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[Mikael Grizzly]

Serg Souleiman has released yet another piece of concept art for the mysterious Project V13 on the Interplay Forums:

This one is from the bottom of the barrel, some of the very 1st sketches that I did on this project. We wanted to see what other directions we could push the characters and start pulling them back from there. None of these will be used, but I still wanted to show you guys what it all started with.

Link: Concept art thread on Interplay Forums
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[Khan FurSainty]

I personally like these. Well, except for the first 3. The others are ok.

[Reconite]

The top 4 are way too... I don't know (2 Spacemen (one with some sort of alien blaster), a Grim Reaper in a Biohazard Suit and something that looks like it came from Fallout: BoS). The other 3 at the bottom look Fallout Tacticsy (that's not a word, is it?). This is leaning soooooo far from Fallout 1 and 2. Thank god he said it was the really early work and none of them will be used.
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[Rufus Luccarelli]

They look too sci-fi and not post-apoc. But they're not using these concepts, so I wonder what designs they will be using.
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[Ravager69]

Not Fallout.
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[Per]

The top 2nd from the left is mildly reminiscent of the police in Wasteland.
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[Kahgan]

Generally art-wise I like these better than the other concept art's released so far. Now just make them more post apocalyptic
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[TheGM]

I don't think the color is Fallout. To much white and black.
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[lisac2k]

Looks more like "look ma' what I can" to me, since it was clearly stated that those sketches will not be used for the game. They were experimenting, that's all.

I think Serg mastered concept presentation in general quite well and that's what should be evaluated here. From a 3D-guy perspective, it shouldn't be hard to make something out of it in 3D, as far as the concepts are detailed enough, like those three on the bottom half of the page.

I'm eager to see more of his work which actually will be in the game.
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[dev]

do you know why this concept is black & white?

- because project v13's artists are afraid now to show as something even a bit colourful...
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[Goweigus]

Maybe initially the game was going to take place closer to the day the bombs fell

These characters look like they came fairly fresh out of some government safe zone/vault. Although the last 2 give me the impression hes a bad guy, possibly a mercenary hired by the government.
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[Syraxith]

Concerning #5: is that supposed to be scuba gear, or some type of makeshift environmental suit?

[Dopemine Cleric]

That would be telling
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[K.C. Cool]

I like the exploration of concepts, neat ideas being thrown on paper with marker. (or tablet with Photoshop) This stage of the process is always nice to get ideas out quickly, both good and bad. However, I suppose there's a difference between the "exploration" and "concept" stage of design, as concept should be as close as a representation to the next step in the game design process as possible.

I guess another thing to keep in mind is that it's an MMO, so players will be mixing and matching different pieces of armor and clothing, mixing the old world ('50's style) and new world (the wasteland style). Eventually, a player could equipt enough stuff that has no hint of 1950's or enough stuff that screams 1950's.

I really love to see process, range and iterations, where the ideas come from and how you got there. Unfortunately, this is where the designer and audience differ. Although, at times, external feedback can be worth its weight in gold.
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[Joervol]

The first three, don't look really post apocalyptic. Unless we are talking about civilian personnel (and thus no need for protection of any sort for combat).

The fifth, if that's a Geiger meter on his hand, then his face should be fully covered. The last two, why the masks if they are meant for radiation? Unless they are meant for the tanks in their backs (aka to be protected by either the flamethrowers fumes or whatever their weapons are). Overall "ok" but very generic in my opinion.

I'll go a little opposite and say that i like the fourth picture. It might not be like the power armor we are used to, but if it isn't close to when the bombs fell or there is a valid story on how it came to be (an make it a good story, not bethesda like story) then it could fit. It is massive, looks like it provides solid protection plus it's on the right size if you compare it to the other guys to provide all the plus of power armor (strength enhancement etc). For an early concept art/early idea, it's good.

I'll wait for more solid stuff to pass judgment if it looks like fallout or not.

[K.C. Cool]