tastyshovelware on 24 February 2008
im not looking for people to simply make lists of games with great graphics. Just list the games, past or present, that when you first saw them you were impressed in a way that you had yet to experience.
i guess my big 5 are:
1. mario 64: it's not just cause it was mario in 3D. The whole game was colorful and alive in a way i had never seen before. I remember the first time I saw the giant eel, i was blown away.
2. soul caliber: the first 6th gen game to really catch my attention. Character models and movement really hit a new high with this game.
3. jet grind radio: cell shading done right with some of the best designs in video game history.
4. viewtiful joe: again with the amazing art style. Also, the special abilities (speed up, slow down) looked awesome.
5. killzone 2 (the E3 2005 tech demo): it's hard to tell how the final product will match up, but i remember seeing that video a few years back and was just blown away. It's the first and only current gen game (to date) to make me just think, "damn."
(also a special nod to 'spore' for being the current gen game ive looked forward to the longest).
