What is THE best looking game on Saturn?

[xDerekRx]

Apr 3, 2017 20:11:53 GMT bultje112 said:

for instance in the late medieval times artists struggled with perspective that did not make the artists any less talented than like the dutch masters of the 17th century. it's the struggling artist who's rowing with the rows he has who is the most interesting and fascinating.

I look at saturn the same way. I love the gameplay, design but also the graphics because incredibly talented developers (andromeda) made these games with limitations they may not have today or on another platform. by looking at them that way I enjoy the graphics and games even more.

This is absolutely spot on. The appreciation of Saturn 3D is usually realtive to its hardware.

Most of us here especially myself will gush endlessly about Lobotomys efforts on games like Quake. In comparison to other hardware, its easy for a casual gamer to dismiss the Saturn version. But we all know its quality based on the tools at hand. We know how difficult it was to craft the Saturn version and what skill it took them as programmers to make all 3 of their efforts playable on the console.

The examples are endless and some we already touched on. But Sonic R and Burning Rangers are 2 that when viewed in a broader scope had graphical issues. But those of us here understand the impressive things they pulled off like the transparencies and lighting. Things that maybe the PS1 did with ease. But seeing it done in a Saturn games makes me more impressed based on the programmers tools. 

Team Andromeda is another great example. The pain and struggle and dedication that went into crafting PDS is well documented. Is it the cleanest polygonal game of that era across all platforms? No. But again considering the hardware, its a work of art.

One of the main reasons the Saturn is such a personal favorite system comes from a similar thought process. I had the PS1 and the N64 at the time. But to me it was expected when I played a good 3D game on those consoles. The Saturn was so difficult to program for, that when an impressive looking 3D game was shown off, I fell more in love with it knowing the challenge behind it. Same goes for today when I play Saturn games, much like bultje112 explained above.

[davyk]

I'm in agreement with bultje112 too.

I much prefer the look of 2D games to 3D.  2D games look like video games. 3D games are more often just an attempt at virtual reality which I don't find all that inspiring even though it is admirable. In fact, I am a big fan of really old system graphics. The better Atari 2600 games have a certain beauty to them. Even something as simple as Super Breakout on that system and its selection of colours I find very pleasing. When you consider the limitations of that system then the technical juggling of getting anything out of that console is an art in itself.

Ed Fries, who was responsible for xbox with Microsoft wrote a version of Halo for the 2600. He said the getting something working on a 2600 was akin to crafting a piece of poetry and that restraints can in fact inspire creativity.

[lanhilb89]

Apr 4, 2017 10:13:06 GMT davyk said:

I'm in agreement with bultje112 too.

I much prefer the look of 2D games to 3D.  2D games look like video games. 3D games are more often just an attempt at virtual reality which I don't find all that inspiring even though it is admirable. In fact, I am a big fan of really old system graphics. The better Atari 2600 games have a certain beauty to them. Even something as simple as Super Breakout on that system and its selection of colours I find very pleasing. When you consider the limitations of that system then the technical juggling of getting anything out of that console is an art in itself.

Ed Fries, who was responsible for xbox with Microsoft wrote a version of Halo for the 2600. He said the getting something working on a 2600 was akin to crafting a piece of poetry and that restraints can in fact inspire creativity.

Same even all these years i try to stay to 2D gaming. Especially fighting games. What is tour favorite 2600 game? Play wise id have to make a top 10 but my top 3 come down to hero cosmic commuter and pooyan. Perhaps i also like pitfall 2 and the bc quest games on Colecovision. However on topic sort of best import artwork on a disc I think it looks spectacular is Astal. Not the U.S the jpn region. Many nice colors looks great.