Isometric 2D Art Appreciation Thread

[suejak]

Wow, I don't recognize those screens. What game is that?

 

[Carrion]

The first one looks like Amkethran from Throne of Bhaal. I believe the second one is from What Remains, Surf Solar's Fallout mod.

 

[AgentBJ09]

What? No Desperados, Phantasmal? Damn shame later games decided to go with 3D.

How could I overlook this? I need to find a copy ASAP.

 

[Kirtai]

How could I overlook this? I need to find a copy ASAP.

Is it this one?

 

[Surf Solar]

The first one looks like Amkethran from Throne of Bhaal. I believe the second one is from What Remains, Surf Solar's Fallout mod.

It's from my game, yes, but it's a really outdated one, I've improved a lot of stuff that should be hopefully done soon-ish for the demo.
One area I like to play in the game:

/offtopic

Kirtai - it is.

That ToB screenshot looks nice, I never played the BG2 expansion for some reason..

 

[Kirtai]

Kirtai - it is.

Cool, I'll have to move it up my to-play list then.

 

[AgentBJ09]

How could I overlook this? I need to find a copy ASAP.

Is it this one?

Yep. I'll check Amazon as well, just in case a physical copy exists at a reasonable price.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

This thread was going on nicely until someone critically failed a skill check and posted an Arcanum screenshot

 

[Hormalakh]

I kinda....liked Arcanum's art. It was very Victorian.

 

[DraQ]

Always loved 2D game art. Didn't understand why N64 grade graphics took over in the 90s.

That's actually fairly simple. 3D might have looked like ass compared to 2D in static frames until fairly recently, but it looks better in motion and it gives more freedom of presentation.

Let's be honest. John Carmack never was a good game designer. He's a brilliant coder, but I have yet to see a single proof of his positive influence on gameplay or content.

I can give you definite proof of his negative influence - Quake fucking 2.

It should make it evident that apart from inability to desing engaging gameplay, the guy has less imagination in his head than most of the people have in an ass-pimple.

He did make a fine ballast and source of solid codebase for Romero, though.

 

[tuluse]

He stopped Romero from fucking Doom up with a faggy story.

 

[Kem0sabe]

It's from my game, yes, but it's a really outdated one, I've improved a lot of stuff that should be hopefully done soon-ish for the demo.
One area I like to play in the game:

/offtopic

Kirtai - it is.

That ToB screenshot looks nice, I never played the BG2 expansion for some reason..

What thing of beauty is this? Is it a mod? Is it standalone? I love it.

 

[TripJack]

Not exactly a traditional rpg but still beautiful

no, get those shitty pastel eyesores out of this thread

 

[sser]

How could I overlook this? I need to find a copy ASAP.

Is it this one?

Yep. I'll check Amazon as well, just in case a physical copy exists at a reasonable price.

Beware, the game has difficulty running on newer OS'es. Check the GOG forums for more information, as there are a lot of complaints about it. Apparently some sound files are causing computers to lock up.

 

[Kirtai]

Whoa, have you tried my UI ? I have never tested it with such a big res and I've always wondered how it looks. It should work fine though.

Tested at 1920x1200 looks fine. Also, if you want to post PST HD screens, do so for city areas. The building design pops out nicely in hd res.

In case you missed it, there's a bug in the widescreen mod for Torment as I mentioned here. It can cause crashes in a couple of locations with extremely high resolutions.

 

[St. Toxic]

 

[DraQ]

Not exactly a traditional rpg but still beautiful

no, get those shitty pastel eyesores out of this thread

Seconded.

 

[Reject_666_6]

Not exactly a traditional rpg but still beautiful

no, get those shitty pastel eyesores out of this thread

Seconded.

-1, Firsted. Bastion has its own problems, but the graphics ain't one of em.

 

[Lyric Suite]

Stop posting shots without naming the game, faggots.

 

[A user named cat]

Lionheart: Legacy of Shit (minus the hideously oversized HUD)

 

[Kem0sabe]

no, get those shitty pastel eyesores out of this thread

Nope. In fact i think the vibrancy and "oil painting" characteristic of the pastels lends themselves to the dreamlike setting of the game.

 

[suejak]

I didn't realize Lionheart was such a beautiful game... After all this time avoiding it like the plague, maybe it's time to try it out.

 

[Kem0sabe]

I didn't realize Lionheart was such a beautiful game... After all this time avoiding it like the plague, maybe it's time to try it out.

Don´t do it. The first part of the game in New Barcelona is actually decent, but everything else after that is horrible.

 

[DwarvenFood]

But Barcelona really is worth playing though, so: yes, do it.

 

[TripJack]

Nope. In fact i think the vibrancy and "oil painting" characteristic of the pastels lends themselves to the dreamlike setting of the game.

outrageous