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[Ledsen]

I was playing the original No One Lives Forever today, and was very impressed with how good Cate's character model and textures looks for a 12-year old game. What are some of your favorites?

 

[Nibel]

Ryo Hazuki (Shenmue)

 

[Ahasverus]

I love him

He looks soo real, soo relatable.

Spoiler

so sexy

. One of the great models in gaming, one of the best characters in media.

 

[Seven Force]

Sega fucking nailed Classic Sonic's model in Sonic Generations.

 

[ilold]

awesome

 

[LQX]

Manny!

 

[Spring-Loaded]

Nathan Drake, Uncharted 3

Max Payne 3

 

[Corky]

I have a soft spot for the nano-suit from the crysis games.

 

[HiiiLife]

People can say all they want about the character designs in MK. Kung Lao will always be the coolest character to me when it comes to fighting games.

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Manny!

Great in-game pick, man

 

[waypoetic]

Manny!

That's in-game?

 

[Currygan]

(every creature in Viva Pinata, basically)

 

[Lord_Nergal]

Don't have one, but I really enjoy my Shepard's armor from ME2/3.

 

[Canis lupus]

 

[Callibretto]

Kratos in God of War 3, I haven't been that impressed by character model in a long time.

 

[Raptor]

I like Anya Model:

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Letho, Witcher 2

 

[c0Zm1c]

jadefrombeyondgoodandevil.jpg

Does someone have a decent in-game pic of her?

 

[xXJonoXx]

Midnight Wesker and Battlesuit Jill are two of my favorite character designs.

 

[Self_Destructive]

SMG2, love the Mario model

 

[Tigel]

Just so awesome.

 

[RustyNails]

 

[Ahasverus]

People can say all they want about the character designs in MK. Kung Lao will always be the coolest character to me when it comes to fighting games.

Dat Unreal vaseline...

 

[waypoetic]

Colonel Mael Radec (Killzone 2)

 

[Zyrusticae]

Do created characters count?

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For having such detailed character customization, PSO2's character models sure look nice.

Also, FFXIV:

 

[iirate]

I see your Prime 1 Samus and raise you:

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Metroid Prime 2

Also, I love the Arkham games, but am so torn on Batman's model. Most of the time it looks great, but it's not quite perfect, either...

 

[King of the Potato People]

Zelda The Wind Waker of course, so cute.

 

[suzu]

The FFXII character models looked great for its time.

(These seem to be screenshots from the pc emulator though.) I always loved the design and models for the Judges. I wish I could find an in-game screenshot of them all because they look boss.

 

[Callibretto]

The FFXII character models looked great for its time.

(This one seems to be a screenshot from the pc emulator though.) I always loved the design and models for the Judges. I wish I could find an in-game screenshot of them all because they look boss.

it still looks great even now, and ff12 character have less polycount than ff10 character, and have better facial animation too compared to ffx

 

[Shepard]

The FFXII character models looked great for its time.

(These seem to be screenshots from the pc emulator though.) I always loved the design and models for the Judges. I wish I could find an in-game screenshot of them all because they look boss.

Perfect, this also gets my vote.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Mordin Solus and Salarians in general from Mass Effect. I really love the design. Prerelease Salarian screenshots from ME 1 grabbed my attention early on and is part of the reason I followed the game so closely before launch.

 

[Currygan]

I see your Prime 1 Samus and raise you:

Spoiler

Metroid Prime 2

Also, I love the Arkham games, but am so torn on Batman's model. Most of the time it looks great, but it's not quite perfect, either...

you know what, I still love Samus 1 more than Samus 2 and Samus 3. It must be a mix of nostalgia, mind being blown while playing MP for the first time and that shiny armor of awesomeness

 

[Felix Lighter]

Letho, Witcher 2

Awesome choice. I love his character and he uses his appearance to his advantage in ways you wouldn't expect.

 

[iirate]

The FFXII character models looked great for its time.

(These seem to be screenshots from the pc emulator though.) I always loved the design and models for the Judges. I wish I could find an in-game screenshot of them all because they look boss.

They sure did. That game was downright gorgeous for a PS2 release.

you know what, I still love Samus 1 more than Samus 2 and Samus 3. It must be a mix of nostalgia, mind being blown while playing MP for the first time and that shiny armor of awesomeness

Yeah, I guess it does come down to preference. I like the slightly more realistic proportions in 2 and 3, and I've always preferred Samus' armor with less shine, and a more matte look overall. I thought Samus looked fine in 1, but when I first booted up 2, I was blown away by her new model. I still sort of am to this day.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Raz from Psychonauts

 

[A Huge Battleship]

vanillaware.jpg

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Sprites totally count.

 

[c0Zm1c]

Do created characters count?

If they do, a couple of mine from Champions Online...

I was going for the cheap, homemade superhero costume look in that second shot.

 

[ThatsMytrunks]

Not the best design, but the visor looked so good in game. The way it out-oranged all the colors on the screen.

It was the first time chief looked like he was as heavy as he's supposed to be.

 

[EatChildren]

Spoiler

Cheating, because I'm using a fan made high res texture. But it's very faithful to the original!

 

[Turok_TTZ]

meh.

 

[Metaroo]

For all the flack that FFXIII gets, no one can argue how beautifully detailed the game was. Lightning was the first example that popped into head, but replace her with any in-game character model if you wish.

 

[meta4]

The most detailed Character Model in any game ever! This is ingame.

 

[iNvid02]

i liked 47 in hitman quite a bit, see if i can find a shot

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[i-Lo]

I have a soft spot for the nano-suit from the crysis games.

Nathan Drake, Uncharted 3

Kratos in God of War 3, I haven't been that impressed by character model in a long time.

Colonel Mael Radec (Killzone 2)

All of these are great entries. The nano-suit was not only well thought out in design but also in function. And Radec's armour really makes him a bad ass.

For me along with all of the above it's the H4's MC's armour which for the first time not only looks good but seems properly modular in design:

 

[i-Lo]

For all the flack that FFXIII gets, no one can argue how beautifully detailed the game was. Lightning was the first example that popped into head, but replace her with any in-game character model if you wish.

I'd have selected that had it not been how low poly the rest of her body is in-game.

Case in point:

 

[Spring-Loaded]

I'd have selected that had it not been how low poly the rest of her body is in-game.

Case in point:

Looks like a TF2 hand

 

[deddonpachi]

vincent in catherine!

 

[EvilMario]

Zelda The Wind Waker of course, so cute.

I love Ganondorf's look in Wind Waker as well. There are many amazing takes on Zelda characters in the game.

My favourite Zelda model goes to Skyward Sword though. Even though I had plenty of issues with the game, I loved all the characters, but especially Zelda.

 

[Snuggles]

I love all of the unique characters in Bloodlines. Pretty much every important character has a distinct and memorable look. Plus, I have a weird fondness for slightly dated early-to-mid 2000's character models. Probably because that's like the golden area of gaming for me.

Anyways:

 

[Jonboy]

+1 on Samus. I was blown away in Metroid Prime's opening sequence.