Best looking HM/SOS of game?

Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 10:05 am

In your opinion, what's the best looking title? The game with the best art-design and where everything seemingly matches. No just how high quality everything is or how attractive the characters are.

I'm going on a limb and saying the StH remake on PSP. I haven't played it but it looks nice for a PSP game.

Getaris · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 10:11 am

I personally really love how Tale of Two Towns looks.

Samansu · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 10:22 am

Animal Parade for me! I just love the design and environment of that game! Gorgeous overall and with super adorable animals! ^-^

Ehppy · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 10:40 am

I second Animal Parade.
Although all of the games are great, and I personally have a strong attachment to the Back to Nature look since it was my first HM.

Animal Parade just got so much right in my opinion. The character designs were so fun and cute and unique. And I just love the town and the surrounding fields and the forest and... Ahh I need to go back and play that one real soon.

Samansu · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 10:57 am

Ehppy wrote:I second Animal Parade.
Although all of the games are great, and I personally have a strong attachment to the Back to Nature look since it was my first HM.

Animal Parade just got so much right in my opinion. The character designs were so fun and cute and unique. And I just love the town and the surrounding fields and the forest and... Ahh I need to go back and play that one real soon.

Yes! If I could live in any of the towns in these games I would pick Harmonica Town in an instant! So fun and interesting looking! So much to explore! ^-^

Kam · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 11:01 am

hero of leaf valley. animal parade also looks really nice and i love all the little details they put everywhere, but holv just looks very slightly better. though including spin-offs n such, rune factory frontier's got em all beat

Bluie · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 11:15 am

Hero of Leaf Valley has a fantastic artstyle in the portraits that matches the in game graphics perfectly.

Other than that, I love the sprite work in M/FoMT / DS/Cute. It's simple but very charming.

Hysuka · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 11:44 am

I gotta say Hero of Leaf Valley. It's the fully realized step to 3D that I expected the series to take.

SakuraMota · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 12:52 pm

Another vote for Hero of Leaf Valley. It's a shame that one doesn't get much more love.

Samansu · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 12:55 pm

SakuraMota wrote:Another vote for Hero of Leaf Valley. It's a shame that one doesn't get much more love.

I have only played a few minutes of it to check if my used copy was good, but it is very VERY pretty for sure. I would say it is 2nd place for me. Animal Parade is just too gorgeous for me to let it slip from 1st. ^-^

Soapylion · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 1:04 pm

I'm also gonna say AP and HoLV! Both games that I gotta go back to for sure. Also - RFF was beauuutiful.

Onion_Taka · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 1:06 pm

I second Tale of Two Towns. The color pallet isn't overly bright or muted and there's a nice attention to detail. (It reminds me a bit of Rune Factory 4 in that way). One of my favorite things visually in this game is a field full of roses.

SakuraMota · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 1:12 pm

Samansu wrote:
SakuraMota wrote:Another vote for Hero of Leaf Valley. It's a shame that one doesn't get much more love.
I have only played a few minutes of it to check if my used copy was good, but it is very VERY pretty for sure. I would say it is 2nd place for me. Animal Parade is just too gorgeous for me to let it slip from 1st. ^-^

AP would be my second choice, lol. I admit, I got a PSTV (on sale) precisely so I could play HoLV on the TV and with a second thumbstick. Highly recommend it.

Samansu · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 1:35 pm

SakuraMota wrote:
AP would be my second choice, lol. I admit, I got a PSTV (on sale) precisely so I could play HoLV on the TV and with a second thumbstick. Highly recommend it.

Rip I don't have a VITA... Only a PSP because I originally wanted to play Star Ocean 1, 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics again... >.> I need to upgrade to the VITA and just keep the PSP for the Star Ocean games since they aren't available on VITA

SakuraMota · Post Posted: Oct 02, 2017 2:27 pm

Samansu wrote:Rip I don't have a VITA... Only a PSP because I originally wanted to play Star Ocean 1, 2 and Final Fantasy Tactics again... >.> I need to upgrade to the VITA and just keep the PSP for the Star Ocean games since they aren't available on VITA

I was going to get a VITA just to replay PSP games with a second thumbstick, but then I found the PSTV on sale for $30. The stars just aligned for me on that one. I do need to get the rest of the HMs in digital form. Should've taken advantage of Natsume's last sale, boo.