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[mild sriracha]

So, I've recently tried Xak III on a PC98. And it is quite a lot more brutal than I thought, lmao.

You were right. This game ain't pulling any punches. If a major game studio were to make content like this today, they would face considerable backlash, even in Japan.
(A little bit of context: that huge monster is assaulting the royal guard & the king, and later the princess gets dragged in too.
She says "I would rather die than become your play thing.")

If there was a PC98 style game made today with NSFW content and good graphics, that would be a day 1 buy for me.
Indie games that are actually good and don't care about ESRB ratings are a blessing from the heavens, seriously.

 

[Hudo]

You were right. This game ain't pulling any punches. If a major game studio today were to make content like this, they would face considerable backlash, even in Japan.
(A little bit of context: that huge monster is assaulting the royal guard & the king, and later the princess is dragged in too.
She says "I would rather die than become your play thing.")

If there was a PC98 style game made today with NSFW content and good graphics, that would be a day 1 buy for me.
Indie games that don't care about the ESRB ratings and are actually good are a blessing from the heavens, seriously.

Yeah that was exactly the scene when I went "Hot damn. They ain't fucking around".

Also: Thanks for bumping the thread again. It's maybe the best on GAF.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Anyone know of any good PC98 Pixel Artists that do commissions? I would love to get my FFXIV/WoW character comissions made into PC98 Wallpapers for my Modern/retrothemed PC set.

 

[D3RANG3D]

Kinda PC/88/98 looking game.

 

[Vlodril]

Kinda PC/88/98 looking game.

Yea there is a demo on PSN, tried it looks great. Put it on the wishlist.

 

[D3RANG3D]

STARVEIL PROTOCOL A.A.A. - GameJam Ver. by INKFIELD

A short demo of a PC-98 retro style inspired text adventure game. The English version is now available for download.

inkfield.itch.io

Found another one!

 

[StereoVsn]

Kinda PC/88/98 looking game.

Oh, this one looks interesting, put it in my wishlist as well. I will give demo a shot over the weekend, figure Steam Deck should do fine with it.

 

[kunonabi]

I bailed on stories from sol as soon as it pulled out the pronoun nonsense.

 

[mild sriracha]

These are done by Regulus / SirKnightbot.

Resolutions are higher than actual pc98 640x400 specs, but I am impressed.

 

[mild sriracha]

Can someone explain to me why Japanese 2D games made during the 2000s look so generic & bland?
Did the staff artists of the 90s all get promoted to manager positions & then stop making art, or what?


1995: Branmarker 2 (PC98, FM-Towns)

2005: Branmarker: Shami Risni no Bouken (Windows)

NOTE: Pink-haired girl is supposed to be the same person from above.

Personally I don't like the visual style of Japanese 2D games from the mid-2000s.

And no, the latter game was not designed for children, it has plenty of nudity.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Can someone explain to me why Japanese 2D games made during the 2000s look so generic & bland?
Did the staff artists of the 90s all get promoted to manager positions & then stop making art, or what?


1995: Branmarker 2 (PC98, FM-Towns)

2005: Branmarker: Shami Risni no Bouken (Windows)

NOTE: Pink-haired girl is supposed to be the same person from above.

Personally I don't like the visual style of Japanese 2D games from the mid-2000s.

And no, the later game was not designed for children, it has plenty of nudity.

I think the style is called moë?
It caught on in the mid 2000's and ruined anime art for a while.

 

[StereoVsn]

Can someone explain to me why Japanese 2D games made during the 2000s look so generic & bland?
Did the staff artists of the 90s all get promoted to manager positions & then stop making art, or what?


1995: Branmarker 2 (PC98, FM-Towns)

2005: Branmarker: Shami Risni no Bouken (Windows)

NOTE: Pink-haired girl is supposed to be the same person from above.

Personally I don't like the visual style of Japanese 2D games from the mid-2000s.

And no, the latter game was not designed for children, it has plenty of nudity.

Yeah, anime style in the 80s through most of the 90s was just simply much better. Games follow anime style so here we are.

 

[s_mirage]

I think the style is called moë?
It caught on in the mid 2000's and ruined anime art for a while.

Yeah, I think it's as simple as that. The art styles that were in vogue changed, and 2005ish was probably the peak for this kind of style. Technology changes probably played a part in terms of games though. 16-colour images benefit from high contrast with strong linework.

 

[nkarafo]

Personally I don't like the visual style of Japanese 2D games from the mid-2000s.

Huge downgrade IMO. The older games look so much better, it's not even close.

 

[Hudo]

Can someone explain to me why Japanese 2D games made during the 2000s look so generic & bland?
Did the staff artists of the 90s all get promoted to manager positions & then stop making art, or what?


1995: Branmarker 2 (PC98, FM-Towns)

2005: Branmarker: Shami Risni no Bouken (Windows)

NOTE: Pink-haired girl is supposed to be the same person from above.

Personally I don't like the visual style of Japanese 2D games from the mid-2000s.

And no, the latter game was not designed for children, it has plenty of nudity.

The 1995 Branmaker looks fucking beautiful, man.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

As always, I have nothing to contribute to this thread beyond just gawking at the artwork and saying "thank you" to whoever bumped it.

 

[Hudo]

As always, I have nothing to contribute to this thread beyond just gawking at the artwork and saying "thank you" to whoever bumped it.

Best thread on GAF deserves to get bumped from time to time!