Heya friends, have you heard the speculation over a screenshot released by Halo creators Bungie recently? The untitled project looks like a new FPS. I noticed some similarities between the screenshot and work from other artists and studios.
The use of soldiers and giant machines has been done in comics, anime and science fiction for years. The look of the designs are familiar. The muted colors used for the vehicles might have been inspired by Maschinen Krieger (Ma.K).
The soldiers themselves seem to be a mix of different influences, including the helmeted Commandeer figures from Ashley Wood to the amazing painted characters from Paolo Parente's DUST comic books and board game.
The giant mechanized spider in the background was undoubtedly influenced by manga great Masamune Shirow. In his manga Appleseed he featured gigantic gun platforms that looked like mechanical spiders. Shirow drew many of his mechanical influences from nature and based vehicles on spiders, beetles and bumblebees.
His work in design was so influential that the tabletop game Infinity owes a lot to the man.
I look forward to seeing more from Bungie and hopefully they'll let gamers pilot some of those massive vehicles in the game.
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