Agree, art on this game is worse, some key people must have left or had worse taste this time — you can feel it in almost everything; only the music is up to par.

Look no further than this example;
EL2
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Za6whvrCcNQykaPwC3E0bmFES0u0jAPA/view?usp=drive_link

EL1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Z-xfc-Ty5nzhAK-B7PFv96jzvtEq2oX/view?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_4JoP8aryNX80wOLazKCpVe_oecUPqM4/view?usp=drive_link

What happened. I mentioned it a while back and a developer said its something they might bring up. The lack of 2D art, feedback and information is scary... Unless its something they intend to change?

引用自 high.horse：

Just comparing it to Endless Space 2 or Endless Legend 1, none of the factions/leaders seem to have any edge or cool factor. I'm not talking about gameplay but rather narraive and aesthetics.

I totally understatnd your point, but the aesthetic it is something subjective. Do you have a specific case in mind? Perhaps it is some short of arquetype you are looking for? (like idk space vigings)

Quoting Beyonce: "Who run Saiadha? Girls. Who run Saiadha? Girls." (Continue singing at your leisure :) )

LOL, good chuckle aside, I have to agree with the others that I just don't feel enthused about any of the Leaders' backstory. It doesn't feel earned. Also, an example, the Last Lords Leader really gives off that "disconnected" vibe, which if it was a choice, I'm curious if the choices were based off of real world people and archetypes?

引用自 Daarkarr0w：

引用自 high.horse：

Just comparing it to Endless Space 2 or Endless Legend 1, none of the factions/leaders seem to have any edge or cool factor. I'm not talking about gameplay but rather narraive and aesthetics.

I totally understatnd your point, but the aesthetic it is something subjective. Do you have a specific case in mind? Perhaps it is some short of arquetype you are looking for? (like idk space vigings)

Yeah i wish i could be more particular in my feedback, everyone just feels so 'safe', faceless, sexless, mild, sensible.. even the faction that's supposed to be an all devouring swarm (just look at necrophages in EL1 selection screen - now THAT is menacing and unsettling, in EL2 we get some slick looking moth-thing that looks like some generic sci fi alien)
It's of course purely subjective, I just know for a fact that I was very eager to explore and play as EL1 factions while current EL2 factions invoke no emotion or intrigue whatsoever,

I have to agree, none of them feel confident or sure of themselves. They feel like very passive leaders that are led around by more competent characters that usually always betray them, in the fact that they do something without telling them, and are probably correct to do so.

The music was a standout, INCREDIBLE strength of EL AND ES. The music in these trailers has none of that magic, it honestly sounds like it was AI generated...

I wont be buying anytime soon since I have been made into an aggressively pessimistic and cautious consumer by this horrendous industry... That being said, I am concerned for EL2.... But I am not surprised by that, at all.

I personally love the nercophage design