Graphics in recent Simpsons games

I just saw screens of the new Simpsons game (the one that's like Grand Theft Auto). Between this, and the earlier release of The Simpsons Road Rage, there was something I had wondered.

Why the hell aren't the developers using cel shading?

Really, these games are screaming to be cel-shaded. I'd love for new Simpsons games to have a visual style that more closely resembles the cartoon that they're based on. Sadly, it's not happening.

Then again, I've heard that most of the Simpsons games of recent years have been mediocre at best and putrid at worst, so maybe cel shading wouldn't save those games anyway.

Cel shading certainly wouldn't hurt the games, that's for sure. Any cartoon license should use it.

The thing is, the developers for the Simpsons games are to cheap to do anything hard like cell shading. But by not putting textures in the games, they have a cheap and crappy way to make the games look more like cartoons...

This is the first, and most likely last, time Im gonna say this, but Box Drink is right dude. Developers working on Simpsons games just dont give a fuck about them.

Why hasn't it been made illegal for anyone besides Konami to make a Simpson's game?

I'm going to restate what I said in the Headlines board. I've seen better graphics for Simpsons characters in Sims skins, created characters in wrestling games, and created characters in the PSX RPG Maker. Sad, but true.

All of these current Simpsons games play like total shit. I don't think graphics should be the focal point at this time.

Well, the gameplay in Road Rage wasn't too bad, the skateboarding and wrestling games sucked shit though. Graphically, and from a gameplay perspective.

The Simpsons PC game, though it really wasn't much of a 'game' per se, was cell-shaded for exteriors and looked great for it. It's sad that they could just copy what's already been done, but too lazy to even do that.

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Originally posted by diffusionx
This is the first, and most likely last, time Im gonna say this, but Box Drink is right dude. Developers working on Simpsons games just dont give a fuck about them.

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Yeah, most of the Simpsons games are shit. Although, I really did enjoy Bart vs. the Space Mutants on the NES. I liked that game a lot when it came out. I would have to say thats my favorite Simpsons game.............Along with the arcade game of course.

I honestly dont see cel shading as something that would compliment a Simpsons game. Anime style it does well, because anime has a similer type of shading. Simpons doesn't really have that.

I imagine something more like Parappa the Rappa style graphics for a cool Simpsons game.

EB

I thought the exact same thing. I'm boycotting the products until they look good.

Actually Road Rage DOES have cell shading. Only its very subtle. So they may not have intended to do it. And I think Simpsons Wrestling had something like it as well. But dont quote me on that last on.