My art piece of choice is the UI design of the video game Persona 5. Below are some pictures of the in-game UI:
Of course, there are a lot more UI elements within the games, but these images capture the ones that I feel are the most impactful. I always feel very drawn into the world of the game whenever I play, and I think this UI is a big part of it. Because of how unique each section is in terms of aesthetic, it feels like I switch to a different ‘stance’ (which is also a mechanic within the game) every time I am in a different part. The characters’ emotion also tends to be quite visceral, since the UI really emphasizes extreme facial expression.
Part of this is due to the color use. The game in general is quite colorful, but they use a lot of contrast to highlight different elements (such as character names), which make them ‘pop’. This in turn draws attention to important elements within the game. The letter font and sizes tend to be a bit all over the place too, which hurts visibility a bit but gives the game so much personality. Because of that, it feels like the various menus are integral parts of the game rather than something I have to slog through to get to the real gameplay.
In addition, there is almost always a character posing in different parts of the menu, so it never feels like my play time is interrupted whenever I open up one of the menus (which is great since large portions of the game requires some menu-ing). The game does a great job of making sure that I am playing Persona 5 100% of the time.
P/s: the main theme is a banger. I will just leave a link to that down here: Life Will Change (youtube.com)