Another thread ruined by OB1 and ABF! (a.k.a. 2004 Goron Game Awards!)

[OB1]

How about the BGII screenshots? Or even better the Mobygames page...
the Harper Hold (which I tried to post) is IMO one of the most beautiful
places in the series. That and places like the Temple of
Lathander...

I've already played the game, so you don't need to post screens. The
backgrounds are all well-rendered and I admire the artists' hard work,
but they are still very aesthetically bland to me.

Hmm... actually, thinking about it more those shots you posted
really make me think of Conan covers... even more so than the Hero Quest
box (HQ is by the people who made Warhammer if you didn't know).

That's because everyone copied him.

So if BG has such awful art what games have good art? Compared
to most games out there BG's artwork is great!

I never said the art was awful, just bland and uninspired. Wanna
know which games I think have terrific art? Here's a few...


Metroid Prime/Echoes:

The concept art is more impressive than the in-game art, but it's
definitely the finest-looking first-person game on an aesthetic level.









Okami:

From the makers of Viewtiful Joe comes this gorgeous platformer-type game that looks like a painting.












ICO:

The most beautiful game ever made, by far. It raised the bar so high for art in games that no one but the same developer has been able to match it. Screens don't do the game justice, but I'll post some anyway.
























And then of course there's Wanda and the Collosus, which looks like it might even topple ICO in terms of artistic direction: