Coming from Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap artist, Ben Fiquet...
“I've been raised with French comics and manga/anime, and I think it pours in when it comes to design. Like many other French kids, I spent my childhood in front of anime coming directly from Japan without filters. I think I kind of understand the mindset of visual designs from that era in Japan. So, naturally, I tried to get that feeling of eighties anime, but also a bit of my own style as well. It wouldn't make sense to try to only replicate these particular styles.”
“For a vast majority of the world, it is foreign, which in my opinion is a good thing. There's a subtlety in all the various styles you can find in French comics. Nothing is the same; every comic is different, in style and story. I guess it's the arrogance of French people who want to impose their own signature But it gives a real diversity. I think it adds a bit of difference.”
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap has some of the most gorgeous visuals I've ever seen in a game. The snippet above doesn't give any insight into how took his drawings/artwork and made them work in-game. You can read those details and much more in the full feature.
from GoNintendo
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