THE VIDEO SHELF · stylized 3d rendering
GuiltyGearXrd's Art Style : The X Factor Between 2D and 3D
A GDC 2015 talk by Arc System Works technical artist Junya Motomura on how Guilty Gear Xrd rebuilt a classic 2D fighter in full 3D while keeping a hand-drawn look. It covers the art and programming R&D and the stylistic decisions behind it.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it as the definitive example of making 3D rendering look like 2D animation through cel shading, outlines, and framerate tricks.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- GDC Festival of Gaming
- Topic
- stylized 3d rendering
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2025
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From the original HN conversations
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Nice resource. While not strictly 2D, it brings to mind this GDC talk [1,2] from Arc System Works showing the lengths they went to achieve a high-res hand-drawn look while developing Guilty Gear Xrd. [1]: [VIDEO] [2]: [LINK]
flobosg on Hacker News · 2020-12
In Designing 2D graphics in the Japanese industryThis is an artistic choice with a variety of film precedents. Its not exactly the same thing, but if you watch this GDC talk about the way that Arc System Works uses 3d to simulate 2d animation, it gets some of the ideas across: [VIDEO] …
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