Video Game Art

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Video games are not mere time killers. They are albums of sound, aesthetics, animation and narrative.

This community is in appreciation of that. Screenshots, fanart, animations, gameplay clips. It is all welcome here.

The one common thread should be an eye for the aesthetic. This is not a place to discuss mechanics or stats, but to show off simply the artistic, expressed through the video game medium.

  1. All rules of the parent instance apply. That is, sopuli.xyz
  2. Include the name of the game your post is associated with in the post title.
  3. If your post is fanart, include a link to the artist in post body, if you can. You may also ping @saucechan@ani.social to have it attempt to find the source for you, and provide it in a comment.
  4. MARK ANY TEXT SPOILERS, as for art, do not post content that outright spoils key moments of a games narrative. Content that can only be understood with the context of having played the game, is ok.
  5. No generative AI art.

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Many games feature amazing music, but certain games take it beyond even that.

Games like DOOM are known for the "procedural" composition they use to marry gameplay and sound, and not only that, the way the music is a perfect tonal match to what is happening.

What games have you played that feature music that doesn't just make you notice it, but also pulls you further in?

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Artist's page for "Dune II The Building of a Dynasty" OST

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Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov dies aged just 52

Some more HL2 concept art by the late Viktor Antonov:

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Switch load screen screenshot:

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The box cover art for European releases was much more abstract:

Dune: The Battle for Arrakis Sega Mega Drive port cartridge case cover art by by Westwood Studios (1994):

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This trailer was included in the original release of Simcity 3000 in 1999.

High quality AI upscaled version of the trailer

Simcity 3000 US Alternate release Jewel Case back cover with The Sims promo:

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Artist: Jinrai | pixiv | twitter | danbooru

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Artist: Aleksandra Skiba | twitter | danbooru

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GOG Digital Re-release Front Cover Art (2013):

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream: Seven New Stories That Defy Belief, First book edition (Pyramid Books), cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon (1967)

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Ghost of Tsushima (cdna.artstation.com)
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Nicolas Leroy's ArtStation page for this series of pieces.

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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/50702465

Source: Sheddit

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Source: Twitter

From Fandom's page about this art:

Featured Characters and Series

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Artist: Aleksandra Skiba | twitter | danbooru

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Source: Twitter

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