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Small-Scale Question Sunday for April 26, 2026

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Which RPG / MMORPG has the best aesthetics?

For some reason I really like how FFXI looks. I find the low-res more pleasant than the high-res FFXIV.

The aesthetics ceiling for MMOs is low, but I was fond of Ragnarok Online back in the days.

As for RPGs - Seiken Densetsu 3 is the pinnacle of obligate pixel art, Hyper Light Drifter for a more modern and stylised one, and for 3D Genshin Impact's environmental art team continues being fantastic.

I actually love how good most Final Fantasy games look, especially Final Fantasy 16.

Persona 1, Persona 2: EP and IS, Super Mario RPG, FFIX, FFVIII, FFVII. Saga Frontier. Prerendered backgrounds look so much better than anything full 3d. Legend of Mana. I love the art and some of the graphics from the Rune Factory series but they are really a hot mess and basically unplayable as actual games imo.

I liked the aesthetics of Guild Wars 1, but the heavy bloom style is very of its time.

For me, hands down, Myst Uru.

That's a deep cut, but yeah, I can see it

I was always fond of The Secret World.

Will second this. It's not a great game mechanically, but the aesthetics and soul was fantastic from the first zone to the endgame.

our wisdom flows so sweet. taste and see.

I tried TSW once but just really disliked the mechanics and moment-to-moment gameplay, which was a shame because it did have fantastic aesthetics, and this gothic, World-of-Darkness-esque, slightly-twisted modern-day setting dominated by conspiracies was a great idea for an MMO.

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