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Bad colour schemes in games

SaigyoujiSaigyouji
edited 2011-09-25 18:04:43 in Media
But you never had any to begin with.
Sometimes, games have questionable colour schemes. Like Battle Garegga and its brown... well, everything (brown bullets and brown background!). Which is kind of a liability in a shmup. Or Shin Megami Tensei I and its endless corridors that all look the same, whether that be blue, green, or salmon. (Only 2 buildings in the entire game have multiple colours for the corridors.)

...Or the monstrosity that inspired this thread.

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Comments

  • NovaNova
    If you must eat a phoenix, boil it, do not roast it. This only encourages their mischievous habits.
    I think my eyes just exploded.
  • AHRAHR
    EETS SO PEEENK
  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    It's because the NES had a very limited range of colors so designers tried to be creative.

    This was actually the big advantage the Mega Drive boasted.
  • SaigyoujiSaigyouji
    But you never had any to begin with.
    SMT I was on the SNES. Super Darius/Darius Plus (Where the screenshot is from) was on the Super CD/PC Engine.

    Neither had an excuse.
  • DYREDYRE
    edited 2011-09-25 18:20:59

    ^^ Of course, I'm pretty sure that isn't an NES screenshot (though it's probably something equally limited, so whatever, same thing).


    EDIT: Ninja'd.

  • MalkavianMalkavian
    MORONS! I'VE GOT MORONS ON MY PAYROLL!
    ^^Oh nevermind then. Damn, Atlus has always been hella weird.
  • KinkajouKinkajou
    Kamen Rider MADOKA
    Atlus has always been hella weird.

    That's also why they've never moved past the niche platform.
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    edited 2011-09-25 19:21:36
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    ^Bear in mind that in Japan, their games outsell Final Fantasy games by a pretty decent margin. They're aiming for the local market, while Final Fantasy is more of an export series.
  • KinkajouKinkajou
    Kamen Rider MADOKA
    Just like how Squeenix still releases Dragon Quest?
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    Speaking of Atlus, I don't get the appeal of Etrian Odyssey.  You have to map the dungeon yourself.  That's just lame.

    The rest is halfway enjoyable, except for the fact that spells become more expensive in very restrictive ways (your MP cap is way low and leveling up spells too quickly really makes a big deal of it).

    As for that screenshot, I found the pink rather hilarious.  Then again, I find obnoxious colors hilarious.
  • CrimsonCrimson
    Give us fire! Give us ruin! Give us our glory!
    >^Bear in mind that in Japan, their games outsell Final Fantasy games by a pretty decent margin. They're aiming for the local market, while Final Fantasy is more of an export series.

    Since when? I thought Final Fantasy consistently sold the most next to Dragon Quest.
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    Nope. Final Fantasy is the second-best-selling Square Enix series in Japan, not the second-best-selling JRPG.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    Then what's the ranking of best-selling JRPGs in Japan, and worldwide?
  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    ^^Pretty sure that in Japan it's DQ, Megaten, FF.

    Worldwide, meanwhile, all I know is FF is #1.
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Creature - Florida Dragon Turtle Human
    Megaten includes the Persona subseries, right?

    I was actually more curious where stuff like Pokémon, MMBN, Etrian Odyssey, Disgaea, SaGa, Mana, Fire Emblem, Tales, Phantasy Star, etc.

    @funnyguts: I can map the dungeon any way i want there.  Here, I have to...draw walls and panels separately?  what the heck?
  • Codename_M308Codename_M308
    edited 2011-09-25 20:56:27
    They call me Rate Miser, whatever I see... turns overrated in my eyes...
    OP: There's another arcade version of Battle Garegga that replaces most of the bullets with normal yellow circles, especially those in brown terrain. IIRC, Tvtropes did say something about Battle Garegga's port having a colorful bullets toggle. Oh, and that boss is just plain ugly.

  • ClockworkUniverseClockworkUniverse
    OOOooooOoOoOOoo, I'm a ghoOooOooOOOost!
    Yeah, Persona is part of Megaten, though I don't think they put "Shin Megami Tensei" in front of the title in Japan.

    Hmmm...I dunno where Pokemon falls, actually. It might be above the ones I listed...
  • KinkajouKinkajou
    Kamen Rider MADOKA
    Pokemon would probably outsell all those save Dragon Quest. Even though it's not a traditional JRPG by any vector.
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