Race Selection - Protoss Background

[pure.Wasted]

I want to see if it's just me that's irked here. You know how (if you have the Beta) you're choosing your race pre-match, T/Z/P, and whichever one you click, there's a race-appropriate background, right? Marine for Terran, Hydra for Zerg, Zeratul for Protoss?

I can't stand the Protoss picture. The Hydra and Marine look almost cinematic, but Zeratul, by contrast, is completely cartoony. (Curiously, it actually looks more cartoony without the colors.) Now I've got nothing against Raneman's artwork in general, but I don't think his WarCraft style is a great fit for StarCraft. And especially not for an image that's displayed so prominently.

It just doesn't fit next to the other two. It looks like it's out of WC3.

Anyone else mildly annoyed?

EDIT: IMAGES NOW INCLUDED!

[Hamshank]

Look, they're trying to get the game released ASAP at this point and something like this shouldn't have one second wasted on it

I personally think it's fine, it's not groundbreakingly awesome looking, but who cares, right?

[pure.Wasted]

Look, they're trying to get the game released ASAP at this point and something like this shouldn't have one second wasted on it

I personally think it's fine, it's not groundbreakingly awesome looking, but who cares, right?

It's not like if the artists decided to do another one, everyone'd be sitting waiting for them. The game's gonna be in beta for another month and a half at least, which means should it be necessary there's MORE than enough time for some artist to draw something up.



Although Samwise's art is usually pretty cartoony, I think his Stalker would actually look a lot less out of place next to the cinematic-y Marine and Hydra.

[horror]

How much has the art team got to do with beta tho? It's not like making zerg look cooler is gonna balance the factions in some insane way...

[Crazy_Jonny]

Broken link. Let me make sure what your complaining about before I say your nitpicking.

[GRUNT]

I think that Raneman's art is fine for StarCraft. Like you said as well, the thing is not so much that the art of Zeratul is bad, it just looks like the odd one out when put next to the Marine and Hydralisk .

[Gt2slurp]

I can't stand this logo, fell like they took an old pre-beta Sc1 art and pasted it there. It's not ugly, but it is out of place.

[Alzarath]

For those who didn't get around the access denied thing:


I agree, it is a bit cartoony. The Stalker WOULD be better. (but I'm biased cuz I love stalkers. )

[Maxa]

The Terran looks worse than the Zerg, and the Toss looks worse than the Terran.

[Crazy_Jonny]

OH i get it, the Terran and Zerg got the 3D cinematic art on the selection menu art but the Protoss got the 2D art (Im going to check the other arts so I can confirm that). Probably temporary.

EDIT: I found a vid with the menu. Yeah, all the artwork have contrasting styles (The Terran one is heavily shopped, the Zerg is cinematic, the Toss is concept art). It looks like a placeholder, but its nothing I'm really concerned about. They could take the art away all together and it wouldnt make a difference.