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TopicI rank series by their visual design [ranking]
rwlh
02/14/23 4:25:14 PM
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Well, at the very least I can post the bottom one now, and then worry about adding in direct links later, if possible.

74. Persona 5
@Chaeix
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_675,pg_1,q_80,w_1200/xcnhs0fx3usfexfnd6oc.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ys4QQyvEaCE/maxresdefault.jpg
https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/RMVAYUOpZU0uwH8C4nIK6ACxoeg=/1400x1050/filters:format(jpeg)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9836293/p5friends.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnDzJ9KzuV4

Hoo boy, starting things off with something that might be controversial.

Persona 5 goes for cool, but in sort of a playful way. Like, look at the font on these menus and tell me this is a game that takes itself seriously. (Or maybe I should say tell me this is a game that should take itself seriously.)

Everything is very stylish. Youve got these kids wearing Mardi Gras masks and a giant talking cat and a guillotine that executes monsters. The design is all over the place. Lots of quick camera shots and bursts of color. Its very disorienting. As an aside, I dislike this trailer: it just doesnt shut up. Someone says something every two seconds. Relax! But as this is about visual design, that complaint is neither here nor there.

I always thought I enjoyed P5s aesthetic, but I didnt enjoy this nomination very much. Its so frantic. Normally I like bright colors in design (which youll get to see as the list goes on), but here its loud, bombastic. Look at image 2. Does this monster need to be roughly the same shade of purple as the background? I will say at least the character designs in image 3 are roughly distinct, primarily in terms of like hair color and height. So thats something!

I dont know. Maybe Im old. I mean, I am old. But maybe Im too old to appreciate something like this. Persona 5s visual design seems specifically designed to appeal to me at first glance, but then when I pull back the layers on the yogurt cup, its bright purple and Im getting licked by Kamoshidas gargantuan, purple tongue. (So much purple!)

Is this the worst visual design Ive ever seen? No, of course not. But I didnt like it. In a ranking topic where I liked virtually everything, that makes it automatic bottom tier.
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