Post games with god tier dark atmosphere

Huh, just today I felt like replaying this. Also I guess maybe Medievil, if that's the type of style you're after, like dark but not super serious

I enjoyed rayman 2 a lot but how the fuck is it dark? it's a kids game that doesn't even pretend like it ain't.

>>384866525
It's got a certain kind of vibe, not really like Spyro or Mario or something

t. not OP

>>384866525
It has a darker and mysterious atmosphere, specially in comparison to the first one.
The tone, while still goofy, also had a more serious vibe, they also added a lot of lore, like the how the lums represents things, how Globoxes and teensies where created, etc...

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>>384866525
>It's a kids game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjGfW1FZec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaM2FTwcY30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMNUNOSp2SE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi_cyxcxOPE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIZzz9RFpsI

The game had a dark atmosphere in general. Most levels had dark or straight up black skies, the water was muddy and deadly due to pollution, from which undead creatures spawned from to attack rayman. The game touches upon slavery and the destruction of Rayman's world, and how its inhabitants are kept in cages until they die of thirst/hunger. Rayman has to travel to places like the cave of hallucinations and the realm of the living dead during his quest, and put to face monsters that want to quite literally devour his flesh. Even Rayman himself can stay from the path of good for his own gain if you wish him to in an alternate ending. The entire setting was unfriendly and unwelcoming all-round.

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>>384866998
>>384868183
Well apparently I'm the odd one out as even as a kid I never felt Rayman 2 was "dark" at all., I can see how games around the same time like MM were dark but I just don't see it with R2. Even that music sounds more corny than actually creepy to me; heck, I think I found Rayman 1's Cave of Skops more atmospheric and creepy than anything in Rayman 2.

>>384868743
Dark doesn't imply creepy in this case

>>384868183
You and OP have good as fuck taste. I always find myself replaying Rayman 2 because of the weird atmosphere. It's definitely mystical and dark in a weird, unexplainable way. Generally good art direction, I suppose.

>>384868743
>Tomb of the ancients sounds corny
what

All Kirby games.

>>384865620
holy shit, those two titles were literally the first PS1 games I've got and played.

good times

>>384869504
okay that one's the exceptionm although those chicken zombie things did kill the mood a bit imo.

>>384869854
Too bad redux ruins everything.

>>384864887
Anyone else find the spider levels scary as fuck in this game as a kid?

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Counts for both the first games really.

>>384869957
Luckily it wasn't very hard, but when this started playing, things definitely got spoopy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIZzz9RFpsI

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>>384864887
yeah yeah it's a walking simulator. but it's the only good one. this game made me so goddamn paranoid at some parts.

>>384869926
it is a shame ps4 and xboners get cucked into redux-only but previous gen and of course PC can still get original 2033

STALKER is extremely good at making me feel on edge. Never actually beat it in its entirety partly because of this.

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haha

>>384864887
The only god tier dark atmosphere game is dark souls, cause is the only game based on berserk

Dark cloud is pretty fucking dark dude.

Suicides
Assassinations
War
Death in general.

Every dungeon has that atmosphere where I can never feel safe until I'm at the exit.

>>384870442
>The only god tier dark atmosphere game is dark souls, cause is the only game based on berserk
>>>/out/
>>>/plebbit/

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>>384864887

>>384870101
YES

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Strange Journey does so many things right when it comes to atmosphere

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>>384870034
My man.
>>384869559
Shame about the actual gameplay. Just can't get into it in any fulfilling capacity, despite really liking the atmosphere.

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>>384864887
playing the PS2 version of this, holy shit stay away from it Anon's
framerate is atrocious, the hub world is a huge mess and the voice acting is pretty lame
why I didn't get it on PC is beyond me

>>384868183
I have to replay it now. Really hope that Ancel spirit translates well into the new BGE.

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This game really nails the atmosphere.

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A personal favorite.

>>384868183
Eric Chevalier had some fantatsic ideas and themes in this soundtrack which connected remarkably well.

The main theme and the little motif throughout the score are quite great.

>tfw I thought I was the only one that felt Rayman 2 had a certain je ne sais quoi about it

That hub menu area with the lake with swirly stars in it for every level was god tier

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>>384869854
Ah yes, great taste

>>384864887
Primordia.

>>384864887
Medievil

>>384870154
i can't play 2033 without crashing immediately on start up, so i just installed redux

I wouldn't call it dark. It just has some despair in the game world. The game is still cartooney and alive.

Dark Arisen's Bitterblack Isle was 10/10

>>384874214
Do not follow the machine mother. Join the glory of our mass...

>>384874112
I think Blood Omen does a better job, for various reasons. Soul Reaver is great, though.

>>384865620
>Medievil
I'd like to give it another go at some point. I found it underwhelming when I played it years ago.

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>>384864887
>tfw pirates will never come back. Please make rayman 4 with Sharp beard revenge

>>384873930
>Shame about the actual gameplay. Just can't get into it in any fulfilling capacity, despite really liking the atmosphere.

>not just hacking the game with max money so you can go around having fun rather than having to bother with slowly sailing around for scraps