>6th gen game with a dark ambiance that's also a little humorous
>graphics kind of suck but in an endearing way
>swords and sorcery setting with generic enemies and locales
>all of the items are things like treasure chests filled with gold coins, floating diamonds (worth more gold coins), green potions and food
Kino each and every single time.

I really like gauntlet dark legacy, it's like playing simplified diablo on a console. Goblin commander too (simplified warcraft 3). Never played Maximo.

>>11892583
Maximo is excellent (but hard, be warned). Highly recommended. Also play Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance.

>flaming longswords or similar weapons
They were in a lot of 6th gen games, always loved seeing them

>>11892585
How do you stack champions of Norrath against the ps2 Baldur’s gates games?

>>11892612
I find champions to be better, the mechanics and combat design is very good.

>>11892612
Frankly, I didn't like CoN, and I didn't much care for DA2 either. Both of those games felt much stiffer than DA1, with goofy animations and characters that weren't nearly as endearing. They have a lot more content, but the production values took a hit, and the gameplay is not nearly as smooth and snappy. What made DA1 a 10/10 was being short, sweet, simple and having memorable characters and locales. CoN/DA2 tried to fix what wasn't broken by adding in a bunch of superfluous junk like crafting systems and so on. DA1 is the kind of game that keeps you hooked for 8-10 hours and then lets you go, which in my opinion makes it a perfect game. The other two tried to become engrossing, and as a result they never quite captured the simple pleasure of DA1.

>>11892605
Same. It was a better time.

>>11892524 (OP)
i know exactly what you're talking about. i'm not sure how to describe the aesthetic but it's a uniquely PS2 era atmosphere. this stuff gives me the same vibe as army of darkness and bubba ho tep. i don't think it's strictly fantasy either. metal arms and timesplitters 1 had the same feeling.