Just going to flat out say it: The art assets in this game are not up to quality

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evLsht wrote:

Some miexd opinions going on in this tread. The op may has started this discusion too harsh, but generaly its not a bad idea to criticise the graphical aspects of the game.
Personaly i love the artstyle and it should be clear to everyone, that the art will further improve in time.

sure the Exiles are lacking polygons and it would be a big improvement, but the devs know better what to prioritise.

Path Of Exile wants so be different, its taking the old path of a great idea that hasnt evolved much since. its quite brave these days, doing something different in the aera of the sheeps.

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ManiaCCC wrote:

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Litheum wrote:

The difference here is, we are saying we like the art the way it is, and you are coming along with your nose in the air telling us why we shouldnt like it, and why it should be changed to your liking.

Your right, I don't know art.....but I know I like POE and its style. And would not like the changes you are suggesting, and really don't like the art examples you posted....at all.

So again, I aks you stop trying to interpret for us, we like POEs artstyle, we don't like yours. It's pretty cut and dry.

I didn't post anything.. I think you are confusing our names :)..

I just have to say I agree with him partially. It's okey you like their art..it's your opinion. Like he has his own opinion and I have mine. I just believe that current art overall is just acceptable ..but not good or great..there are parts I love a lot..but overall, there are some basic mistakes in current Art direction. At least it's based on my own experience, on my knowledge. For example textures has too much details for isometric view. It looks pretty good on static picture, or when not much is happening on the screen, but it looks very noise and unpleasant for many when there is a lot of motion on the screen..

Focusing more on macro-details and soften micro-details would do the job.. I would like to point on HoN for example (if you know it)..they have cartoon graphics and everything..but ignore this and look what they have done in HoN 3.0 with textures. THey had really nice and very very detailed textures..these textures looked really good..but for fast gameplay, these were just distracting and many people didn't liked the look of hon but they didn't know why.. In HoN 3.0, they reworked textures..textures have very soft micro details but still enough these bigger details, which can stand out..on static picture it doesn't tell you much but during gameplay...it's soooooo much easier to looking at monitor than before. and it just looks better.

same with monsters.. for isometric and fast game is very important to not blend action with background..and this is exactly what is happening in PoE. I don't want to bring D2 or D3 on the table..but for example..in D3..in any area, during the big fights, unless there are some absurd particle effects, I clearly see what is happening on the screen. I see spells, monsters, my character, action is fast and readable ..very important.. In PoE for example fighting bandits, apes and golems in crossroad..well..let's say in big fights I don't see a shit.. I see just very noisy brownish mess on the screen. Game is really unreadable. Of course...for many it's not a big deal.. They don't care much about look..and they can clear tons of mobs in two seconds..so what was just noisy in one second..in the next..everything is fine and dandy..but it's not okey..that fight alone doesn't look good..even when it's very short.

I don't want to make this game cartoony at all..everything I wrote about could be achieved even in more realistic stylization.. I just would love, if game would be more easily readable. Gameplay is important of course.. but I care about look.

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He likes cartoons and thinks it's a good choice for video game art. It's obvious especially after the comment about the troll which I think is damn ugly looking.

but TBH..that troll looks like better version of any monster they have right now in the game.. it fits the style and it's not really bad..it would look great from isometric perspective imho

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vmrob wrote:

I personally think people need to get out of the D3 mindset of "Criticize everything and make sure the developers know we hate them" and instead use constructive criticism. The title of this topic is just insulting.

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FrodoFraggins wrote:

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vmrob wrote:

I personally think people need to get out of the D3 mindset of "Criticize everything and make sure the developers know we hate them" and instead use constructive criticism. The title of this topic is just insulting.

Sometimes the truth hurts. The art assets and direction need a LOT of work.