From a artistic view...

RonMaverick291 · 12-09-2009, 04:54 AM

Hi I've never seen a game artistically like Mirror's Edge. I was just wondering what the art style used in the game is called and how I can get more info on it. The main reason I got the game is for the art more than anything else!

It is really pristine/clean. And also it uses a lot of white along with the really bright primary colors. Reminds me of the movies The Island, Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report or even the recent Star Trek movie had this feel. Other games like Mass Effect are the same way so I am dying for more info on this style!! Is there a certain term related to the settings other than "futuristic" and "pristine" ??

This is exactly what I am talking about:

YouTube - Mirror's Edge Chapter 1 - Speedrun 5:33:32

Gloss_Reality · 22-09-2009, 05:36 PM

lol! glad you enjoyed the game!

the art style is really unique isn't it? I'm afraid that to my knowladge it has no basis in an art style. though. There may be, i am not denying that, so hopefully someone else here knows.

What i've percieved/learned about the art style it that the city is clean, whitewashed, perfect, and a safe sanctuary. However, as we know, the city is anything but that! The cleanness just hides the violence, the conspiracy and the grittyness of the city, which is in any city. They tried to hide it, destroy the energy and the flow. A bit like are own society, really, everything being suger coated, just not to the same extent.

thinking as a fellow artist, i would suggest looking at our own society, and looking at the exterior, what we are shown and told, and then the interior, what is there and what happens. An example that springs to mind is a hospital, in an operating theater: the walls and floors and instruments are sterile and shining, but if we look below the surface, they are all slick with blood and gore.

i hope that helped somewhat! Good luck!
~Glossy

RonMaverick291 · 22-09-2009, 07:08 PM

hmm thanks for the advice! I guess I could look at it from that POV also

MilliX · 25-09-2009, 02:05 AM

Personally, I'd describe it as high-contrast minimalism. Some of the textures, notably the canvases you see in hallway sections, also use a lot of abstract shapes to make up pictures. This shows some influence of fractal art.

Like you, I'm very into the art used in Mirror's Edge, and have been playing around with it ever since the game was released! Even based a whole University project around it.

12-09-2009, 04:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
RonMaverick291 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	From a artistic view... Hi I've never seen a game artistically like Mirror's Edge. I was just wondering what the art style used in the game is called and how I can get more info on it. The main reason I got the game is for the art more than anything else! It is really pristine/clean. And also it uses a lot of white along with the really bright primary colors. Reminds me of the movies The Island, Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report or even the recent Star Trek movie had this feel. Other games like Mass Effect are the same way so I am dying for more info on this style!! Is there a certain term related to the settings other than "futuristic" and "pristine" ?? This is exactly what I am talking about: YouTube - Mirror's Edge Chapter 1 - Speedrun 5:33:32

22-09-2009, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gloss_Reality Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wales! Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 74	lol! glad you enjoyed the game! the art style is really unique isn't it? I'm afraid that to my knowladge it has no basis in an art style. though. There may be, i am not denying that, so hopefully someone else here knows. What i've percieved/learned about the art style it that the city is clean, whitewashed, perfect, and a safe sanctuary. However, as we know, the city is anything but that! The cleanness just hides the violence, the conspiracy and the grittyness of the city, which is in any city. They tried to hide it, destroy the energy and the flow. A bit like are own society, really, everything being suger coated, just not to the same extent. thinking as a fellow artist, i would suggest looking at our own society, and looking at the exterior, what we are shown and told, and then the interior, what is there and what happens. An example that springs to mind is a hospital, in an operating theater: the walls and floors and instruments are sterile and shining, but if we look below the surface, they are all slick with blood and gore. i hope that helped somewhat! Good luck! ~Glossy __________________ Images from PK can be found in my albums Please view my art on DeviantART Leave comments and help me improve!

25-09-2009, 02:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
MilliX Rookie Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Leeds Age: 19 Gender: Male Posts: 23	Personally, I'd describe it as high-contrast minimalism. Some of the textures, notably the canvases you see in hallway sections, also use a lot of abstract shapes to make up pictures. This shows some influence of fractal art. Like you, I'm very into the art used in Mirror's Edge, and have been playing around with it ever since the game was released! Even based a whole University project around it. __________________ I see the flow. It looks like this! >

22-09-2009, 07:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
RonMaverick291 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	hmm thanks for the advice! I guess I could look at it from that POV also