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It's made to look like the original game.

codeflo 4y ago
I hope this Imgur link works, here are two shots of what I assume is the same room. You can't possibly be serious: https://imgur.com/a/IGPhFtd https://imgur.com/a/IGPhFtd
- djur 4y ago
  The OP mentioned the noses, and the limited detail on the faces stands out as a similarity between your two screenshots. The biggest difference that stands out to me is how skewed the scenery is in the new game. This is a style that shows up a little in the original, but it's more characteristic of later LucasArts adventures.
- eknkc 4y ago
  It looks a lot like the Curse Of The Monkey Island though.
  - thaumasiotes 4y ago
    I've played through CMI many, many times, but I have no idea why you would say this is a similar art style. CMI is normal-looking illustrations. This is heavily stylized.
  - GekkePrutser 4y ago
    It also looks a lot like the style of the telltale episodes
    - jq-r 4y ago
      It looks pretty much exactly like those. Was originally hoping for a design which follows Curse of the Monkey Island, but we're getting this. IMO Curse had one of the most beautiful graphic design ever.
      - GekkePrutser 4y ago
        I 100% agree with you there. Curse was the best in the series for me too. Not just in terms of graphics which were beautiful but also in terms of difficulty and story. Monkey Island 2 for example was much too difficult for me to beat on my own. MI3 was doable (as was MI1 though which was epic). The only thing that was a shame that Elaine was frozen for the whole game (spoiler alert lol). MI4 was a bit meh in terms of jokes IMO and the vector graphics were too premature to be beautiful. But I think the style of MI3 is difficult to do in vector format and it's kinda expected these days. I wouldn't have minded another 2D game but I do have to say the action scenes in the video look much better than they would have been in 2D.
        thaumasiotes 4y ago
        > I wouldn't have minded another 2D game but I do have to say the action scenes in the video look much better than they would have been in 2D. But... it is another 2D game. Those action scenes are being rendered in 2D. There isn't a scene in the video where e.g. the camera angle changes. It all appears to be sprites against backgrounds. > MI4 was a bit meh in terms of jokes IMO and the vector graphics were too premature to be beautiful. ...and MI4 is a 3D game; it doesn't have vector graphics.
        GekkePrutser 4y ago
        With MI4 I meant 3d graphics, they were just very low polygon. I didn't notice the camera angle didn't change there. Will have another look.
stouset 4y ago
Yeah, it looks to me like it's taking the art direction of Curse of Monkey Island and refreshing it a bit. All in all I don't hate it, but it's not my taste. I absolutely loved the style of COMI, and I think I get what they're trying to do with the art in this game, but it doesn't feel like they've gotten it quite right.
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Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago
It is nowhere near the original game. Source: I played it and the remake. If anything, this art style resembles Deathspank [1], another game by Gilbert. Btw it had hilarious trailers like this one [2]. [1]: https://youtu.be/tcLTBwr5JBY https://youtu.be/tcLTBwr5JBY [2]: https://youtu.be/FGWT6YPu4v4 https://youtu.be/FGWT6YPu4v4
oneeyedpigeon 4y ago
I really don't think it looks anything like the original game, either. Maybe one of the later sequels which, ironically, Ron Gilbert wasn't involved in.

I hope this Imgur link works, here are two shots of what I assume is the same room. You can't possibly be serious: https://imgur.com/a/IGPhFtd https://imgur.com/a/IGPhFtd

djur 4y ago
The OP mentioned the noses, and the limited detail on the faces stands out as a similarity between your two screenshots. The biggest difference that stands out to me is how skewed the scenery is in the new game. This is a style that shows up a little in the original, but it's more characteristic of later LucasArts adventures.
eknkc 4y ago
It looks a lot like the Curse Of The Monkey Island though.
- thaumasiotes 4y ago
  I've played through CMI many, many times, but I have no idea why you would say this is a similar art style. CMI is normal-looking illustrations. This is heavily stylized.
- GekkePrutser 4y ago
  It also looks a lot like the style of the telltale episodes
  - jq-r 4y ago
    It looks pretty much exactly like those. Was originally hoping for a design which follows Curse of the Monkey Island, but we're getting this. IMO Curse had one of the most beautiful graphic design ever.
    - GekkePrutser 4y ago
      I 100% agree with you there. Curse was the best in the series for me too. Not just in terms of graphics which were beautiful but also in terms of difficulty and story. Monkey Island 2 for example was much too difficult for me to beat on my own. MI3 was doable (as was MI1 though which was epic). The only thing that was a shame that Elaine was frozen for the whole game (spoiler alert lol). MI4 was a bit meh in terms of jokes IMO and the vector graphics were too premature to be beautiful. But I think the style of MI3 is difficult to do in vector format and it's kinda expected these days. I wouldn't have minded another 2D game but I do have to say the action scenes in the video look much better than they would have been in 2D.
      - thaumasiotes 4y ago
        > I wouldn't have minded another 2D game but I do have to say the action scenes in the video look much better than they would have been in 2D. But... it is another 2D game. Those action scenes are being rendered in 2D. There isn't a scene in the video where e.g. the camera angle changes. It all appears to be sprites against backgrounds. > MI4 was a bit meh in terms of jokes IMO and the vector graphics were too premature to be beautiful. ...and MI4 is a 3D game; it doesn't have vector graphics.
        GekkePrutser 4y ago
        With MI4 I meant 3d graphics, they were just very low polygon. I didn't notice the camera angle didn't change there. Will have another look.

stouset 4y ago

Yeah, it looks to me like it's taking the art direction of Curse of Monkey Island and refreshing it a bit. All in all I don't hate it, but it's not my taste. I absolutely loved the style of COMI, and I think I get what they're trying to do with the art in this game, but it doesn't feel like they've gotten it quite right.

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Andrew_nenakhov 4y ago

It is nowhere near the original game. Source: I played it and the remake. If anything, this art style resembles Deathspank [1], another game by Gilbert. Btw it had hilarious trailers like this one [2]. [1]: https://youtu.be/tcLTBwr5JBY https://youtu.be/tcLTBwr5JBY [2]: https://youtu.be/FGWT6YPu4v4 https://youtu.be/FGWT6YPu4v4

oneeyedpigeon 4y ago

I really don't think it looks anything like the original game, either. Maybe one of the later sequels which, ironically, Ron Gilbert wasn't involved in.