Top 10 Videos Games with Unique Art Direction
For this Top 10, we’re looking at the more artistic games that employ a unique graphical style effectively to make themselves standout, instead of just trying to look the “most realistic”. Not only do these games look good, but often the art style directly influences the gameplay. Since Cel Shaded games aren’t exactly unique these days, those games are ruled out. We’re really looking for the most unique diamonds in the rough.
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I take it "Kingdom Hearts" wouldn't count as unique?
okami, dust an elysian tail, ori and the blind forest? come on watchnojo
You guys missed Rayman Origins and Legends,
6:27 Is that game made by the same people who made Nevermore 3? They look exactly the same.
Oh man I love these picks but I was really hoping to see Unraveled and Voodoo Vince!
how about the a tale of two brothers were you have to play the two brothers at the same time. that was an amazing game.
where is windwaker it wasn't just cell shaded
Anyone heard of lost in shadow?
Where the fcuk is Minecraft?
bit trip all day
You seriously didn't include TRANSISTOR in this?!
no wind waker?!?!?!?!?!
Stopped watching at 8:12
What about Ghost Trick on the DS? :O
Where's Okami?
you 4got child of licht. thats the most beautiful game ever. and its on the psvita sow its extra special.
Battleblock Theater? 🙁
Ori & the Blind Forest.
This is cool
Borderlands
I'm calling Wind Waker on #1…
Where's The Witness?
Wtf no Minecraft?
Donkey Kong Should Be #1!!!!!!!!!
WTF are you serious.The game thet inspired me to look this video up was Okami the most beautiful game ever created…… You suck WatchMojo
What about cuphead
Transformers: Devastation,Dragon Ball Xenoverse 1 & 2 and Toy Story for SNES and Sega Genesis
Wind waker?
I played one of the Tearaway games when I was 7 I can't remember my Aunt got it for me for my birthday and I didn't get to see it that much because there was series of challenges and the first challenge I did I failed and the guy in the video game yelled at me and I thought it was scary and said I didn't want anymore an did never played it again lol
The puns in this tho. Lol.
Neverhood actually got a pseudo-sequel for the PS1, called Skullmonkeys.
Puppeteer. So beautiful
This list should be redone now that Cuphead's been out.
where is kirby dream land 3 and kirby on wii u ? a yes you only play kirby epic yarn you never played another kirby games pfft
I personally would've loved to have seen zelda on that list (since it always comes up with new styles) not to mention skyward sword has a very beautiful painterly feel to it, not to mention the epic bosses.
I think Samorost 3, Machinarium may be in this list
should have included Apotheon
abe's exoddus/oddysey?
Okami?
I thought Okami would be here
Anyone know of a PS2 gsme where you are a piece of bubblegum i believe and you roll around and things stck to you. Then as you get bigger you in turn pick up bigger and bigger things, like cars etc. It was a very addictive interesting game.
Mercury, and Mercury 2. Artful game.
This is basically top 10 games to play while high
Can any developer make something that remotely looks like Cuphead ???
Is no one going to mention bit trip?
OH MY LORD PLEASE INCLUDE DOKI DOKI AND TETRIS. THIER LIKE, THE BEST GAME EVER!
OH MY LORD PLEASE INCLUDE DOKI DOKI AND TETRIS. THIER LIKE, THE BEST GAME EVER!
OH MY LORD PLEASE INCLUDE DOKI DOKI AND TETRIS. THIER LIKE, THE BEST GAMES EVER!
Also is it just me or does anybody else figured out that Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch's Artwork kinda looks like Ponyo and Howl's Moving Castle's [Studio Ghibli] Artwork :]
Cuphead
Let's get some popcorn and read all the "how dare you to not but <insert title here> on the list!" comments 🙂