Muted, Depressing, Mysterious Fantasy Worlds
Muted colors, big, empty feeling levels, fog, bloom, sometimes very ornamental designs in weapons, armor, clothing and areas, often a lack of music, uhhh...European looking? Lots of... brown? Look, I'm not an art guy, but these games share an aesthetic and awaken something in me, just, look at screenshots and you'll get what I mean, hopefully.
These don't need to be necesarily fantasy games, it's just that most games I find with this aesthetic happen to be so.
These don't need to be necesarily fantasy games, it's just that most games I find with this aesthetic happen to be so.
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For these games, it's mostly when you walk around the foggy city.
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Here I am, once again, with a new recommendation: Sword Of Etheria
Yeah, this works. Added!
Panzer Dragoon Saga is the point of inception for so many of these games
Another suggestion: Cloud Climber.
Babbdi too, perhaps?
Can always count on rod. Babbdi, looked more like a weirdo version of Half Life 2's aesthetics, but I like Cloud Climber's!
Always glad to help! This list is a gem and helping it getting expanded is a joy in itself o/
Lovely list! If I were to add anything I'd recommend The Dark Souls DLC The Ringed City. Only for the Dreg Heap though.
this is perfect i've been trying to pinpoint games with this specific aesthetic the past months cause I like how a lot of those games look
ICO is my favourite game so this list just what I wanted, thank you.
Shadow Tower and Shadow Tower Abyss are a must though.
Shadow Tower and Shadow Tower Abyss are a must though.
YESs!!!!! YESS!!!!!! YOU FOUND THE WORDS!!
I think Halo Reach fits in here.
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I was trying to remember a ps2 game I played briefly as a kid, which I think might fit in here, and, during the process, stumbled upon another game that might do it too.
These games are, respectively, Legion: The Legend of Excalibur (ps2); and King Arthur (ps2).
Just finished Demon's Souls, btw. God, how I love this specific type of art direction/aesthethics/color palette/idk
I was trying to remember a ps2 game I played briefly as a kid, which I think might fit in here, and, during the process, stumbled upon another game that might do it too.
These games are, respectively, Legion: The Legend of Excalibur (ps2); and King Arthur (ps2).
Just finished Demon's Souls, btw. God, how I love this specific type of art direction/aesthethics/color palette/idk
Btw, what abou Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom? Too colorful for this list or nah?
@rodlucero sorry about the wait. I've added Majin, the environments are perfect, the others are a bit lacking in detail, though King Arthur does have some nice fog.
rodlucero
2 years ago
"Look, I'm not an art guy, but these games share an aesthetic and awaken something in me" I GET WHAT YOU MEAN. Since I first laid my eyes on FFXII and SotC as a kid I know what you're trying to say.
Marvelous list. I know the majority of these titles (and played a bunch too), however, some of these are new to me. I also leave some suggestions: The Last Remnant; Dragon's Dogma and Tactics Ogre (and Wild Arms 5, maybe...?)
Anyway, thanks for the great list. You've got an awesome taste. Peace!