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[Salsa]

You know what im talking about:

Spoiler

this is the DS version of Batman The Brave and the Bold

So it must be the games ive been playing, but am i the only one that is seeing this in a lot of games lately ?

Dont get me wrong, i like it, but is this a new trend or something ? any more examples out there ?

 

[OnPoint]

It's awesome.

Shank also has it.

 

[Secks4Food]

Eh, silhouettes are kind of cool, I don't love 'em or hate 'em. Though in Super Meat Boy, they make bandages harder to find, which is never cool.

 

[StuBurns]

Silhouette is the term.

Not sure what kicked off the trend, there was a bunch of user made LBP levels like that.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Silhouettes.

 

[NameGenerated]

A short bit in GoWII did it.

 

[Metalmurphy]

Yes, it does seem to be the new trend. First time I saw something like this in a game was actually in a 3d game, IIRC :lol

*edit*

A short bit in GoWII did it.

This

 

[Salsa]

A short bit in GoWII did it.

God or Gears ? dont remember that, cant think on how it would work on a 3D game.

 

[John]

it's a cool textural change. it's a great way to vary the look of the game without confusing the player

 

[survivor]

It was pretty cool in LBP. Though it does get annoying to play the level with more than one player unless one of them had shiny eyes.

 

[Metalmurphy]

God or Gears ? dont remember that, cant think on how it would work on a 3D game.

God of War. Worked quite well actually.

 

[Salsa]

God of War. Worked quite well actually.

:O i really dont remember it at all, lol

 

[OnPoint]

:O i really dont remember it at all, lol

Spoiler

Battle against Perseus, I believe

 

[Raging Spaniard]

Well, for one, its awesome. Having only the silhouettes and have the game still play well its a tribute to good design and art direction. Everything reads without the need of interior detail.

You also see it more now because the technology we have today makes it easy to do.

Its also a bit of a fad.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

:O i really dont remember it at all, lol

It's the first time I recall having seen it, might have been the first game to do it. It tells you something that I remember that scene more vividly than any other part of that game, and that's one hell of a game.

 

[stay gold]

Patapon

 

[Kafel]

Limbo <3

 

[Spike Spiegel]

:O i really dont remember it at all, lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkw4RzBuuk0#t=06m28s

 

[OnPoint]

There's also the upcoming Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

 

[Salsa]

Well, for one, its awesome. Having only the silhouettes and have the game still play well its a tribute to good design and art direction. Everything reads without the need of interior detail.

You also see it more now because the technology we have today makes it easy to do.

Its also a bit of a fad.

It really is awesome. I wonder if we'll see more of it. It definetly works best on games on wich the gameplay is really refined, i mean the effect causes the games to rely on their core mechanics. I like the slight variations like DK's tie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkw4RzBuuk0#t=06m28s

Thanks! now i see that it works well because its done on a 2D plane.

 

[ijed]

Oddworld had some great silhoutted stuff IIRC ...

EDIT:

 

[RobertM]

There's also the upcoming Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

When is the game coming anyways? I've seen that trailer a dozen times already.

 

[Tain]

For the games that use it exclusively, it has a good result:effort ratio!

 

[Salsa]

Though in Super Meat Boy, they make bandages harder to find, which is never cool.

I can agree with this, some enemies were harder to spot in DKC returns as well.

Guess its on purpose though.

 

[sixteen-bit]

that DK pic is evocative of patapon

 

[Lijik]

Silhouette is the term.

Not sure what kicked off the trend, there was a bunch of user made LBP levels like that.

I know in Shank they utilized them just to show off how readable their animation/poses were.
I have a feeling DKCR did it for the same reasons.

 

[consoul]

good result:effort ratio!

Bingo.

 

[remz]

Loved this the first time I saw it in Super Meat Boy. When done well the effect looks awesome.

 

[fernoca]

Yeah, loved it in DK Country Returns. Though, it made me wonder if DK and Diddy wear glow in the dark clothes.

 

[Scrow]

Spoiler

Battle against Perseus, I believe

incorrect. it's the last surviving spartan soldier.

 

[Platy]

I'm gonna take a huge guess and say that most of the newest silhouete stuff is because of this dude here

specialy stuffs like his work here

 

[WillyFive]

Yeah, loved it in DK Country Returns. Though, it made me wonder if DK and Diddy wear glow in the dark clothes.

Glow in the dark would be green. It's an homage to Frank Miller's stuff.

Edit: beaten.

 

[OnPoint]

incorrect. it's the last surviving spartan soldier.

Ahh. Forgive me, it's been a long long time since I played GoWII

When is the game coming anyways? I've seen that trailer a dozen times already.

Nothing official has been announced, and likely won't be for a while. It should make 2011, but that's about all I can say.

 

[yencid]

where is the third image in the OP from?

EDIT: oops didnt notice the spoiler! :lol

 

[Salsa]

where is the third image in the OP from?

EDIT: oops didnt notice the spoiler! :lol

good game btw, if only a bit easy

Wayforward's pixel art <3

 

[Snuggles]

LIttleBigPLanet has the best "shadow" effect levels

 

[Tigel]

It's artsy.

 

[RSLAEV]

It's a lot easier than fully detailing art assets :/

 

[Salsa]

It's a lot easier than fully detailing art assets :/

But its ussually a couple of levels per game

 

[Gazunta]

It's been done.

 

[erpg]

Visual contrast and simplicity is what 2D games do best, so it's a good idea.

 

[Nemo]

Oddworld had some great silhoutted stuff IIRC ...

EDIT:

With Oddworld it was more about actual shadows tho :lol

But it was very boss the way they used it in the gameplau

 

[Mr. Spinnington]

and what's the deal with airplane food, are they trying to feed or kill us

 

[akachan ningen]

Devs want to be artistic and those who have trouble with that fall back on the most obvious and easy stylistic choices.

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

This thread needs pictures of the Blood Will Tell and Samurai Champloo shadow battles.

 

[Nome]

The DK screens SCREAM iPod knockoff.

 

[Scrow]

The DK screens SCREAM iPod knockoff.

wtf is this shit? apple has ownership over silhouettes now?

 

[geebee]

Was also in the Samurai Champloo game.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

The DK screens SCREAM iPod knockoff.

I

what

 

[Deleted member 10571]

But of course.

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