新橋 / Shinbashi

新橋 / Shinbashi

Another interesting optimization technique I noticed in Vice City: some of the dock bollards aren’t modeled in 3D, at least not in an conventional way. They’re actually made of 4 polygons combined with a transparent texture.

Vice City may not have ray tracing or path tracing, but it sure nails the "mirror an entire building upside down under fake water inside a creepy void" technique.

Vice City is one of my favorite games ever, but I avoided replaying it for years. I finally went back to it, and it's still amazing. The city’s style is impeccable, with each district having its own charm. It really feels like going back to a place from my childhood.

Finished Metal Eden. It's not exactly outstanding in terms of game design, but visually, it's stunning. I've seen a lot of people say "Marathon looks cool, but I wish it was a single-player game". Metal Eden might be the closest we have to that, at least visually.

Currently playing "cool sci-fi corridors: the game" (Metal Eden) and I’m loving the aesthetic.

I managed to work a bit more on my Mirror’s Edge-inspired project. The building in the background is a homage to the Nakagin Capsule Tower, now demolished.

This sequence in RE Requiem definitely made me nostalgic for Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

Production art from Ghost in the Shell and Innocence, on display at the GITS exhibition in Tokyo.

Production art from Ghost in the Shell and Innocence, on display at the GITS exhibition in Tokyo.

Resident Evil Requiem has many beautiful corridors with strong light and shadow contrast.

The censorship in the Japanese version of RE Requiem really sucks. I get that Capcom has to follow the law here, but the way it’s handled just looks like a broken texture every time.

I’ve always loved back alleys in video games, and the one in RE Requiem's prologue might be in my top 10.

People who claimed the yellow paint in the RE4 remake was a "necessary design" have been weirdly quiet since RE Requiem came out.

Just started playing Resident Evil: Requiem.

What I appreciate about the early 2000s games is how many of them were set in a contemporary setting, working with the then-present day environments I feel like (though I don't have the numbers) today the settings are heavily skewed towards space sci-fi and fantasy

渋谷 / Shibuya

VHOLUME is an upcoming parkour game set in a melancholic brutalist world. The demo alone already has an incredible atmosphere, can't wait for the final game.

新宿 / Shinjuku

Communication Center Painting study

I’ve been playing Dead Island 2, and the atmosphere is really great. It offers a surprisingly wide variety of locations and moods.

Another shot from my Mirror’s Edge-inspired scene. I’ve updated the lighting and post-process to bring back a cooler blue tone while still maintaining the impression of bright sunlight.

上野 / Ueno

Another shot from my Mirror’s Edge-inspired scene. I’ve updated the lighting and post-process to bring back a cooler blue tone while still maintaining the impression of bright sunlight.

guy who screenshots every vending machine he sees in a videogame (it's me i'm the guy)

赤坂 / Akasaka

After Civvie’s recent video, I felt like sharing a few screenshots I took from Gunman Chronicles. It’s such a weird-looking game, I love it. It feels like an unholy mix of a Western, Turok, and 70s sci-fi. It doesn’t look like any other game.

Sunset stroll. #MadeWithUnity #LostInDreams #gamedev #indiedev

Played a bit of PGR4 and it has the most impressive recreation of a city I've seen to date, a sizeable chunk in a 1:1 scale with every building present and seemingly bespokely textured based on the actual photos of real buildings down to bunch of small signs they made 3D, unbelievable time capsule

It’s pretty basic advice, but it’s helped me a lot over the years: whenever you’re working on an environment, save your camera coordinates and take regular screenshots. It makes it much easier to track what has improved, or even sometimes what became worse.

ocean condominium club, atlantic city, new jersey, 1985

I’m reworking my Mirror’s Edge-inspired scene. I’ve switched to UE5.7 (right). The lighting and reflections feel more accurate, and the ambient occlusion is improved overall. I’ve also reduced the strong blue fog and shifted the mood toward a warmer palette.

I am also unapologetically Gray ✌️🥰

川崎 / Kawasaki

Low resolution scenes from the original Mafia (2002)

One of the most atmospheric games I’ve played recently is Metal Garden, a short FPS with a very unique feel. The gigantic structures make me think of Ico, with a more industrial twist. And it’s unapologetically gray.

川崎 / Kawasaki

Active time action game .45 Parabellum Bloodhound from VA-11 Hall-A developer Sukeban Games is now content complete. A release date announcement in the coming months is possible if all goes well: www.rpgsite.net/news/19573-4...

銀座 / Ginza

I composed some music for this amazing demo (game is called VHOLUME). You can now try it for free on Steam, and if you like it, wishlist it ❤️ (link below)

Do stuffs like floating props or broken geometry ever bother you when you’re playing a game? Being an environment artist feels like getting obsessed with fixing this sort of thing, while at the same time trying to silence the inner voice saying "nobody cares".

Long long trip 😴 😌 Do you want the same?

人形町 / Ningyocho

人形町 / Ningyocho

Has to be Mafia. Although No One Lives Forever 2 is a close second.

Are there any games you think are must-plays for environment artists (especially students)? Personally, I’d say anything by Valve. They’re masters at setting mood, telling stories, and creating level design that never feels boring or confusing.

Tainted Grail keeps surprising me with very cool visuals scattered throughout its world. There’s a spot on the map where a giant, astral-looking deer wanders around, but it disappears when the player gets close. I actually gasped the first time I saw it.

新宿 / Shinjuku