Vince Joly

Vince Joly is a video game animator and art director, and the former Creative Director at Retro Studios.
Prior to joining Retro, Joly was an artist at Radical Entertainment and Namco Hometek. At the latter, he was lead artist for Pac-Man World 2.
==Metroid Prime series==
===Metroid Prime 2: Echoes===
Joining in late 2004 as a contractor, Joly animated cutscenes in Metroid Prime 2: Echoes for three months, after which he was hired as a full-time animator in February 2005.
His work on Echoes included the Quadraxis cutscenes prior to, during and after the battle, the scene of Dark Samus falling from the Aerie, Samus escaping into the Hall of Honored Dead through a Dark Portal, and the Special Ending cutscene featuring Zero Suit Samus.
A portfolio of his Echoes work can be seen here.
===Metroid Prime 3: Corruption===
Following Echoes, Joly led the animation team for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, New Play Control! Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime Trilogy.
Cutscenes he animated include the Ceremonial Golem breaking open a wall, the Demolition Troopers opening the door in Transit Station 0205, the first Berserker Lord's death, and Omega Ridley's defeat.
A portfolio of his Corruption work can be seen here.
Joly was a friend and former co-worker of Sonny Santa Maria, a fellow animator on Corruption, who came to Retro at his invitation.Santa Maria, Sonny. "Sonny Santa Maria: My Metroid Experience". Shinesparkers. March 25, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
===Post-Metroid Prime===
Joly then served as Art Director of Retro's post-Metroid games, Donkey Kong Country Returns and Mario Kart 7, and as Creative Director on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Additionally, he was the Animation Lead on the cancelled game Project X, which featured Sheik from The Legend of Zelda.DidYouKnowGaming? "Retro Studios' 2 Cancelled Zelda Games (Exclusive)" YouTube. September 3, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzlROEEMvBs (starts at 17:50)
Joly departed from Retro Studios in January 2019, the same month that Metroid Prime 4 restarted development and was assigned to Retro. According to LinkedIn, he was leading a creative team on an unannounced project from March 2018 to January 2019. It is possible that this project has been cancelled.
==Subsequent career==
After leaving Retro Studios, Joly worked as an Art Director at Taco Club and Enduring Games, creating three hyper-casual iOS mobile games (Hugo Hup, Coin Hole and 3D Pixel Shooter) at the former. He is currently a Senior Art Director at Electronic Arts' Austin studio since March 2020.
==External links==
*Website
*Joly on LinkedIn
*Joly on MobyGames
*Joly on YouTube
*Joly on ArtStation
==References==
Category:Retro Studios employees
Category:Animators
Category:Vince Joly
Category:Directors