16bit JRPG Style MMO?

ZigZags

For quite a while now I've always contemplated if a 16bit JRPG style MMO would be possible and if so, what would it look like? After spending over 100 hours recently in Octopath Traveler, it got me thinking again. I consider myself an "old school gamer" (age 35) so I grew up on Final Fantasy 6 (3 on SNES), Earthbound, Secrets of Evermore etc. I always thought a 16bit retro style MMO which hasn't really ever been done, or at least successfully, would be technologically possible and who wouldn't love seeing real players run around in 2d sprites in front of a Octopath Style 2d/3d backdrop? 

Has any game already tried this that I missed? What do you guys think the potential for a game like this would be? 

jusomdude

Must be in the air or something because I've been wanting to play games with those 16 bit era graphics lately myself. There was one specifically that looked pretty good that I saw some gameplay of but I can't remember the name.

IDK if any have really done the 3D environment with the 2D sprites like octopath though.

Scorchien

Could take a look at Survived By

https://store.steampowered.com/app/606140/Survived_By/

Spiider

Why not? Mmos are not about graphics, this is why there is so many failed ones, people who make them dont get its about content

Panther2103

Yeah that would be a neat idea. Kinda like Graal Online or something similar, but I could never figure out how to play that game. 

jusomdude

I think if one of the game giants made a pixel art based MMO they'd be laughed out the gaming industry, which is kinda too bad.

Spiider

2.5 billion dollars laugh in the style of minecraft. Super funny

Cryomatrix

Realm of the mad god seems very popular 

Asheram

https://forums.mmorpg.com/discussion/149501/16bit-style-mmo