Favorite Gaming Art Style

This top list is not about graphics in terms of technical prowess: it is about choosing your favorite games by their Art direction and design. Whether or not cell-shading is involved or hand-drawn art. Are the textures unique, the landscapes beautiful? Is the game using wild brush strokes, a goofy cartoon look or rather authentic photorealism? Is its art defined by deliberate retro association? Are there beautiful contrasting colors or simple stylized silhouettes? Are particular elements like color, saturation or even gore emphasized? Is it a complex case of fractals or synaesthesia? -- Which look did you enjoy the most?

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Real-Time Results(actually, partially randomized placeholder data for now)

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    Ōkami
    Ranked by 74 users
    489 -88
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    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
    Ranked by 79 users
    459 +49
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    Journey
    Ranked by 53 users
    355 -45
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    Shadow of the Colossus
    Ranked by 54 users
    317 +14
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    BioShock
    Ranked by 38 users
    207 +49
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    Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
    Ranked by 29 users
    182 +44
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    Limbo
    Ranked by 32 users
    145 +68
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    Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
    Ranked by 23 users
    121 -15
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    BioShock Infinite
    Ranked by 21 users
    118 +16
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    Ico
    Ranked by 22 users
    115 +84
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    Mirror's Edge
    Ranked by 22 users
    110 +91
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    Grim Fandango
    Ranked by 19 users
    99 -46
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    Jet Set Radio
    Ranked by 18 users
    95 -33
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    El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
    Ranked by 14 users
    93 +16
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    Bastion
    Ranked by 21 users
    89 -70
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    Kirby's Epic Yarn
    Ranked by 18 users
    88 +38
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    Flower
    Ranked by 17 users
    88 -20
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    Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    Ranked by 19 users
    82 -3
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    Odin Sphere
    Ranked by 17 users
    81 -40
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    Psychonauts
    Ranked by 15 users
    76 -50

Conversations

  • 8 years ago
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    Some love for Alien: Isolation (currently #134). That art style was crafted purely out of 100% love.

    Okami is #1 as it should be. Thank you for that.
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    • Ed Kick
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      Editing … It's atmoshpere is ridiculous it might be the only game in the same league as bioshock in term of just how good it's atmosphere is
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  • 9 years ago
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    this is without a doubt my favorite list on FL, it's simply flawless
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