N++ on PS4: Graphics ++

Mare Sheppard: Hello again! We’re back with another blog post; this time we thought we’d talk about one of the new things we’re most happy with in N++: the graphics.

One of the main inspirations for the look of N++ was print-based graphic design: bold, smooth blocks of color with crisp, sharp edges.

We wanted something that looked and felt different from other games — something simple but refined. In order to make this vision a reality, we needed two things: a style, and the technology necessary to support it.

We at Metanet Software have always loved graphic design, especially in print. In fact, we have a rather large library of design books we frequently pore over.

It has always been a dream of ours to work with one of our favorite designers, and — thanks in part to Sony’s support via the Pub Fund program — we were able to finally realize this dream with N++, and team up with graphic designer MASA. We became aware of MASA through a book called ‘Latino’, released in the…