Incredibly, the animator's used modern technology to create something new, the aim for this film was always to separate it from the standard 3D animated style of recent. The art style is heavily inspired by the iconic style in comic books; bright colours, shapes, Ben-Day dots, Kirby dots and big text to represent characters' feelings. To pay homage to the comic books Spider-Man comes from. One of the key differences in the animation compared to the majority of animated films recently is the use of animating on twos. Realistic 3D animated films primarily animate on ones, each movement a character makes changes with each frame, making the movement fluid. ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ uses a mix of both techniques, animating on ones can emphasize speed and twos slow a character down by holding a pose for 2 or 3 frames. It feels like a blend of 3D and 2D at the same time. 

One of my favourite things about this film is the choice for every frame to look like a still illustration. Instead of using motion blurs to suggest quick motion, they use the old-school smear technique to make each frame crisp and clear. 

The main 6 spider-men characters in this film have inherently different designs, connected to their respective comic book worlds in the multiverse. Not only is this comical but it strengthens the idea of the multiverse where each world is entirely different and/or similar (as seen with Peter Parker and Peter B. Parker). Along with their designs, the way they move has been given clear attention. Spider-Ham is one of my favourite alternate versions of Spider-Man, he comes from a Looney-Tunes type world and is still able to do outlandish things seen in those types of cartoons in Miles’ more realistic setting.

Along with the art style, they push the comic book style idea even further with lots of bright, vibrant colours contrasted with black. My favourite scene, the ending fight scene in the collider is beautiful, the collider creates splatters of colour, and a sea of buildings and trains to float around it, creating a stunning abstract background that compliments the characters. Another little detail with the colour is the slight spill of red and blue around the outlines to represent misprints that would often happen when printing comic books.

The game follows a boy through a dark world, with dangers hidden in the shadows, as he searches for his sister. It's especially clever how they hide the traps and enemies in Limbo. The dark foreground allows anything to blend into the environment, giving you a deadly surprise. This is paired with what the developers call 'trial and death' as you play, meaning you are meant to fall for the traps before you work out the puzzle. 

Limbo is a great example of how artistic choices can affect the game-play, and offer unique ways of playing.

As my own story has progressed, the world I'm creating has changed a lot. My original goal in my brief was to combine contrasting themes and I think I'm beginning to achieve that idea effectively. I was discussing with a friend my idea to have my fairies in an apocalyptic world, unafraid to hide anymore as humans have vanished. She showed me ‘Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion’ as it reminded her a lot of my idea and I was immediately hooked in researching it. The game perfectly fits the contrasting themes with its cutesy look and somewhat darker narrative.