Top 8 Video Game Art Style Types

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

I am surprised that designers haven't explored utilizing other styles of painting aesthetics in their games. I would love to see a game done in the Cubist style, or a platformer with visuals influenced by impressionist paintings; or perhaps a horror-survival game inspired by the macabre illustrations of Edward Gorey, or maybe even a RPG that referenced the opulent style of the Art Deco period in its character designs. I think that even a game concept based on prehistoric cave art would be amazing. Humanity has been creating works, schools and styles of art for hundreds of thousands of years, it would be great if mainstream videogame developers would broaden their horizons and became more experimental in their artistic direction, like how many of the indie devs are doing.

[@lucak_art]

it goes down to a simple thing, similar to the 2D VS 3D animation problem, high risk and low reward. but it is also because of other smaller but important problems, Firstly when an indie developer sets on making a game, they usually want to make the best game possible a unique game that doesn't exist yet and offers a unique experience, therefore they put their heart into it, but when a big company sets up to make a game, they want to make the most successful game possible, a game like everything else out there that people already love, and so they put their money into it hopping it gives more money.

[@metatoto]

I was half expecting a list of games without any commentary and personal opinions or insight into graphics and art style. Was thoroughly amazed. Great video.

[@jasonkoroma4323]

Late comment, but yes! Don't mind the commentary, yet a list of the games shown would be helpful.

[@bobadabob1]

i have a sudden craving for pizza, and i dont know why

[@BennyBrown00]

Me to lol. And it's a really strong craving :(

[@hailo__art]

Such a mystery I wonder why.... HMMMMMMMMMM

[@questionmark521]

Thanks now I have too

[@PowerSpirit50]

I like artsyles that are simple but can bring out pure colors.

[@hailo__art]

To me that would be Undertale a lot of sprites in it are simple but the way they are designed are athstetically pleasing

[@MegaAchilles23]

8. (1:37) Basic 3d 7. (3:35) Minimalist 6. (5:10) Craftwork 5. (6:45) Anime 4. (8:28) Cartoon 3. (9:56) Cel shaded 2. (11:23) Hand painted 1. (12:58) Pixel art

[@soobakssi3218]

the biggest problem of this video is that it made me crave pizza no wonder, it was little caesar's my childhood favourite can't get enough of those breadsticks

[@vee9066]

7:33 video fits the audio here

[@irmese06]

I honestly feel about the tablecloth under your pizza like you feel about low poly 3D games. It gives me nostalgia.

[@TheDoddridge]

That analysis of the strengths the anime art style has was spot on, I’ve never thought about it that way.

[@lucak_art]

high respect for appreciating and understanding the hand painted style :D (I'm an artist and that's pretty much the only style I do)

[@shrutikirttania4357]

I love Ori n The blind forest! The story is so pure!

[@aztech1298]

Thanks, as a gamed in the making this was really helpful!

[@TieMaxx]

Wow that video was way better than I expected.

[@dolebiscuit]

Great content, you earned yourself a new subscriber :)

[@openroomxyz]

Having that pizza in this video made me hungy. I miss pizza!

[@frylockjacques4899]

Cel shading and the craft styles my aesthetic favorites

[@hienglish3765]

i like the way you express the opinions about games, it's like art!

[@mypkamax]

[13:10-13:30] I actually use MS Paint for pixel art.

[@CGChris-]

Would’ve been helpful if you listed each of the games with their respective time code so people could explore their art style further.

[@TraceyJHill]

This is phenomenal! I can't wait to share it with my students!

[@miraaestetics]

Very informative, thank you

[@uba754]

One of the better videos I've seen on the subject, very insightful!

[@codeofindiangamer9707]

It really help me a lot!!

[@m-swa-ti]

At last the video I was looking for

[@Chris_t0]

old games didn't understand the concept of making art to be around 30 years in the future, that was an odd statement lol

[@lifeartstudios6207]

I am dev approaching low poly the way that you described

[@toasterboy8707]

Poppet comb did number 8

[@riodrag7365]

It got Ori so i love it

[@starboy7151]

I Love this

[@Pherretfish]

7:36 seeing this game in this video caught me completely off guard 💀

[@toothnailgaming42]

Very intuitive

[@lukegf0]

This is a great video. I found it educational and inspiring. How would you describe the art styles of Mortal Kombat (2011) and Mortal Kombat X?

[@WhatTheFnu]

That's a bit of a harder one to place. It's definitely based in realism, but what they do with the violence (especially during the fatalities) is so over-the-top that it tricks you into thinking, "No. This is way more stylized than it actually is."

[@lukegf0]

Fatalities aside though, are you saying it's basically stylized realism? I don't think they are going for photorealism, per se. If I was trying to describe that particular art style to an artist (for a game I am working on), how would I go about it?

[@WhatTheFnu]

You would describe it as Mortal Kombat. I know that's not quite the answer you were looking for, but after 3 years of working with my own resident artist, when you're going for a particular look, it's best just to point to the source that inspired you.

[@lukegf0]

Good advice. Thanks!

[@squidmansoup]

Great video. Its amazing the art we see in some games these days.

[@dragamon10]

theres this game called Back In 1995, you might want to look it up its exactly what your looking for when it comes to polygon graphics.

[@sarthakchouhan4416]

Games that are art!!..the story..the visuals r like painting...the music is just perfect... they are ..ori...journey...abzu..flower... hollow knight and GRIS...!!

[@mutlucansihman]

Wish you wrote all the games you mentioned.

[@lwazirakitla7046]

Mincraft a block game still holds up

[@tiago8459]

i love when people say "souls games have bad graphics" because its true, because the developers care more about the game being fun and having a beautfiul artstyle. and thats why i love the souls games so much. they arent filled with cutscene that are boring, their graphic is not so realistic that it needs 100gb storage

[@myrkflinn4331]

Scorn is supposed to break this tabboo tho. It's not really minimalistic design wise, perhaps the concept is actually, and the story to compensate to that?

[@jameswashington4704]

Fantastic video. Youve earned a sub

[@user-xc9wh5mw8z]

You deserve more subscribers great work

[@chrisarias24]

I'm sorry about your family jim

[@nifftbatuff676]

I love the PS1 graphics style.

[@jumpiergames985]

where was the sketched art? Example, One Hour One Life, beautiful game and totally suggest it.

[@One1lilvonn]

The title said top 8 video game art styles you didn't even list any art styles

[@xoramusic]

8:28 love the dr. zomboss theme song in the background :)

[@xHitroverx]

Why does that pizza look cold?

[@RainbowLizardOne]

How would you describe The Witness in terms of artstyle? That's my favourite.

[@sierradeltaNL]

+Lizard_Buttock overpriced

[@evilcoot]

HEy cool variatio of games :) Is it legal to use this and make new sound designs over it for my portfolio ??

[@joshua42777]

So I've been heavily inspired by final fantasy 7 remake. I've been told that it's not quite photo real. How is the art style for that game categorized?

[@427Arbok]

Ah, yes, the anime-style JRPG. Just recently picked up Tales of Hearts R on the Vita, and it's turned a $200 mistake into a fortuitous purchase. Excellent game so far, and it looks just plain incredible. Oh, by the way, I think the Top 8 Birds link might be broken. I clicked the link and said no video found.

[@WhatTheFnu]

+427Arbok Fixed. I accidentally tried to send people to the "edit video" page for that one. Force of habit when you're copy-pasting links.

[@shoeberrypie]

TROOLY *delicious ways*

[@-mykerthegeek-2713]

Lol, "hailing from the land of green tea kit kats" cracked me up, because we actually bought some one day, and they tasted horrible. hepl ima dieyng

[@mateoichijo3408]

4:47 Is it just me or the guy sounds like he's about to say "FIRST BLOOD"?

[@Viskovitz]

+WhatTheFnu actually, ori and the blind forest is not handpainted.... the whole game is rendered offline from 3d models and animation.

[@evakunkle6112]

Isn’t there like 50 different styles for games?

[@harrison6082]

Brought to u by little ceasars. pizza pizza

[@rikrishshrestha5421]

What is the game at 5:29 ?

[@slickhero8410]

could you make a video about the most influential charators or games (im good eather way) to you when you where a kid i would love to see what made you who you are i would make one myself but i cant stupid crapy computer and nice video btw

[@WhatTheFnu]

+slickhero It sounds like something I'd want to do, yeah. But I feel personal lists like that are better suited for milestone videos, and I already have something really big planned for 10k subs. I'll write that in the queue, though, so I won't forget it. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@TheMrCrown]

AWWWWWW, I wish someone whould make a 3DFX game again so hard!

[@FaultyGear9]

About number 8 - have you seen Strafe?

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Dorota Wojciechowska I have now. Adding that to my "to review" list for sure.

[@FaultyGear9]

I'm sorry I'm commenting on such an old video, but I just found another interesting "PSOne-like" game on GameJolt. It's name is Banned Memories. Have you seen it? Apparently it's inspired by Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

[@meoiaw]

game at 4:33?

[@thearrivalcyberseignister8898]

Journey

[@oliviawells3166]

u sound like Sheldon off the big bang theory

[@moe9892]

12:37 does anybody knows that games?

[@mcgoodmen]

Ori and the blind forest

[@marysianalepa3550]

12:40 what's the name of the game?

[@000saul]

Ori

[@justafreak15able]

7:32 does anyone know which game is this? i wanna make a game with this art style. i came here for inspirations. edit: 7:18 this one.

[@WhatTheFnu]

It's called "Huniepop". It's available on Steam.

[@justafreak15able]

@@WhatTheFnu No not that 7:18 this one. Sorry.

[@aydrienrod4998]

What's the game at #2 before Bastion?

[@guva5063]

You da best man

[@guva5063]

also I love like 99℅ of those games

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Guva ...alright, I'll bite. What's the other 1%?

[@guva5063]

+WhatTheFnu the first one

[@guva5063]

+Guva I mean 2nd

[@MykelVB3]

12:02 what game is that? Is it Odin Sphere? I've seen brief gameplay clips of it but I haven't decided on getting it yet.

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Mykel Bertulano It is. The game plays like a dream and has a very strong story, but it's not easy. Like, at all. There's a remastered version coming out for the PS4 on June 7th, if you're interested.

[@MykelVB3]

+WhatTheFnu sweet. I'll try to check it out if I can.

[@paradiseislanderx5696]

what is the game shown at 0:06 called? im really curious as that art style is beautiful

[@holli6915]

Ori and the blind forest or something lol xxxx

[@TheCobyRandal]

What is the name of the tank game at 1:49? It looks PS1, but fun!

[@bobbythesahaugin]

What was that game with the tank early in the video during the polygon rant.

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Anthony Cordell I don't see a tank, but I think you're referring to the Crysis 2 footage.

[@bobbythesahaugin]

1:42 was when it was *****

[@bobbythesahaugin]

The one after Crysis 2

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Anthony Cordell Oh, now I see. That game is "Blaster Master: Blasting Again" for the PS1.

[@michaelnodado1661]

What game is 13:54

[@JLarrenTV]

I was looking for a video that addressed this stuff cus I find weird video game artstyle look cute and interesting and sometimes I play those games because of their standing out graphics thing. btw may I know these games? Thank you. :) 5:39 5:26 10:00 11:50 12:40

[@justafreak15able]

7:18 does anyone know which game is this?

[@Rebelxstudios]

What was that game after Gaucamelee, befor Splatoon?

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Rebelxstudios Speedrunners. You can find it on Steam for $14.99.

[@Rebelxstudios]

+WhatTheFnu Thank you.

[@supereasterbunny3707]

8:22 What song is that? I have a feeling it's from Plants vs. Zombies, but when I looked it up I didn't find anything.

[@WhatTheFnu]

Brainiac Maniac from the original Plants Vs Zombies. It's the song that plays when you battle Dr. Zomboss at the end of night 5. Here's a link, in case you want to listen to the clean version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKnZYmlpfJqgr5Y

[@supereasterbunny3707]

Thank you. When I searched up the soundtrack and found ¨Brainiac Maniac¨ I only listened to the piano version of it and didn't realize that was the song. Now that you have sent me the link and all that, I finally recognize the piano version being the same as the in-game version, but you know..... played with a piano. (obviously)

[@Aspyrus]

Song?

[@ptose]

what are the games at 9:22 and 10:38?

[@louispconstant6624]

9:22 is Guacamolee 2 ;-)

[@dtigertron]

@@louispconstant6624 Thanks, I was wondering that as well.

[@mvv0]

Hi... could you please tell me the names of the games shown at 5:25 5:35 5:54

[@johnkooch6815]

Anyone know what is this game called? 5:54

[@AN-ou6qu]

3:22 detective pikachu

[@ryv1n1312]

What's the name of the game at 3:07?

[@sawadatsunayoshi3184]

6:59 name of game

[@NSkhulukhia]

hey can somewhone say what game is in 12:37

[@michaelhollinger5982]

What's the name of the song at the beginning? I feel like I recognize it from somewhere

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Michael Hollinger Creative Exercise From: Mario Paint kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp6ugWeeh5eHmpI

[@theblackariel5957]

Can I know the name of the game at 14:05?

[@scorch45]

don't forget to pronounce the h in aesthetics!

[@MobikSaysStuff]

Game at 6:02 ??

[@scorpioninpink]

Graphics is not important. The storyline is the one that defines a great game.

[@RathcoreX]

I think you mean gameplay.

[@lasha8904]

what is the game in beginning ?

[@travisrose9716]

Lasha Dadiani Ori and the blind forest

[@balazsbodi6281]

What is the name of the game in the thumb nail??

[@WhatTheFnu]

+balazs bodi Journey. The PS4 version, specifically.

[@balazsbodi6281]

Thank you for your quick response!

[@skepticmind3296]

PoP 2008 ??

[@xj0nasx223]

Does somebody know the name of the game at 3:38? Thanks

[@md.quamruzzamanchoudhury5481]

LIMBO

[@horizoncoding_]

Hi all what is please the game at 6:29?

[@luciepolaskova3222]

Hi, it's Littlebigplanet: littlebigplanet.playstation.com/

[@johnterpack3940]

Having grown up in the days before games even had video, and having experienced the transition from Zork, through the arcade giants, to what we have today... I don't know if I have a "favorite" style. Photorealism is great for space games, or anywhere the world has to take center stage. Other styles can work in various genres depending on how they are implemented. But I have zero use for pixel art. I genuinely find it repulsive. I did my time with Mario and Contra, I don't need to relive those days.

[@s3lfFish]

game name's ?? thanks a lot

[@Drizzydero]

what is the name of game at 4.30?

[@zozobra226]

Journey

[@long6048]

what was the game at 11:29

[@WhatTheFnu]

+Rift Dragon Muramasa: The Demon Blade. It's an action RPG for the Wii made by Vanillaware. There was also a remake released for the Vita, but it's in Japanese. Last I checked, you can find a used copy of either version for about $16, which is a steal in my opinion.

[@dheerajreddy2247]

WHat is the game at 4:48?

[@kashparty]

Downwell

[@JoeyLutes]

Xenogears...