Most visually appealing game? *Art style, not technical*(56k warning)

In your opinion, what is the most visually appealing game? Meaning what game is the most beautiful, art style wise.

My picks:

Okami

De Blob

Gears 2 inside the **spoilers** Worm

Banjo Kazooie N&B in LOGBOX 720

LBP: most prefab levels

castle crashers

de blob is rather Ewwwww byt hose pics, its art stlye is not really anything to write home about, now Okami on the othe hand, now THERE is an art style. i didn't think a ps2 game could look so stunningly beautyful after the HD consoles had come about but i was proved so very wrong. thegoldenpoo

Those pics don't do it justice, you have to see it in motion or play it. Its not an epic art style, but the way the color stands out among the gray, the multiple styles for each color, and the way the color connects to the music makes it have one of the most unique art styles out there.

UR MR GAY also deserves a mention.

Zelda WindWaker

Dunno how they done it, but it still looks great even today.

Zelda WindWaker

Dunno how they done it, but it still looks great even today.

EuroMafia

Eternal Sonata looks very pretty. Shame it was really linear :/. I think if you want to create a visually appealing world, like the case with Okami, you have to make that world open to exploration. Just forcing you through a series of set piece battles until you reach the end is wasted potential if you ask me, espically when it comes to RPG's. That's probably why alot of games are opting for a more open world aproach these days. It's a shame Okami never took off. I'm playing it right now, and not only does it make the best of it's potential, it also maintains the great gameplay people have come to expect from the Action Adventure genre. I find it a bit hypocritical how people complain that Games will never be accepted as an art form, when they them selves would never even touch a game like Okami, obviously not all, but quite alot. But that goes without saying. Okami's lack of success was probably more due to the fact that the people who would have been intrested in the game were already too much involved with the "Next Generation", and thosse that were left behind were not really as "intense" as the gamers Okami appeals to. I know I'm getting side tracked, but I just find it quite sad.

Anyway other games with less focus on their art style might include say, Heavenly Sword, Bioshock, Fallout 3 (The distinct diffrences between the 1950's style of living and the current post apocolyptic setting, creates a succesfully disturbing contrast, similar to Bioshock in many ways. Arguably Fallout 1 and 2 did this first, but they don't really look very artistic by todays standards.) and PGR 4 (I know, it sounds ridiculous, but this is as close to art as a modern day street racer will probably ever come. Technically it's more down to technical achivements, but the concept of driving and drifitng through snow covered cities, or rain soaked race courses, with lightning striking in the distance, is visually stricking in a way that no other racer I have seen can pull off.)

From this gen fallout3

Overall Blood

The new Prince of Persia is certainly looking to be a worthy contender.

de blob is rather Ewwwww byt hose pics, its art stlye is not really anything to write home about, now Okami on the othe hand, now THERE is an art style. i didn't think a ps2 game could look so stunningly beautyful after the HD consoles had come about but i was proved so very wrong. thegoldenpoo

Jet set radio future baby!

Jet set radio future baby!

-Mad_Rhetoric-

The dreamcast one is still my favorite. I own the xbox one and the slowdown really hurts the game and takes me out the mood. God I wish they would make another one for this gen.

KAMEO and BANJO

Okami

LittleBigPlanet

Viewtiful Joe

Star Ocean 4

All I can think of for now.

Who are you to decide what is most artistically appealing?

For arguements sake I will say Crysis, which is a very artistically underrated game. 

LoZ:WW, TWEWY, Okami, Viewtifull Joe and Killer7 for me. Also Persona have great personae arts.-CUBE-

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Jet set radio future baby!

finalfantasy94

The dreamcast one is still my favorite. I own the xbox one and the slowdown really hurts the game and takes me out the mood. God I wish they would make another one for this gen.

Oboro Muramasa Youtouden thriteenthmonke

Forgot about Muramasa, that game looks stunning. 

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="-Mad_Rhetoric-"]

Jet set radio future baby!

-Mad_Rhetoric-

The dreamcast one is still my favorite. I own the xbox one and the slowdown really hurts the game and takes me out the mood. God I wish they would make another one for this gen.

yeah the dreamcast kinda took alot of good titles down with it :(

i never owned one personally but i know someone who bought a lauch DC, Sonic adventure 2 was the fo **** back then

Jet set radio future baby!

-Mad_Rhetoric-

I always hear great things about Jet Set Radio, what sort of game is it? 

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="-Mad_Rhetoric-"]

Jet set radio future baby!

-Mad_Rhetoric-

The dreamcast one is still my favorite. I own the xbox one and the slowdown really hurts the game and takes me out the mood. God I wish they would make another one for this gen.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"][QUOTE="-Mad_Rhetoric-"]

Jet set radio future baby!

-Mad_Rhetoric-

The dreamcast one is still my favorite. I own the xbox one and the slowdown really hurts the game and takes me out the mood. God I wish they would make another one for this gen.

and not one mention of SoTCstereointegrity

I think someone did, but I just got sick of mentioning it myself to be honest. Definatly falls under the "special" category. Notice that most of these games are action/adventure? I wonder why.

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I think someone did, but I just got sick of mentioning it myself to be honest. Definatly falls under the "special" category. Notice that most of these games are action/adventure? I wonder why.

Thats because so many adventure games have wide, beautiful worlds. 

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Jet set radio future baby!

TAKE_IT_BACK

I always hear great things about Jet Set Radio, what sort of game is it? 

It was a very fun and addicting rollerblading  game with awesome visuals and a fun soundtrack

It originally came out on the Dreamcast about  8-9 years ago called jet gring radio or something 

Ummm, Gears 2. :DIIJuggaNottII

How :? ?

Okami or Shadows of the Colossus for me.

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Jet set radio future baby!

TAKE_IT_BACK

I always hear great things about Jet Set Radio, what sort of game is it? 

its BC on 360, you can buy it off ebay for like $5 - $10