Am I the Only One Getting Zdzisław Beksiński Vibes from The Forever Winter, or Is This Game Just That Awesome?

[SickSidius]

Hey everyone! Does anyone else feel like The Forever Winter strongly resembles the artwork of the painter Zdzisław Beksiński? His pieces often depict ruined cities and distorted bodies fused with machinery, and I can't help but notice some similarities in the game's aesthetics. I'm just curious if the game's artists used his work as inspiration or if it's just a coincidence. I love picking up on references like this, especially when they come from artists or themes that fascinate me. What do you guys think?

[Octarius]

Nah, this vibe is very strong in this game.

[Phunkenstein]

Agreed, and I love it!

[vallium]

Definitely. Tall, intricate structures resembling body parts, heaps of helmets, bones and junk. Reminded me of another fantastic game also inspired by Beksinski, "Returnal" - 3rd biome in particular.

[Storm]

I was going to create a thread about it, but I see I'm not the only one who noticed it. I was once in a museum of his works and saw these paintings up close. I have two photo albums at home, but no photos can convey the amazingness of these works.

The number of references and the general atmosphere of Beksiński's works are very noticeable on each of the currently available maps.
-Tombstones,
-skull fields,
-bombers,
-balloons,
-specific buildings and wall textures,
-crosses,
-a palette of colors,
-bone-like structure,
-scale
-ravines and bas-reliefs
There are probably many more appeals.

I think that such a vision - like from a nightmare - will fit very well into a dying world in which there is a war for the leftovers.

[Shadeborn]

Aye, it's a lot of refs here.

[Belt fed chainsmoker]

The building you see in the Enclave is canonically his mansion

[Weltraummann Sareth]

I'm getting more like "Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz" vibes.

[Belt fed chainsmoker]

Originally posted by Weltraummann Sareth:

I'm getting more like "Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz" vibes.

Thats when they add GROM