Games with amazing art direction
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Fine Ham Abounds
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3 more I took not too long ago.
Holy shit. I hated the game, but the use of color and the sterile, construction site feel imparted by these screens coupled to the game's context is incredible. Almost enough to make me want to give the game another try. Almost.
Melchiah
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That, and Silent Hill 2 for its sexually oriented monster design, and WipEout HD for the overall design, be it tracks, ships, icons, menus, or music. I might also include Bioshock, as I loved the rundown 50's vibe it had going.
TreasureHunterG
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Sly Cooper series (most notably Sly 4):
Yes, when I saw it in E3 2011 the first thing I loved about the games was the art direction, simply amazing.
CloakedPuppet
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The MGS series has the finest art direction around. From the character design to the music to even the menus. Simply the best.
Vulcano's assistant
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Crysis 2
(not the best screen)
Crysis 2 has gorgeous weapons, and the suit itself is one of the best looking things ever designed for any game.
Viewtiful joe, and Okami too.
Capcom has so many games on this list, but there aren't many from this gen. Whatever happened to them? Asura's wrath looks interesting though, but they're just publishing it.
Edit: How has no one said this yet...
Not many games have tried Black and White. Its unique if nothing else.
And one of the early games noted for its art, Out of This world/Another world
TreasureHunterG
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Edit: How has no one said this yet...
THIS! Amazing art direction here. It's Sin City's style done perfectly on consoles.
Can't believe no one mentioned it yet
Because it is bad. It has a nice style, but direction wise it is all over the place:
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For example: Do I have to jump over the middle section or can I walk on it? It's completely unreadable.
Unfortunately, a good art director at a game dev studio has to think about how the art will communicate gameplay and functions. It's not just overall aesthetics. Form follows function, not the other way around.
Okami.
I agree 100%. Okami has great art direction
This thread is much better, the other one is making me rage.
I mean, the tech in Halo 1 probably didn't allow for much flexibility in terms of art direction at the time, and that is what they keep posting screens of.
I find the art direction in Reach and Halo 3 to be pretty spot on; although I have to say I probably prefer Reach's style a bit more since it is subdued. I really love the look of the new multiplayer maps that came on the anniversary disc, <3 Ridgeline.
I mean, the tech in Halo 1 probably didn't allow for much flexibility in terms of art direction at the time, and that is what they keep posting screens of.
I find the art direction in Reach and Halo 3 to be pretty spot on; although I have to say I probably prefer Reach's style a bit more since it is subdued. I really love the look of the new multiplayer maps that came on the anniversary disc, <3 Ridgeline.
I find it amusing that Halo is getting such a beating in the "games with bad art direction" thread. When it came out, Halo was one of the first games to truly do expansive outdoor environments. The character models have always been a problem for Bungie, but environmentally, I'd argue that Halo has been a great series through this decade.
GeekyDad
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Okami is still kind of the pinnacle for me, not just visually, but how the sound and visuals played off each other and the gameplay. It's an amazing, deeply moving game.
Think Mirror's Edge and the LostWinds games also deserve a spot on this list. Again, not just visually, but how the visuals and audio worked together to add such feeling to those games.
Think Mirror's Edge and the LostWinds games also deserve a spot on this list. Again, not just visually, but how the visuals and audio worked together to add such feeling to those games.
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