Video Game Styles
What are visual styles?
Different game genres, or developers design the styles of their games differently, depending on what the game is, and who it is aimed at. For example, developers might want their new game to be realistic, for a war game, or cartoony or a game aimed at younger children.
Photorealism - Games that are designed to be as realistic as possible, whether fictional or non-fictional. Photorealism is difficult and time-consuming to create, and takes a lot of skill to get the textures and scaling of the world to look realistic.
Notable games that use photorealism include all of the Call Of Duty games, as well as the many Rockstar games.
[In game screenshot of Call of Duty Black Ops II]
Games designed with photorealism art style:
Call Of Duty: Black Ops II
Grand Theft Auto V
Crysis
FarCry 2
Cel-Shaded - Designed to look like it was drawn by hand, and is used to represent a cartoon or comic book. Cel-shaded is primarily used by Japanese developers, in games such as Yu-Gi-Oh! and the Dragon Ball Z series.
[Wallpaper of Dragonball Z, showing Cel-Shaded art style]
Games designed with Cel-Shaded art style:
Borderlands
The Walking Dead
Battlefield Heroes
The Legend Of Zelda
Exaggerated - Games which are loosely based on Photorealism, but the style is modified, giving the graphics an overdone look. The graphics of the game can make it seem like it is not a serious game, because the characters are outrageously muscular, or features are not proportional, for example: large eyes. Japanese game developers also exaggerate the hair on their characters in anime games, such as Tekken.
Games designed with Exaggerated art style:
Batman: Arkham City
Street fighter
Abstract -Games that use geometrical shapes and lines to create a unique visual style. Abstract does not take much skill to create compared to other styles. Abstract games can use both bright colours for fast-paced action, whilst others might use softer colours, which makes the player feel relaxed. An example of an Abstract art style designed game is Geometry Wars.
Games designed with Abstract art style:
Tetris
Super Hexagan
Military - Usually designed from first person perspective, military games simulate the physics and looks of a battlefield in a war. Characters are designed to look like soldiers, whether present, historic or futuristic. Medal of Honor is a Military game, set in Historic wars, and the more recent conflicts.
Military - Usually designed from first person perspective, military games simulate the physics and looks of a battlefield in a war. Characters are designed to look like soldiers, whether present, historic or futuristic. Medal of Honor is a Military game, set in Historic wars, and the more recent conflicts.
Games designed with Military art style:
Battlefield 3
Arma 3
Halo
Rockstar - Rockstar Games develop all of their games with a very similar style. Games created by Rockstar are dark and gritty, and are heavily based around criminals and breaking the law. For example: Grand Theft Auto V follows three protagonists, as they undergo a series of heists. Similarly, to Max Payne 3, who turns into a vigilante after the murder of his family.
[Red Dead Redemption, showing the criminal, dark and gritty style]
Rockstar - Rockstar Games develop all of their games with a very similar style. Games created by Rockstar are dark and gritty, and are heavily based around criminals and breaking the law. For example: Grand Theft Auto V follows three protagonists, as they undergo a series of heists. Similarly, to Max Payne 3, who turns into a vigilante after the murder of his family.
Games designed with Rockstar art style:
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption
Max Payne 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption
Max Payne 3
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