the best looking amiga game ever?? - Page 2

Matfink · 21 October 2003, 15:08

i'd have to say flashback. was it the first rotoscoped game? looked jaw-droppingly gorgeous anyway....

7-Zark-7 · 21 October 2003, 15:14

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Originally posted by Matfink
i'd have to say flashback. was it the first rotoscoped game?

On the Amiga (at least),I believe that title might actually go to Prince of Persia.

manicx · 21 October 2003, 16:32

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Originally posted by Mr Creosote
Santa: Ok, you win

As for Lionheart, look at the tree on the right of this screenshot:

One straight line upwards. "Great".

Look at that dot somewhere in between the second and the third mountain. A F*CKING DOT!!! I wonder what the thalion developers where thinking back then!!! All they had in mind was how to make trees straight and missed that dot...

Drake1009 · 21 October 2003, 16:44

I particularly don't like the blue shade they chose for the background. It's a frecking blue sky. Who ever heard of that.

I'd say Super stardust's sprites were the best. Lionheart is my king of the backgrounds and flashback has got to have the best flowing animation of characters. I loved the way you could draw your gun, crouch, roll over an edge to drop down behind an enemy, turn around to face enemy while he's turning, raise your gun into aiming position and fire. It's just great.

Out of this world (http://hol.abime.net/?id=2328)had some nice animations too. I still like the part where you get picked up and shaken around a bit, kick the guard who drops you, run over grab gun turn and fire as well. But flashback still gets my vote for best motion.

Problem is you can't have everything. Something is sacrificed to make room for something else.

Personally I was impressed by alien breed 2's graphics as well (http://hol.abime.net/?id=3233). Clean stylised graphics without too much rastering or imitation of detail. At least none which failed to work and just ended up annoying the eye instead.

BippyM · 21 October 2003, 16:50

Graphical achievment works in different ways.

For example a 16 colour game compared to a 32 colour game, developers sometimes sacrifised graphics for speed and gameplay!

saying x looks better than y simply because y only uses 16 cols and doesn't looks so good (Xenon2, Gods both 16 cols) is like comparing AGA to ECS (main diff is num of colours!)

Darkseed ( http://hol.abime.net/?id=273 )looked excellent, but the interlace gfx give me a bloody headache after 5 minutes

Games which stand out to me are the usuals, Turrican2, Gods (http://hol.abime.net/?id=2754), Pinball Illusions( http://hol.abime.net/?id=1059 ), Slamtilt ( http://hol.abime.net/?id=1972 ), Settlers ( http://hol.abime.net/?id=1878 )etc.. but the best I think is Flashback..

The amount of effort that would have gone into making it look the way it does must deserve credit, all the acting/rotscoping etc, the game plays smoothly and fluidly, the backdrops of the various locations are simply gorgeous etc...

Flink on CD32 looked good also!

KombatSanta · 21 October 2003, 17:26

the first game that really blew me away with cool graphics was BarbarianII on the miggy... (http://hol.abime.net/?id=37) "damn look at that sky... it almost looks real! Nowadays it takes a lot more than 3 different colors on a sky to impress the kids

kolorabi · 21 October 2003, 22:54

A few of my favourites:

Disposable Hero (ECS)
http://www.classicgaming.com/shmups/...osablehero.htm
You have to click on the level links below to see the screenshots. Too bad they haven't got any animations there, as those were really what made the game stand out)

Super Stardust (AGA)
http://hol.abime.net/?id=2212

Ruff 'n' Tumble (ECS)
http://hol.abime.net/?id=1292 (one screenshot)
http://www.retrogaming.it/amiga/ruffntumble.htm (several poor screenshots - lousy colours)
Again, it was the animations that really made me drool. Superb stuff.

Djay · 21 October 2003, 22:59

OK.... how about this Best looking C64 game???????

I vote for Creatures!!!!

How about Monkey Island 2!!!!! the gfx was beautiful hasn't anyone mentioned this one yet>>>>>???

fisken uno · 21 October 2003, 23:02

How 'bout infocom games? No?

Believe it or not I've always loved the graphics of every sierra and lucasfilm/arts title. I know you'll hate me after this confession

JudasEZT · 21 October 2003, 23:11

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Originally posted by KombatSanta
the first game that really blew me away with cool graphics was BarbarianII on the miggy... "damn look at that sky... it almost looks real! Nowadays it takes a lot more than 3 different colors on a sky to impress the kids

When I saw screenshots of BloodMoney I got really impressed, better graphics than coin ops!! Actually game likes me, but in that time when I got an amiga and a copy of the game I was a bit dissapointed for the gameplay.

Respect, Barbarian2.. I got impressed when change disk sequence.. amazing.

spajdr · 21 October 2003, 23:28

Unreal looks nice too .. (http://hol.abime.net/?id=1819)except for main character animation

the wolf · 21 October 2003, 23:43

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Originally posted by JudasEZT
Barbarian2.. I got impressed when change disk sequence.. amazing.

You mean *THIS* ...

killergorilla · 22 October 2003, 03:23

Unreal wasn't impressive at all. Those flying sections really did nothing for me. As for Turrican 2, I never played it!

And Bloodmoney did nothing above create a decent shooter with average gfx.

Disposable Hero was awesome for OCS/ECS as was Project-X and Ruff'n'Tumble and Flashback (Amazing animation bar none)

Sorry but Agony was extremely underwhelming. The character was awesome but the background and enemies where awful. Talk about dull, coolourless sprites! And as for Beast, yeah it looked good, but the play was so repetitive repetitive repetitive that it sat back in my mind while I played games such as Alien Breed and Faerytale!!!!

Djay · 22 October 2003, 03:27

Quote:

Faerytale!!!!

i remember picking Faerytale out of a bargain bin for a quid, what a great game

Leander was *nice* looking
http://hol.abime.net/?id=850

Drake1009 · 22 October 2003, 09:46

*now hates fisken for saying he actually likes the graphics of Monkey island 4 which is still a lucasarts game*

fiath · 22 October 2003, 09:50

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Originally posted by KombatSanta
oh, so many games... one that springs to mind is flimbo's quest... not the most good looking, but very impressive none the less http://hol.abime.net/?id=576

Very impressive protection too

But my my vote goes to Fire and Ice:
http://hol.abime.net/?id=548

Absolutely fantasic AGA-level graphics on an OCS machine.

And the gameplay just rocks.

Drake1009 · 22 October 2003, 17:44

Ahh yes Fire and ice is a great looking game too. I never made it past the ice levels though so there really wasn't that much wow in the background.

Amiga1992 · 22 October 2003, 18:24

Quote:

Originally posted by kolorabi
A few of my favourites:

Disposable Hero (ECS)
http://www.classicgaming.com/shmups/...osablehero.htm

My Disposable Hero review

I edited most posts that did not include pictures/links to HOL, adding the corresponding HOL links

Galahad/FLT · 22 October 2003, 21:17

Quote:

Originally posted by killergorilla
Unreal wasn't impressive at all. Those flying sections really did nothing for me. As for Turrican 2, I never played it!

And Bloodmoney did nothing above create a decent shooter with average gfx.

Disposable Hero was awesome for OCS/ECS as was Project-X and Ruff'n'Tumble and Flashback (Amazing animation bar none)

Sorry but Agony was extremely underwhelming. The character was awesome but the background and enemies where awful. Talk about dull, coolourless sprites! And as for Beast, yeah it looked good, but the play was so repetitive repetitive repetitive that it sat back in my mind while I played games such as Alien Breed and Faerytale!!!!

The question was 'what was the best looking game'.... playability doesn't enter the equation!

Pyromania · 23 October 2003, 10:17

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21 October 2003, 22:54	#27
kolorabi Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 130	A few of my favourites: Disposable Hero (ECS) http://www.classicgaming.com/shmups/...osablehero.htm You have to click on the level links below to see the screenshots. Too bad they haven't got any animations there, as those were really what made the game stand out) Super Stardust (AGA) http://hol.abime.net/?id=2212 Ruff 'n' Tumble (ECS) http://hol.abime.net/?id=1292 (one screenshot) http://www.retrogaming.it/amiga/ruffntumble.htm (several poor screenshots - lousy colours) Again, it was the animations that really made me drool. Superb stuff. Last edited by kolorabi; 21 October 2003 at 23:00.

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21 October 2003, 15:08	#21
Matfink Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Whitstable, UK Age: 45 Posts: 39	i'd have to say flashback. was it the first rotoscoped game? looked jaw-droppingly gorgeous anyway....

21 October 2003, 16:44	#24
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I particularly don't like the blue shade they chose for the background. It's a frecking blue sky. Who ever heard of that. I'd say Super stardust's sprites were the best. Lionheart is my king of the backgrounds and flashback has got to have the best flowing animation of characters. I loved the way you could draw your gun, crouch, roll over an edge to drop down behind an enemy, turn around to face enemy while he's turning, raise your gun into aiming position and fire. It's just great. Out of this world (http://hol.abime.net/?id=2328)had some nice animations too. I still like the part where you get picked up and shaken around a bit, kick the guard who drops you, run over grab gun turn and fire as well. But flashback still gets my vote for best motion. Problem is you can't have everything. Something is sacrificed to make room for something else. Personally I was impressed by alien breed 2's graphics as well (http://hol.abime.net/?id=3233). Clean stylised graphics without too much rastering or imitation of detail. At least none which failed to work and just ended up annoying the eye instead.

21 October 2003, 16:50	#25
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Graphical achievment works in different ways. For example a 16 colour game compared to a 32 colour game, developers sometimes sacrifised graphics for speed and gameplay! saying x looks better than y simply because y only uses 16 cols and doesn't looks so good (Xenon2, Gods both 16 cols) is like comparing AGA to ECS (main diff is num of colours!) Darkseed ( http://hol.abime.net/?id=273 )looked excellent, but the interlace gfx give me a bloody headache after 5 minutes Games which stand out to me are the usuals, Turrican2, Gods (http://hol.abime.net/?id=2754), Pinball Illusions( http://hol.abime.net/?id=1059 ), Slamtilt ( http://hol.abime.net/?id=1972 ), Settlers ( http://hol.abime.net/?id=1878 )etc.. but the best I think is Flashback.. The amount of effort that would have gone into making it look the way it does must deserve credit, all the acting/rotscoping etc, the game plays smoothly and fluidly, the backdrops of the various locations are simply gorgeous etc... Flink on CD32 looked good also!

21 October 2003, 17:26	#26
KombatSanta Pipboy approved Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Karlstad, Sweden Age: 48 Posts: 460	the first game that really blew me away with cool graphics was BarbarianII on the miggy... (http://hol.abime.net/?id=37) "damn look at that sky... it almost looks real! Nowadays it takes a lot more than 3 different colors on a sky to impress the kids

21 October 2003, 22:59	#28
Djay 95th User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brighton/UK Age: 48 Posts: 3,120	OK.... how about this Best looking C64 game??????? I vote for Creatures!!!! How about Monkey Island 2!!!!! the gfx was beautiful hasn't anyone mentioned this one yet>>>>>???

21 October 2003, 23:02	#29
fisken uno Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 716	How 'bout infocom games? No? Believe it or not I've always loved the graphics of every sierra and lucasfilm/arts title. I know you'll hate me after this confession

21 October 2003, 23:28	#31
spajdr Old fart Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ostrava/Czech Republic Age: 46 Posts: 315	Unreal looks nice too .. (http://hol.abime.net/?id=1819)except for main character animation

22 October 2003, 03:23	#33
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Unreal wasn't impressive at all. Those flying sections really did nothing for me. As for Turrican 2, I never played it! And Bloodmoney did nothing above create a decent shooter with average gfx. Disposable Hero was awesome for OCS/ECS as was Project-X and Ruff'n'Tumble and Flashback (Amazing animation bar none) Sorry but Agony was extremely underwhelming. The character was awesome but the background and enemies where awful. Talk about dull, coolourless sprites! And as for Beast, yeah it looked good, but the play was so repetitive repetitive repetitive that it sat back in my mind while I played games such as Alien Breed and Faerytale!!!!

22 October 2003, 09:46	#35
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	now hates fisken for saying he actually likes the graphics of Monkey island 4 which is still a lucasarts game

22 October 2003, 17:44	#37
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Ahh yes Fire and ice is a great looking game too. I never made it past the ice levels though so there really wasn't that much wow in the background.

23 October 2003, 10:17	#40
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,380	International Rugby Challenge, there can be no other.

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