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TopicI rank series by their visual design [ranking]
rwlh
03/04/23 7:37:39 PM
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Snake5555555555 posted...
Yeah it's definitely some of my favorite art ever, and some of the darkest. The "Lady Punisher" is Jenny Cesare, her story is pretty bleak to say the least!

Neat! I'll have to look her up.

Should we finish up?

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3. Cuphead
@paulg235
https://www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cuphead_bosses_ranked_21.jpg?p=1
https://i.pcmag.com/imagery/reviews/07gCCz5tJt2s0vs1n2uFIeD-2.jpg
https://www.nme.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Cuphead-The-Delicious-Last-Course-review-2000x12701.jpg
https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2022/06/29/cuphead_dlc_screenshot_1080_3_wide-8a3d4386c32dcf5ce751d20cdc869a85945f248f-s1100-c50.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl-Qz9YRY1A

To me, Cuphead is a perfect example of something that commits to an aesthetic one hundred percent. The creators of this game wanted to emulate old cartoons, specifically the Fleischer rubber hose style, and they pull it off with flying colors. The clip of the fight against Cagney Carnation is a great example of how the visual design is eye-popping but also serves the game on a practical level, as the flowers movements and faces indicate incoming attacks.

The images also show off the games penchant for big, vivid design. The bosses are larger than life. That makes defeating them seem insurmountable at first (that and the punishing difficulty). Their designs are inspired by the old cartoons, but theyre given modern spins, like Esther Winchester, who very clearly takes cues from Clarabelle Cow but has her own style too. I also love how the whole game has an old-fashioned screen flicker, something that was duplicated in the Netflix show!

Cuphead is really a delight to watch. Its funny to think that the game would be infinitely more frustrating if the graphics werent so pretty to look at!
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