HIDROGEN -
polycounter lvl 8
Hello guys, i recently finished working on my post grade project called "HIDROGEN".
The project was done individually, all models were created by me using Zbrush / 3dsmax. For the renders was used Marmoset Toolbag. For retopology and textures bake I`ve used Topogun.
You can check out more images in my portfolio. Its still under construction, but I`ll manage that soon.
This project is based on a development of an artbook for a game called: HIDROGEN: A galactic Odyssey which takes place on a parallel universe.
This game consists in realistic graphics, making use of a scientific fiction matrix, as already seen on games like Darksiders and Borderlands.
The platforms (Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC) were chosen for this game in order to assert its individual realism. They are able to provide next-gen graphics.
The main difference in this game is its major reference: The epic Odyssey, a classic of world literature, which was written by Homer. Besides the other references, not disparaging its original ideas.
The project was done individually, all models were created by me using Zbrush / 3dsmax. For the renders was used Marmoset Toolbag. For retopology and textures bake I`ve used Topogun.
You can check out more images in my portfolio. Its still under construction, but I`ll manage that soon.
This project is based on a development of an artbook for a game called: HIDROGEN: A galactic Odyssey which takes place on a parallel universe.
This game consists in realistic graphics, making use of a scientific fiction matrix, as already seen on games like Darksiders and Borderlands.
The platforms (Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC) were chosen for this game in order to assert its individual realism. They are able to provide next-gen graphics.
The main difference in this game is its major reference: The epic Odyssey, a classic of world literature, which was written by Homer. Besides the other references, not disparaging its original ideas.
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You say the game is supposed to be realistic, graphically, but when I look at it I see some very cartoony influences and it reminds me quite a lot of Borderlands, actually. Particularly with all the crystals and glowing lights. As a result of that, the more realistic bits (mainly the skins) kind of clash with the whole.
I think you could have benefited from stylizing the character sculpts a bit more, and simplifying the textures a bit. Also, the face of the moray eel is rather noisy because of all the bumps and dents, and (to a lesser degree) because of skinwrinkles.
Lastly, you've got a rock-hand and spacemarine boots, without any sort of way to make the two elements come together cohesively. Same goes for the moray head on a human body. All the elements seem to be a bit thrown together. For example, why is exactly one leg crystallized and the other perfectly clean? Why are there no fins and other fish-like elements on him? You need some more, smaller elements to tie things together a bit.
Technically, this is quite good, and I've only got a few points. First is that you've got some texel size issues, with the larger crystals being kind of fuzzy. Secondly, the floating semicircles are too neat and clean. The texture shows they've clearly been broken at some point, but the model and silhouette don't reflect this at all. They're also a bit on the lowpoly side.
Chiniara : haha, thanks for the words Fillippe! You better start to post something too!
Stromberg90 : Hey Stromberg90, I`m glad you like it ! I got some references from Borderlands / Darksiders / Mass Effect... It was quite dificult to mix the elements but I`m happy with the result.
Snader : Hey Snader ! Thanks for the long critique, it`s always nice to see people suggestion, thanks for the big help !
Yes, I was thinking about making a realistic game, but the goal was to achieve some borderlands graphics, with the outline and some cartoon paint.
Maybe the skin texture got a little realistic because its very clean, I think I got the point... The moray came after, at the end I wasn't that happy with the texture, maybe I lost some points with the final render, I tryed to change the color and blur some details but it was getting worse.
For the characters, its really difficult to tell what happened to them inside Hidrogen universe without reading the history. I know it wasnt supposed to happen, the concept has to explain for itself isnt it ?
Ulisses (Main Character): He`s a cosmonaut from the 3rd millennium. A mercenary who, over time, make a self-criticism of his life and decides to change its course. So he decides to join a mission that aims at saving the Earth. Overheated by the indiscriminate use of highly polluting energy matrices of the atmosphere, the planet Earth is doomed to disappear beneath the waters, after the total melting icecaps. Due to the impending catastrophe, Ulisses enlisted to participate in a mission that aims at the discovery of a new source of clean energy.(HIDROGEN)
He finds those Gloves, inside Thurak a planet 85% covered y water. Hidrogen is the clean energy that he was looking for.
Murena (Moray enemy) : They are creatures devoid of their own volition, entirely at the service of Polifemo, a natural born predator. After a great war on that planet, the Thurakians fled to the waters trying to save themselves. The few who stayed there with the intention of stealing the HIDROGEN, suffered a type of mutation
Its is often created around a single word or text, placed in the center, to which associated ideas, words and concepts are added.Sorry about the portuguese words, I hope you guys understand the idea !