Game Art Styles

Call of Duty: Black Ops III

Treyarch · 2015

First-person · Shooter · PC · Console

Dimension
3D
Rendering
Realistic
Colors
Linework
No outlines
Shading
Realistic lighting
Texture
PBR materials
Post-processing
Bloom
Palette
Muted
Proportions
Realistic
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About

A first-person military science-fiction shooter set in 2065, following cybernetically enhanced black-ops soldiers. The PC, PS4 and Xbox One versions combine a cooperative campaign, competitive multiplayer and Zombies modes.

Art style

Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015, Treyarch) is a 3D realistic game played from a first-person view. Its look is built from shapes without outlines, realistic lighting, PBR materials and bloom. The palette is muted.

Details

Release
Original release · Modern (PC / PS4 / PS5 / Xbox One / Series / Switch)
Developer
Treyarch
Ported by
Beenox (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360), Mercenary Technology (PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360), Aspyr (macOS)
Publisher
Activision, Aspyr (macOS)
Engine
IW engine (heavily modified)
Released
2015-11-06 Worldwide, Windows
2015-11-06 Worldwide, PlayStation 4
2015-11-06 Worldwide, Xbox One
2015-11-06 Worldwide, PlayStation 3
2015-11-06 Worldwide, Xbox 360
2019-04-04 Worldwide, macOS
Platforms
Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, macOS
Also known as
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (International)
Credits
Colin Whitney Art Director
Brian Anderson Technical Art Director
Shaun Bell Associate Art Director
Bruce Hall Associate Art Director
Ken Harsha Associate Art Director
Murad Ainuddin Senior Lead Artist
Gilberto Martinez Senior Lead Artist
Chad Birosh Lead Artist
Jess Feidt Lead Artist
Timothy Bud McMahon Lead Artist
Nelson Plumey Lead Artist
Maxwell Porter Lead Artist
Barry Whitney Lead Artist
Dom Drozdz Animation Director
Corky Lehmkuhl Studio Creative Director
Jason Blundell Director
Dan Bunting Director
Pat Dwyer Director of Production
Ben Brinkman Senior Producer
Sam Nouriani Senior Producer
Links
official · wikipedia · steam · igdb

Screenshots 3

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Realistic · 3D · 2019
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War screenshot: realistic, first-person, no outlines, realistic lighting (environment)
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Realistic · 3D · 2020
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