The art direction is very bad

[Belegar]

It's a bad take on realism, especially when you compare it to something like Red Dead Redemption 2 that did realism in a beautiful and artistic way.

Dragons Dogma 2 actually makes nature seem unintersting and very ugly compared to real life.

[DarkBlueAgent]

It's kind of grey-ish like it lacks color.

[Belegar]

Originally posted by DarkBlueAgent:

It's kind of grey-ish like it lacks color.

Correct it is very uninspiring. It's like they lacked the talent to come up with a great looking game so they just choose to not try at all.

[MadHamster]

If you bothered to understand basics like correlation of art-styles to story/world building themes you would get it alas Dunning-Kryger seems to be your best friend.

[Diviance]

Originally posted by Belegar:

Originally posted by DarkBlueAgent:

It's kind of grey-ish like it lacks color.

Correct it is very uninspiring. It's like they lacked the talent to come up with a great looking game so they just choose to not try at all.

...the world it is in is supposed to be bleak and kind of hopeless. The palette reinforces that bleakness and sense of hopelessness.

I mean, they live in a world where it isn't even safe to travel a few miles to another little settlement without getting jumped by griffons, goblins, ogres and wyverns... and there is an immortal dragon stalking the world, randomly choosing people to become immortal dragon slayers to perpetuate a cycle of despair.

It ain't gonna look like My Little Pony, mate.

[Belegar]

Originally posted by MadHamster:

If you bothered to understand basics like correlation of art-styles to story/world building themes you would get it alas Dunning-Kryger seems to be your best friend.

I'm and artist and i promise you buddy no creative person with respect for themselves would use Dragons Dogma 2 as an example of a great looking game.

You can make a bleak and overall very desaturated game and still make it look great, and the first dishonoured game is the perfect example of that.

[✙205🍉🐆→]

Originally posted by Diviance:

Originally posted by Belegar:

Correct it is very uninspiring. It's like they lacked the talent to come up with a great looking game so they just choose to not try at all.

...the world it is in is supposed to be bleak and kind of hopeless. The palette reinforces that bleakness and sense of hopelessness.

I mean, they live in a world where it isn't even safe to travel a few miles to another little settlement without getting jumped by griffons, goblins, ogres and wyverns... and there is an immortal dragon stalking the world, randomly choosing people to become immortal dragon slayers to perpetuate a cycle of despair.

It ain't gonna look like My Little Pony, mate.

We need to compare the color scheme of this game with Elden Ring

[doru]

the money was invested in paying social and game "journalists" shill this game to death before launch

[Belegar]

Originally posted by ✙205🍉🐆→:

Originally posted by Diviance:

...the world it is in is supposed to be bleak and kind of hopeless. The palette reinforces that bleakness and sense of hopelessness.

I mean, they live in a world where it isn't even safe to travel a few miles to another little settlement without getting jumped by griffons, goblins, ogres and wyverns... and there is an immortal dragon stalking the world, randomly choosing people to become immortal dragon slayers to perpetuate a cycle of despair.

It ain't gonna look like My Little Pony, mate.

We need to compare the color scheme of this game with Elden Ring

Elden Ring is an artistic masterpiece that managed to make the world feel as bleak as a world can possibly feel, but at the same time look incredibly beautiful.

[Diviance]

Originally posted by Belegar:

Originally posted by ✙205🍉🐆→:

We need to compare the color scheme of this game with Elden Ring

Elden Ring is an artistic masterpiece that managed to make the world feel as bleak as a world can possibly feel, but at the same time look incredibly beautiful.

Talking up Elden Ring while trashing this game...

Yeah, somehow I am not surprised you have garbage taste in games.

[Belegar]

Originally posted by doru:

the money was invested in paying social and game "journalists" shill this game to death before launch

Indeed and they tried to cover up the terrible art direction with textured and effects that only helped flush the performance down the drain.

[MadHamster]

Originally posted by Belegar:

Originally posted by MadHamster:

If you bothered to understand basics like correlation of art-styles to story/world building themes you would get it alas Dunning-Kryger seems to be your best friend.

I'm and artist and i promise you buddy no creative person with respect for themselves would use Dragons Dogma 2 as an example of a great looking game.

You can make a bleak and overall very desaturated game and still make it look great, and the first dishonoured game is the perfect example of that.

No??? Dishonored games look that way cause of art-style unique to Viktor Antonov, mate.

[Letuce]

why is the mountainous region se grey why can't the mountain and rock be pink

[Belegar]

Originally posted by Diviance:

Originally posted by Belegar:

Elden Ring is an artistic masterpiece that managed to make the world feel as bleak as a world can possibly feel, but at the same time look incredibly beautiful.

Talking up Elden Ring while trashing this game...

Yeah, somehow I am not surprised you have garbage taste in games.

Now your projecting.

Not every game has to be like Elden Ring, but Elden Ring is objectively superior to Dragons dogma 2 in every way. From Software also didn't feel the need to include scummy micro transactions because they actually believe in their own product.

[Belegar]

Originally posted by MadHamster:

Originally posted by Belegar:

I'm and artist and i promise you buddy no creative person with respect for themselves would use Dragons Dogma 2 as an example of a great looking game.

You can make a bleak and overall very desaturated game and still make it look great, and the first dishonoured game is the perfect example of that.

No??? Dishonored games look that way cause of art-style unique to Viktor Antonov, mate.

I know and Dragons Dogma 2 could really have used someone with artistic vision and talent like Viktor Antonov.

[Diviance]

Originally posted by Belegar:

Originally posted by Diviance:

Talking up Elden Ring while trashing this game...

Yeah, somehow I am not surprised you have garbage taste in games.

Now your projecting.

Not every game has to be like Elden Ring, but Elden Ring is objectively superior to Dragons dogma 2 in every way. From Software also didn't feel the need to include scummy micro transactions because they actually believe in their own product.

Elden Ring is objectively inferior in every way. Graphics, gameplay, combat, storytelling (and DD storytelling is poor), art design...

From Soft hasn't made a good game in over a decade and a half.