CaviarMeths
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Aw I kinda like the designs of the supporting cast in XY. They're so whimsical and goofy-looking, like if a bunch of dorky kids were let into the studio and allowed to design themselves.
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show me the absolute WORST character design you can think of
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Aw I kinda like the designs of the supporting cast in XY. They're so whimsical and goofy-looking, like if a bunch of dorky kids were let into the studio and allowed to design themselves.
In what world? Dude looks horrible! lol.Eh, final design is one of the better Dante designs
Something is objectivily bad is obviously a joke (even though it is). I'm not sure I understand your point about translating the original character designs in game, because they look very close to the artwork I've seen. Also, I didn't criticize XB2 for looking "anime" overall, as that is much too broad. I criticized it for having a generic design and a generic anime trope of having a girl who is also a damn sword.
It looks like a paint-by-numbers anime JRPG as opposed to the last two games, which despite having their own design issues in places, managed to create a look that felt very unique and complex yet simple to read. Milia is a great example:
Is she over designed in some places? You could probably argue yes, but really she's constructed of a color palette of about 2-3 colors and your eyes can immediately read what is where through strategic use of how those colors compliment each other. You could easily make a sprite of Milia in an SNES game, working with a limited color palette. If you were to look at a silhouette of Milia, you could still tell it was Milia, which is the ultimate test of a character design. The same goes for most of the cast of Xenoblade, but particularly Milia and Dunban.
Not to mention the fact that those designs looks like nothing else out there. You stick them in a Smash game and they immediately have this look that feels unique to some of the other "anime" styled characters fighting alongside them.
XB2? If you had shown me these designs and said they were for Star Ocean 6, or Tales of Blahblahblah, or Sword Art Online, I would have believed you. There is nothing there that makes it it's own. It's a transparent and shallow attempt to appeal to a broader audience and yet they still went with (and this is very important) ASSLESS FUCKIN CHAPS.
Orisa from Overwatch. She just looks awful to me.
I'm not a big fan of Orisa either, but I don't think it's too bad, it's not terribly ugly, it's just... "meh". My real "problem" with her is that she is the least charismatic character in the game. I would much rather have Athena as a playable female omnic character.
CaviarMeths
Member
I wonder what the overlap is with people who think DmC Dante or TR'13 Lara are "horrible," but Nathan Drake is fine. Lara especially, her design is basically FemDrake.
family_guy
Member
Feels like they've switched artist every entry. So far for character designs it's Xenoblade > Chronicles X > Xenoblade 2.
I actually appreciate you for posting this, I couldn't convey what I felt looked wrong about XC2.
I just can't. But If I'm sure I can find worse, I just don't have anything in mind right now.
I think it is hard to make an argument for those being the worst character designs. However, a thread about the most boring character designs should have nothing but the four main characters of FFXV...
AlexFlame116
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Or like the other poster said you could research/play the game instead of just automatically assuming it has no place? I mean look at Sara's keyblade. How does that qualify as a weapon? But it does. And they explain it. Same with the blindfold which are
combat visors
I'm very very very very sure you can find things that are infinitely worse than this. Like I don't even know how this fits in the WORST character design. Especially when you bring in Punished Noctis.
I just can't. But If I'm sure I can find worse, I just don't have anything in mind right now.
Yeah cause "A fantasy based on reality " means they have to wear something like Tidus's outfit or Kuja's? It's supposed to be realistic and practical.
I would very much like to live in a world like that.
Thanks!
Another thing I forgot to mention. Each character design in XB1 tells you something about the character. There's a visual language there that gives you an impression of what that person is like and what they value. Milia looks refined and put together, almost religious or priest-like. Dunban looks mature and refined, yet his cape hides a disabled arm and covers his weakness. Reyn is a big goober bro obsessed with his muscles. Not everything is this intentional, but you get the idea. Something that's impressive about the game is that despite the fact that some of the armor is goofy as hell, the way it equips to each character changes to still fit this general theme overall.
I don't see that in XB2 (thus far). There isn't the same intentionality in the designs and it bums me out. This is something I complained about in XBX as well, but that game has its own set of issues.
New Dante wasn't bad just because he was different, not for me at least. Just an all round awful piece of character design
In fact I don't think original Dante was even particularly good
I mostly love the Witcher series' designs, but I think CDPR's character artists choices regarding the mages, both male and female, are not exactly brilliant. This is especially true for characters whose clothing was quite clearly described in the books, see Philippa, Sheala, Triss...
I don't think they're the "worst" by any means, but still.
There's also a very recent game whose character designs I've seen very much praised, but consider absolutely unremarkable, from a design perspective as well as a more strictly artistic one. They look worse than your average Deviantart OC, almost.
EDIT: Oh yeah, how could I forget. Inquisition's characters are all around awful. Possibly the worst I've ever seen for a production of such caliber. The only thing I kinda like is Dorian's default outfit, as "busy" as it looks.
I don't think they're the "worst" by any means, but still.
There's also a very recent game whose character designs I've seen very much praised, but consider absolutely unremarkable, from a design perspective as well as a more strictly artistic one. They look worse than your average Deviantart OC, almost.
EDIT: Oh yeah, how could I forget. Inquisition's characters are all around awful. Possibly the worst I've ever seen for a production of such caliber. The only thing I kinda like is Dorian's default outfit, as "busy" as it looks.
Rickenslacker
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You can pretty much say any bad design is "good because you see they're SUPPOSED to be bad" but it's still bad.
Sure the final design was better. After the infinite backlash of that shit initial design anything would be better.
The mugshot picture isn't even bad it was the initial in game model.
I think you are letting your dislike of the game cloud your judgement. Regardless of what you think of the game, new Dante could not possibly be described as horrible. You might not find it exciting, but it's not horrible.
I do wonder if the reason the design gets so much hate is because it's basically the only male character I can think of designed to look hot and sexy for women / gay guys.
Trigonometrize.
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They tied
The worst Japanese designs IMO are the ones where there's just way too much shit and none of the coloring goes together and it's just a big mess. At least this character has somewhat of a cohesion to her.
They don't even come close to that thread. For instance...
Who da fuck is this? And...
Who da fuck is that?
MrSaturn99
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I can definitely see why XB2's character design could turn off fans of the original, but I'd personally take anything over what we got in XBX.
Those faces...just, wow. What happened there?
Those faces...just, wow. What happened there?
Trigonometrize.
Member
"Objectively worst" or "objectively [quality]" is not a thing. It doesn't make any sense. Quality is not facts; it's a synthesis of facts by a human being with tastes and biases, and if people actually use those phrases seriously, I don't know what to say.
RampagingSoul
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I don't think XB2's are bad, just generic looking from what I've seen so far. That's only main complaint with them. And the MC looking character's pants.
I still think the overall designs of Xenoblade Chronicles' characters are the best, but the models are very bleh looking and some of the armor that you get is laughter and cringe inducing at times. XBX definitely got better far as armor design goes.
Then again, this is just my opinion.
SchrodingerC
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Well according to Japan, breasts are sentient beings that often defy physics and require no support despite these women are fighting constantly.
Eh, final design is one of the better Dante designs
I don't get it.
That looks fine to me.
Green Mamba
Member
Realistic and practical does not mean boring.
FFXV's main characters are boring as hell.
Everything about that game is irrationally hated because of all the controversy surrounding it from its announcement. For example, there's a video on YouTube, from GDC 2013, where the art director talks about the game and its art, absolutely harmless and actually pretty interesting. And yet I'll let you guess what the like/dislike ratio is.
wildvine47
Member
2 Gens later and this is still the ugliest Pokemon design by far.
I hate that my favorite gen's dex was soiled by this monstrosity.
I never understood the hate for this one. It was a funny throwback to some iconic and terrible box art that was neat.
Why?????
Why?????
I like this one so much. Nice throwback to the box art mega man.
NeoRaider
Member
Is this a joke post??
I know that you are classic fan, but c'mon...
Why?????
Can't be the worst when you'r design actually hits it's intended mark.
Choppasmith
Member
Really? THAT'S the character you want to go with? I could understand people picking Sylvie even though she's closely based on a REAL celebrity who DOES actually dress like that, posts like this just prove that whenever there's a best/worst whatever thread you'll always find people, people will just lazily post whatever. I mean you could at least COMMIT and tell us WHY this character tops your list.
Sorry it just baffles me. Even as a "female character showing unnecessary skin" character, Love Heart seems pretty tame compared to what's been posted in this thread. Now if we were talking about dumb names...
serenewarfare
Banned
I need to take this opportunity to say I will never understand the hate for modern Lara Croft's design. People have some damn rose-tinted glasses about old Lara. Was her design bad? No, but it was by no means a revolutionary or paramount design. And the modern design is supposed to just be an attractive woman with a somewhat athletic build. It's purposely differentiated from old Lara because they want you to see a new character and new story.
Basically, her new design is not noteworthy or interesting, but neither was her old one.
Basically, her new design is not noteworthy or interesting, but neither was her old one.
2 Gens later and this is still the ugliest Pokemon design by far.
I hate that my favorite gen's dex was soiled by this monstrosity.
I came to like it when I realized it kind of reminded me of Don Hertzfeldt's designs.
Like I just imagine him going "My spoon is too big!" and it makes me smile. Works better with its pre-evo though.
lucebuce12
Member
The reason I posted this character over more egregious character designs like Lulu or the protag from Tales of Berseria is that I haven't actually played those games. I tend not to play JRPG games and a shocking amount of the examples posted in this very thread come from JRPGs. That being said, I posted Loveheart over Sylvie is because as you said, she is based on a real person. Plus I may be wrong here but I feel Sylvie's get up is SUPPOSED to be jarring.
Regarding why I dislike Loveheart's design, it's because it has my most hated anime trope of needless belt buckles. Just why.
It shows quite frankly an incredibly needless amount of skin for a character that's supposed to be "badass".
That skirt looks freaking ridiculous to me. The colour scheme in general is just blegh. Plus that hat is stupid. You don't need to go all in on the "love, heart" portion and have it translate into literal hearts all over the costume.
Satisfied?
From what I remember, Tonic Trouble was made specifically as a way for the Rayman devs to get a handle on 3D platforming before making Rayman 2, so it was effectively a game made solely for practice.
Why...
Edit: A bland copy of Rayman made by Ubisoft itself!
Off topic, I never knew Tim Tebow was in a movie. What movie is this?
The old one was pretty basic as a design, but at the same time that's what made her iconic and immediately recognizable.
The new one is generic and doesn't stand out in any way. She doesn't look like a main character at all.
What makes her not look like a main character?
She looks like a generic NPC in her own game.
NeoRaider
Member
Can't even believe what i am reading here. Lmao