Been seing a lot of people on this sub recently asking if people prefer gameplay, graphics or story in games, and I can't help but think that art style should be part of the discussion too. A game like umvc3 will always look incredible no matter how much technology advances, because the art style is timeless.
I'd love to hear what people have to say about this.
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Until the art style is “as realistic as possible”
Ngl I hate hyper realistic graphics. It honestly feels like it takes resources away from making a good game just so it’s more marketable and that just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I automatically assume art style is the entirety of the graphics thing
Totally agree. Art style does a lot more for some games than making it look as real and “close to life” as possible, plus it won’t have a “dated realistic?” look to it after the newest shiniest game engines come out with 2x the capabilities than before. Art style adds to the personality of some games, and can make it more interesting to look at. Plus as you said it’s timeless! Sure I like to have a beautiful realistic game every once and awhile, but I think some genres thrive more with a personalized art style. It can help with the storytelling of some games, or help with expressionism :). I think games like dredge, bullets per minute, or pizza tower do very well with!
Honestly, these days if they try to sell me a game with its graphical fidelity as one of the main selling points, I’m instantly skeptical of its quality.
OK
mvc1 and mvc2 look better
Games with pixelated graphics will (probably) never look old. Take Celeste or Minecraft for example. Especially Minecraft.
I feel like both are equally important
Trop Bone has been everywhere for me lately ❤️
I think MVC1 & 2 look infinitely better than this personally.
Feel like umvc3 is a bad example of this, I didnt think umvc3 is even more popular or liked than mvc2 by most people
Learned this lesson playing Okami
Yes, Zelda Wind Waker and Super Mario Galaxy still look great today. Yet those “realistic graphics” like Morrowind and some PS3 era shooter look so outdated.
Its about the experience to me. Graphics are only a single facet of that. And I think your point of “art style” is a good one. Graphics are exclusively visual, but the cohesion of a solid art style and design can make or break a game. Audio, UI, graphics, and more. If they don’t work together, even if they are good individually, can create a bad experience and make it an unpleasant experience.
Hell yeah. This is what it’s about.
Can confirm. C&C Generals is too dated with its attempt to look like real military in 2004, while C&C3 and RA3 aged far better by comparison
I think lobsters are mermaids for scorpions
For me graphics are nice but not very important. I agree on art style.