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Games with the worst graphics DESIGN?
- Thread starter Radishhead
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and this
Um, Dragons Crown art style is freaking gorgeous. Not a fan of the female design, but other than that it's amazing. Steamworld Heist also looks solid. It doesn't deserve to be here in this thread.
This thing
and this
and this
The first picture yes, the second one seems okay to me, the third picture... actually looks pretty good ? Nice details and lighting effects, I like the mood and style. What game is it ?
I mean, we're talking about games with WORST designs here, not just artstyles you don't particularly enjoy.
Oh man, it's worse than I remember.
I still want a sequel though. Always down for more Smash-likes.
Nor Graphic Design.
I've never played WoW so it might not be the regular UI but this is my pick
The fonts, the colors, the UI ...
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Are you just talking about the cover art here? I don't think it's that bad compared to a lot of other offenders in this thread. I remember enjoying this game when it came out.
I've always found the Steamworld Dig 2 graphics to be hideous, like a cheap mobile game. It's why I've never played it, despite hearing the game is amazing.
Yep. Art design in those games just screams 90's image comics edginess
Also Nier Automata looks like butt cheeks. Sums up the game. But has nice UI
Playstation Battle whatever has the worst looking UI though.
Art style is just that, the game's art style. Art direction on the other hand is how an art style comes together to create a cohesive look to evoke a certain mood, feeling, artistic choice, etc. A lot of the choices in this thread are essentially "I don't like the game's art style", which fair enough, but that doesn't mean the art direction is bad.
Turok on the 64
Makes me depressed just looking at it. Actually, I find most N64 games to be horrible looking.
Makes me depressed just looking at it. Actually, I find most N64 games to be horrible looking.
Yep. It's so bad.It's been a while since I played the game. It was this, right?
This thread is kinda confusing. The title mentioning 'graphic design' specifically makes me think of menu and UI design, but OP is really asking for art direction (which most posts are about, but still confusing use of words).
The third is Steamworld Heist! I love the art in that and Steamworld Dig 2.
this looks pretty good and interesting tbqhTop Banana
This is the art direction they chose. Not limitations on the amiga or the developer - this abomination was intended.
Art direction would be the consistency at which a game can respect it's art style, then?
To be fair, in the OP, all these terms are used interchangeably and I think that's what the discussion is about. "What games are ugly despite being technically alright?".
oh you will change your tune pretty quickly five minutes in
if you can hold your vomit for that long, that is
i always thought rare's DKC games were butt ugly
also hate the look of abe's odyssey and its sequel. generally pre-rendered games don't look good to me
also hate the look of abe's odyssey and its sequel. generally pre-rendered games don't look good to me
i'm not super serious but the art style is kinda like something an artsy indie game can get away with these days
Literally anything Rare made between 1994 and 2005. There were a lot of games with really bad CG characters toward the beginning of that run, but how we let them get away with some Tekken 1-ass art by the time they were making late-gen Xbox games is beyond me.
I mean come the fuck on.
Also, Nintendo STILL hasn't meaningfully redesigned Donkey Kong from that terribleness. They gave him a fur shader and went "It's fine." Ponderous.
You could not be more wrong in this opinion. Get out.
Most recently, Agony comes to mind. You can play that game in 4k 120FPS but it will not look good because the art direction is so messy, disjointed and in-cohesive. Not to mention that the art direction fails in its fundamental goal, which was to create a terrifying atmosphere.
Drawn to Death is really fucking ugly
Its like they tried so hard to appeal to that edgy kid in high school who doodle and hates everyone and everything. Probably didn't like this game, either. (like everyone else)
Nor Graphic Design.
I've never played WoW so it might not be the regular UI but this is my pick
The fonts, the colors, the UI ...
Yeah that's likely entirely custom/third party addons for UI.
To me it looks like a flash game from the early 2000's . I really don't like the design and the look.
Holy shit,we have a winner here,close the thread.Top Banana
This is the art direction they chose. Not limitations on the amiga or the developer - this abomination was intended.
Because of how the OP is worded this entire thread has been bouncing between art style, art direction, UX design, and general design elements.
Nor Graphic Design.
I've never played WoW so it might not be the regular UI but this is my pick
The fonts, the colors, the UI ...
That's not the normal UI. The player put that UI together for their own needs. In this case the need was raiding.
I got this for free when I bought Vita and I could not believe how amateur hour whole game was in terms of graphical designs.
Just a bit above fangames.
i had no idea psasbr looked like this. dat 2003 flash game anesthetic mixed with toy story 1 cgi
Drawn to Death is really fucking ugly
Yep this gets my vote.. wtf were they thinking?!
Tokyo Mirage Sessions looks disgusting compared to Persona 5. It's like Target vs Gucci.
Crazy and wrong post, but what can you expect of someone who thinks Gucci has any resemblance of being good taste.
Nor Graphic Design.
I've never played WoW so it might not be the regular UI but this is my pick
The fonts, the colors, the UI ...
This is doesn't show how wow actually looks lol. Maybe in vanilla, but this guys UI is cluttered as shit. heres a better indication of how it looks these days (with only minor ui changes)
Wows artstyle and direction is actually amazing considering how old the engine is they're working on
and one in combat
Jet Force Gemini:
WHAT WRONG WITH THEIR EYES!
Right this is for in game graphics. I'll stick with JFG because its hard to be mean to an N64 game, but the artstyle wasn't my cup of tea either:
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Something more modern...Knack:
At first I was excited for Knack thinking "Yes! They're making a chipper looking game that's similar in spirit to Ape Escape right?" NOPE. Knack honestly has a generic fantasy/kid-friendly aesthetic and the designs don't look good.
WHAT WRONG WITH THEIR EYES!
Right this is for in game graphics. I'll stick with JFG because its hard to be mean to an N64 game, but the artstyle wasn't my cup of tea either:
Something more modern...Knack:
At first I was excited for Knack thinking "Yes! They're making a chipper looking game that's similar in spirit to Ape Escape right?" NOPE. Knack honestly has a generic fantasy/kid-friendly aesthetic and the designs don't look good.
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Opposite for me, I thought it looked amazing. I did disable chromatic abberation and film grain so that's probably why.
Naw cousin. Overwatch was the main reasonLawBreakers. Indistiguishable heroes, levels etc. Just terrible for a fast-paced shooter. The main reason it flopped, imo.
