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Art style reminds me of "Monkey Island"
Amylion
Member Posts: 38
Anybody else noticed some resemblances with "Monkey Island"?
I think such an art style would be great! It's not childish, but beautiful and witty.
Maybe "EverQuest Next" is a bit going into this direction! I would love a MMOG with such a graphic:
El pollo diablo would be the perfect raid boss! 
Others just shoot the zombies which are chasing us. Whereas I try to talk to them.
If the brainless realized that it is dead, maybe, just maybe, it would lay itself down to rest...
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I dunno m8, that clip actually looks pretty damn good...obviously due to CryEngine 3...
But, there's no mishapen, oversized, lion-raped Drolvarg "Drerra" offspring like we saw at EverQuest Next's debut...so...hard connection to make there...
Out of the entire reveal, the only thing you didn't like is the Kerra? And you say the entire game is made of horrible graphics? ... not sure what to say to that one.
Where did I say the entire game was made of horrible graphics?...
1.) REDO OGRE NOSES, THEY MUST BE UGLY
2.) REDO KERRA FACES TO END LION KING PARALLELS
2a. http://i.imgur.com/1NUIbSP.jpg <- What happened in the last 10 years? 2004 vs 2014 EQ2 vs EQN <- TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE
3.) NO/LITTLE OVERSIZED ARMOR
4.) NO DISPROPORTIONATE UPPER BODIES
5.) NORMALIZE SIZE WITH HUMANS
6.) NO BASTARDIZED NON-PRIMATE/CANIDAE KOBOLDS
6a. Bird-faced, Halo-grunt Chobolds/Lobolds/Lunts ARE NOT, AND WILL NEVER BE, KOBOLDS
http://i.imgur.com/lT3g3Y1.jpg <- The best
http://i.imgur.com/DMbbDYD.jpg <- The best
http://i.imgur.com/L70jKwU.jpg <- The best
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BRQ60PuCcAAaanj.jpg:large <- Crap
7.) NO FLARING VAMBRACES
8.) RETURN 2-HANDERS BEING HELD LIKE 2-HANDERS
9.) NO 2-HANDERS WITH 1-HANDER HANDLES
10.) NO BRACERS WITH 360° SPIKES
11.) GIVE FIRIONA VIE HER IMPECCABLE BEAUTY BACK
12.) SCRAP GW2 CHARR-COPYCAT KERRA ANIMATIONS
13.) FIX the JERKY feel ACTION MOVEMENTS appear to have
14.) GIVE DWARVES A NECK
15.) REDO FURRY CREATURES to render ACTUAL FUR, or texture them so they simply LOOK FURRY O_O''... (I mean, come on, even GW2's Charr looks furry...)
15a. Lower graphic settings would reduce furriness if it's "too intense" a furry
15b. http://www.xbdev.net/directx3dx/specialX/Fur/images/fur_details.jpg <- hail
It just sounds like you were being very critical of what they presented. Not much praise along with a mountain of criticism sounds harsh.
1. The "EverQuest Next" engine will be not much worse than CryEngine 3. The difference will be the voxel engine, but that's what I am pointing at, because the blockishness will lead to something somewhat similar to the "Monkey Island" style.
2. I am not saying that it's the same. But others make gross comparisons. In my opinion the spirit of the art style is closer to "Monkey Island" than to "WoW". ;-)
3. Of course "EverQuest Next" is way more realistic than "Monkey Island" and not focusing on being comical. I am just talking about a slight parallelism...
Others just shoot the zombies which are chasing us. Whereas I try to talk to them.
If the brainless realized that it is dead, maybe, just maybe, it would lay itself down to rest...
i get it, you dont like the graphics, now quit spewing your dislike all over the forums, whats even worse is you think your being clever...
over 20 years of mmorpg's and counting...
Bioshock Infinite and Beauty and the Beast
Those graphics look amazing for an mmo, people will complain about anything.
The OPs comparison is not fair. The world actually looks really pretty. However they could change the shaders and the lighting to give it a darker tone.
LOL yes they cloned Mufasa and Belle for the reveal!
On a general note:
I think many people have a problem with some singular aspects like the Kerran and then trash the whole picture. I think the graphic style of "EverQuest Next" is very good and fitting the cubical environment:
It's not "childish".
I just wanted to bring an example like "Monkey Island" which is a game for adults with cartoony graphics and in my opinion looks great in 3D.
I admit that the art style could be better, it's far from perfect!
The faces look great under some circumstances (see above), but lackluster in others.
I was really disappointed by the concept art. The artist has some problems with proportions, and other stuff. It doesn't look professional to me. Another example is the cover art:
It's nowhere near to Keith Parkinson. The blonde elf's face looks like carved out of wood. The artist lacks skill in painting faces. The setting is unreal: To the right: a small pond, to the left we see a river down in the valley... this makes little sense and shows that the artist has limited comprehension of physics or doesn't care for an immersive scene. There is no equality regarding gender: only females in the front. the only male human is hiding behind another female. The female at the right has a male leg though, which looks totally silly. This is bad art.
Actually I was really worried when I saw the concept art and then a bit relieved after I saw the in game scenes: The in-game graphic artists are way better than the cover artist and concept artist.
Amylion.
Others just shoot the zombies which are chasing us. Whereas I try to talk to them.
If the brainless realized that it is dead, maybe, just maybe, it would lay itself down to rest...
Oh dear, the more I look at the cover art, the more failures I can see... -.-
I guess this deserves a new topic, I will open one!
Others just shoot the zombies which are chasing us. Whereas I try to talk to them.
If the brainless realized that it is dead, maybe, just maybe, it would lay itself down to rest...