I'd probably go with Bloodborne. The way the sky changes with the phases of the night is just mesmerising.
What's your favourite?
[Discussion] Which Soulslike has your favourite skyboxes?
I'd probably go with Bloodborne. The way the sky changes with the phases of the night is just mesmerising.
What's your favourite?
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zikzak025@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 45d
Nightreign, probably.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 45d
Hooly fuck
MissingInteger@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 45d
Elden Ring has some fantastic skyboxes. It really makes every frame look straight from an epic fantasy novel. The stormy Stormveil, the blue magical Lucaria, and the Erdtree always looming over everything.
The DLC takes it to the next level. You are always reminded that you are in the Shadow of the Erdtree. There are so many beautiful places where you can just stand in awe: the initial look over the plains, the view back from Enir-Ilim, and the view when the weather clears when you go to the dragon-painting. The Scadutree is always the star; combined with the grave shroud, it gives it such an amazing fantasy look, and the entire DLC looks so different at each time of day. Changing the time of day at Gravesite Plain is really worth it.
Another skybox that comes to mind is Shrine of Amana. I know not everyone likes to play bullet hell there, but have you ever looked up? The Cursed goes to some cool places. The roots that hold up the 'sky' and the light that shines through… Shrine of Amana really looks cool.
And of course Bloodborne: the longer the hunt goes, the more the world changes. First "Day" and then Evening, and then Night (You thought it was dark before???) and finally Blood Moon, where shit gets (even more) crazy. The changing skybox really enhances the immersion in Bloodborne. My favorite is when, at the very, very end, the Blood Moon finally arrives in the Hunter's Dream; the Dream looks so awesome then.
(I do have a small gripe with the skyboxes in Bloodborne, or really only one: Why does Cainhurst not have a Blood Moon skybox? That would have looked fantastic! And not having that also breaks the immersion a tiny bit.)
I definitely need to play more Nightreign. Limveld's skybox is kinda bland, but the skyboxes in Nightlord fights really do look phenomenal.
Skua@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 45d
I've posted this to the community before, but it feels relevant to share here! A 360 degree panorama of a sunset over the Realm of Shadow
I love your selection of skybox snippets there. Did you make that just now?
zikzak025@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 43d
Dang, that's cool as heck. Is that from the top of the suppressing pillar?
Skua@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 43d
It is, yeah! I explain a bit about it in the comments of the post (lemmy.world link here)
MissingInteger@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 45d
I must admit I did not. I just google 'Elden Ring skybox' and found this. Here is the post I got it from.
I should make some Elden Ring collages myself at some point. I have quite a number of screenshots…
Skua@kbin.earth · 2 pts · 45d
Ahh, well it's a good find all the same!
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 45d
I love Dark Souls 3, particularly how the world becomes increasingly curled in on itself as the end nears.
wh90b@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 44d
Elden Ring hands down, but my favorite is probably Dark Souls 2 Huntsman's Copse.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 44d
Wow, that's pretty!
wh90b@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 42d
Thanks for posting a screenshot. I didn't think to do that!
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 4 pts · 44d
Elden Ring is the prettiest game out of all the soulslikes no matter what aspect we're talking about. Including the skyboxes.