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for me, it's having some kind of gargoyle or angel/demon statues on the edge of your HUD holding up your health and mana

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[–] Moonworm@hexbear.net 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There's still some interesting UIs being made.

(Highfleet, 2021)

[–] Thorngraff_Ironbeard@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago

Never heard of this one, thats fucking gorgeous.

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 21 points 6 months ago (2 children)

System Shock having a psi meter that didn't actually measure anything relevant to the game was peak UI design.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

That rules.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 20 points 6 months ago

90's CRPGs were peak UI art.

[–] this_dude_eating_beans@hexbear.net 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

BG 1&2 were my comfort games I loved them so much. Played it back when it came out as a kid and man, this will always be what gaming is to me.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You must gather your party before venturing forth!

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You have been waylaid by enemies and must defend yourself!

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Last thing you hear before getting owned by those thieves shooting ice arrows at you.

[–] companero@hexbear.net 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

When the UI is all black semi-transparent rectangles with off-white text/icons cringe

Retvrn to whatever this is

[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

OG Xbox UIs

NOOOOO

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago

Dung Hwangbo

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 6 points 6 months ago

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, my problematic fave.

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 16 points 6 months ago

rofl the bit about cursors reminds me of when I was 10 or something and downloaded an animated ultima cursor pack on my dad's work computer. he was a bit mad

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 16 points 6 months ago

Everything that's not absolutely necessary gets sanded away as the rate of profit falls.

For a relatively simple example, though, I like Brain Lord:

[–] Enjoyer_of_Games@hexbear.net 15 points 6 months ago

real heads downloaded gauntlet cursors off geocities fan sites and made it their windows cursor

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 10 points 6 months ago

Warcraft II was peak game UI design and it has been downhill ever since.

[–] Tom742@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dead Space UI is my jam, more of that please

[–] Are_Euclidding_Me@hexbear.net 8 points 6 months ago

I agree so much! Sure, there's some "friction" when you want to open your menu in a narrow hallway and have to spin your character around a little to actually see it, but honestly? I find it great and immersive and cool. Dead Space is just really good, really

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[–] abc@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago

thanks babe sun's up another day goes by look at the time fly comment vous dire? La vérité fini toujours par se découvrir, À chaque jour suffit sa peine, Chacun trouve chaussure a son pied, Le temps blanchi les têtes sans mûrir la raison.

[–] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

I've been playing yonder Pocket Monster Pocket card phone game and the UI is so fuckin sterile it makes me wince. Got me thinkin' about the map from Pocket Man Stadium

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

Bring back the tapetech scifi HUD

[–] Stache_@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 months ago

RuneScape dragon scimitar cursor was the coolest as a kid haha

[–] Thorngraff_Ironbeard@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago

On my desktop I had an Eu4 cursor pack that turned it into the gauntlet.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 4 points 6 months ago

Poe2 has the cool health and life statues thing. twisted But they charge $10 for cursor pack

[–] MiraculousMM@hexbear.net 4 points 6 months ago

HALLS OF TORMENT STAYS WINNING sicko-satan