Is cel animation a good thing?

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Originally posted by MattPS2k
It was good for Jet Set Radio, after that...it became "played out" so to speak. Thats my 2 cents.

Matt

The sad fact is, any stylish effect or new technique is goin\' to be played out. Does anyone remember when every game had to have a huge lens flare? It was horrible. Now that developers have calmed down on them, they are not near as bad and I can enjoy them again.

When something like the lens flare or cel shading is used tastefully and thought out, it can be a great thing. When a developer is just tryin\' cash in on the \'latest craze\' then it becomes a problem.

Jet Grind Radio, Klonoa 2 and other games have used cel shading to further enhance the game and it fits the games "style".

I like cel animation when it\'s done right like JGR, and Wacky Races.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip


The sad fact is, any stylish effect or new technique is goin\' to be played out. Does anyone remember when every game had to have a huge lens flare? It was horrible. Now that developers have calmed down on them, they are not near as bad and I can enjoy them again.

When something like the lens flare or cel shading is used tastefully and thought out, it can be a great thing. When a developer is just tryin\' cash in on the \'latest craze\' then it becomes a problem.

Jet Grind Radio, Klonoa 2 and other games have used cel shading to further enhance the game and it fits the games "style".

I agree 100% but, of all games...Wild Arms 3??? Look at how terrible that looks. Why can\'t they keep the game 2D like its predecessors. I understand that this is a next gen system, but I am getting a hint that making Wild Arms 3 3D/Cel Shaded is going to hurt the series a little bit.

Are those characters "paper" as in Paper Mario, or are they fully 3-D but with black outlines?

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They are fully 3D.