Cl:HARDLINE FEATURES
Code Lyoko: Hardline features many new elements to the fandom projects, many of them already existing in actual TV crime dramas. Some of them are really important in creating a Crime Drama inspired series while some others are there to add a whole lot of extra flavor. Everyone likes extra flavor, so, why not?
AUTHENTICITY
CL: Hardline is inspired by TV's best crime dramas-to-date. To be authentic to TV dramas and crime shows, Hardline adds in little details that make it feel like you are watching a TV Crime Drama. Intros and outros lead the way, going over what happened in a previous episode or teasing what's next in the next episode. Sometimes, fake, custom-made commercials play in between the fade to black bits in between episodes. Little details like these go a long way and Hardline plans to bring them in without hesitation.
Sound design
CL: Hardline is trying to make this project a more immersive one rather than other fan-projects who would rather go by the numbers and use bland sound design choices and making it nearly identical to what we already have heard before. Taking it to new heights, CL: Hardline features realistic sound design, where every gunshot sounds like it should sound like in real life and where every screeching wheel sound like it should. Ambient sound is totally realistic, matching itself to the setting the episode or scene is based in. Voice, weapon, vehicle, and ambient sound design mimics how it would sound in real life.
Art STYLE
Hardline features a unique art style while still retaining the classic look of the cartoon. Realistic lighting effects and extra detail to characters, props, and backdrops bring the setting to life. Clothing, guns, cars, water, and materials all look stylized to mix both the Code Lyoko cartoon look and realism. City lights in the night look beautiful while headlights, flashlights, and fires generate beautiful, bright, and colorful lighting effects. Everything in the world looks detailed as ever and even features real-world time lapses of some of the locations, like Miami, Los Angeles, and others.
SETTING
The original cartoon remained in one general setting throughout the entire series. However, to up the game, CL: Hardline is taking a big step with multiple locations set around the United States. Experience the lively marshes of the Everglades, gaze at the lovely sunrises and sunsets in Miami, stare at the streets of the glitzy city of Los Angeles, and treat your eyes to the vast lands of the Mojave Desert. Each location has its own feeling to it, with the lighting effects influencing how each location feels like. The detail is so immense, that each location features real-life locales and areas.