forgotten entirely that it had an audio play prelude as well. For some reason, I have the memory of it being a rather short game (it seems most of the genuinely amazing games usually are, with perhaps The Longest Journey being the exception that lives up to its name), so I've set aside an evening this week to play it straight through and enjoy it all over again.
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 6:20am |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | Obsidian had environments that looked like something out of a Magritte painting. And The Last Express had that unusual rotoscoping effect that made the characters look like poster art. Ring had very theatrical looking designs for the characters and environments.
And I agree with the other games that have been mentioned so far -- Loom, the games from Cyan and Detalion. And though Machinarium was mentioned, Amanita's other games, like ***Samarost*** and ***Samarost 2*** also have an artistic look to them.
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 11:02am |
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Status : Offline | A tricky question indeed. For the straight up beautiful environments, I think Riven or Myst 4 takes the spot.
For its almost surreal design & interesting art Syberia (in particular 1) also deserves a spot on the list.
And for its colourful & cheerful looks: Monkey Island 3 (there is something about the way that game looks that makes me smile).
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 3:51pm |
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Status : Offline | RiVen is by far the most cohesive and coherent work of art for me in the AG-genre.
For some original artwork, I appreciated this one too:
[img]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/2012/drawn2.jpg[/img]
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 4:31pm |
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Status : Offline | I don't think I've played enough games to really be able to comment in this thread, but I can agree that Loom seems a very artistically pleasing game. The "Myst" games tend to have interesting environments. The Last Express does have a very pleasing "Nouveau" arty look about it, doesn't it?
Whispered World almost has a similar look to the "Samorost" games for me, and I find playing it quite an atmospheric experience.
Cultura, you seem to have a keen eye for beauty - I've noticed it from the screenshots that you tend to post. I can certainly agree with you that Drawn is a very atmospheric and artistically pleasing game as well. For me, it has a haunting, wistful beauty about it.
That Syberia 1 & 2 is visually pleasing and satisfyingly atmospheric goes without saying, I should think. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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| 24 AUG 2010 at 5:17pm |
CulturaJourneyman
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Status : Offline | That's the nicest compliment I have had in quite some time
Trav(eler), much appreciated.
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| 25 AUG 2010 at 4:32am |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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looks intriguing..and lovely. And I agree with Trav about your screenies, very nice indeed.
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| 25 AUG 2010 at 5:04am |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By CrisGer (25 AUG 2010 4:31am)
Cultura..what game is that?
Trav recognized it. The greenish picture is from Drawn: The Painted Tower.
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| 25 AUG 2010 at 5:44pm |
Pygmy_MarmosetIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Any animated/drawn game blows any CG graphics game out of the water. Discworld 1 looks better to me than even the newest CG games.
For the most beautiful games I've played overall, that would without a doubt have to be the Runaway series from Pendulo.
[img]http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/768/768853/runaway-the-dream-of-the-turtle-20070228111245292_640w.jpg[/img]
I also liked the look of the only 100% claymation adventure game, Neverhood. If you liked Machinarium, you'll love Neverhood.
[img]http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x227/JethroVegas/pipehouse.jpg[/img]
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| 25 AUG 2010 at 7:42pm |
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Status : Offline | Just a thought. Should someone start a thread about what the ugliest (artwise) game should be?
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| 26 AUG 2010 at 4:44am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By JamesTheRogue (25 AUG 2010 5:43pm)
For the most beautiful games I've played overall, that would without a doubt have to be the Runaway series from Pendulumo.
I've taken quite a few shots during my recent playthrough of Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate. Cudos to Pendulo Studio for the graphics at least...I'll say no more...OK One really should play the first two episodes of the series as to not avoid the spoilers that are revealed in the final episode.
[img]http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb35/Camaroboy1968/AGT11.jpg?1282707721[/img]
I know it's a cartoonish game but I've really enjoyed the series and I'm thankful to see all of it through it all till the end... Really?
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| 26 AUG 2010 at 5:26am |
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| 26 AUG 2010 at 8:44am |
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Status : Offline | as for consistent artstyle, I liked this one (Omikron/Nomad Soul) too:
[img]http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/2850/omikiron4kl8.jpg[/img]
[img]http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3927/screen05e.jpg[/img]
There are better locations (in the big hub/temple and church) but couldn't find them on the www.
Very stylish, a bit sombre, lot's of work gone into that, even devising a lettering system (as in RiVen).
Wish I could get it to run on Vista or anything newer than W98..... No such luck.
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| 26 AUG 2010 at 3:38pm |
CrisGerSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | I love the Nomad Soul as well, it is very amazing and quite beautiful ...the unique graphic style combined with the awesome music make it an incredible immersive experience. I can run it on XP with several fixes i have found in research, and also found some mods that enhance game play as well, i posted about it all a while ago and have a fix pack here: (It requires a full authentic installation and use of authentic game disks).....
http://www.filefront.com/15841867/Omikiron-Fix-Kit.rar/
There is a tweaked EXE and also the two short movies that show for Eidos and then for the Cola both interfer with XP OP system operations, there are two dummy files for the movies that allow the game to start up normally. It is a wonderful game and I worked hard to get it to run on XP, you may have to adjust drivers if you have an FX card but it will work fine.
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| 26 AUG 2010 at 5:58pm |
CulturaJourneyman
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Status : Offline | Thanks for that CrisGer, as soon as summer ends here and long evenings approach, I'll be sure to give it a try.
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| 7 SEP 2010 at 10:56pm |
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Status : Offline | I'm gonna go with Syberia as well, it's beautiful. Well, all Benoit Sokal games are. I was quite fond of graphics and atmosphere in Paradise, as well as Sinking Island.
I'd also like to point out Black Mirror games - stunning backdrops!
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| 7 SEP 2010 at 11:32pm |
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Status : Offline | The Syberia Games and Aura. As for non-AGs, I fell in love with Oblivion. I would climb up high just to take in the landscapes in that one.
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