Best "Art" games.

Post by **Verence** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:03 pm

What games do you consider "Art"?

My nominees:

Ico

Beyond Good and Evil

AIDS · Post by **AIDS** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:12 pm

I nominate Mario Paint for the Super Nintendo and Mario Artist for the Nintendo 64 DD. Those are true "art" games.

Zephie-chan · Post by **Zephie-chan** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:34 pm

"Art" as in games you consider to be works of art? A game like no other? If that's the case, then my nominee's are...

Suikoden 1 & 2

Suikoden 2 comes with it for the 'makes you feel warm and fuzzy' secret if you have Suikoden 1 save data on your memory card.

Tales of Destiny 2

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:35 pm

Mario 64, Max Payne 2

Mothergoat · Post by **Mothergoat** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:39 pm

Viewtiful Joe

Zelda: Wind Waker

Paper Mario

the fuzzy panda · Post by **the fuzzy panda** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:45 pm

mega mutha fucking man
virtual on
power stone 1 & 2
auto modellista
jet grind radio

games with cel shading seem to stick out as being more artistic cause its like a moving cartoon and what are cartoons made out of ? little cels of artwork, so ya

Mothergoat · Post by **Mothergoat** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:10 pm

Out of This World (SNES)

Dude, if you remember this game, you freakin rule.

Zukin · Post by **Zukin** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:20 pm

Mothergoat wrote:Out of This World (SNES)

Dude, if you remember this game, you freakin rule.

haha - I played Out of This World on a Macintosh way back in the day. Along with the original Oregon Trail, it was one of the first computer games I ever played. The rotoscoping effects they used were incredible for the time, and still look nice today, in their own unique vintage way. The makers of Out of This World also made a game called Flashback (sometimes subtitled "Out of This World 2").

My picks for games that resemble works of art:
Shenmue 1 & 2
Star Wars: KOTOR
Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger (FMV can be used properly, as WC3 shows)

Jack Burton · Post by **Jack Burton** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:50 pm

You know what I really want to see is that sequel to Out of This World....not flashback, I loved that too...but there was a sequel to Out of this World, where you got to play as the big bald guy too...I never ever saw it, except for the pics in Gamepro, back when they were good....

-Jack

jayt11 · Post by **jayt11** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:58 pm

ICO and Flashback and Shadowgate for the NES

Realm · Post by **Realm** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:59 pm

Oregon Trail, damn that was a long time ago...

Forgot one earlier that needs mentioning: Myst.

AIDS · Post by **AIDS** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 7:05 pm

Jack Burton wrote:Gamepro, back when they were good....

Ha ha. Dang. I remember when they were good. They seem to progressively get worse and worse as time goes on. They also have the worst covers and interior page designs out there.

AIDS · Post by **AIDS** » Wed Feb 04, 2004 10:35 pm

Oh, I forgot to nominate Gameboy Camera as an "art game."

RurouniQ · Post by **RurouniQ** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 11:29 am

Don't forget the Final Fantasy series! They're what convinced me that video games are art.

Yankee · Post by **Yankee** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 11:42 am

Anybody remember how your jaw dropped when you first saw Donkey Kong Country or Killer Instinct for the SNES? I remember being a kid going... "How in the hell did they do that?!?" It was quite a jump from Super Mario World as far as art, background and graphics are concerned.