Brink aren't selection : Othor Games

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:34 am

P.S. Wow, I'm an idiot...aren't is suppose to be ART...its been a long day. Sorry, just go with it.

So, we all know that the art selection is overpronounced features and the color is a bright yet grim, rusty pick.

My question is this, would Brink be more appealing or less appealing with this selection?

Basically, would a more realistic look be more appealing or less appealing to the general public? Admittedly, I was kind of turned off by the giant chins and the massive "Heavies" but soon realized its just the style and all the over pronouced features seamingly disappeared like they were never even there.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:13 pm

The Hyperrealistic Artstyle of BRINK was eventually the one thing which pulled me in.

Also your title makes little sense to me. EDIT: I see you saw that. :laugh:

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:57 am

It would be more appealing to the general public, just not to me.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:47 pm

i like the whole art spectrum they are going with, granted i am usually the one that wants hyper realism, but when a game has stated they are not going for realism, i can live with that, but once they start trying to be military Sim, i am not going to give them any slack for being more arcade-like.

» Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:09 pm

I actually prefer the art style, because everything now a days is trying to look hyper-real and its like, i have to look at real-looking things all day (Its called life) and this art style really appeals to me because its something different and not mainstream.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:26 am

I love how both Dark Prophit and OddWorld refer to other games as "hyper realistic" looking, while BRINK's style is named "hyperrealistic" by SplashDamage. :lol:

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:23 am

I love how both Dark Prophit and OddWorld refer to other games as "hyper realistic" looking, while BRINK's style is named "hyperrealistic" by SplashDamage. :lol:

well brink to me is over realistic while games like CoD try to have realistic gameplay till all of the mainstreamers jumped in on MW2...

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:41 am

I like the art style they are doing in this game. Its definitely a nice feature.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:46 am

I personally love the art style, reminds me of a caricature.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:24 pm

More appealing to the general public, but when I personally was linked to the website by somebody on another forum for the first time, it was the crazy art style (especially with the packaging/website, I'm a svcker for nice design) that grabbed my attention by the you-know-whats.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:58 pm

Don't care. I play a game for the gameplay not the graphics/art. However, I like the artstyle they've chosen and it only increases my will to play.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:27 pm

Don't care. I play a game for the gameplay not the graphics/art. However, I like the artstyle they've chosen and it only increases my will to play.

So if a game looks TERRIBLE it wouldn't put you off?

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:58 am

I actually prefer the art style, because everything now a days is trying to look hyper-real and its like, i have to look at real-looking things all day (Its called life) and this art style really appeals to me because its something different and not mainstream.

Whats this..."life" you speak of, and where can one aquire this "life"?

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:35 am

Whats this..."life" you speak of, and where can one aquire this "life"?

There is an app for that.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 2:20 am

I believe life is a board game actually...

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:18 am

I believe life is a board game actually...

I think life IS a bored game (read my signature).

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:30 am

So if a game looks TERRIBLE it wouldn't put you off?

No, ever heard of minecraft? Looks awfull imho, but I still play it because it's fun.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:22 am

I really enjoy the art-style in terms of the character design, level design, and the Ark in general, but for some reason, I don't really like what they did with the color.

It's as if they drained color from everything. Mirror's Edge had a bright, vivid palette which I really liked -- Brink seems to have taken this palette and watered everything down.

But that's pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. I'm still phenomenally excited to buy and play.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 5:43 am

No, ever heard of minecraft? Looks awfull imho, but I still play it because it's fun.

I actually think minecraft looks pretty good considering its a 3D eight-bit game. As for Brink, I like the functionality of the art style a lot. Because it's so exaggerated you can easily discern between a light, medium, and heavy. Aside from that, I'm more into the environment art than the character.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 3:49 am

There is an app for that.

Crude...and here I just re downloaded Angry birds again. Now I gotta upgrade my phone too!

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:30 am

No, ever heard of minecraft? Looks awfull imho, but I still play it because it's fun.

It doesn't look straight-up terrible, it's STYLISTICALLY bad. :thumbsup:

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:03 am

It doesn't look straight-up terrible, it's STYLISTICALLY bad. :thumbsup:

It looks terrible, it's just fun and fits the style of the game.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 6:34 am

It looks terrible, it's just fun and fits the style of the game.

... STYLISTICALLY BAD <_<

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 7:08 am

I personally believe the ART style was perfect, and it was the smartest idea to go with a cartoony look.

» Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:49 am

Saying minecraft has bad graphics is like telling Picasso he had anatomy wrong. Its 8-bit graphics, and it looks good for what it is.