 Arsenal Cover, crappy or craptastic? |
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Looking at the cover of Arsenal, I'm not surprised. Shadowrun has a history of kinda silly, cartoony art, after all.
What I wonder (and maybe a dev could answer) is whether they use that kind of art on purpose, anymore? Gone are the internet-free days of the late 80's when it might be hard to locate and retain a good artist. There are hundreds of underemployed artists that could do the work, so it's not lack of people. Is the current SR team sticking with the cartoony art just to keep up the Shadowrun tradition of having campy, cartoony art? Or is there some other motive for not updating the art style? This post has been edited by Redjack: Feb 2 2008, 08:29 PM
Reason for edit: Add sr4 icon
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ixombie Arsenal Cover Jan 27 2008, 10:45 PM
Stahlseele yeah, kinda wondering about that one myself too . ... Jan 27 2008, 10:55 PM knasser I'm not going to completely slate the cover. B... Jan 27 2008, 11:19 PM Whipstitch I love the troll on Runner Havens. I'm pretty ... Jan 27 2008, 11:31 PM Method Craptastic. Hands down.
I think the cover of SoE... Jan 28 2008, 12:06 AM Zen Shooter01 I love the cover. I think it looks great. Usually ... Jan 28 2008, 02:38 AM Fortune QUOTE (Method) To quote possibly the greatest band... Jan 28 2008, 02:54 AM Whipstitch Or else Tool. Not that uncommon of a lyric.
Also,... Jan 28 2008, 03:00 AM Method And the prize goes to Whipstich, although Fortune ... Jan 28 2008, 03:16 AM JonathanC YOu guys are all wrong. The Arsenal cover is AWESO... Jan 28 2008, 03:27 AM kigmatzomat I'm on the "suck" side. I can live ... Jan 28 2008, 04:17 AM ixombie If Tool had stopped making music about 10 years ag... Jan 28 2008, 06:01 AM wind_in_the_stones I like the artist's work a lot, and even like ... Jan 28 2008, 06:08 AM Cardul Before I give my opinion, let me give something so... Jan 28 2008, 06:34 AM JonathanC How anyone can all this cover crappy when we'v... Jan 28 2008, 06:43 AM Cardul QUOTE (JonathanC) How anyone can all this cover cr... Jan 28 2008, 07:04 AM Blade Actually I'm ok with each separate elements fr... Jan 28 2008, 01:18 PM Dashifen QUOTE (JonathanC) How anyone can all this cover cr... Jan 28 2008, 02:33 PM Eryk the Red I've got some bias. Being an illustrator mysel... Jan 28 2008, 02:36 PM ixombie The internets are a mean series of tubes! Dea... Jan 28 2008, 02:44 PM Rotbart van Dainig Compared to the cover of the main book and Augment... Jan 28 2008, 02:48 PM eidolon I don't know. The game itself has a different... Jan 28 2008, 02:48 PM Eryk the Red I'm sure the changes in style have a lot to do... Jan 28 2008, 02:51 PM X-Kalibur I was more disappointed with the internal art real... Jan 28 2008, 07:19 PM JonathanC Street Magic had the highest quality cover, but th... Jan 28 2008, 07:33 PM Raij I like Runner Havens the best of the 4e covers. I ... Jan 28 2008, 09:14 PM knasser I've actually come round slightly to the cover... Jan 28 2008, 09:57 PM Colin Chapman I like the cover, but then I like Zug's work g... Jan 28 2008, 10:18 PM Fortune QUOTE (Colin Chapman) I love the fact that SR has ... Jan 28 2008, 10:28 PM Colin Chapman QUOTE (Fortune @ Jan 28 2008, 05:28 PM) How c... Jan 28 2008, 10:32 PM knasser @Colin: I stand corrected - there's a lot ther... Jan 28 2008, 10:33 PM Colin Chapman QUOTE (knasser) @Colin: I stand corrected - there... Jan 28 2008, 10:37 PM Demonseed Elite I don't like the Arsenal or Augmentation cover... Jan 28 2008, 10:39 PM Fortune QUOTE (Colin Chapman) Because it was a diatribe ab... Jan 28 2008, 10:41 PM Whipstitch I hold pretty much the exact opposite opinion on e... Jan 28 2008, 10:42 PM Colin Chapman Going slightly Off-Topic for a moment, speaking of... Jan 28 2008, 10:45 PM Colin Chapman QUOTE (Fortune) I don't know if I personally w... Jan 28 2008, 10:50 PM Fortune I'd buy it!
And it would more than likel... Jan 28 2008, 10:58 PM i101 QUOTE (Colin Chapman)Now, as for Zug's Arsenal... Jan 28 2008, 11:02 PM Colin Chapman Mate, I already defined it, but hey, different str... Jan 28 2008, 11:29 PM knasser QUOTE (Colin Chapman) Mate, I already defined it, ... Jan 28 2008, 11:41 PM Colin Chapman So, where do I sign up to become a cover designer?... Jan 28 2008, 11:47 PM Buster QUOTE (Colin Chapman) Mate, I already defined it, ... Jan 28 2008, 11:59 PM Cain Here's my deal-breaker.
The female ork, whi... Jan 29 2008, 03:46 AM Sponge The Arsenal cover actually reminds me of Car Wars ... Jan 29 2008, 04:41 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Cain) Fuchs, in the troll thread, drew a mu... Jan 29 2008, 10:05 AM Cardul QUOTE (Cain) Here's my deal-breaker.
The fe... Jan 29 2008, 10:40 AM eidolon QUOTE (Whipstitch)In all honesty I think what woul... Jan 29 2008, 03:07 PM Fuchs QUOTE (Cardul) Second: Fuchs did not draw anything... Jan 29 2008, 03:18 PM eidolon Eh, "blows away" is entirely a matter of... Jan 29 2008, 04:22 PM Moon-Hawk I like the art in Arsenal, cover and other. Not b... Jan 29 2008, 04:34 PM Ryu The orc is ugly, but actually close to something w... Jan 29 2008, 04:52 PM knasser I'm with Cain on this one (ducks to avoid low-... Jan 29 2008, 06:29 PM Ryu It is not a usual orc. See pics of steroid-abusing... Jan 29 2008, 07:10 PM knasser QUOTE (Ryu) It is not a usual orc. See pics of ste... Jan 29 2008, 07:16 PM Eryk the Red I hardly think notes like that are necessary. Not ... Jan 29 2008, 07:27 PM JonathanC What do people here think of the ork in the BBB? T... Jan 29 2008, 10:02 PM Ryu Yeah. The earthdawn companion has a good one on th... Jan 29 2008, 10:12 PM knasser QUOTE (Eryk the Red @ Jan 29 2008, 07:27 PM) ... Jan 29 2008, 10:23 PM Cain Knasser said most everything better than I could. ... Jan 30 2008, 04:57 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (knasser)Especially when there is supporting... Jan 30 2008, 10:14 AM Fortune QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Jan 30 2008, 09:1... Jan 30 2008, 11:23 AM Rotbart van Dainig QUOTE (Fortune) If it was a case where the subject... Jan 30 2008, 11:33 AM Cain Except it's missing some female traits that wo... Jan 30 2008, 04:18 PM Ryu The artist himself is certainly able to draw diffe... Jan 30 2008, 05:19 PM CircuitBoyBlue It could just be a marketing thing. In order to se... Jan 30 2008, 05:27 PM Fuchs QUOTE (CircuitBoyBlue) I guess SR requires more im... Jan 30 2008, 05:44 PM knasser QUOTE (Rotbart van Dainig @ Jan 30 2008, 11:3... Jan 30 2008, 06:17 PM Cain QUOTE
Or it could actually be cover art. Maybe th... Jan 30 2008, 06:22 PM CircuitBoyBlue QUOTE (knasser) Heh! That would be the worst p... Jan 30 2008, 06:27 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (Fuchs)QUOTE (CircuitBoyBlue @ Jan 30 2... Jan 30 2008, 06:38 PM Cain QUOTE @Cain...well at least it isn't like the ... Jan 30 2008, 06:52 PM Kyoto Kid ...yeah like so much of our other manufacturing th... Jan 30 2008, 07:14 PM Ryu QUOTE (Cain) He-Man style, not Tiny Toons: "W... Jan 30 2008, 08:45 PM Ed_209a I cannot cite the post, but I agree 100% percent t... Jan 31 2008, 02:14 PM darthmord I'm a hold-out from the days of SR1 & 2...... Jan 31 2008, 02:41 PM Fortune QUOTE (darthmord) I liked the SR1 cover the best o... Jan 31 2008, 03:20 PM swirler wow
some harsh things are being said
I'm not s... Jan 31 2008, 03:30 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (swirler)if we are talking out of proportion... Jan 31 2008, 05:50 PM Exodus I thought the cover was better than augmentation. Jan 31 2008, 06:19 PM Grinder Yeah, but that's not really difficult. Jan 31 2008, 06:25 PM Kyoto Kid ...kind of like saying the New York Jets are bette... Jan 31 2008, 07:08 PM Exodus QUOTE (Kyoto Kid) ...kind of like saying the New Y... Jan 31 2008, 07:59 PM Fortune QUOTE (Kyoto Kid) ...kind of like saying the New Y... Feb 1 2008, 12:07 AM Adam Hey -- I'd just like to point out that this co... Feb 1 2008, 12:18 AM Cardul QUOTE (Adam @ Jan 31 2008, 07:18 PM) Hey -- I... Feb 1 2008, 10:06 AM Fuchs QUOTE (Cardul) So, um, Adam..can we take that as y... Feb 1 2008, 10:24 AM Blade Looks like they even already have a cover for a pr... Feb 1 2008, 10:31 AM Grinder Yep, that's cool. Feb 1 2008, 10:34 AM Fortune Running Wild is still on the schedule, although it... Feb 1 2008, 10:37 AM Grinder At least it will see the light of the day - unlike... Feb 1 2008, 10:40 AM Adam QUOTE (Cardul) So, um, Adam..can we take that as y... Feb 1 2008, 10:45 AM Grinder QUOTE (Adam @ Feb 1 2008, 12:45 PM) This incl... Feb 1 2008, 10:55 AM Ryu QUOTE (Adam) QUOTE (Cardul @ Feb 1 2008, 05:0... Feb 1 2008, 12:17 PM ixombie Well, my question's been answered to my satisf... Feb 1 2008, 12:50 PM Prime Mover From the looks of the running wild cover above, wo... Feb 1 2008, 01:45 PM ThreeGee QUOTE it is crappy, not craptastic.
It's OK, ... Feb 1 2008, 01:58 PM CircuitBoyBlue QUOTE (Kyoto Kid) You don't have to show every... Feb 1 2008, 02:01 PM eidolon QUOTE (Adam)This includes Unwired, which Klaus Sch... Feb 1 2008, 03:13 PM
MaxHunter There is an illustration in arsenal with three run... Feb 1 2008, 04:21 PM  |
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