Action was key to revitalizing the series
Action on screen is modernized this time around with modern tech to push the limits. The X-Men ‘97 team took inspiration for its action sequences from both live-action cinema and animation from the ‘90s. Instead of using cell-drawn animation with flat backgrounds, the new team opted to blow past it for “emotional effect” into a more three-dimensional space with anime inspiration. Using digital intermediate (DI) tech, they threw filters on X-Men ‘97 that were stylized from ‘90s films, adding jitter and noise grain to make scenes more explosive in widescreen.
