Looks like something out of a generic fighting game.
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Games you didn't play because of their art style
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Looks like something out of a generic fighting game.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
There's not a hint of sexualization in that full pic beyond boobs that are already present.
sublimit
Banned
Really? I thought it was absolutely amazing. One of the most visually impressive games I've ever played.
For me, it's probably the Atelier games. They sound interesting but I just can't get over the pedoriffic aspect to these games. No, I don't want to see a 12 year old girl's asscrack.
Is that a default clothes set or something optional?
Disgaeamad
Member
And I can enjoy cute artstyles without being a rapist pedophile, much to the surprise of many people here it would seem. Funny how that works, isn't it?
Dislike 'anime' art all you want, that's fine. Individual taste doesn't bother me in the slightest, but the people who try to justify it by claiming 'because I'm not a dirty pedo like those FREAKS that do like it' are stepping over a line and need to get a grip on life.
cosmicblizzard
Banned
The majority of people saying "anime" in this thread aren't saying anything beyond that. Only a few are mentioning sexualized young girls.
Pyramid head
Banned
I recall thinking the character models looked hideous when I played Injustice but my god, it's even worse than I remembered.
Injustic. Ugly as fick characters.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
those 8bit/classic games, as much i would like to try hotline miami or others that look like it. i cant
cosmicblizzard
Banned
DLC.
That new vandal hearts game... why they turned the rawness and grittiness of the original vandal hearts into a harry potter srpg is something I'm trying hard to figure out.
I've been trying to play ultima 7, which is supposedly awesome, but it has some of the ugliest graphics I've ever seen.
I've been trying to play ultima 7, which is supposedly awesome, but it has some of the ugliest graphics I've ever seen.
Daria Morgendorffer
Member
I always disliked how the Kongs looked in the Donkey Kong Country games, they just look like a bunch of moving turds in my opinion. Because of this I never could finish any of the original three games.
sublimit
Banned
Well in that case there's no need for complaining.
chaobreaker
Member
My biggest beef with these kinds of anime designs is how all the characters designs are elaborate as fuck but the world is so bland and boring looking. Like Dragon Quest but without its charm.
Final Fantasy seems to be the only jrpg series that subverts this. Becautiful world and monster designs
i think the art in both of these games is incredibly appealing haha
C.Olimar788
Member
Skyrim. I mean, it wasn't the only thing to put me off of the game, but its utterly, disgustingly generic art style made it very difficult to find anything to like about it visually.
It's a shame, really, because one of the reasons I bought it was because Prequel sold me on the universe. It just turns out that Prequel also has its own art style that looks infinitely better...
It's a shame, really, because one of the reasons I bought it was because Prequel sold me on the universe. It just turns out that Prequel also has its own art style that looks infinitely better...
Dr. Benton Quest
Banned
It's hard to deny that a large portion of Japanese illustrations that we're exposed to in the west are very controversial in nature. Depictions of sexualized minors tend to get lumped in with the larger "anime" term by individuals and the media.
Define "cute" anime.
VirtuaGrant
Member
Souls series. Would really like to get into them but each time I've started the art style has been so off putting I've stopped. Gothic, giant armor stuff really doesn't appeal to me at all. Gameplay is pretty fun and rewarding though. Shame (for me) that Bloodborne has a similar look.
whiteninja
Member
The last Mortal kombat game. Ugly females etc, etc..
Also Injustice (although that was more due to it's simplistic move sets)
Also Injustice (although that was more due to it's simplistic move sets)
alfredofroylan
Member
Saint Rows, the arttyle is a huge turn off for me. Plus there's this thing from SR II
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Madworld.
sixteen-bit
Member
yep that's why it felt dated
I never realized that she's groping herself. Can't say I'm surprised.
Brutuspedia
Member
Dust for sure, not only visual but the voices are terrible as well, like a child cartoon, its a instant no go for me. Same with that Sly character, cant remember which one, but is horrendous for me.
Most of exaggerated extravagant Japanese games, like Bayonetta, I played, I know its a good game, but I cant stand that visuals, attitude etc.
Same with childish themed games, like most of Nintendo catalogue.
The same happen with US marines and militar themed games, I skip it by default, but I've made a effort for some rare jewels like Spec Ops.
I reckon there is a lot of good games that I'm probably missing, but this themes are not for me, hard to digest for my personal taste.
Most of exaggerated extravagant Japanese games, like Bayonetta, I played, I know its a good game, but I cant stand that visuals, attitude etc.
Same with childish themed games, like most of Nintendo catalogue.
The same happen with US marines and militar themed games, I skip it by default, but I've made a effort for some rare jewels like Spec Ops.
I reckon there is a lot of good games that I'm probably missing, but this themes are not for me, hard to digest for my personal taste.
bobawesome
Member
Ugh. I can't stand this trend of super-moe anime characters.
Robot Pants
Member
Yep. Hated El Shaddai style.
Dust was awesome though
Contra 4 on the DS is a strong one, for me. Booted it up and couldn't believe how bad it looked, could never get used to it despite people saying it was a decent game. Yoshi's Island DS was another one. It was horrible to look at. If it hadn't been I might have stuck with it. Steel Diver goes in this category too. Ugly as balls.
Those are all pretty obvious, though. A strong one for me that everyone else seems to love is Okami. I can't stand the artstyle, it's blurry and grainy. It's based around an real life art-style I have no real love for and I don't think it worked well for a game. Really ugly game, and combined with the wordiness it pretty much ensured that my 3 (three!) efforts to play the game (even the HD version) would be fruitless.
Those are all pretty obvious, though. A strong one for me that everyone else seems to love is Okami. I can't stand the artstyle, it's blurry and grainy. It's based around an real life art-style I have no real love for and I don't think it worked well for a game. Really ugly game, and combined with the wordiness it pretty much ensured that my 3 (three!) efforts to play the game (even the HD version) would be fruitless.
Final Fantasy IX
I could forgive FFVII for it due to being a early PS1 game, but I absolutely cannot stand stylized, super-deformed characters designs. What makes it worse for me is that IX's story is apparently one of the darkest in the series, so it just makes the design choice all the more jarring for me.
I could forgive FFVII for it due to being a early PS1 game, but I absolutely cannot stand stylized, super-deformed characters designs. What makes it worse for me is that IX's story is apparently one of the darkest in the series, so it just makes the design choice all the more jarring for me.
MvmntInGrn
Member
A lot I can agree with in this thread. Bioware games (Mass Effect, Dragon Age), Dust, El Shaddai, Injustice, Street Fighter IV, and Darksiders.
Final Fantasy IX though? By far the best looking PS1 FF game.
Final Fantasy IX though? By far the best looking PS1 FF game.
hikarutilmitt
Member
I tried a demo for Darksiders, don't know if that counts.
Absolutely disgusting Todd McFarlene-knockoff gothic overdone mess of an art-style. I find the artwork above hideous, and since this was more of a mid-tier last gen game, it wasn't going to fully live up to the artwork either. The demo wasn't fun to me and I've never had any desire to seek this out, even after hearing praise for it. The art style wasn't the sole reason, but I believe it played a considerable part.
Pretty much this. Overdesigned, big, bulky armors and meatheaded characters.
So basically Epic and some comic artists.
disappeared
Banned
I refuse to give Nintendo another penny for any game using that dreadful NSMB style. It looks terrible and completely lazy.
Skyfireblaze
Member
Well I never really didn't play a game because of its artstyle but it can be a huge damper for my enjoyment of games. The worst offender in my eyes is the entire Unreal Engine 3 bar some exceptions:
It started with Roboblitz over UT3 and continued with the Arkham games and it wasn't till TERA and Blade & Soul till I could find it somewhat good looking but overall I think the games made with the engine usually lack colors and have a weird shiny and plastic-y feel :/
EDIT: And I feel somewhat the same about the NSBU series and also Battlefield 3.
It started with Roboblitz over UT3 and continued with the Arkham games and it wasn't till TERA and Blade & Soul till I could find it somewhat good looking but overall I think the games made with the engine usually lack colors and have a weird shiny and plastic-y feel :/
EDIT: And I feel somewhat the same about the NSBU series and also Battlefield 3.
Hating a game art style because of a DLC costume, didn't thought the bar could go that low, i should really just set it to minus infinity once and for all.
As for games i never played because of their art style... none, i'm not a fan of testosterone heavy western games (gears of war for example) or barely legal looking anime waifu material filled games or many other art direction but i would be a fool to stop myself because of that.
As for games i never played because of their art style... none, i'm not a fan of testosterone heavy western games (gears of war for example) or barely legal looking anime waifu material filled games or many other art direction but i would be a fool to stop myself because of that.
Not sure you're avatar puts you in much better of a place, though I'll admit compile heart could hire a real writer from the few hours I've suffered through.
Well I never really didn't play a game because of its artstyle but it can be a huge damper for my enjoyment of games. The worst offender in my eyes is the entire Unreal Engine 3 bar some exceptions:
It started with Roboblitz over UT3 and continued with the Arkham games and it wasn't till TERA and Blade & Soul till I could find it somewhat good looking but overall I think the games made with the engine usually lack colors and have a weird shiny and plastic-y feel :/
Never fear, the default Unreal 3 shader is here! It tends to do that, not so much the colors, but the strange sort of plastic-y feel is very much its fault.
Games like that have a character focus but a limited budget, so characters look good but environments look OK.
Skyfireblaze
Member
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels like this, that's exactly what bothers me the most! The UE2 was perfectly fine so I'm curious if I will be able to stand the UE4 when the first commercial games come out.
Trickster
Member
I was having trouble coming up with anything I haven't played because of the art style. But this might be a good example. I tend to not play games that are anime based, and especially not moe based. Like, I won't even bother trying to find out what the game is about, I just assume it's some shitty anime game with lots of shitty fanservice.
User 73706
Banned
TitanFall. It's a weird mix of textures, image quality and art direction making it way too baroque to pull off what they were planning on doing. Not that the actual concept is ambitious, per se, but if they had stuck to a more minimalist art direction and focused more on the actual silhouettes / design of the mechs and pilots to make them seem more defined, it would have turned out better. As-is it seems like an overly busy halfway point between Call of Duty and Battlefield.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Really? I thought it was absolutely amazing. One of the most visually impressive games I've ever played.
For me, it's probably the Atelier games. They sound interesting but I just can't get over the pedoriffic aspect to these games. No, I don't want to see a 12 year old girl's asscrack.
Atelier games are fantastic, that's just a DLC costume. I personally prefer Totori's default look.