Style vs Style in VNs
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2016 9:20 pm
That's probably a strange title but its the best I could think of.
I've noticed that almost every visual novel I've played has had the typical anime art style. This isn't a bad thing by far - plenty have absolutely gorgeous artwork but well... it gets a bit boring after a while? Games like Heirofania and Heirs and Graces particularly appealed to me because of their different art styles. As someone who cannot draw the popular anime style (it doesn't work. I've tried) I feel like its harder to break into the VN scene if you don't follow these unspoken guidelines for stylised art.
Just to be clear, I'm not trying to crap on anyone for drawing anime/manga style a lot of it is absolutely stunning and everyone has different skills. I just feel that perhaps others like me feel some sort of pressure to create using this 'set' style rather than branching out and exploring their own styles.
What are your thoughts? Would you like to see more diverse art styles in VNs or do you think that the anime style is an integral part of the VN genre?
I've noticed that almost every visual novel I've played has had the typical anime art style. This isn't a bad thing by far - plenty have absolutely gorgeous artwork but well... it gets a bit boring after a while? Games like Heirofania and Heirs and Graces particularly appealed to me because of their different art styles. As someone who cannot draw the popular anime style (it doesn't work. I've tried) I feel like its harder to break into the VN scene if you don't follow these unspoken guidelines for stylised art.
Just to be clear, I'm not trying to crap on anyone for drawing anime/manga style a lot of it is absolutely stunning and everyone has different skills. I just feel that perhaps others like me feel some sort of pressure to create using this 'set' style rather than branching out and exploring their own styles.
What are your thoughts? Would you like to see more diverse art styles in VNs or do you think that the anime style is an integral part of the VN genre?