Style

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:02 am

This is what really matters, fuck photorealism, fuck traditional even. Style is what makes a game special. In art style is everything imo, most people who disagree with that are wrong in my opinion, although there is still room for variation from style... Style is what will grab your attention

Discuss.

tehkao · Post by **tehkao** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:04 am

Yeah I totally agree.

That's why I don't like most modern 3D shooters. Lots of cool flashy transparent explosions and photorealistic backgrounds != style.

the2bears · Post by **the2bears** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:08 am

Well said.

Bill

Andi · Post by **Andi** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:23 am

Photorealism is also a style. It's like cel-shading, it's just an aesthetic choice. There is room for realistic and non-realistic styles.

For instance, if a game is focusing on immersion (FPS or driving games for example), shouldn't it look as realistic as possible?

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:37 am

There is 'styles', and there is 'style'...

Anime is a particular style of film you might say. In anime however... Akira has style, Appleseed does not. IMO

Even in the most photorealistic of games, there can be a complete abundance of style or none at all, it has nothing to do with realism. Same with normal films, they all look like they have been shot at a real location, but some will be more stylish than others. My mentality about everything for the last 3 years has been style above all else.

llabnip · Post by **llabnip** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:41 am

MovingTarget wrote:Style is what makes a game special.

Gameplay is what makes a game special. There are many ultra-simple Atari 2600 games that are better than anything put out today - gameplay is all that counts for me. Then again, I don't think of games as art... I think of them as games.

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 2:45 am

llabnip wrote:
MovingTarget wrote:Style is what makes a game special.
Gameplay is what makes a game special. There are many ultra-simple Atari 2600 games that are better than anything put out today - gameplay is all that counts for me. Then again, I don't think of games as art... I think of them as games.

Yes, but I'm talking about graphics here. Gameplay is infinetly more complicated

it290 · Post by **it290** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:20 am

Akira has style, Appleseed does not. IMO Smile

You talkin' about the old Appleseed or the new Appleseed here?

MovingTarget · Post by **MovingTarget** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:22 am

new obviously...

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:30 am

I thought the old Appleseed was badass.
Awesome designs expected of ass-man himself.. or maybe it was breast-man... Well, one name for Masamune Shirow, and the other for Urushihara Satoshi... one draws nice asses, the other draws nice breasts :p
Or maybe they're both good so I can't remember which is which, aaaahhhhh....!

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:01 am

iatneH wrote:Awesome designs expected of ass-man himself.. or maybe it was breast-man... Well, one name for Masamune Shirow, and the other for Urushihara Satoshi... one draws nice asses, the other draws nice breasts :p
Or maybe they're both good so I can't remember which is which, aaaahhhhh....!

Great taste. But Urushihara also draws cool males. You might recognize one of his works...

MovingTarget wrote:Anime is a particular style of film you might say. In anime however... Akira has style, Appleseed does not. IMO

Well, as long it's towards new Appleseed, I'm perfectly fine (and even agree).

UnscathedFlyingObject · Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:15 am

I think all of you are WRONG. How 'bout that for an opinion.

Tar-Palantir · Post by **Tar-Palantir** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:44 am

UnscathedFlyingObject wrote:I think all of you are WRONG. How 'bout that for an opinion.

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