KraftyKrankins
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Pat: NoooooooMan I don't think you guys are diving deep enough. I don't know where to find better pics but Omikron has to trump most anything posted in this thread with half its characters.
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show me the absolute WORST character design you can think of
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LinkSlayer64
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I just don't bother participating in these, but I seriously don't get what's so bad about the Sonic Boom interpretations, separate your thoughts of them from the game, they all look fine. They come from the fighting game school of character design where the most important traits of the characters are made clear from the design immediately.
Knuckles - he's big and strong, he exists to punch things
Tails - he's the fucking mechanic, he makes gadgets and does the plane. This interpretation is way better than any other interpretation of him in the series, besides maybe the OVA where he has the aviator helmet, which fits him well.
Amy - actually improving upon her by making her have a proper battle outfit, her hammer is always featured
Sonic is the only one it doesn't matter for because he literally just speaks for himself. He was changed merely to fit with the others, and not a single part of it is offensive
also "What The forest Taught Me" you know you can quote multiple things at once? no need for 3 in a row posts.
Knuckles - he's big and strong, he exists to punch things
Tails - he's the fucking mechanic, he makes gadgets and does the plane. This interpretation is way better than any other interpretation of him in the series, besides maybe the OVA where he has the aviator helmet, which fits him well.
Amy - actually improving upon her by making her have a proper battle outfit, her hammer is always featured
Sonic is the only one it doesn't matter for because he literally just speaks for himself. He was changed merely to fit with the others, and not a single part of it is offensive
also "What The forest Taught Me" you know you can quote multiple things at once? no need for 3 in a row posts.
How About No
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"Hold on, is our character wearing blackface?"
What The Forest Taught Me
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Well said!
Isaac Otherworld
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Lolwut? Dante has always had a large female/gay following. That's literally the stated reason he has an open coat and no shirt in DMC3 and that there is the ability to take his coat of.
New Dante is a self insert of the character designer.
KeyBladerXIII
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Maybe not THE worst, but the Garlean commanders in FFXIV:
Overdesigned, especially the helmets. Take note of the monstrosity on the left. His weapons are two giant shields with guns on them....guns that point downward.
Overdesigned, especially the helmets. Take note of the monstrosity on the left. His weapons are two giant shields with guns on them....guns that point downward.
Ah yes, New Dante, the Dante designed to appeal to gay men... Coming from the devs who mocked the original design by implying it looked gay, which in their very mature minds equals to something bad
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth is a solid "Persona-ripoff" JRPG. The cel-shaded graphics look cool and the Digimon designs are fine.
The character designs, though:
Here we have the main character, a textbook example in character design. He has goggles(?), but never wears them. Dual fanny packs. A glove on one hand. And belts, that just are. Wow. On the right is the female version, which appears as though they literally took the male MC, changed the hair, and forced in boobs. Poor girl looks like she'll be going through an awkward puberty for the rest of her life.
Now let's look at some support characters. The guy on the left is a "hacker", which apparently means he wears a blue onesie under a hood. The woman is essentially your guardian. Her shirt is unbuttoned because...?
I will end with this man, who, yes, is also a main plot character. There are even more designs, but I think by now my point has been thoroughly made.
Maybe not THE worst, but the Garlean commanders in FFXIV:
Overdesigned, especially the helmets. Take note of the monstrosity on the left. His weapons are two giant shields with guns on them....guns that point downward.
Pile bunkers are a thing. Not necessarily a smart thing, but not a dumber thing than other fantasy weaponry.
Nope. Tingle is amazing. I love this design.
This, on the other hand, is probably the worst main character design I have ever seen.
Isaac Otherworld
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So progressive. Old Dante from 1-4 was way more attractive anyway (2 has the best design despite the worst game) so even if they were going for that they failed. The new Dante is so unsettlingly greasy looking.Ah yes, New Dante, the Dante designed to appeal to gay men... Coming from the devs who mocked the original design by implying it looked gay, which in their very mature minds equals to something bad
Riposte
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he's the video game version of Fred Durst
No, Fred Dust from the videogame adaptation of Fight Club is the videogame version of Fred Durst.
Tidus is not great, but he is hardly the worst.
Tyrant Rave
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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.
you can't say this about my beautiful garbage son
tommyleelynn
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Drake from Drake of the 99 Dragons
Tavernacle12
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There is zero way Tidas is a worse design than Vaan. Vaan literally just looks like a knock-off Tidas.
mattwhite924
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I've got this one.
Horace from his series of ZX Spectrum games.
I can understand the in-game character being bad, as 8-bit computers were pretty limited, but that's the packaging art.
Horace from his series of ZX Spectrum games.
I can understand the in-game character being bad, as 8-bit computers were pretty limited, but that's the packaging art.
TheAngryInternet
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Cody as "Death" in Final Fight Streetwise:
I legitimately LOLed at this. Well done.
Thing about CF2 is how it took character designs that were just boring and made them actually bad. Bad Mr. Frosty was a generic snowman in CF1, but at least that wasn't as stupid as a snowman with STREET ATTITUDE:
MoonsaultSlayer
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Lol is post #45 a spoiler for the new game? I haven't played either but it's a prickish move it isn't common knowledge.
If it is common knowledge, I'll take the L.
If it is common knowledge, I'll take the L.
MoonsaultSlayer
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I guess I thought it inferred his relation to Automata's protags. Didn't realize that was his name/title(?) in the original. I'll hang my head in shame.
And again, this is my ignorance not knowing if any of this is common knowledge.
They're visors.
Tales of Berseria was my first Tales game and honestly, part of the reason I dropped it partway through was because I just couldn't take the protagonist seriously with that outfit. By the time I realized I could change to her Villager clothes, I had already stopped caring about Velvet and her story.
Samanosuke Akechi
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Depending on which version of Nier you got, the protagonist was either that guy you saw, or a much younger anime pretty boy. His relationship with one of the principal characters also changes, so people use that as a way specify which one they're talking about: either Father (or Papa) Nier, or Brother Nier.
Papa nier is his nickname because the game launched two versions. One in Japan, one in the west. In Japan the character was the sort of typical young JRPG hero, while in the west he was a few decades older and uglier. It changes the game's main relationship from siblings to parent and child as well.
SimpleCRIPPLE
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Nooj from FFX-2.
Here you go. What do I win?
Its like they took all the left over bad parts cut out of other characters and made one super shitty character instead.
Samanosuke Akechi
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MoonsaultSlayer
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Samanosuke Akechi
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Samanosuke Akechi
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Spyder_Monkey
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It's this.
Now I know what you're thinking "Spyder, mah boi, are you out of your mind?" But rest assure you reader, I think Zero Suit Samus sucks as a design. There's nothing there. All she is is an attractive blonde girl in a skin tight jump suit and that's my type don't get me wrong but considering this is the premiere kick-ass female in video games, I expect something else to give up that vibe, not a copy paste of a Dead or Alive character. It's bad for what it represents; a kick-ass female character, now sexualized to hell and back by her fans, and her creators. Keep her in the suit, preferably the Fusion Suit, that shit's awesome.
Now I know what you're thinking "Spyder, mah boi, are you out of your mind?" But rest assure you reader, I think Zero Suit Samus sucks as a design. There's nothing there. All she is is an attractive blonde girl in a skin tight jump suit and that's my type don't get me wrong but considering this is the premiere kick-ass female in video games, I expect something else to give up that vibe, not a copy paste of a Dead or Alive character. It's bad for what it represents; a kick-ass female character, now sexualized to hell and back by her fans, and her creators. Keep her in the suit, preferably the Fusion Suit, that shit's awesome.
For those defending that abomination DmC, I present to you exhibit A
Link: https://youtu.be/wWWXWBGIumE?t=5m21s
Fuck this game and the horse it rode in on.
Link: https://youtu.be/wWWXWBGIumE?t=5m21s
Fuck this game and the horse it rode in on.
mattwhite924
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It's this.
Now I know what you're thinking "Spyder, mah boi, are you out of your mind?" But rest assure you reader, I think Zero Suit Samus sucks as a design. There's nothing there. All she is is an attractive blonde girl in a skin tight jump suit and that's my type don't get me wrong but considering this is the premiere kick-ass female in video games, I expect something else to give up that vibe, not a copy paste of a Dead or Alive character. It's bad for what it represents; a kick-ass female character, now sexualized to hell and back by her fans, and her creators. Keep her in the suit, preferably the Zero Suit, that shit's awesome.
I wish they would have stuck to the more realistic design they used in Prime 1.
I didn't say that they had to look like Tidus or Kuja... That is a blatant strawman. However, since you mentioned them, I will say that I only think their designs are marginally better. As I said before, I think they are painfully bland. I am happy they work for you, they don't work at all for me. They could have done SO MUCH MORE with the theme of "realistic and practical". As is, they landed more on the side of unremarkable and boring.
That was the first design I can recall encountering that made me feel genuinely uncomfortable. I have seen a lot of character designs that have made me roll my eyes, but that is the only one that made me uneasy. It just seems pretty messed up to design a child to just barely have their breasts and their vagina concealed... So very, very wrong.
I played this game four times and I didn't even see this guy once
Ritzboof
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It's this.
Now I know what you're thinking "Spyder, mah boi, are you out of your mind?" But rest assure you reader, I think Zero Suit Samus sucks as a design. There's nothing there. All she is is an attractive blonde girl in a skin tight jump suit and that's my type don't get me wrong but considering this is the premiere kick-ass female in video games, I expect something else to give up that vibe, not a copy paste of a Dead or Alive character. It's bad for what it represents; a kick-ass female character, now sexualized to hell and back by her fans, and her creators. Keep her in the suit, preferably the Zero Suit, that shit's awesome.
i think her zero suit juxtaposes her normal chozo battlesuit aesthetic really nicely. not only is she a stoic, immovable bad ass that can do anything, but shes a hot babe, too. shes like the female version of superman; that strong, attractive, awesome power fantasy kinda ideal figure. you also get to see how nimble she really is
its easy to abuse, i.e. other M, but i think its neat overall
>_>
I really hate PS360Wii era JRPG character designs.
These are all from different games. They look like FFX NPCs. Everyone is completely overdesigned, and it lacks any sense of artistic or thematic cohesion. I can't tell anything about the characters or the world they inhabit. Compare this to something like Final Fantasy VII, a game where you instantly get a sense of the character's personality and the atmosphere of the world simply from their designs. Even something like FFXV, a game often criticized for its artistic direction, still manages to convey a sense of the game's setting and atmosphere. These pictures are just visual gibberish. The faded color palette does it no favors either.
These are all from different games. They look like FFX NPCs. Everyone is completely overdesigned, and it lacks any sense of artistic or thematic cohesion. I can't tell anything about the characters or the world they inhabit. Compare this to something like Final Fantasy VII, a game where you instantly get a sense of the character's personality and the atmosphere of the world simply from their designs. Even something like FFXV, a game often criticized for its artistic direction, still manages to convey a sense of the game's setting and atmosphere. These pictures are just visual gibberish. The faded color palette does it no favors either.
For what its worth, I"m fairly sure the guy is himself a reference to the protagonist of Devil Survivor 2. Same character designer for both.
magnificenz
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FunGuy from Chrono Cross
Jesus Christ!
Old Dante is fantasy sexy. New Dante is real world sexy.
neurosisxeno
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Yea I'm confused how that's bad design...
Nostremitus
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WTF is that?
How About No
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ftfy