Is Cell Shading Dead?

With the 3 consoles now out for a while now, I still haven't seen a cell shading game out there. I probably missed one or two but in general, cell shading has died down. Several years ago, cell shading was just popular and I was tired of seeing cartoonish games.

When I saw the new graphics capabilities of the PS3, Xbox 360, and the PC, I thought, is anime quality cell shading upon us? I was excited. Now I am disappointed. Almost all developers are going for the realistic look now and no one is trying to make a sick looking cell shading game.

Can this generation of consoles make cell shading games look as good as anime or will we have to wait for PS4, Xbox 720?

With the 3 consoles now out for a while now, I still haven't seen a cell shading game out there. I probably missed one or two but in general, cell shading has died down. Several years ago, cell shading was just popular and I was tired of seeing cartoonish games.

When I saw the new graphics capabilities of the PS3, Xbox 360, and the PC, I thought, is anime quality cell shading upon us? I was excited. Now I am disappointed. Almost all developers are going for the realistic look now and no one is trying to make a sick looking cell shading game.

Can this generation of consoles make cell shading games look as good as anime or will we have to wait for PS4, Xbox 720?

finaldeathh

Look no further than Eternal Sonata for the 360 then.

Personally, I think cell-shading is perfect for JRPGs, because I like my fantasy games to look... well, like a cartoon (fantasy!).

cell shading is cool, but only fits it with certain games. i wish there were more, but i'm fine with what we got now bulletsword

Agreed.