Does anyone else think the style is lacking here?

I really never minded the approach COH took, but idk theres just something not right here.

I find the visual style quite appealing actually.

Makes me feel like I'm reading a comic book... which I believe was the goal.

Originally posted by CaesarsGhost

I find the visual style quite appealing actually.

Makes me feel like I'm reading a comic book... which I believe was the goal.

except it's going to be live action, not turn-by-turn/frame-by-frame.  i really hope those screenshots are just conceptual art and not the actual graphics.

So I understand what you mean with the comic book style.

But to me it seems like im seeing the Incredibles new movie promo.

Maybe make the graphics like this, with a little more grit and toughness to it....like the newer batman comics

and I have never ever bought a comic in my life, just my opinion. dont wanna war with anyone.

Im just hoping maybe one of the devs sees this or something since its early in development.

I don't want to war either, I respect your opinion.

I just happen to like the "comic" style of art direction they're taking this.

...it helps I don't like ultra-realistic...

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Originally posted by CaesarsGhost
I don't want to war either, I respect your opinion.
I just happen to like the "comic" style of art direction they're taking this.
...it helps I don't like ultra-realistic...

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Yea, the art approach has me divided, I like the look but its not something i would play with all day.

Yet strangely , from what little I read on the game and the Ip it feels right.

Reminds me of the game Freedom Force which was a single player super hero RPG. Of course this game has way better graphics but it's just as colorful. Like someone else said it's like looking at a comic book.

It's a great look for a game based around comic book superheroes.  I can easily see fan comics being made from screen shots from in the game.  It should look and feel like a comic book come to life (the kid in all of us dreamed of this) and I think that is what they have done.  Good job so far!

I must say, as a CoX fan, and as someone who's looking forward to CO, the visual style of CO is something I find most unattractive. 

I'm of the school of thought that wants to imagine my superheroes being real, not being stuck in comic books.

All I can say is,  I hope they have an option to turn off the cel shading.

The style is fine but... the action in the trailer and the screen shots didn't show us something that was significantly better than what CoX has now.  I don't care about the grass, I really don't.

i actually abhor the graphics they have so far.  The novelty of playing in a comic book like setting will wear off fast.

I hope they give us the options to turn off the cell shaders. Im not really impressed.

Hmm, I'm surprised people don't really like the graphics. In my honest opinion I thought they were fantastic... I'm someone who prefers artistic over realistic in a video game... the only exception of this where I liked the realistic art style in a video game was AoC, and the only exception where I disliked the artistic style was (so far) WAR... the game's graphics actually look worse than WoW's with the pictures they've shown so far if you asked me.

I think what people don't understand is that they confuse artistic with being not detailed. The screenshots I've seen of this game so far look beyond compelling in design and detail. Maybe it's just me... I'm a graphic designer for a living so it's no surprise that I'd like this kind of art style in a video game.

It's my personal opinion that they keep or at least keep the core of this art style, but I could live with changes in the future. I just think it looks like a neat and necessary change in design of games from the past. No argument intended but it would be nice to see if someone could mention if this style could potentially be damaging to the game's mechanics in the future. From what I know about designing cel-shading is probably the smartest choice but I don't see it often in games, let alone MMORPGs.

I love the style. While style isn't everything, I think it is perfect for this game. Lets hope they are smart and put actual obtainable items in the game, unlike COH/COV.