Most slot machines look terrible.

That’s an indisputable fact. I’m sorry, but not even the most hardcore slot fan, someone with a decade of experience playing hundreds of slots, can convince me that the overwhelming majority of slots aren’t trash with very little in the way of artistic vision. I should know because I’m that superfan, having played my very first slot in the year Obama was elected president for the first time. Since then I literally lost count of just how many slots I’ve played, and I can tell you for a fact that most of them aren’t good. Of course, I don’t mean that as a blight on the industry as a whole – there’s thousands upon thousands of online slots, so even if just 10% of those are worth your time, then that’s still more slots than anyone can seriously play in a lifetime. A lot of these slots have fantastic bonus games. Others offer jackpots that will make you rich. But those aren’t the ones I care about.

I’m rather interested in talking about those slots in particular, the niche that REALLY put effort into their visuals in order to have a distinctive artstyle. We’ll look into that style, what it references, its origins and influences and see just how well the slot itself manages to capture it! Keep in mind, we won’t be looking at any licensed slots, since those just copy the artstyles of their source material (I mean, of course a slot based on a comic book would look like a comic book). We’ll only be examining original slots that have been inspired by or follow a distinctive visual style. With that said, let’s get right into it! I hope you’ll have fun!