Why everything looks like is made for kids?r

[JotaFox]

I allways loved the way of funny graphics, but on KSP2 every thing looks like build for little kids, from explanations, parts graphics and everything... really dont like it now, cause is a pretty serious game, personally i like how it looks before on KSP1.

Jotafox

[Peako]

i see where you are coming from but you have to give credit, the ♥♥♥♥ pits look amazing

[Kraftmeier]

This was my first impression as well when I started the game and began doing the tutorials. Graphics are childish, UI is arcade and P.A.I.G.E. is honestly an insult to any KSP1 veteran (actually to any gamer beyond the age of 10).

My explanation is that Private Division wants Intercept Games to make the game accessible and playable for the broadest possible audience so they can maximize their sales. Principally a totally valid standpoint from a management perspective, however it is fundamentally flawed from a customer perspective and will likely lead to the opposite results:

KSP1 may look cute from a distance with its little green aliens and so on, but beneath the surface it is a serious and hardcore spaceflight simulation which is challanging, demanding and therefore greatly rewarding. KSP2 is nothing like that and the graphics are just another indicator for it. It is designed as a casual mainstream game which will never live up to the standards of its predecessor and hence will never be as successful.

[ждун]

I would suggest trying "JUNO New Origins". Its like finished KSP2, but without corny kerbal style. Performance is outstanding and its only half the price.

[ulzgoroth]

Originally posted by ждун:

I would suggest trying "JUNO New Origins". Its like finished KSP2, but without corny kerbal style. Performance is outstanding and its only half the price.

It's not like KSP2, and it also has a corny style if you read the text...IMO, a much less attractive one.

Plus, the career designers think driving cars on mountainsides is great gameplay that people want to experience lots of.

[Kilo_60]

Its made for future console compatibility...

[ulzgoroth]

Originally posted by Kilo_60:

Its made for future console compatibility...

You know, I don't own any consoles and have not made much use of them in my life. But even I know that lots, maybe most, of the AAA high-graphics games are console-first.

If you want to make a stupid platform-war snipe, at least make it about mobile instead of consoles so that it isn't so laughable?

(Bonus: that way it gets to look more like a stupid generational snipe too.)

[evanloohaklm]

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

Plus, the career designers think driving cars on mountainsides is great gameplay that people want to experience lots of.

But that is great gameplay.

[eddiemonkeybutt]

it's intended for anyone (including kids) to get how to play the game, and understand how space travel works. this isn't NASA Simulator or something. You are meant to just build something and fly it

[WarpLover]

The whole kerbal look was from the mind of an original dev. It started as a drawing.
I can live with the cartoon characters, it's the nonsensical definitions of parts in the parts list that always infuriated me. What a useless waste of time and space.

[Dominian]

The cute art style is a given with the Kerbals. The tutorials are designed to be understood by players of all age groups and not intimidate with high complexity or math.

I don't really see the problem. I learned with the tutorials of the first KSP and haven't looked much at the new ones, but from what I saw they appeared to be really well made and easy to understand.

[mike.stirton]

I am equally not a fan of it. Too bulky and it doesn't have the same "feel" as the first one. Hopefully this is more just graphical place holding crap and not the "final" look that we are stuck with...until the mods figure out how to fix it properly. I dunno. Apparently this is a console thing? Scary. As the first one has a much much larger library of parts including mods to add in moar.I would prefer they cater to the PC scene were computer hardware can actually meet/exceed the specs found in most consoles. I cannot be a fan of a product I cannot upgrade components as needed. Imagine my annoyance that I could not get an SSD to work in an old X-box despite it being the same storage size, just fast. Poor X didn't know what the hell I tossed at it. My PC? lol...GIMMEMOARBOOSTERS! I'll never look at a console again. It may limit my game choices, but I have standards that simply are not met in those "things"

The game is unplayable as is IMO...Some basic stuff...playing in the vab and...that interface needs a lot of work to clean it up. I am not a fan of trying to do something at first stage engine area and suddenly find myself zooming way up to the capsule above without even touching a key. So meny other issues. I hope they focus on those over the cosmetic crap...

[XLjedi]

This one will, no doubt, have a negative influence on anything I vote dollars toward for this dev/publisher in the future.

I mean its just... wow.

[ulzgoroth]

Originally posted by mike.stirton:

I am equally not a fan of it. Too bulky and it doesn't have the same "feel" as the first one. Hopefully this is more just graphical place holding crap and not the "final" look that we are stuck with...

I really am curious what you think is different. Most of the parts seem to be really very the same thing thing.

[GenXGamer]

because it is not about the the space sim....they bought this game for the cute cartoon IP.
Look at the marketing videos and the promos and stuffed dolls and all that other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Its about the cute cartoon characters....They mickey moused Kerbals.

The priorities show in how little they cared for the actual sim. All that money and quality work went into marketing the funny green cartoon characters.


the game is now just another stupid steam asset flip.

[eddiemonkeybutt]

Originally posted by GenXGamer:

because it is not about the the space sim....they bought this game for the cute cartoon IP.
Look at the marketing videos and the promos and stuffed dolls and all that other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Its about the cute cartoon characters....They mickey moused Kerbals.

The priorities show in how little they cared for the actual sim. All that money and quality work went into marketing the funny green cartoon characters.


the game is now just another stupid steam asset flip.

the characters are just made to look better in this game than in KSP1. the only difference being they have better looking hair and look as good as the rest of the game. The first game also had mickey mouse looking characters but nobody is complaining about that unless it's in KSP2 because people just need a reason to hate a game for some reason