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Fan Art versus Official Art

A showdown between fan-made creations and their official counterparts

Words: Tyler Nagata, GamesRadar US
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VoodooPanda  - 6 months 16 days ago 
X-men origins was a good movie and if a GR civil war is the only way to prove it then so be it. I'm prepared to make that sacrifice as long as my side wins dammit.
Tomsta666  - 6 months 16 days ago 
I remember the Mirrors Edge fan art debacle. Manga-ised Faith looks way better than her official counterpart. That pixeloo Mario never fails to freak me the fuck out :S
MGS4SolidSnake  - 6 months 16 days ago 
anybody think that half-lifes main character looks like commisioner gordon from batman
killemall  - 6 months 16 days ago 
Monty is officially my hero...

Also i like the second face because its fuller, and seems more familiar, but i like the first faith because she's hot and not just like every other female character out there
SwampRock  - 6 months 16 days ago 
fan art version of faith is sad i don't play games for that reason
FrozenImplosion  - 6 months 16 days ago 
The Bioshock 2 art was really cool (both of them) and actually i prefer the original faith over the stereotype one.
FinalGamer  - 6 months 16 days ago 
The mario painting by Mikael Aguirre reminds me of Braid. A LOT. Hell Braid was an homage to Mario it's like a counter-homage! That's just me though, it's damn beautiful. I'd want a Mario game in that style now.
cassadinechik  - 6 months 16 days ago 
With the whole faith thing I would just like to point out that it is not like video game guys are unattractive. Usually I don't find a lot of games to have heroes with balding heads or paunchy bellies, os why the outcry for women? Do we want less biceps on the guys to equate to less breast on the women?
linkganon  - 6 months 16 days ago 
you know, the wii link on tp, released in 06 held his sword in his right hand, not his left, and on the gamecube version, he's holding his sword in his proper hand, the left so flipping link example actually doesn't work now.
Samael  - 6 months 16 days ago 
I'm in the "Like Faith's fan-art face but prefer original body" camp.
Gonzo4Life  - 6 months 16 days ago 
Fan art Faith FACE + official art BODY = NORMAL 12 year old
i agree with jtslugmaster10
ReCaptcha: Winkler hookahs
Demonflare  - 6 months 16 days ago 
Lil laughs for the Mario arts! Lol
360nerd  - 6 months 15 days ago 
AHAHA love the dead marios picture, its funny because its true
GeneralTickTock  - 6 months 15 days ago 
The beginning of Haaloid was pretty cool, but the Samus thing seemed uneeded.
deathrebellion  - 6 months 15 days ago 
the mario picture in pg2 ending wuz Beautiful i wish they'll actually remake the original mario on the PS3 or Xbox 360. Monty Oum's Death Fantasy is just O_o i hear that there's a new installment comming wayyy later. and ofcourse fan art Faith is hawt butwudn't she look awarkward parkouring with all that added weight?? xD
KhPwNaGe  - 6 months 15 days ago 
It's sad how people think of the fan made Faith that way. I understand where the designer was coming from, but the fan made Faith looks more realistic compared to the official. Anyway, good job GR on another great article.
Sonneilon  - 6 months 14 days ago 
That FF thing. Is that really a fanart piece or did they cut n paste or take a screenshot and cleaned it up???
thochaos  - 6 months 14 days ago 
That redone Faith looks far better. Especially the chin.

ReCaptcha: Mines sadder
Picnic1  - 6 months 13 days ago 
I remember seeing the Bioshock sequel fan art-it's mysterious and a bit like Ridley Scott's Alien (Ridley studied at my school in north east England!). It's better than the ofifcial ideas for Bioshock which have all concentrated on playing around with characters rather than expanding Rapture. Rapture was always the main draw for me. Without a backdrop, it's just freaks facing off against each other. Maybe Bioshock 3 will get it more right.
tomutwit  - 6 months 13 days ago 
unfortunately onm flipped luigi in a recent issue. damn, it was painful...
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