Uninspiring Art Design in Modern Games

Dude, as much as anyone may dig World Heroes, you can't say it enjoys the same fan following Darkstalkers has. Hell, in terms of SNK-based fighters, it doesn't have the same fan following KoF has, whereas DS has as much (if not moreso) an active fanbase as Street Fighter.

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The amount of Intendo Power envelope fanart a game generates is a really awesome standard by which to evaluate something's artistic merit!

Don't all you kids a-hoot and a-holler over Ico and SotC and Rez? When was the last time you saw any of that on an envelope or Geocities page? They must be pretty uninspiring or at least not as inspiring as Jigglypuff.

I've seen a decent bit of SotC fanart. I actually have a particularly nice one that I got framed.

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Also, I forgot to add the most obvious answer to this: Most good games this gen are from the west, and most decent fanartists tend to either be from countries that don't care about western games, or weeaboos who wish they were.

and a fanartist who does care about western games? Well, then they're probably getting paid to be an actual game artist.

Is some one honestly asking why there isn't more fan art? Am I missing something important here?

Darkstalkers has always had some balls-out awesome character art/design. Possibly the best out of any game I've ever played. I'd kill for a new game.

BTW, that pic 'cheeks posted of Samus climbing out of her suit is pretty cool.

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Originally Posted by Bojack

Is some one honestly asking why there isn't more fan art? Am I missing something important here?

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Not really. Fan art was just an easy term to use.

To be more precise, I'm asking "why do some games have this certain something that makes artist both young and old want to create when they see and play it while other titles do not do this?" or "why do some games inspire creativity while others do not?" and "Is the lack of creativity in a decline?"

I didn't write all that however, because the original post was already long and I know how much ADD most of you have.

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Originally Posted by Fe 26

Not really. Fan art was just an easy term to use.

To be more precise, I'm asking "why do some games have this certain something that makes artist both young and old want to create when they see and play it while other titles do not do this?" or "why do some games inspire creativity while others do not?" and "Is the lack of creativity in a decline?"

I didn't write all that however, because the original post was already long and I know how much ADD most of you have.

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And let's be honest - while the pics you posted are cool to look at, requisitioning old mascots and mainstays isn't "inspired creativity" per se. Sure you can take old monikers and apply new perspective, style, or narrative to it all (and it's fun to boot!) but it really isn't as creative as say, doing your own thing.

I'd argue that Scott Pilgrim is a better example of a creative work inspired by videogames, than any of those fanart examples. Not to say one is better than another wholesale, but to put in proper context what it means to be creative and/or inspired by something.

I hate when people filter their perception like this. Shin Johnpv is right, but even further, every generation thinks "our music was better, our movies had more soul, our shows were more original," and they are all full of shit. Try replaying some of those games you love so much and tell us there wasn't some formula at work there, or rewatch some of your favorite shows, still think the Go-Bots were cool? Just accept that you're getting old and you're out of touch.