Thoughts on the Art Style

[Venus of the Desert Bloom]

What is everyones thoughts on the art style? Specifically, the darkened black lines that frame the characters? Like'em? Hate'em?

I personally find it interesting. It gives Smash an entirely different look.

 

[KAOS2222]

Since the camera won't zoom in on the characters, the black outlines are to easily distinguish the characters since they will be smaller than usual.

 

[contrerasamado]

I don't really like them, but I don't hate them, they only exist...

 

[hydrokyogre]

They're okay. I'm enjoying the Wii U graphics more so far.

It is pretty cool that they managed to retain the details on the characters even with the outlined look. Kind of reminds me of Borderlands.

 

[littlewolf]

I actually really like it. I will admit I was tripping when I first saw it because I thought the WiiU version was going to be Cel Shaded which I would of hated, but as for the 3ds I really like how new it makes the game feel and how it separates its self from all the other Smash games.

 

[MasterOfKnees]

Of course the Wii U version is superior graphically, but I think the outlines is a nice way to make the models feel more fluid and organic.

 

[Noler_Mass]

I actually really like it. I will admit I was tripping when I first saw it because I thought the WiiU version was going to be Cel Shaded which I would of hated, but as for the 3ds I really like how new it makes the game feel and how it separates its self from all the other Smash games.

These are my exact thoughts down to the last period.

 

[nessokman]

3ds is terrible. Wii u owns

 

[FalKoopa]

The 3DS versions graphics are good, but the WiiU beats it in every way.

 

[Shorts]

Nooooooo. The Wii U's GRAPHICS beat the 3DS, but the Wii U's art style is nothing compared to the 3DS's.

I love that one version looks so comic-book beautiful, and the other is the GORGEOUS clean, HD game.

So ****ing hyped.

 

[Gene]

I like how the game looks more saturated again. The cel shaded Borderlands like feel Smash 3DS has does give it a distinct feel to it compared to the Wii U. The Wii U version looks beautiful btw. I lost my **** when I saw Bowser.

 

[Krynxe]

I like them quite alright. The outlining is a nice touch so we can see the characters well when playing on the handheld

Wii U is, of course, better for HD console but I still think the 3ds art style is better for the handheld

 

[Ussi]

I'm wondering how smash looks like in 3D :0

(Or if the 3D will even look cool...)

 

[fogbadge]

i LOVE the art style

 

[Orngeblu]

Loving the HD graphics on Wii U. Loving the art style on the 3DS as well.

 

[SureNsync]

The 3DS art style was unique and it felt like a Super Smash Bros 64 remake, I just wish the Wii U and 3DS versions didn't have exclusive stages.

I mean both versions are getting the same characters so why not stages?

 

[PlayerOneTyler]

The 3DS art style was unique and it felt like a Super Smash Bros 64 remake, I just wish the Wii U and 3DS versions didn't have exclusive stages.

I mean both versions are getting the same characters so why not stages?

Well, they have to be differentiated in some way.

I personally like the way it outlines the characters. When I first saw the trailer, I wasn't fond of it, but after I realized it was only that way in the 3DS version, I was fine with it. It's certainly not HD, but it's pretty top-notch for the 3DS's capabilities.

 

[Knight Dude]

I like the art style. I was always fond of cel-shading. Given that some of my favorite games are the Dragon Ball Z Budokai games and the Ultimate Spider-Man game. Though the Wii U version is clearly the more impressive.

 

[FrozenHobo]

I like the art style. Hopefully there will be settings to lighten/darken the shader, but over all it looks really good. Plus, the addition of the visual "slices" during attacks will make it easier to see everything on the small screen.

 

[Equal]

Pretty much agreeing with everything here. Now I just need to get my hands on a Wii U by the time this drops! Still not sure if I want to play Smash on my 3DS, but I can see myself buying it.

 

[Pheta Ray]

I'm thinking the 3DS visual style is more artistic than the WiiU style. To me the 3DS version looks like it was painted then animated. The WiiU looks more like graphic design art than painting.

 

[Thirdkoopa]

3DS is totally fine, I mean, WiiU is obviously better, but 3DS looks like it'll hold on it's own but it'll take a bit of getting use to it.

What? You all were going to spend minutes getting use to "Smash on DS" anyways.

 

[Deleted member]

My god they're awesome. Really like how both versions didn't go down the route of progressively becoming more realistic. I don't care about how much detail Mario has in his overall. I'm actually considering getting a 3DS version; especially with exclusive stages.

 

[BluePikmin11]

I hope there is an off switch for the outline, i'm not used to that.

 

[Venus of the Desert Bloom]

I hope there is an off switch for the outline, i'm not used to that.

I highly doubt it; considering Sakurai stated its to pop the characters out from the background.

 

[Hitzel]

I hope that the outlines don't get buggy when viewing the game in 3D.

Aside from that I expect it to look great on a 3DS.

 

[210stuna]

Totally unrelated, but I feel like the art style 3DS Smash uses also should have been used for the Project X Zone game too.

With that said, I believe the new art style for Smash 3DS is...

Beautiful
Gorgeous
Magnificent!

Such graceful words for a bold title indeed.

 

[Shun_one]

I'm personally loving the style of the 3DS game. The vibrancy is exactly what I need.

 

[Toph_87]

I love the 3DS art style. Rather than making the 3DS version an inferior port, they are making both versions feel and look different. The Cel-shaded style fits perfectly IMO.

 

[Demna]

The 3DS art style was far above my expectation, I love how they outlined the characters in order to make it easier to see when we use the "3D" option. Overall, I like the visuals that appears during the connection of an attack

 

[Zzuxon]

I love the 3ds at style.
It makes all the characters look like paintings. 3d paintings.

 

[Moon Monkey]

Not a fan of the art style, I'll probably (most likely) stick to the WiiU version.

 

[felipe_9595]

Love it, i like it more than the WiiU version.

 

[Broodlaw]

It will work wonders with the 3DS, it just looks blotchy since it was blown up images, on a 3DS screen it will look great. Though both art designs are more cartoonish if you ask me, which is a good thing if you ask me.

 

[CrusherMania1592]

Looks fine to me. I like the art style in this one

 

[LiteralGrill]

Anyone else notice the outlines are slightly reminiscent of Mario Strikers?

...

That was the name of the mario soccer game right? can't remember off hand XD

 

[Branman64]

Everyone was thinking about street fighter 4 when they saw the new art style.

 

[Curmudgeon]

I won't probably buy the 3DS version, but I must say the art style looks gorgeous so far

 

[kisamefishfries]

oh yeah! Its super graphic...y... personally I don't care. But seeing how its a group discussion, I'll go ahead and assume its the right choice. Namco knows what they are doing, along with sakurai. This isn't the guys who made NSMBU by any means

 

[Renji64]

The Art Style on 3ds looks really good for a handheld i just hope the camera angles are fine.