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I hate all these. I'm glad they went with the final version!
If Tim looked something like number 1 or 2, the ending would have been ruined.
If Tim looked something like number 1 or 2, the ending would have been ruined.
I think I prefer Hellman's work quite substantially. Hellman really captured a deeply beautiful art aspect of the game, reminiscent of many books I read as a child. This sense of innocence worked well and beautifully juxtaposed some of the deeper, more adult elements of Braid's story.
McMillen, on the other hand, has an art style for Braid that I, contrarily, see as very generic, and simply not fit for the game that Braid was to become. Braid's depth in its seeming simplicity had an effect on me just as much as the story, and McMillen just doesn't deliver that same feeling for me.
McMillen, on the other hand, has an art style for Braid that I, contrarily, see as very generic, and simply not fit for the game that Braid was to become. Braid's depth in its seeming simplicity had an effect on me just as much as the story, and McMillen just doesn't deliver that same feeling for me.
You often see drawing styles like that in flash games and cartoons. It's nice, it's not as nice as the painterly style the finished game had.
I agree Platypus. The final goomba design disappointed me, when compared with the rest of the game's beautiful visuals.
Old goombas were better, rest of the game the new version worked out. I like the new/current Tim considerably better. It fits the game.
I like Tim as he is in the game. He's got that naive twenty-something look about him that fits the game's main audience and the storyline's intimate themes.
The older versions Tim don't really have the same connection with the player. I think their look was intented to fit in a lot more with the 'the nuclear bomb' theory and they sort of alienate the player. I think a sweaty looking bald man running around after a cute princess would miss the point (until the end - which would have made the ending more obvious).
Though I think it would have been a brave choice to have Tim as a cartoon Danny DeVito.
The older versions Tim don't really have the same connection with the player. I think their look was intented to fit in a lot more with the 'the nuclear bomb' theory and they sort of alienate the player. I think a sweaty looking bald man running around after a cute princess would miss the point (until the end - which would have made the ending more obvious).
Though I think it would have been a brave choice to have Tim as a cartoon Danny DeVito.
I dunno, I've always been a fan of David Hellman. Ever since A Lesson is Learned. I really like his color palette in Braid. McMillen's is too muted. I also get some 'attitude' vibes from his Tim designs, which clashes deeply with Braid's aesthetic.
I originally played through braid (twice) on a CRTTV so I didn't get any of the high def goodness, so the facial features of Tim and the Goombas were lost, so I just thought the art was brilliant.
when I saw it in high def, and saw the Tim, and saw the Goombas, I was creeped out, and still am.
these goombas and this tim are a lot less creepy, but, everything else is lacking the charm that was in the final product of Braid.
when I saw it in high def, and saw the Tim, and saw the Goombas, I was creeped out, and still am.
these goombas and this tim are a lot less creepy, but, everything else is lacking the charm that was in the final product of Braid.
I really like Hellman's art, don't see anything creepy about it. the concept Tims are a bit too plucky for my tastes, they don't fit with the game's style. but concept art is always intriguing for me to see, great to see it posted!
Tim looks a little too much like a cubicle troll for me. I like the young academic look of the final version. It's a little creepy, yea, but it seems more plausible for a guy who is ostensibly ruminating his way through time and space.
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