Artistically Pleasing Games
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of what ive seen of it.... Uncharted
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That's hardly artistically pleasing, it just looks good.RJ1022 said:
Realism is artistically pleasing to some, but I agree in that this article wasn't talking about the most realistic graphics.fhqwhgads said:
BioShock should definitely be on that list though (what a surprise I'm praising Bioshock again :lol). The character models in particular just fit the game perfectly. They had a powerful engine behind the game, but they chose a more surrealistic look that made Little Sisters (and every other creature in the game, incidentally) disturbing, while still retaining a bit of humanity.
Okami is the obvious choice for number one though. It's easily the most beautiful game I've ever played.
And realism can be artistically pleasing.Strubes said:
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The backdrop of Uncharted is realistic and artistic
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RJ1022 said:
Exactly. There's no need to separate the two. Depicting and portraying characters, settings, and so forth realistically is a stylistic choice, just as much as it is to portray something abstractly, or otherwise. Some of the greatest visual works of art have made "realistic" depictions of people, places, and whatnot.
Ultimately though, the "reality" of the game is artificial. It is crafted and sculpted to portray a certain kind of reality, one appropriate to the characters, story, and gameplay. You could say that Uncharted is "realistic" in that its depiction of the island and the people on it could exist somewhere on earth, but the "realism" found in Uncharted is not interchangeable with the "realistic" depiction of the apocalyptic world of Gears of War, or the modern day war zones depicted in MGS4. The different looks of the characters, places, and events in each of those games are good examples of how "realism" is crafted in different ways for each game's specific subject matter.
To make a long story short, the way in which a developer chooses to make something look realistic is artistic interpretation of reality, and the reality of the game. It is art, in every sense of the word, and shouldn't be discarded from a list of "artisically pleasing" games. Again, the title is not specific enough, arriving at a top ten list of "artistically pleasing" games is impossible, because it doesn't mean anything. The author probably meant "aesthetically pleasing," but even then, they would need to specify what "pleasing" meant.
but again the list seems to portray unique styles instead of how good the game looks..... i mean okami's style is beautiful indeed but it does not have the graphic power of encharted or something of the sort, so i guess you are right that the list should be more specific but i just don't think neither encharted or MGS4 no matter how great they look (and i am a fan of MGS4 graphics myself) they just don't fit in this list.