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Favorite video game art style?

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Whether it's the in-game graphics or promotional art, which game has your favorite art style?


I'll go first and pick TF2. Maybe not my #1 choice, but it's Rockwell inspired aesthetic and fantastic character designs make it a stand out, especially when compared to other fps games.


The paint style Yoshi's Island for SNES and n64 had, I think some RPGs had it too, like Moon.


The art style for Ratchet and Clank slaps.

The characters look goofy, but also grimy and edgy, and so does the whimsical environment.


Spore Hero's art style is fucking beautiful.

It's all whimsical, covered in spirals, and bright textures, with weird creature designs.


Psychonauts

The unhinged and disgusting characters, off-balance terrain and structures, dark colors.


Little Inferno

A grim but slick look, almost like Don't Starve.


Little Big Planet

It's uneven, and the semi-photo-realistic art style helps with the materials and textures.


Mario&Luigi

It's wacky, zany, but also slick and paint-like.


Take it with a grain of salt, I am slower than a snail.

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Okage: Shadow King. The promo artwork is fantastic.

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As for the 3D and UI... well, it's certainly unique.

Fuck you give me money!

(thanks for the years of Lulu/Payne r34 my loyal dealers)

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Ori and the blind forest


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I never see this art style used very much, but I love it when 3D games use pixel art as textures. It looks so cool and unique!

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This is an album cover from a (unfortunately ) cancelled game’s soundtrack. Highly recommend listening to it by the way, it slaps.


Chillin' and grillin'

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At 7/29/23 06:03 PM, Chdonga wrote:Okage: Shadow King. The promo artwork is fantastic.
As for the 3D and UI... well, it's certainly unique.


Never heard of this game before, but wow it looks cool! It really should get a remake tho :(

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Art styles used within the game-universe in Dishonored paintings and on load-screens. Would play a whole game looking like this.


Other than this I prefer photo realism over styles like Fortnite has.


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Out of stylized 3D games I think the same Dishonored 2 is my favorite. It balances between art and realism. And does it with great balance.


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Disco Elysium

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beautiful only describes one ginormous aspect.


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At 7/29/23 05:52 PM, Drazah wrote:The paint style Yoshi's Island for SNES and n64 had, I think some RPGs had it too, like Moon.

The art style for Ratchet and Clank slaps.
The characters look goofy, but also grimy and edgy, and so does the whimsical environment.

Spore Hero's art style is fucking beautiful.
It's all whimsical, covered in spirals, and bright textures, with weird creature designs.

Psychonauts
The unhinged and disgusting characters, off-balance terrain and structures, dark colors.

Little Inferno
A grim but slick look, almost like Don't Starve.

Little Big Planet
It's uneven, and the semi-photo-realistic art style helps with the materials and textures.

Mario&Luigi
It's wacky, zany, but also slick and paint-like.


These, and the various art styles used throughout the Rayman series.


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Always and forever my favorite art style

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How I wish I could make something similar


Click her

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Response to Favorite video game art style? Jul 31, 2023


Team Fortress 2, Pico’s School, Pizza Tower, and fnf


I ship Cassandra x Girlfriend lol

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The N64 zelda games always had a look and vfx that I really liked, the early 3d combined with exaggerated shading/colors.


Plus that weird effect used most notably for link's sword, which doesn't really look like metal, but is just, interesting to look at.

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At 7/29/23 04:03 PM, Retro-Phantom wrote:Whether it's the in-game graphics or promotional art, which game has your favorite art style?

I'll go first and pick TF2. Maybe not my #1 choice, but it's Rockwell inspired aesthetic and fantastic character designs make it a stand out, especially when compared to other fps games.


either tf2 or sly cooper (only the first 3 game's on the ps2,the ps3 game bugs me out)

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Kinda hard for me to pick just one, of course I love a lot of the Kirby artstyles (mainly Dream Land 3's and Mass Attack's promo art), but I also love the yarn and crafty aesthetics of Epic Yarn and Yoshi's Wooly World along with me simply adoring claymation styles like Rainbow Curse and Quiplash 3 (and shoutouts to '30s cartoon styles like Cuphead, angular styles like ANTONBLAST, and just overall cute styles like Puyo Puyo)


Just a nerd and a Kirby.

Hope you have a good day! <3

(Kirby says hi!) [Sig art by @soundskies]

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I like the art style of hollow knight.


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At 7/31/23 08:52 PM, SpookDev wrote:I like the art style of hollow knight.


Same, man! It definitely stuck with me for a while, even after I beat it. The environments are top notch.


i like the paper mario art style


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agree


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yup



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I love games with mid poly 3D models. Like around 2000 with the dreamcast and later.

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And stuff like DooM 3. If only it had better gameplay.

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Super Onion Boy.


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puyo puyo without a doubt

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I love the fairytale cell-shading style. The graphic style of games like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild or Ni no Kuni, is just breathtaking for me.


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I adore the pixel art and pastel colors of Game Boy Color games, especially the Game & Watch Gallery games.


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I adore the Mario & Luigi saga artstyle, it's cute and can be charming too


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And what can i say about Sonic Battle art style?? it's so freaking rad (and combined with Riders style it's just... MWAH chef kiss)


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And since we're talking about Riders, here look at this, it's so cool!!! in general i love both styles, Battle and Riders and since Sonic Channel combined them in a unique style i'm more than happy to see it


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i know this is a white bread oppinion but fnf.

i like the grafity esce style of PhantomArcade and Evilsk8r artstyle fused to make a flashy byt fun artstyle. ane it seeps of pure NG energy. and it feels like an artstyle any character woud translate good in.


also underhero has a style of pixel art that is very appealing to look at.


also dicey dungeons flat but colorfull artstyle that feels like it is from a childrens book. ironicaly, one of the playeble characters has a rulete mechanic.

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At 8/1/23 02:09 PM, Chuw-Croissantier wrote:I adore the Mario & Luigi saga artstyle, it's cute and can be charming too

And what can i say about Sonic Battle art style?? it's so freaking rad (and combined with Riders style it's just... MWAH chef kiss)

And since we're talking about Riders, here look at this, it's so cool!!! in general i love both styles, Battle and Riders and since Sonic Channel combined them in a unique style i'm more than happy to see it


Sonic Riders has one of the best arts in gaming history

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At 8/1/23 02:22 PM, andrzejek wrote:
At 8/1/23 02:09 PM, Chuw-Croissantier wrote:I adore the Mario & Luigi saga artstyle, it's cute and can be charming too

And what can i say about Sonic Battle art style?? it's so freaking rad (and combined with Riders style it's just... MWAH chef kiss)

And since we're talking about Riders, here look at this, it's so cool!!! in general i love both styles, Battle and Riders and since Sonic Channel combined them in a unique style i'm more than happy to see it

Sonic Riders has one of the best arts in gaming history


Totally agreed bro, totally agreed


The goofy ahh penguin, creator of Deep Sea Prisoner! ;D

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OHHH


Another sweet art style i forgot to mention was the Jet Set Radio one, it has that urban style that feels unique, idk i like it!


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specially the future one, simply the best for me


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The goofy ahh penguin, creator of Deep Sea Prisoner! ;D

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