Netrunner has a need for lots of different types of art - cyberspace stuff, and characters of course, but also machines, scenes and more abstract elements that make the flow of the game what it is - for illustrating corporate plots or runner schemes it isn’t always something flash that’s needed. What netrunner has always done well though was is getting serviceably good art to match the more abstract or less “typically cyberpunk” events.
I honestly cannot think of a better example of how manipulative and exploitative the whole rainbow logo trend is. Like, yeah, these companies are responsible for massive death and destruction, but at least they support LGBT. We should totally buy their stuff!
All of a sudden Monsanto is completely fine, because they made the rainbow thing.
The starter set as a whole has great art, a HUGE amount of effort went into it (and a not considerable amount of money), but I’d say it’s really impressive how consistent the continuity of art styles have been maintained with FFG’s work
I really need to do a proper post on Nisei and System Gateway - the new starter set for netrunner, available now HERE!, But in keeping with my typical laziness that will take a while. What I will post however is this awesome set of art done by Scott Uminga - https://www.artstation.com/scottuminga I foresee this artist becoming a staple of future netrunner releases, because his stuff is amazing! Tithe, Mayfly, Superconducting Hub, Palisade, Whitespace and Overclock - the latter chosen as art for the front of one half of Gateway!
