Nightmage Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) Personally, I'm really fond of the 90s anime-esque portraits and backgrounds of the old school games. Everything looks so wistful and really reminds me of late nights watching traditionally animated shows like Inuyasha and Record of the Lodoss War. So I guess it's mostly a nostalgia thing, but I do think that sort of art style gives FE more flavor than Three Houses had, imo. Three Houses was my first serious FE game in probably a decade (Shadow Dragon was my true first) and the art style of the older games really grew on me. Edited November 24, 2020 by Nightmage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3xandr3 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Nightmage said: Personally, I'm really fond of the 90s anime-esque portraits and backgrounds of the old school games. Everything looks so wistful and really reminds me of late nights watching traditionally animated shows like Inuyasha and Record of the Lodoss War. So I guess it's mostly a nostalgia thing, but I do think that sort of art style gives FE more flavor than Three Houses had, imo. Can't sympathize with you, sorry. I don't think I've ever watched an anime in my life. As for the question, hmmm... A difficult question this. What fits FE the most? I'd have to say the style of Radiant Dawn. Which art style in the series do I like the most, however? For portraits, Fates. For combat animations? SoV. Overall? Eh... I'd need to mull that over for a while. I'm leaning towards either the GBA games or GotHW for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yexin Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 i love katsuyoshi koya's, wasa sachiko's and senri kita's artstyles, but if i were to pick only one, i'd obviously go with senri kita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egorance Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Tellius for sure. I love Senri Kita's art style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joevar Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Nightmage said: Personally, I'm really fond of the 90s anime-esque portraits and backgrounds of the old school games. Everything looks so wistful and really reminds me of late nights watching traditionally animated shows like Inuyasha and Record of the Lodoss War. So I guess it's mostly a nostalgia thing, but I do think that sort of art style gives FE more flavor than Three Houses had, imo. Three Houses was my first serious FE game in probably a decade (Shadow Dragon was my true first) and the art style of the older games really grew on me. objectively? NONE. i repeat, none fits because its not even clear what/how should be the artstyle be. just so we can have max. of 2 games with same artstyle, so they will explore more and give us varied artstyle from installment, to next installment you cant imagine how relieved i am when i first see SoV trailer use different artstyle than two previous 3DS games. Its such a palate cleanser to me after the previous games that have too many recycled face (with relatively same expression even for said face!) with different hair color and/or outfit If you like Lodoss, then the artstyle you choose is not even Shadow dragon (remake), but the NES Fire Emblem with their big shoulder pads and more sharp expression. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subjectively? i like SoV style because of how the design fits nicely with the presentation. the problem with 3H is the game now a full 3D one in bigger console. so any little discrepancy with the design artwork will catch your attention(in this case part of the fault from its 3D and mechanical department vs original artist artstyle). im sure you wont mind or notice it in older games in handheld console where the in game models didnt reflect how the design artwork looks oh, the artist of SoV also draw official artwork of new Lodoss story (not spin off), if that matters to you Edited November 24, 2020 by joevar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidereal Wraith Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Either the Tellius or Echoes art style I feel really fits the seriee as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodSejeong97 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hot take: I prefer Mayumi Hirota's illustrations (Thracia 776, Tear Ring Saga, Berwick Saga, Vestaria Saga). God rest her soul... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver-Haired Maiden Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Tellius bias speaking here but I'd love to go back to Radiant Dawn style. I feel with today's systems they could really make a style like that shine and fit well in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I really think that both Tellius (RD specifically) and Echoes are the best art styles FE as a series has seen yet. Tellius in particular holds up incredibly well despite its age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordin Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I like SoV's the most as the portraits just look the most refined and overall just the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulously Olivier Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I like the SD/NM style portraits, but the low quality sprites weren't up to snuff. Overall, Tellius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murozaki Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I like the artstyle in all eras, the distinction and variety really helps set said eras apart from each other i feel, well, except NES Gaiden, NES Gaiden's art is blegh (At least the FE1 art can be funny). Though when it comes to my favorite i'd probably have to say Sachiko Wada's art. Also tangential but IS let Mayo be the artist for a mainline FE game already please, it's clear she's a giant fan of the franchise and would love to do it and that she has the skills for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightcosmo Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Gonna echo Tellius on this one. The art is gorgeous overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanguard333 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I'd say it depends on the game, kind-of like how I don't think there's one art style that best fits Legend of Zelda: each has different pros and cons and should be chosen to best suit the game. That said, my personal favourite would be the Tellius games, followed by Three Houses and then Shadow Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousSpeed Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Game Boy Advance. If we could just get that again, but hand drawn, it'd be perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastor15243 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 33 minutes ago, AnonymousSpeed said: Game Boy Advance. If we could just get that again, but hand drawn, it'd be perfect. I would absolutely love to see hand-drawn sprites in the GBA animation style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benice Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 RD, SoV and Berwick Saga have my favorite art styles. It may be my bias against FE9, but something about the protraits there just look really off to me. I don't actually know what it is, but something's weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousSpeed Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, Benice said: RD, SoV and Berwick Saga have my favorite art styles. It may be my bias against FE9, but something about the protraits there just look really off to me. I don't actually know what it is, but something's weird. The complete lack of shading, possibly. 12 minutes ago, Alastor15243 said: I would absolutely love to see hand-drawn sprites in the GBA animation style. Man, it'd be sugar for the eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interdimensional Observer Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 hours ago, Alastor15243 said: I would absolutely love to see hand-drawn sprites in the GBA animation style. Hand-drawn sprites that are pixelated? If you mean that, thats fine, but, if you're going to do 2D and hand-drawn, why not make the game into art?: The major issue with going this far as I see it, would be that FE looooooves reclassing now and won't ever get rid of it for even a single game again (barring maybe a remake). But going this far with the aesthetic would be very toilsome on the artists if they had to draw every character of ~36-50 of them in tens of different classes. I don't think slapping a character's head on a generic body would work with this artistry. And, I wouldn't endorse Vanillaware's George Kamitani as the lead artist for any FE game. I like his style, but he can sometimes be a little hetero male horny with his female characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehran776 Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Personally, I really like Mayumi Hirota's work on FE5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kradeelav Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Benice said: RD, SoV and Berwick Saga have my favorite art styles. It may be my bias against FE9, but something about the protraits there just look really off to me. I don't actually know what it is, but something's weird. interesting, I've got the opposite opinion on RD vs PoR's sprites. not knocking your opinion at all, but it was just unexpected when I've always felt like RD's sprites were a lot more wooden. (That being said PoR's definitely feels toothy in a 'trying a new style' way that I can see it being a turn-off.) imo, the series had different high points in art direction for different parts. Actual combat animation, the GBA games win handily. PoR's official art wins by a landslide - imo it's oozing personality with the inky and slightly watercolory lines. I also love the outfits there the best. I have a special fondness for PoR's talking sprites but SoV's are pretty easy on the eyes. As much as I cringe to say it, Awakening's maps were pretty. Somehow they figured out stylization there. RD takes the cake for the UX/UI (menus and stuff), with FEH right behind. TH's FMA's were amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 hour ago, kradeelav said: interesting, I've got the opposite opinion on RD vs PoR's sprites. not knocking your opinion at all, but it was just unexpected when I've always felt like RD's sprites were a lot more wooden. (That being said PoR's definitely feels toothy in a 'trying a new style' way that I can see it being a turn-off.) I actually agree with that. I feel like RD's portraits look oddly stiff compared to the ones in PoR, despite me actually preferring most of the character designs in RD. 1 hour ago, kradeelav said: TH's FMA's were amazing. I definitely agree with this. The anime cutscenes were absolutely spectacular. Top quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousSpeed Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 23 hours ago, Interdimensional Observer said: Hand-drawn sprites that are pixelated? no you goof, smooth drawings which imitate the aesthetic of the GBA sprites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Quote What art style fits Fire Emblem the most? whatever style each person likes the most. food for thought~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotari Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Super Smash Bros. I:m only half joking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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