It has a few review scores, and a «first must - have game of 2013» quote, so I guess that's the main reason they changed it, but the problem is they used
completely different artwork.
Not exact matches
The cutscenes are fully rendered in 3D as is the gameplay itself, but then cutscenes during campaigns are done in 2D hand - drawn art, while city screens are also in 2D and feature a
completely different style of
artwork that paints each town in a classical, bright fantasy style which doesn't match the rest of the game.
Interestingly, the
artwork for this Splatfest looks to be a
completely different style than usual, doesn't it?
The substantial increase in
artwork quality is also enhanced by a lighting model that appears
completely different to the current - gen console versions.
The use of words to describe
artwork is
completely subjective, and
artwork may mean
different things to
different people.
(I have since encountered artists with a
completely different model of commissions, in which the
artwork is entirely the artist's artistic vision, and no art direction by the client is involved.
Their second venture at Mathaf, Tea with Nefertiti: The Making of the
Artwork by the Artist, the Museum and the Public, went into a
completely different direction, though the interest in narrative, be it (art) historical or other remained intact.
I was able to find the lake house bedroom from the Veranda feature, but the
artwork in this image was so
completely different it took me a minute to realize it was the same room!