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I don’t get the hate- I like the style of the new graphics, and I think they are a sensitive updating of what’s good about monkey island’s original graphical vi

I don’t get the hate- I like the style of the new graphics, and I think they are a sensitive updating of what’s good about monkey island’s original graphical vibe. I guess I am the target nostalgia demographic though; 70s latchkey kid. I fully intend to play this with my kids and enjoy the shit out of it.

ohCh6zos 4y ago
To me it looks very similar to Alegria corporate art which kind of turns me off, but he should do what he wants and I have no reason to think I should give him my feedback.
- kemayo 4y ago
  I've seen people making that comparison, and it feels off to me. The defining element of that "corporate" art style is that it's really flat -- abstract figures with minimal details and bold colors. By contrast, Return seems to have a lot of detail -- it's just expressed through a blocky, almost papercraft aesthetic. The level of specificity and caricature it's showing is honestly pretty opposed to the general goals of the "corporate" style. (None of this is to say there's anything wrong with not liking Return's art style, of course. Taste is subjective, etc etc. I just feel it's a poor comparison.)
bsder 4y ago
It's not that I don't like the graphic style--from looking at the trailer I don't like the style execution. I think the style is "ugly", but that could work well--especially in a game about pirates. The problem is that the backgrounds and animation look "cheap phone game". And that's not going to make people happy. The worst part is that I suspect that this is intentional--and that's what is REALLY pissing both sides off. Ron Gilbert probably wants this to be playable on lower end tablets and phones since phone revenue generally dwarfs PC revenue--so getting called out on this is not going to go over well. By the same token, the rabid fanbase is PC centric and is looking at a game that sure looks like it has made significant compromises for phones--they're going to be more than a bit upset about that. To top it off, Gilbert is used to getting nothing but positive reception and now is getting slammed. Furthermore, the project is too far along to actually do anything that might be able to mitigate the criticism. Whoops.

ohCh6zos 4y ago

To me it looks very similar to Alegria corporate art which kind of turns me off, but he should do what he wants and I have no reason to think I should give him my feedback.

kemayo 4y ago
I've seen people making that comparison, and it feels off to me. The defining element of that "corporate" art style is that it's really flat -- abstract figures with minimal details and bold colors. By contrast, Return seems to have a lot of detail -- it's just expressed through a blocky, almost papercraft aesthetic. The level of specificity and caricature it's showing is honestly pretty opposed to the general goals of the "corporate" style. (None of this is to say there's anything wrong with not liking Return's art style, of course. Taste is subjective, etc etc. I just feel it's a poor comparison.)

bsder 4y ago

It's not that I don't like the graphic style--from looking at the trailer I don't like the style execution. I think the style is "ugly", but that could work well--especially in a game about pirates. The problem is that the backgrounds and animation look "cheap phone game". And that's not going to make people happy. The worst part is that I suspect that this is intentional--and that's what is REALLY pissing both sides off. Ron Gilbert probably wants this to be playable on lower end tablets and phones since phone revenue generally dwarfs PC revenue--so getting called out on this is not going to go over well. By the same token, the rabid fanbase is PC centric and is looking at a game that sure looks like it has made significant compromises for phones--they're going to be more than a bit upset about that. To top it off, Gilbert is used to getting nothing but positive reception and now is getting slammed. Furthermore, the project is too far along to actually do anything that might be able to mitigate the criticism. Whoops.