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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Mondain on March 04, 2007, 06:29:47 PM

Title: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Mondain on March 04, 2007, 06:29:47 PM: Quickly like that, I'd say it'd be the Xbox or the PS2 ports of The King of Fighters 2002/2003. Never understood the appeal of putting those ugly 1994 sprites over ridiculously plain 3D backgrounds. It's just crass, and it's just the dedicated fanbase who are going to buy them anyway. Better give them the original stuff.

(http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image/article/613/613646/the-king-of-fighters-0203-20050513050743642.jpg)

(http://www.opa-age.net/forums/style_images/1/folder_post_icons/icon8.gif) (http://www.opa-age.net/forums/style_images/1/folder_post_icons/icon8.gif)
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: tiesto on March 04, 2007, 11:05:28 PM: Fugitive Hunter: The War on Terror is rather hideous:

(http://www.gamerankings.com/screens4/582401/1.jpg)
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 04, 2007, 11:07:21 PM: (http://www.hudsonent.com/images/screenshots/wingisland04.jpg)

Wii counts, right?
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 04, 2007, 11:13:51 PM: (http://www.deafgamers.com/shenmue3.jpg)
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Himu on March 04, 2007, 11:25:05 PM: What? Shenmue II ugly? You're not even trying now!
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 04, 2007, 11:33:47 PM: the art direction and noisy uneven texture work flay the retinas :-X

and the modeling/animation/draw-in? :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Himu on March 04, 2007, 11:40:23 PM: Oh but come on, but ugliest?
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Vizzys on March 04, 2007, 11:43:37 PM: cubivore

(http://www.the-nextlevel.com/reviews/gamecube/cubivore/cubivore_6.jpg)
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: The Sceneman on March 05, 2007, 01:38:25 AM: Not sure about ugliest but Sega Classics collection looks like shit
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Himu on March 05, 2007, 01:38:52 AM: not comix zone
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: littlemathletics on March 05, 2007, 02:00:26 AM: Quote from: Himuro on March 05, 2007, 01:38:52 AM
not comix zone

Comix Zone looks like shit from a design perspective. Graphically it's okay for a Genesis/Mega Drive game, but....ugh....90s comic art....
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on March 05, 2007, 02:06:25 AM: Cubivore or Animal Crossing just have to win.
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Polari on March 05, 2007, 02:12:29 AM: Quote from: Scenester on March 05, 2007, 01:38:25 AM
Not sure about ugliest but Sega Classics collection looks like shit

I was just about to post that. :elephant

Scenester and I were playing Golden Axe today and the cutscenes are pretty "I can't believe it's not PSone!"
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: bork on March 05, 2007, 03:27:31 AM: Quote from: Mondain on March 04, 2007, 06:29:47 PM
Quickly like that, I'd say it'd be the Xbox or the PS2 ports of The King of Fighters 2002/2003. Never understood the appeal of putting those ugly 1994 sprites over ridiculously plain 3D backgrounds. It's just crass, and it's just the dedicated fanbase who are going to buy them anyway. Better give them the original stuff.

(http://xboxmedia.ign.com/xbox/image/article/613/613646/the-king-of-fighters-0203-20050513050743642.jpg)

(http://www.opa-age.net/forums/style_images/1/folder_post_icons/icon8.gif) (http://www.opa-age.net/forums/style_images/1/folder_post_icons/icon8.gif)

I'd say the ports (hell, the original is worse) of KOF 2001 are a lot uglier than KOF 2002/2003. I LIKE what they did to 2003, too...the 3D backgrounds needed more detail, but had some nice animations and changes between rounds. Good stuff. I generall prefer their 2D backgrounds by a mile though, especially the ones in all the Atomiswave-based fighters. KOF Neowave's 3D backgrounds are the best of all the games, since they are incredibly close to the 2D versions.

These are from the more recent SNK fighters, and the backgrounds look a lot better IMO.

Neowave
(http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/1184/neowaveclock17bc.jpg)(http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/1766/neowavebridge12ix.jpg)
KOF XI
(http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/6986/xisilber27mj.jpg)(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/368/xijyazu29og.jpg)
NGBC
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7261/ngbchanzoab7.jpg)
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Himu on March 05, 2007, 10:51:23 AM: Quote from: Polari on March 05, 2007, 02:12:29 AM
Quote from: Scenester on March 05, 2007, 01:38:25 AM
Not sure about ugliest but Sega Classics collection looks like shit

I was just about to post that. :elephant

Scenester and I were playing Golden Axe today and the cutscenes are pretty "I can't believe it's not PSone!"

You're stupid. These games were for the Genesis. What the hell.
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: tiesto on March 05, 2007, 11:24:02 AM: Quote from: Himuro on March 05, 2007, 10:51:23 AM
Quote from: Polari on March 05, 2007, 02:12:29 AM
Quote from: Scenester on March 05, 2007, 01:38:25 AM
Not sure about ugliest but Sega Classics collection looks like shit

I was just about to post that. :elephant

Scenester and I were playing Golden Axe today and the cutscenes are pretty "I can't believe it's not PSone!"

You're stupid. These games were for the Genesis. What the hell.

I think they were talking about the original Sega classics collection, which had several 3D "upgrades" to classic Sega franchises (like Golden Axe and Outrun), which looked pretty hideous.
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Himu on March 05, 2007, 11:24:37 AM: Oh
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 05, 2007, 12:45:32 PM: Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 05, 2007, 02:06:25 AM
Cubivore or Animal Crossing just have to win.

fuck you, neither of those games are ugly.
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 05, 2007, 12:53:06 PM: When is the neowave kof out for ps2 anyway>
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Himu on March 05, 2007, 12:54:40 PM: it's on xbox
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 05, 2007, 12:58:06 PM: are ANY of the SNK games backcompat on the 360 yet?
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Himu on March 05, 2007, 12:59:31 PM: nope :'(
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: MrAngryFace on March 05, 2007, 01:02:59 PM: :(
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 05, 2007, 01:15:35 PM: I'm so tempted to get an import PS2 again with KoF XI, Samurai Spirits Tenkaiden, and Ibara.
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on March 05, 2007, 01:39:32 PM: Quote from: Saint Cornelius on March 05, 2007, 12:45:32 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on March 05, 2007, 02:06:25 AM
Cubivore or Animal Crossing just have to win.

fuck you, neither of those games are ugly.

N64 is fucking gorgeous.
Title: Re: What's the ugliest game of the Dreamcast/PS2/GCN/Xbox era?
Post by: Saint Cornelius on March 05, 2007, 02:06:27 PM: That's a strange argument.