Hi there, even though I’ve only applied to one of these listed universities (that being Norwich)
(I did apply to Falmouth too but changed it to a different course)
I would say that from the research I have done over the months Norwich looks very good ! And is on the more affordable side (out of the unis you applied to). Norwich seems to have a very large creative scene and is great for queer folk, it is quite far from other large cities but from the research I’ve done there seems to be a load to do as a student outside of the uni itself.
Some information about the other unis that I think would be helpful is
Falmouth Uni’s campus that the game art course is in (Penryn) further away from the main campus (if this is an issue for you). Falmouth as a whole is very very far from a majority of other cities if you want/need to travel, but is a really nice place to be if you’re a fan of the seaside (Penryn is further in land however). From things I’ve read there have been a lot of accommodation issues with Falmouth especially with the students in Penryn, so prepare for the possibility of having to share a bedroom originally meant for 1 person with another person while also paying a load of money….
UAL’s game art course is extremely new so there isn’t really much information about it, the student work shown on the site was very fascinating though since it comes across as more graphic compared to a lot of the other game art courses. The London Communication campus is in a very convenient area, which places you in a great area that is very near to the South Bank. The major con (which is to be expected) is the very very large costs.
Unfortunately I don’t have much to say about Manchester Met’s course since I wasn’t particularly drawn in by anything to do a load of research, I’ve heard nice things about Manchester Met as a uni itself though
I was given an offer by Norwich to study Game Art in 2024 myself so if you’re curious about the application process I can share my experience ! I hope things go well for you !
I apologise if this was hard to read lol…. I kind of suck at writing things like this but I wanted to try and help out since I’ve not found many people applying to Game Art online ^_^