The backdrops are clear, detailed, and sharp. This is a brilliant decision on the part of the cartoon makers, and WayForward has implemented this exact design choice into the game. Gone are the times when they were placated by the stiff animation and fuzzy backdrops of older toons, and those styles are instead replaced with crisp, clean visuals that instantly communicate the ideas at play. The art style is deceptively simple, but that's what people want these days. It seamlessly blends old style, eleven minute shorts with new, fast, modern comedy. The Adventure Time cartoon is a new modern cartoon classic.
No, you are in Ooo, and you are playing a classic episode of Adventure Time, complete with multiple cameos from your favorite characters, and wonderfully creative boss fights which show a loving respect to the style of each character portrayed. Never once, in your entire time in the land of Ooo, will you feel as if you're playing a licensed game. From this, you can immediately tell that WayForward has nailed the transition from cartoon to videogame.
Jake responds by telling him about all the tea cups in the basement he should smash, you know, for therapeutic purposes. The game opens with an adorable scene that sets the stage perfectly: a cosmic owl blasts Finn to smithereens, whereupon he wakes up and tries his best to articulate what happened to his shape-shifting dog, Jake. Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?