2018 proved to be a great year forGod of Warfans as they saw the return of Kratos in a sweeping and emotional new chapter in the long-running series, which turned out to be one of the very best games of the entire year. Likewise,Super Smash Bros. Ultimategave series fans the truly “ultimate” version of the fighting game series by bringing back every character that has ever appeared in the franchise into one title. You wouldn’t think that the two titles might have much in common, but thanks toGod of Warart director Raf Grassetti, it turns out he happens to be a pretty big fan of the series as shown through his recent artwork.
Over on his Instagram page, Raf Grassetti, who most recently served as the art director onGod of Warat Sony Santa Monica Studio, has started sharing a series of illustrations over the past couple of days with his own “remastered” versions of several Nintendo characters, as seen fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
So far, Grassetti has given his own take on five characters from the series, with Samus, Link, Fox, Bowser, and Sonic all having gotten more realistic-looking depictions from Grassetti’s drawings. You can take a look at his work below from his Instagram page, with the next character in the series to be Mewtwo fromPokemon:
Samus Aran #SmashBrosRemastered #2020 ——- Here is the first one of a series of Smash Bros characters I’m working on! Let me know who is you favorite! Also, here is a sneak peek of the next one! Any guesses? #metroid #samus #smashbrosultimate #smashbros #nintendo #nintendoswitch #sculpting #conceptart #sculpting #characterdesign
A post shared byRaf Grassetti(@rafagrassetti) onJan 3, 2019 at 2:16pm PST
Link 🗡 . Second character of the #smashbrosremastered series! Swipe left for more and a sneak peek of the next one! I’m making it too easy to guess :) Having a lot of fun with these quick ones! I have a long way to go still. . 🇧🇷 Segundo personagem da série de #smashbrosultimate . Arrasta pro lado para ver outros e um pouco do próximo! Qual seu personagem favorito ?? . #zelda #link #nintendo #supersmashbros #breathofthewild #nintenderoseninstagram #nintendoswitch #nintendomag #ninstagram
A post shared byRaf Grassetti(@rafagrassetti) onJan 4, 2019 at 7:20am PST
🦊 #doabarrelroll #starfox One more to the Smash Bros Remastered series. Swipe left to the previous ones and a sneak peek of the next character! Getting a little harder to guess.. (not really) Hope you like it! I’m having a lot of fun! Let me know if you have any questions. I’ll post shots of the sculpts on another post soon 👌🏼 🇧🇷 Mais um pra série do smash! Arrasta pro lado pra ver os outros e um teaser do proximo personagem! Tá ficando mais difícil de adivinhar.. sqn
A post shared byRaf Grassetti(@rafagrassetti) onJan 5, 2019 at 7:48am PST
“Bowser, King of the Koopas” 🍄 Adding one more to the Smash Bros lineup! Swipe left to see the sculpt and all the way to the left to guess who the next character will be! 🇧🇷Mais um personagem pra série! Arrasta pro lado pra ver a escultura e qual será o próximo personagem!
A post shared byRaf Grassetti(@rafagrassetti) onJan 6, 2019 at 8:07am PST
🦔 The Hedgehog 💫 Thanks for all the support guys! One of my favorites added to the series! Hope you like it! As usual, swipe all the way to the end for a tease of the next character! #sonic
A post shared byRaf Grassetti(@rafagrassetti) onJan 7, 2019 at 7:17am PST
While Grassetti seems to be drawing theSuper Smash Bros.characters for fun, it’s still interesting to get a look at these iconic characters from the point of view of someone who worked onGod of War, and his “#SmashBrosRemastered” series is surely one thatSmash Bros.fans should look forward to in the coming days and weeks ahead.
