Best Graphics

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:44 am

Which shmup has the coolest, prettiest or best graphics?? Please also state if it has good gameplay or not.

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:48 am

Depends on what you define as good graphics...some think in terms of resolution, others think in terms of eye candy...still others think in terms of how many bullets can fit on screen without any slowdown.

Gonna hafta be more specific than that.

tuoma · Post by **tuoma** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:10 am

The prettiest I have played is gradius V, what i can think of now.
And it is awesome in gameplay.

But it is 3d, so it cant really be compared with the sprite-based games, and sprites is much much more fitting and nice in some cases.

szycag · Post by **szycag** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:18 am

Geometry Wars: Evolved

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:49 am

Under defeat gets my vote for best looking..

EOJ · Post by **EOJ** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 8:04 am

Ibara, Mushihime-sama, Espgaluda 2, Ikaruga. Those are tops in my book, in terms of style.

Diabollokus · Post by **Diabollokus** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:45 am

Ikaruga stands out for me, Imagine radiant silvergun remade and looking like that........ Border downs dam impressive aswell but Gradius V probably takes the cake for 3D.

2D sprite wise Battle Garegga imho.

mice · Post by **mice** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 9:48 am

1. Guwange
2. Ikaruga
3. Gradius V

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:28 am

Under Defeat ; Ikaruga; Gradius 5; Shikigami No Shiro III; TUMIKI Fighters

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ahnslaught · Post by **ahnslaught** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:34 am

For the newer games, Border Down really does it for me.

For the older stuff, for some reason I have a soft spot for Gun Frontier...maybe it's the art style more than anything, but I really, really love the look of the game. I know it's no graphics powerhouse by any stretch, but I like what I like.

Circa2113 · Post by **Circa2113** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:53 am

I think shikigami no shiro 3 looks excellent.

Super Laydock · Post by **Super Laydock** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:53 am

Though Gradius V, Ikaruga and Border Down are probably the most technically impressive games the first game that came to my mind was Zero Gunner 2. Stunning game and way better looking then Under Defeat imho.

Also, mostly because of the style and hand drawn look, I'd say Pro Gear no Arashi has to get a special mention. So much little detail and care has gone into it.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 2:27 pm

ahnslaught wrote:For the newer games, Border Down really does it for me.

For the older stuff, for some reason I have a soft spot for Gun Frontier...maybe it's the art style more than anything, but I really, really love the look of the game. I know it's no graphics powerhouse by any stretch, but I like what I like.

I want to like Gun Frontier's graphics I love the theme and the shape of things but the colors seem washed out and lacking some saturation..

Blade · Post by **Blade** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:10 pm

Recent faves that come to my mind:

Ikaruga, Ibara, Homura, Gradius V, Zero Gunner 2

doctorx0079 · Post by **doctorx0079** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:10 pm

Blade wrote:Depends on what you define as good graphics...some think in terms of resolution, others think in terms of eye candy...still others think in terms of how many bullets can fit on screen without any slowdown.

Gonna hafta be more specific than that.

Up to you. Which do you think is the most important?

oxtsu · Post by **oxtsu** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:57 pm

I think these are great-

Forgotten Worlds
Phelios
UN Squadron
Raiden DX
Rayforce
The Great Ragtime Show
Hacha Mecha Fighter
XEXEX
Air Gallet
Radiant Silvergun
G.Darius
Esprade
Progear
Dragon Blaze
Guwange
Ikaruga
Border Down
Ketsui
Gradius V
Mushihime-sama
Under Defeat

oh and Mahou Daisakusen, Battle Garegga, Great Mahou, + Ibara

P_HAT · Post by **P_HAT** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:06 pm

Super Laydock wrote:Though Gradius V, Ikaruga and Border Down are probably the most technically impressive games the first game that came to my mind was Zero Gunner 2. Stunning game and way better looking then Under Defeat imho.

Also, mostly because of the style and hand drawn look, I'd say Pro Gear no Arashi has to get a special mention. So much little detail and care has gone into it.

Oh, yes! Zero Gunner lock great. For 2001 it be DOOM3 for SHUMPS

LSU · Post by **LSU** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:23 pm

In addition to the ones already mentioned, I think Sengoku Blade looks incredible for a 2D game. I just love the art style - the character designs, sprites, backgrounds, colour palette, everything looks superb to me.

I also really like the art style of a lot of the old 2D SNK stuff - especially Last Resort. I think this game is not only really underrated in its gameplay, but also very much overlooked in terms of how good it looks. Right from the title screen where the logo assembles itself you know it's going to be something special. The first level alone has Akira-style cities, an industrial tunnel, and a moon-like cratered surface, all drawn so nicely.

For 3D, I definitely agree that Ikaruga, Gradius V, Under Defeat and Zero Gunner 2 (apart from the boss that climbs out of the ocean - never liked the look of that one) all take the biscuit.

ktownhero · Post by **ktownhero** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:48 pm

Ikaruga

Klatrymadon · Post by **Klatrymadon** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 10:09 pm

X-Multiply, Gradius Gaiden and Darius Gaiden for me.

To be fair, DG is a mixed bag at best, but when it's good, it's really good.

Anything that's a bit quirky tends to do it for me. G-Darius' "ridiculously fucking massive transdimensional battlefish in space" art direction is particularly appealing.

sideshow · Post by **sideshow** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 1:54 am

I cant believe nobody mentioned R-Type Final. Aside from the slowdown on many parts.

ave · Post by **ave** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:04 am

Most noble graphics: Ikaruga
Most beautiful comic graphics: Sexy Parodius, Harmful Park
Most memorizable "serious" graphical styles: Guwange, ESPGaluda
Best classic graphics: R-Type, Gradius (arcade)
Best 3D/2D-graphics: Under Defeat
Best realization of bg effects: Axelay, Layer Section, Radiant Silvergun
Best "detailed" graphic: Air Gallet

my 2 cents

cigsthecat · Post by **cigsthecat** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:28 am

Guwange is serious? Have you even looked at the enemies?

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:34 am

cigsthecat wrote:Guwange is serious? Have you even looked at the enemies?

Monsters that eat you....what is more serious than that?

sikraiken · Post by **sikraiken** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:39 am

Nothing is as pretty as Mushihimesama's Ultra mode true final boss.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:52 am

Monsters that eat you....what is more serious than that?

the monsters that eat the monsters that eat you...

ave · Post by **ave** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:58 am

Well I wrote "serious" in quotations because I just meant the most memorizable graphics beside cute'em ups (which have the most memorizable textures anyway in my opinion). Guwange's enemy design and background graphics burnt itself into my mind as no other shooter did so far.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:14 am

I think it would be best to have a 2d catagory and a 3d catigory They are both pretty when done but they are very different.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:18 am

Shiki II
Harmful Park
Dragon Blaze
Gradius V

subcons · Post by **subcons** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 3:39 am

mice wrote:1. Guwange