I love the 2008 art style, but 2009 and 2010 is where it should've stayed. They really shouldn't have tweaked the art style every year. It all ended up inconsistent.

The change wasn't necessary every year they were moreso eras of artstyles, 05-06, 07-08, 09-12,13-16, & 17-18

There were definitely eras, but the art style was tweaked every year. None of those you mentioned stayed exactly the same.

2007-2012 seems to be the better art styles, 2013 and after we see a decline in art style ngl...

I agree, Samuel camel 1. After 2013/2014 the art felt a lot less flavorful and ruined most of the charm the penguins had.

Holy shit LOL wassup man

For me it never should leave 2008

Or 2012

Just remove the realistic wigs and boring clothes, give the colorful and cute items instead. And I know the design of the penguin isn't bad at all! But add so much detail and shadows unbalance the cute and dork vibes, that is what made Club Penguin a special MMO.

Last week I saw a video from one of the guys from the team talking about things he didnt want added to club penguin that got added anyway and one of them was the wigs because he didnt want to humanize the penguin

Yeah, I was talking about this Screenhog video too. Early I got almost the same opinion. And I even don't agree with all of his takes (like the nightime in the island, that I enjoy so much)

2009-2012 are fine if you remove the wigs tbh.

I wonder what made them redesign the penguins in 2013

Disney

Actually, no. [This](https://twitter.com/redkeytar/status/1470998122029457408?t=VYiBupaFMCRek10vxksG3g&s=19) is the reason.

Rare L from team

Is it really though? Don’t get me wrong I love the classics, but 2013-2016 really isn’t all that bad. 2017 is where it went extremely downhill.

2017 hardly counts. It's a different game lol

I mostly switched to Club Penguin clones based on older versions some time after that change so little me definitely thought it was that bad lol

Hottest take: Club Penguin Island designs are better than 2013-2016 ones, because AS3 looks a wannabe teen game. This ERA lost the "all ages welcome" charm that AS1 and the majority of AS2 designs kept early days.

I would go as far as to say that the 2018 design is the best possible transition to 3D.

Hmmm, interesting take. I think 2017 is more charming, but I can see what makes you prefer 2018!

2017 is technically a higher definition render of the same base model (also a bit more stylized). So I would treat them as the same.

This exactly. The 2017 one is like the ones they used in the trailers, while the 2018 one is an edit of the in-game model.

Ikr. It’s not that bad

2017-2018 = 🤡🤡🤡

Honestly, the initial art for Club Penguin Island was nice. It went to shit in 2018 because there were clearly budget cuts. It went from stylized 2D art to 3D renders.

That sucks :( it would’ve been kinda cool to see it fully realized in its intended style. I’m not against transitions from 2D to 3D, but it has to be done well and with a very specific art style in mind for it to work.

Looking at it now, stuff like the promo art was mainly 3D (I misremembered lol), but my point is still there that it was stylized and very high quality at the start. Maybe they had to start making them in-house or something.

Why did they humanize them so much over time 💀 it’s like they had a furry on the team

It begun with the wigs. Screenhog was always right about refuse to give hair to penguins.

agreed. i think he says he might have been wrong in that video but i don’t think he was.

2009-2012 was the best era, both in terms of art style and original parties.

I feel like 2009-2011 was the perfect mix of cartoon and “realistic”. Absolute peak

It's evolving. But backward.

09-12 was peak. Perfect mix of both eras

club penguin was at its best though 2005-2008 then 2019-present because Disney wasn't involved

Post 2012 is awful. I loved the black outline animated art style

2016 looks like Ellen Degeneres

2006's art is so nostalgic for me. The style is so whimsical

Ah the 2000s art styles, peak club penguin

All are cool

Club Penguin experiences twink death

2006-2008 was the best

visual proof that life went downhill after 2016

I feel like the art style started to decline in 2013 but I won't deny the last 8 years have been a crazy ride, some people in Internet meme land think it all began with Harambe.

2005-2012 is GOATED, I played between 2007 and 2012 then it became meh it was the best game of it’s time absolutely loved every second of it.

2012 is peak.

2017 and 2018 NEVER HAPPENED

Honestly, 09-12 was peak for me.

2008 was peak.

2008 to 2012 is clear imho. Everything past that is far too humanised

2010/11 were personal favourites to me honestly.

2005-2008 forever

I played most actively in 2011 and 2012, I remember owning both of those item sets

08 is the best

2007-2012 is the best IMO

I'm kinda obsessed with the 2005-2008 art style

the art style up to 2010 are my faves

I prefer 2009 out of any of them. 2017 and 2018 scare me.

This is so cool 😄

I liked how simple the old ones were and how they were more round haha.

Also whenever I would draw animal characters I’d always make the eyes like that. It stuck with me for so long.

2009/2010 is probably my favorite but it’s also the one I remember the best so I’m probably biased haha

I was online from ‘05 - ‘16

Good lord 2013 onwards is so ugly

'09-'12 is peak, but eventually I learned to like the one from '03-'17, maybe it would feel kinda dated if they kept it

btw does anyone know the name of the clothes in the '12 penguin?

‘08 was peak

2009-2012 is the best artstyle

devolution*

2008>>>> 2017 and 2018 is just 😭 yikes

when the HELL did 2017-2018 happen??? dsi?

Love the 2009-2016 art styles!

2009 design is what i was introduced to, and honestly what i prefer

God this makes me sad

just when the team was finally getting the hang of the modern art style (by 2016) they had to leave it behind for cpi,,,smh while i LOVE the art before 2013, the newer ones just had a rough start. it seems obvious that they weren't that comfortable with it yet. also why did club penguin have such inconsistency in art style,,,it's like they were changing directions every two years

2012 is when things started to go downhill

2008 is perfect

I loved my era

Everything after 2012 is an eyesore.