(More) Traditional Art in Games: ひかりのこども

So I mentioned my love of traditional art in games before, namely in the Japanese PS2/PS3 RPG game   おおかみ (which thanks to some advice from さとう先生, I have since learned is not spelled おかみ, despite the English in-game translation! But i'm learning haha!).

Anyways, another game that has a similarly beautiful watercolor art style is the recent award winning game Child of Light aka  ひかりのこども. (Also for PS3)

これゲーム はにほんごのゲーム じゃありませんでも.... The producers have said that the art is heavily inspired  by a multitude of watercolor styles including Japanese watercolor styles and stylistic inspirations.  

See  that beautiful cherry tree? :D
Not only was the art beautiful but it was entirely hand drawn and scanned in by a team of artists instead of being computer generated which is amazing when you see how detailed everything is

aaand what's even MORE amazing is that the dialogue was entirely written in rhyming poetry! Now that might sound cheesy and tiring after a while but it was actually really well done, and it made the entire game feel like an old storybook come to life.
This is the game trailer and you can hear some of the rhyming in it..

So all in all....

Just like おおかみ I would definitely recommend this game to anyone who loves action RPGS, beautiful storytelling and amazing art!