I'm not saying I disagree with you because I think Hades looks good, but you're saying countless artists were inspired by a game that is just barely 3 years old?
Ugliest video game artwork
- Thread starter Phediuk
- Start date
I'm not saying I disagree with you because I think Hades looks good, but you're saying countless artists were inspired by a game that is just barely 3 years old?
You're kidding right? Right? Might as well post the Japanese Ratchet & Clank boxes while you're at it.
It definitely has that 90s comic with thick shadows look, but it's not ugly, per se.
Here's a winner for the books, for sure. It always turned me off as a kid. It's just so goddamned ugly.I loved the game, but thought that the artwork was hideous (some of those are creatures from my nightmares):
I agree. Nidhogg 2 looks grotesque in a very intentional way. It nails what its going for.
I'm saying that artists that I know have mentioned the art of Hades as an inspiration, yes. It's possible to be inspired by brand-new things as well, you know.
Actually, I think it has more to do with the box art being too different from the sprites in-game. I mean, I just can't picture Ryu like that. BOF1 had the same thing.
It's a good thing the cover tells us it's THE EXPLOSIVE FINALE!!. I wouldn't have known otherwise.I've always wanted to see exactly what the art brief was to the artist for this. I can pretty much guess who most of the characters are supposed to be, even if they don't really look like their in-game models.
The thing that confuses me the most is the monster on the lower right isn't just made up, that's an actual enemy from the game. But it's not a boss or anything, it's just a regular enemy you fight in random encounters, nothing special. Like did they give the artist images of a bunch of enemies and they just randomly picked that one? Was that the only monster they were given?
For yet another example of terrible JRPG cover art, I submit Phantasy Star IV:
I have a fondness for the PSIV US box art personally. I looked into it recently and learned it was by Boris Vallejo, who did a bunch of box art for Genesis games:I've always wanted to see exactly what the art brief was to the artist for this. I can pretty much guess who most of the characters are supposed to be, even if they don't really look like their in-game models.
The thing that confuses me the most is the monster on the lower right isn't just made up, that's an actual enemy from the game. But it's not a boss or anything, it's just a regular enemy you fight in random encounters, nothing special. Like did they give the artist images of a bunch of enemies and they just randomly picked that one? Was that the only monster they were given?
For yet another example of terrible JRPG cover art, I submit Phantasy Star IV:
Boris Vallejo box art artist page| BOX=ART
The history behind one of America's greatest box art artists, Boris Vallejo.
It's definitely a departure for JRPG boxart, especially when this was the original:
But I wouldn't say it's terrible. At least I can identify Chaz, Rika, and Rune.
Lots of it is colored by nostalgia though. I'm actually thinking of finding a print of the US boxart at the moment.
Is artistic inspiration really that alien a concept for you? :(
This is hilarious. Props to using a different picture/game than the ones that have been mentioned like 50 times already and will be posted here again.Official artwork only, please.
The character designs in the American version of Snow Bros 2 are pretty horrifying:
wtf, 2 seconds of this and I feel sick. 🤢
Those are cute dorks you take that back.
I see this so often that I don't even think it's a Era problem but more of an Internet Discourse problem.
Many simply don't have the mental tools or language to delineate between personal taste vs. subjective value.
So when I don't enjoy something, it's automatically s**t.
Not, "I don't like it personally, but I can see where some could." It's s**t. Full stop. End of story.
I can't imagine how discouraging it must be to be a creative and online. Maybe you just get a thick skin and look past it.
Wish people had more thoughtful communication skills either way though.
Being a creative online is discouraging for a number of reasons, yes. And that is certainly one of them.
Not at all. It's just that every time I have read about game developers being inspired by games, it takes more time for that influence to set in.
I don't doubt that many people are inspired by Hades. I'm sure people are inspired by Elden Ring as well as new things that just came out today. I was only curious about his use of "I've lost count..."
But they merely said "artists" and not specifically game developers
And do you think it's outlandish for someone to know of many artists inspired by a piece of popular media, let alone just knowing/following a bunch in general?
Dammit why after so much time do we still not have an answer from Capcom on why this was. CEO's son's 1st year painting?
Getting in early. Given how good the cover for Rockman is and how cool it looks the fact they made this is awful.
Somehow it looks worse graphically than the game it's a throwback to (and I mean Quake in 1996 here, not later)DUSK
It's frickin' hideous.
I love how everyone is sugesting movement and battle and the dog is just chilling there with his arms crossed.
Something was seriously wrong with the 3D renders made during Rare's GBA release period after they were bought by Microsoft.
The redone overworld in the GBA port of Donkey Kong Country 3 is especially awful.
Compare it to the original SNES version, it's night and day:
The use of comic sans on Funky's Rentals in the new version is the cherry on top.
The redone overworld in the GBA port of Donkey Kong Country 3 is especially awful.
Compare it to the original SNES version, it's night and day:
The use of comic sans on Funky's Rentals in the new version is the cherry on top.
Nidhogg 2
I'm pretty sure this one is meant to be intentionally offputting.
Well the classics have been covered but in terms of recent unforced errors, I have to go with Nidhogg 2. Just hideous for no reason.
I never got the hate for nidhogg 2. I love the art. It's so incredibly goofy. Like two naked Homer Simpsons jousting. It popped too. Love it.
The post says it looked "ugly to me". They didn't say it was s**t. They were expressing their opinion in a necessarily subjective thread.
Yeah, that's fair.
I should have stipulated that I wasn't going after the person quoted but instead the theme the one replying to it was exploring.
Ah yes, I remember being a healer on RF Online and my entire gameplan was F1, F2 and F12.
Makes sense.
Mega Man's ugly box art feels less ugly when a lot of box cover in the US use their own art work
pffff. Amateur
Any given moment these hellish characters appear on screen. Even in 2001 this was such a step down from PS1 character models with only a fraction of the polys.
I never bought this game, but this cover is so iconic to me. I can see it sitting on the PS2 games rack so vividly even today.Some people here really has not played a really ugly game in their lives and it shows.
To not derail, western bust-a-move for the PS2.
Tbh i find alot of Rareware's CGI art is be blehThis game comes to mind. I don't know anything about it other than it looks weird tho. (Jet Force Gemini)
The propably had only a fraction of the budget for the GBA games than they had in the SNES and N64 era.Something was seriously wrong with the 3D renders made during Rare's GBA release period after they were bought by Microsoft.
The redone overworld in the GBA port of Donkey Kong Country 3 is especially awful.
Compare it to the original SNES version, it's night and day:
The use of comic sans on Funky's Rentals in the new version is the cherry on top.
Left side: Emperor Barbarossa, Ted (because he's an archer), Windy
Right: Luc, Lekaat/Viki/Who Knows
Middle: Futch, the dragon rider!
Never played it, but I hated seeing this cover art at my local game store when I was a kid
This is gorgeous.