-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Do you also dismiss games because of their artstyle?
- Thread starter Thickstone
- Start date
Herbspiceguy
Member
All the time.
Notable examples for me: New Super Mario Bros. series and Ubisoft games.
Notable examples for me: New Super Mario Bros. series and Ubisoft games.
bobawesome
Member
You have no idea what you're talking about if that's what you think Clannad is like. Jesus Christ.
Coreda
Member
Not sure if this exactly counts, seeing as it's not wholly art style related, but games that feature a lot of flashy effects like spells, etc, which make up the bulk of the combat really aren't my cup of tea and make me immediately disinterested in a game even if the rest of the game looks appealing.
Eg:
Exceptions would be sci-fi space games, where it's not based on magic but rather due to futuristic weapons. Though still in moderation.
Eg:
Exceptions would be sci-fi space games, where it's not based on magic but rather due to futuristic weapons. Though still in moderation.
SkeptiMism
Member
Never done it that I realized at least.
Xenoblade 2 having so generic anime looking characters is really off putting though. But still not gonna prevent me from playing the game.
Do you also find the art style in games/series like the Rime, The Witness and Rayman off putting and worth dismissing the game?
Xenoblade 2 having so generic anime looking characters is really off putting though. But still not gonna prevent me from playing the game.
To be honest, that seems kind of weird to me at least. Franchises like Metroid, Zelda, Mario, Splatoon, Arms, Xenoblade etc etc all look pretty different (and with huge variation within each other's respective series and genres). I guess with Mario and lately Splatoon and Arms there are some common themes, such as the colorfulness.
Do you also find the art style in games/series like the Rime, The Witness and Rayman off putting and worth dismissing the game?
FataIChoice
Member
I really didn't play a lot of Japanese games for a long time because I wasn't into anime and the art style you associate with generic anime.
I am now a huge weeaboo and don't really dismiss anything on art style, there are still games I will not go out of my way to play based on their art, but I wont skip it entirely based on that.
I am now a huge weeaboo and don't really dismiss anything on art style, there are still games I will not go out of my way to play based on their art, but I wont skip it entirely based on that.
Spieler Eins
Member
If it's high fantasy, I can't get it. If it's a JRPG going too heavily into JPop neither. Bald angry white man as the protag is usually also a no-go.
ErrorMacro
Member
In some very rare instances, yes.
Anything that goes for a furry artstyle (like Dust) does not appeal to me.
For some reason, I found the artstyle of Spelunky to be really terrible. I could not get past it.
Realistic MMORPGs also rarely appeal to me.
Anything that goes for a furry artstyle (like Dust) does not appeal to me.
For some reason, I found the artstyle of Spelunky to be really terrible. I could not get past it.
Realistic MMORPGs also rarely appeal to me.
Milly Osworth
Member
The horror dolls in Xenoblade X made me not try it.
lvl99 Pixel
Member
sometimes... im completely sick of realistic, pretty, human model like characters in RPGs for example. Witcher 3 is one of the exceptions since they put effort in to make the writing and acting keep up with the style, and the sense of humor was there too.
WoW's dated graphics engine still looks a hell of a lot more appealing than games like FFXIV or any of the MMOs with that kind of style.
WoW's dated graphics engine still looks a hell of a lot more appealing than games like FFXIV or any of the MMOs with that kind of style.
Stairouais
Member
Anything designed by Tetsuya Nomura after FF8 is a huge No-no for me.
And yeah, especially TWEWY.
Yes, definitely. I don't care about graphics in the technical sense, I'm okay with playing dated looking games. But ugly (ugly IMO, of course) art? Yeah... I mostly can't stand:
- Ugly animu
- Furry stuff
- Concrete-color "realistic" graphics
- Low effort pixel art with Flash-like effects, pixels of all sizes, a ton of colors on screen, etc.
- Fanservice
- Ugly animu
- Furry stuff
- Concrete-color "realistic" graphics
- Low effort pixel art with Flash-like effects, pixels of all sizes, a ton of colors on screen, etc.
- Fanservice
Ah, yes. I'm not touching anything along these lines, stuff like Kingdom Hearts, etc.
Yes, cookie-cutter ones get a pass. I dislike most anime artsyle anyway.
I like strong, distinguishable art that has its own identity. I also have a preferences to something that evoke a sense of elegance and beauty. As far as anime-like artstyle goes, for example,
is what I like. They should really make a 12 Kingdom game.
I like strong, distinguishable art that has its own identity. I also have a preferences to something that evoke a sense of elegance and beauty. As far as anime-like artstyle goes, for example,
is what I like. They should really make a 12 Kingdom game.
Yep.
It really makes you more tolerant towards... well everything aesthetic-wise. Those hands are among the more horrific aspects of those games (and that's saying a lot considering the nature of them).
Vigilant Walrus
Member
Oblivion and Everquest are games where I hate the art style. To me this Dungeons-And-Dragons esque generic high fantasy art style is akin to licking a hospital floor. It's incredible sterile and has no personality.
Lord of the Rings Online was a game where I just couldn't divorce the art style from how I wanted it to look (like the movies). The devs didn't have the movie licens so the game ended up looking different and I didn't like that look at all.
With Oblivion you had little identity. Skyrim has Nordic, Celtic, Picts, Antarctic, Pagan and other forms of tribal influences in its art and it looked very strong. Both in its enviornment and character design. In Morrowind you had their most expressive art to date, though I always hated how their elfs look.
Oblivion is just this boring green randomly generated go-fuck-yourself-forests. its just boring fantasy and standard medieval villages. I hate the way that game looks.
Lord of the Rings Online was a game where I just couldn't divorce the art style from how I wanted it to look (like the movies). The devs didn't have the movie licens so the game ended up looking different and I didn't like that look at all.
With Oblivion you had little identity. Skyrim has Nordic, Celtic, Picts, Antarctic, Pagan and other forms of tribal influences in its art and it looked very strong. Both in its enviornment and character design. In Morrowind you had their most expressive art to date, though I always hated how their elfs look.
Oblivion is just this boring green randomly generated go-fuck-yourself-forests. its just boring fantasy and standard medieval villages. I hate the way that game looks.
SkeptiMism
Member
Not entirely. There have been games like A Link Between Worlds, Chibi Robo Zip Lash and NSMB2 that I thought looked like bland garbage (...huh, all 3DS games), but I still gave them a shot and ended up having fun.
I think bad music and sound design is the real dealbreaker for me. If a game's not good to look at or listen to, I get super bored playing it.
I think bad music and sound design is the real dealbreaker for me. If a game's not good to look at or listen to, I get super bored playing it.
Genuinely don't understand people who won't play a good game cos of how it looks. Of course a great looking game is more enticing to try but if something has great mechanics or a compelling story then I can easily look past a crappy style.
I know I'm in a minority, I just think people miss out on so much cos of weird hang ups like this.
I know I'm in a minority, I just think people miss out on so much cos of weird hang ups like this.
JasonUresti
Member
The art of the Disgaea games pushes me away from them, at least.
runnin_blue
Banned
RoadHazard
Gold Member
The "grey bull-necked dudebro space marine" style puts me off pretty hard.
Maintenance
Member
You have absolutely zero fucking idea what you are talking about. Not even a monkey would make a miss like this.
GoldCrusader
Member
Almost every AAA western games? The artstyle for these game is always just a massive turn off. Bethesda as probably the ugliest character designs in that space. Cartoony western games tho, these are cool.
When a game looks like this,
yes.
This is the first game I thought of when I saw this thread. Story seems amazing but I'll probably never know because there's no way I can get past that art style.
Octavianus
Banned
Only if it's exceptionally hideous. Steroid infused Gears of War style for example.
Possumowner
Member
Absolutely not,I'll only dismiss it if it's a bad game...No other reason
Dark_castle
Junior Member
It's not really wrong though. I personally don't care if Clannad had the best story ever. The big eye moe anime artstyle can be very offputting to some.
You should play Bloodborne then. I will say though Dark Souls l, while it takes a while, has some very unique settings and monsters. But really bloodborne should be played by all, I think it is one of the best looking games ever made.
eXistor
Member
I will say I'm getting tired of certain aesthetics. Ever since Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery (it may have been earlier even) it seems like every indie developer is using the same art-style to some degree and I'll be honest: that's strike one against your game in my eyes. You'll have to be damn interesting gameplay-wise for me to look past your blatant "homage" of an art-style.
And yeah, the standard military shooter look is something that's not even on my radar. That said: you could have the best military shooter ever made and I'll probably have zero interest in it just because of the setting, regardless of art-style.
And yeah, the standard military shooter look is something that's not even on my radar. That said: you could have the best military shooter ever made and I'll probably have zero interest in it just because of the setting, regardless of art-style.