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Champions online should capitalize on its comics elements some more
reiwulf
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One of the things that I like about CO is its graphic style. sure it's pretty old and dated, and could be better, but it has a comic style that no other superhero MMO has, both DCUO and marvel heroes use unreal engine and have a much more realistic approach.
CO on the other side feels like playing a comic with its graphics, specially with the simple textures and black borderlines on everything.
I think they could capitalize on that, doing something they already have done. Using comic panels to help illustrate important quests, it would make things more interesting. Like in the tutorial quest (maybe the old one, I don't know if it still happens) we had some comic panels showing people screaming in terror and thhe Qularr attacking.
we also get some comic panels on loading screens when showing villains backstories. I've always been interested in seeing some more of it.
both DCUO and Marvel heroes have some really amazing comic style animations, but I figure that is much harder to do and requires more resources, which CO probably doesn't have. but simple panels helping illustrate some important quests could add a lot to immersion, instead of just having a random NPC asking me to bring 5 cat nails.
I could post some screens if someone doesn't understand what I'm talking about.
what do you think? I don't think it would be hard to do, and it would make things much more entertaining!
EDIT: found a pic of it:
they could use them for crisis or each time we get to a new zone for the first time, etc... although I'd love to see them for many more quests.
CO on the other side feels like playing a comic with its graphics, specially with the simple textures and black borderlines on everything.
I think they could capitalize on that, doing something they already have done. Using comic panels to help illustrate important quests, it would make things more interesting. Like in the tutorial quest (maybe the old one, I don't know if it still happens) we had some comic panels showing people screaming in terror and thhe Qularr attacking.
we also get some comic panels on loading screens when showing villains backstories. I've always been interested in seeing some more of it.
both DCUO and Marvel heroes have some really amazing comic style animations, but I figure that is much harder to do and requires more resources, which CO probably doesn't have. but simple panels helping illustrate some important quests could add a lot to immersion, instead of just having a random NPC asking me to bring 5 cat nails.
I could post some screens if someone doesn't understand what I'm talking about.
what do you think? I don't think it would be hard to do, and it would make things much more entertaining!
EDIT: found a pic of it:
they could use them for crisis or each time we get to a new zone for the first time, etc... although I'd love to see them for many more quests.
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Okay, I took around 2 hours to made this. Imagine if Witchcraft had such an illustration when explaining the situation when getting to Burnside, the ghost town in the desert.
I think as a player it would be much more immersive, wouldn't it? I know my style might not be close enough the the one used in other quests, but I think it's not too bad either. I woudn't even have a problem in doing them myself, but I fear that even with that offer, they would not take the work to actually put in in there.
Again pretty impressive sir!!!
darqaura2: thanks! I did it all with a genius tablet. took me a bit longer than usual because I had never drawed her before.
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THanks for the artwork.
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I can't stand the anime style, and would hate to see it applied to this game. I know this is hyperbole, but if they were to change the in-game graphics/models to an anime style where all men look like women and all women look like little baby girls, I'd drop this game and never play it again, in a heartbeat.
Epicer.
We won't even go into the obnoxious presentation of extreme violence with no sense of subtlety whatsoever.
but can we go back to the topic at hand? this is not a anime vs american comic style contest.
(luckily for Logan, he got better after that nasty wound lol)
https://comicsauthorityblog.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/battle-of-the-atom-1.jpg
No, that piece does not look like anime, and the jaw/musculature choices are just style choices. Most artists don't do 100% realistic physiques. I certainly don't. I do what I think looks good.
Anyway, I think if we had a picture of Wolverine being rent asunder by the Hulk before every mission, the ga,e world would be a happier place. Let's do it.
There's been a distinct lack of Batman/Spiderman style narrative for a long time. The Nighthawk event was the closest we've gotten in several years.
There is also too much emphasis on fighting henchmen and lone bosses. Super villain teams are a thing, and the game has plenty of villains in it to populate those teams.
Nepht and Dr Deflecto on primus
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Devs ask for help and we draw/make the stuff for them atleast to a certain extent.
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