| Heh, sorry, I've been to harsh with the comment I guess... it's probably just me personally being "highly allergic" to this particular toony-style. I think it sort of falls in some "uncanny valley" of design, being neither stylized/abstract/low-poly-ish enough, nor realistic enough, nor fully-pixelated/blocky/minecrafty, but just in-between. In general I like styles that either: - just go all the way in the stylized direction, like Bad North [1], The Witness [2] or even Clash of Clans [3] (to be honest I also dislike CoC-style popular with mobile games nowadays, but at least it's consistent/harmonious in its candy-plasticky look) - OR they actually try to do the realistic-style part, like the classic Age of Empires, or toony-ish-ralisticky like more modern Northgard [4] - OR they fully embrace the blocky style like Minecraft, or the 8-bit/pixelated style of clearly retro-style games "In between" styles just look... annoying, giving a "sand in your eye" mental sensation of the early 90s games that were too shallow and childish. It lacks some "higher harmony" thing that I can't describe any better. I get this "allergic" reaction also when I see this style in clothing or architecture or whatever. Anyway, keep up the work if you and others enjoy it, don't be discouraged by people that just prefer smth else! I'm just a bit sad bc I probably would've liked the game mechanics, but the style totally turns me off. [1] https://store.steampowered.com/app/688420/Bad_North_Jotunn_E... [2] https://store.steampowered.com/app/210970/The_Witness/ [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.supercell.... [4] https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/Northgard/ |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7LK0s8LgmQ
Maybe this style appeals more to you?