Awesome, though I'm not a big fan of the sky colours... they don't look really Fallouty to me. Looks more like the skies of an alien planet than Fallout 1's sky.
in last years in game industry (especially in MMO games which asians fans love for death) there is a stupid trend for changing everything on a manga style (which i hate btw). i can give u some examples:
- "world of warcraft" (see the elves: spiky ears, big eyes, thin and tall bodies [but remember that "warcraft" from 1994 was dark and brutal game and has nothing with manga])
or
- heroes of might and magic V (see elves too + some other characters that look like taken from the manga world [and HOMM series has noting with it too)
i hope Project V13 (which will be MMO like WOW...) doesnt going in that way (too big weapons, cartoonish bodies etc.)...
I wouldn't pay heed to that wrench, it's probably oversized for the lulz or whatever. As for the airplane...well, post apocalyptic setting is all about scavenging and recycling, isn't it?
I don't, however, like this particular piece of art.
- "world of warcraft" (see the elves: spiky ears, big eyes, thin and tall bodies [but remember that "warcraft" from 1994 was dark and brutal game and has nothing with manga])
... Pointed ears, thin and tall bodies... those are the way elves are commonly portrayed period. Suggesting it has anything to do with going for a "manga"-style is absurd. Of course, Warcraft 3 did take the Warcraft series in a more cartoony direction, visually, which WoW furthered.
Not to mention, a cartoon-like style shouldn't automatically be associated with some kind of Japanese animation influence. American companies like Disney, Warner Bros., MGM, etc. were making cartoons long before Japan fell in love with Disney and started making their own animation.
The oversized wrench in the concept art is definitely a bit odd and out of place, and I would agree that the purple sky is a poor fit. I don't get a real Fallout-y vibe from this piece of art (nor the other one), but I do think it's well-done overall. I like the use of the airliner wreckage.
Why must it always be purple and green? Where would you even get green lights in a postapoc setting? Why is the sky purple? Why do people consider this a good combinatioin? And why does it show up in every f*cking game released in the last 5 years?