Amano artwork doesn't change facial expressions

[ReloadPsi]

Probably better than you can draw.

Much more so. Doesn't mean I'm not allowed to say anything. Hell, the guys who did the Zelda: Wand Of Gamelon cutscenes are probably better than me (I wouldn't know as I've never tried to animate a cutscene) but I'm still critical of it. Hey, there are game developers who make better games than the people who review them, but they still get to talk.

"They're (probably) better at it than you" is the worst argument in existence. The rest of your post was fine on its own, man, I just wanted to rip this statement apart because it's way too stock and totally meaningless.

rather than concrete, fixed images.

I realise that's the point of concept art but it annoys me when they're compelled to make it into official, mainstay artwork for something...