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Title: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: beingthehero on June 04, 2011, 12:24:18 AM
Takeshi Obata.

Wait, I mean Hirooka Masaki, OoE's artist. His style was both, well, Castlevania-ish and yet had some pretty mass appeal. The art was great yet wholly inoffensive. It basically appealed to both young and old players, and the designs themselves were legitimately good. I know Shanoa's was excellent, and he provided the best cover artwork we've had for some time. If there's any other 2D titles, I really hope they bring him back.

it's ok if you want obata back though, puwexil-san
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Odile Kuronuma on June 04, 2011, 12:33:48 AM
For a moment I thought you really meant Obata. I don't read Death Note. I hate it. So having him work on my favorite series was like a stab in the heart.
But yeah Masaki is much better than Obata, or the guy who did the art for Dos and Por.If i find that guy  i'm gonna kill him. joking.
Joking aside, who do you think can do the work for the Castlevania series, besides Kojima and Masaki?
I was thinking of Kentarou Miura(Berserk). He's good at drawing Gothic elements.Maybe not the faces, but his universe has a gothic/renaissance feeling.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: crisis on June 04, 2011, 12:36:04 AM
Yeah I agree BTH... Masaki's Dracula was one of the best designs and I wouldn't mind if he'd return for another title. And TBH, I'd love to see his interpretation of previously established characters.

I almost wish he did the artwork for the PoR & the DoS, too. I don't think Konami likes 2D Castlevania anymore.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 04, 2011, 12:39:20 AM
Masaki's artwork is amazing, and to be honest I don't know if I like his or Ayami's style better. But I think that another good person to do the artwork for the series would be the artist for Soul Calibur IV. Whoever that person is, they sure can draw an amazing array of outfits. As long as they don't give the CV girls the unnecessarily revealing clothing, though. CV doesn't need that and it'd honestly kill it for me.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: thernz on June 04, 2011, 12:56:43 AM
The worst thing about PoR's art is that they had a better artist in the development team. So it's just

why

More specifically,
(click to show/hide)

I wouldn't mind Masaki coming back.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 04, 2011, 01:07:55 AM
The worst thing about PoR's art is that they had a better artist in the development team. So it's just

why

More specifically,
(click to show/hide)

I wouldn't mind Masaki coming back.

Love the other artists' work. Something about Eric screams "BADASS!" while something about Vincent screams "RAPIST!"
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Odile Kuronuma on June 04, 2011, 01:14:36 AM
The worst thing about PoR's art is that they had a better artist in the development team. So it's just

why

More specifically,
(click to show/hide)


I wouldn't mind Masaki coming back.

Yeah I remember that artwork. Eric and Dracula are my favorites.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Munchy on June 04, 2011, 01:19:47 AM
You know who I wish would come back?

The Super CV4 team for an XBLA/PSN/Steam encore game.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Inccubus on June 04, 2011, 01:36:03 AM
You mean Treasure? That would rock!
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 04, 2011, 05:09:17 AM
I liked OOE's art style. Something bout the eyes is real cool.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Munchy on June 04, 2011, 06:02:42 AM
You mean Treasure? That would rock!

I don't think it's Treasure. IIRC only two or three guys from Konami went to Treasure, and the main programmer (can't remember his name off the top of my head) went to Konami of Hawaii or someplace.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: 赤月 on June 04, 2011, 06:22:58 AM
Person who did this:

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg808.imageshack.us%2Fimg808%2F7601%2Fcastlevaniawall.jpg&hash=b6028d5f69b69cf92b024ceb432e47123626d240)

That is all
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Dark Nemesis on June 04, 2011, 08:14:54 AM
I'd love to see masaki coming back for another 2D Castlevania!!!! He's Dracula design is awesome!!! It feels evil when you are looking at it!!!
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 04, 2011, 11:42:10 AM
Retro Drac's got tusks. Not fangs. XD
It'd be awesome to see a game though with the more classic art. Imagine that guy's rendition of later characters like Soma.  ;D
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Successor The Cruel on June 04, 2011, 11:42:57 AM
Person who did this:

...

That is all

My thoughts exactly : )
I think that is my favorite game box art of all time.

As for Masaki, I don't have any problem with his work. He admittedly didn't knock me over with awesome like Ayami Kojima has done (or the CV1 box art), but he's really good and I wouldn't mind seeing him again. His Dracula is one of the best I've seen from the series, though, and there is something kind of deep about the OoE box art. Well, the U.S. box art at least.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: crisis on June 04, 2011, 01:00:46 PM
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv119%2Fc0mbat%2Fdrac-1.png&hash=dd81abbbcc6d7d756f04bf6b88855e041dff9876)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: X on June 04, 2011, 06:37:13 PM
I also liked OoE's artstyle. Especially the look of Laura the Jeweler. And also the artist didn't make the guys look androgynous, he made them look like...guys. Normal European guys. I also wish that the artists of CV1, CV2, CV3, SCV4, and CV: Bloodlines would come back. Those were the days worth living for.

-X
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Chernabogue on June 04, 2011, 07:10:22 PM
Yeah. He was a cool artist. Agreed.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Munchy on June 04, 2011, 10:04:51 PM
I want the return of this kind of art:

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vgmuseum.com%2Fmrp%2Fcvgb1%2Foffart%2Foffart1.jpg&hash=e64d20baf83cb3bc5e4eb6cde855f142a60275c0)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Svart on June 07, 2011, 01:54:45 AM
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv119%2Fc0mbat%2Fdrac-1.png&hash=dd81abbbcc6d7d756f04bf6b88855e041dff9876)

where do i click to award you one internet?
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 07, 2011, 01:55:48 AM
I want the return of this kind of art:

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vgmuseum.com%2Fmrp%2Fcvgb1%2Foffart%2Foffart1.jpg&hash=e64d20baf83cb3bc5e4eb6cde855f142a60275c0)

Hmm... I kinda like the chibi Bowser art style for the CV series.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: kupomogli on June 09, 2011, 03:40:43 PM
Takeshi Obata.

Aww.  Going by the title alone, I thought you were going to name me.  Now I am sad, BTH.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: A-Yty on June 11, 2011, 10:55:46 AM
Person who did this:

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg808.imageshack.us%2Fimg808%2F7601%2Fcastlevaniawall.jpg&hash=b6028d5f69b69cf92b024ceb432e47123626d240)

That is all

Hell yeah. If only we knew the name of the artist in question.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Vampire Killer on June 11, 2011, 03:21:55 PM
something about Vincent screams "RAPIST!"

He only rapes your wallet
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: crisis on June 13, 2011, 03:28:51 AM
I wouldn't mind if the artist from Akumajo Dracula Arcade would return

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv119%2Fc0mbat%2Fvamphunter.png&hash=0300945d1df4aa939cec81b97ec82bbaf7cfbd48)

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv119%2Fc0mbat%2Farcade-OfficialArt-1-littlewitch.jpg&hash=d4c8fa08dc4ee176218635c68f6fdbcb43906368)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: 赤月 on June 15, 2011, 02:11:24 AM
^ Yeah, I found he/her style really fits Castlevania. Almost reminiscent of artist who did the cover art for the first game.

And I would love to see more from the artist who did Rondo of Blood. Though it was anime, I thought it did a whole lot better than Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin in terms of capturing Castlvania's essence.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Gunlord on June 15, 2011, 08:09:41 PM
IMO a good artist for Castlevania would be whoever did the art for Demon's Souls. I dunno who that is, God forgive me (if someone could tell me I would be obliged :D ), but it was quite distinctive and would be fitting for Castlevania. :D
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 18, 2011, 02:05:32 AM
Hey y'know who is interesting?

the one who made this
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Satanic_Castle:_The_Vampire_Hunters (http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Satanic_Castle:_The_Vampire_Hunters)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Nagumo on June 18, 2011, 12:48:18 PM
I think it's the same artist who did the artwork for the other gamebook. He does a pretty great job at making it look a little goofy, while at the same time evoke chills with the menacing look of the monsters, and tense atmosphere.           
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: angevil on June 18, 2011, 01:04:42 PM
I wish for..Ayami Kojima. For me, her art is what makes Castlevania what it is. Much more than a game.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 18, 2011, 01:27:34 PM
I think it's the same artist who did the artwork for the other gamebook. He does a pretty great job at making it look a little goofy, while at the same time evoke chills with the menacing look of the monsters, and tense atmosphere.         
I dont know... the art syles look way too different. Especially faces. Im not convinced its the same person.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 18, 2011, 01:43:00 PM
You know who would do good art for Castlevania? The guy who did the art for Konami's game Oz/The Sword of Etheria. He already did CV art, actually. A wallpaper for Dawn of Sorrow. And this should have been the main art.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/Images/Scans/DoS/wallpaper03_1024.jpg)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 18, 2011, 04:00:33 PM
Like this you mean?

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffc05.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2Ff%2F2011%2F169%2F2%2F9%2Fcv__dawn_of_sorrow_re_cover_by_flame_g102-d3j8p0h.png&hash=091e5024c2bedfd157d9ea8ffa327938be0e3e49)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: DarkPrinceAlucard on June 18, 2011, 04:05:27 PM
Like this you mean?

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffc05.deviantart.net%2Ffs70%2Ff%2F2011%2F169%2F2%2F9%2Fcv__dawn_of_sorrow_re_cover_by_flame_g102-d3j8p0h.png&hash=091e5024c2bedfd157d9ea8ffa327938be0e3e49)

Yea thats looks MUCH better then the regular game cover. ;D
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 18, 2011, 04:18:55 PM
See how much nicer that looks?

This guy should've been hired full time to do the artwork for the game. And PoR's.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 01:43:11 AM
Akihiro Yamada

The guy who did Dracula XX's art.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 01:45:07 AM
Akihiro Yamada

The guy who did Dracula XX's art.

The cover or the ingame art? If you're talking about the ingame art, I will seriously hunt you down just to slap you.

Now the cover art... That's some badass art.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 02:57:33 AM
I mean this.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg109.imageshack.us%2Fimg109%2F7393%2Fakumajodraculaxxart01.jpg&hash=aa95d15a6711436148bc3bd72a68530ff9d3aed4)

Also, whoever made this.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg638.imageshack.us%2Fimg638%2F7898%2Fgabriel15.jpg&hash=2ce32f1ba6ac4053b5638d123fedcca8ebfae314)

Say what you will about LoS, but it's art style, (Such as, when they actually had "drawn" art as opposed to renders) things such as this cover, and the character artwork, was pretty awesome. In fact, i think I myself would have enjoyed Gabriel far more if he actually had hair that long. (After all, Most Belmonts do) And for a guy living in what time? It makes a bit more sense he would have long hair
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 02:58:55 AM
@DracX Picture
Yeah, that's what I was talking about. The cover art (I didn't clarify. I meant the JPN and EUR covers, lol).

@LoS Pic
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but didn't Yoji Shinkawa or something do that art? (The current artist of MGS)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 03:19:02 AM
Doesnt resemble his style at ALL. It's way too how do i say it... for ne, way too detailed whereas the MGS style is more simple, detailed yes, but simple, (relying greatly on shading)

This style is very "wavy " and "flowing" as opposed to the MGS style. And not nearly as excessively shaded with black.

compare.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi887.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac71%2FFlame-G102%2FGeneral%2Fchar_gabriel.png&hash=8c431fbf6cab90a55580f19b8c0a6963fd3ff634)
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi887.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac71%2FFlame-G102%2FGeneral%2Fchar_marie.png&hash=ad45949d60fb6da2f99cd98f054591073f10fdb0)
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi887.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac71%2FFlame-G102%2FGeneral%2Fchar_zobek.png&hash=d8642986ef84c698aadc9e5f31af43053c0eb855)

I really WOULD like to know what the artist's name is though... His style rocks.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 03:25:33 AM
I did some info digging.

The man's name is Diego Gisbert Llorens. He's a freelance artist residing in Madrid, Spain.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 03:31:16 AM
EDIT: You beat me to the punch.

but yes, and no.

The one who did the Alternate Gabe cover, (AKA the cool one) and I *THINK* those character pages.

Jose Luis Vaello Bertol
http://jlvb.cghub.com/ (http://jlvb.cghub.com/)

and most of the concept art you unlock is by Diego Gisbert
http://diegogisbert.carbonmade.com/ (http://diegogisbert.carbonmade.com/)

thank this amazing thread.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3407950 (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3407950)

This guy has ripped a shit ton of artwork from the game and that's INCLUDING the animations from the abilities menu.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 03:39:38 AM
Oh. So we both just pointed out the artists. Cool.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: thernz on June 19, 2011, 03:42:42 AM
Minor nitpick! But the Lords of Shadow art employs much more shading than Shinkawa's art. Shinkawa's art is more focused on blotches of color and strong strokes rather than shading. He rarely even uses shading as most form is given by blocks of single colors rather than gradual color-shifts or etching. The lining is much more broad and expressively wisp-like, employing a lot of deliberate omission and different sized strokes.

Lords of Shadow's art employs a lot more traditional shading and volume. Well, barring the environmental concept art. It's also more digital. Vaello's pretty cool 8). Drew Satan. His hand-drawn stuff has some neat texture and grain, and the forms are pretty solid and manly.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 03:46:26 AM
Minor nitpick! But the Lords of Shadow art employs much more shading than Shinkawa's art. Shinkawa's art is more focused on blotches of color and strong strokes rather than shading. He rarely even uses shading as most form is given by blocks of single colors rather than gradual color-shifts or etching. The lining is much more broad and expressively wisp-like, employing a lot of deliberate omission and different sized strokes.
THANK YOU! I couldnt find how to best describe Shinkawa's art. Shading was the best i could get out. Yeah. its like that.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 03:49:34 AM
Oh wow. looking through the art, i found this one just great. They not only came up with the neat design for that one Gate, but even came up with mechanics for how it works.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg193.imageshack.us%2Fimg193%2F2241%2F87427069.png&hash=5cbf1ecb779c41c8a28220c16ea15e958f8da934)

That says something. That there was some (IMO) enjoyment there in making these concepts and creating Gabriel's world. That he didnt just leave it up to "videogame/fantasy logic" but actually devised mechanisms for this shit.

EDIT: Should I just make a "lets talk about LoS' art" thread? I dont want to clutter this thread up too much with LoS talk...
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: X on June 19, 2011, 04:01:28 AM
They also would've done things like that for GoW. That game has a lot more mechanics then LoS. It's almost as if the game were built around the mechanics themselves.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 04:02:36 AM
Well, we could take it to the LoS thread.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 04:10:25 AM
They also would've done things like that for GoW. That game has a lot more mechanics then LoS. It's almost as if the game were built around the mechanics themselves.
I never played GoW, so I wouldnt know.

Well, we could take it to the LoS thread.
We could do that I suppose...
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 04:14:28 AM
Then let's do that.

(NOTE: You're not missing out much by not playing GoW. The game is just a mindless button masher. You can seriously beat everyone and everything by a repeated tap of the same button. It requires no skill or thought at all. You're fully upgraded not even halfway through the game so it's even more a breeze.)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 04:25:35 AM
It really just never appealed to me. I find it just as overrated as Halo. (Well, maybe a bit less. I dont think anything can be as overrated as Halo)

*prepares for any incoming fanboy rage*
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 04:27:44 AM
In all fairness, Halo's actually a good game, though. I don't think its over-rated. Maybe it gets a little more praise than it should, but that's about all.

On an on-topic note, wouldn't it be badass to see some art from the person who the art for the Japanese version of Bloodlines?
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 19, 2011, 04:41:20 AM
Dunno... there really isnt any Bloodlines artwork for me to go on anything but the cover really.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 19, 2011, 04:44:43 AM
Dunno... there really isnt any Bloodlines artwork for me to go on anything but the cover really.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/Images/Scans/CVB/ericjohn.jpg)
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: X on June 20, 2011, 12:24:09 AM
I still question why they made Eric look like a woman when he's clearly a man. Heck I'd prefer the PoR Eric artwork over this any day.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 20, 2011, 12:32:30 AM
It's called Bishonen. Learn about it.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 20, 2011, 12:43:11 AM
I still question why they made Eric look like a woman when he's clearly a man. Heck I'd prefer the PoR Eric artwork over this any day.

That was clearly the point of it back when the game was released. Eric was intended to be a feminine type character, but clearly the guys who localized the game didn't like that and manlied him up. He's still wearing a skirt and no pants, but we all know by now that that's DAMN MANLY in Castlevania.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: crisis on June 20, 2011, 12:45:32 AM
God of War was a fun series to play, and LoS shares very similar gameplay mechanics, damn near identical. That said, I don't see how anyone can hate GoW but love LoS.

Quote from: Claimh Solais
The game is just a mindless button masher. You can seriously beat everyone and everything by a repeated tap of the same button.

I guess LoS is a mindless button masher too
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: X on June 20, 2011, 12:46:16 AM
Quote
It's called Bishonen.

I'm familiar with the Bishonen artstyle as I have read several manga titles depicting it. Shoujo I find is also very similar in style too. The Sailor Moon manga that I've read utilizes the Shoujo style somewhat.

Quote
Learn about it.

Uncalled for. Smarten up.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 20, 2011, 12:49:07 AM
God of War was a fun series to play, and LoS shares very similar gameplay mechanics, damn near identical. That said, I don't see how anyone can hate GoW but love LoS.

I guess LoS is a mindless button masher too

Well, first off, you can beat everything by simply tapping the same button in GoW. At least I can, dunno bout anyone else. I can't really do the same in LoS. I actually gotta switch it up and dodge a lot.

I'm familiar with the Bishonen artstyle as I have read several manga titles depicting it. Shoujo I find is also very similar in style too. The Sailor Moon manga that I've read utilizes the Shoujo style somewhat.

You might wanna be a little more specific when saying "shoujo", as shoujo refers to a style of manga created for girls that features more detailed drawings with thinner lines. That doesn't really make it connect with bishounen too much.

Uncalled for. Smarten up.
Do not feed the trolls.
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: crisis on June 20, 2011, 12:56:09 AM
Quote
Well, first off, you can beat everything by simply tapping the same button in GoW. At least I can, dunno bout anyone else.

Well that's not true at all Mr. Solais, as I found myself dodging quite a bit in GoW, whilst using different combos, just like in LoS. So im not sure where you're getting at with this...
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Flame on June 20, 2011, 12:56:47 AM
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Do not feed the trolls.

*nom nom nom*
Title: Re: You know who I wish would come back?
Post by: Claimh Solais on June 20, 2011, 01:03:02 AM
Well that's not true at all Mr. Solais, as I found myself dodging quite a bit in GoW, whilst using different combos, just like in LoS. So im not sure where you're getting at with this...

Well, I myself could beat GoW by doing nearly the same thing over and over. But I did, however, switch it up every now and then cuz it got boring to do the same thing over and over.