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[rtcn63]

Man wtf happened to Chris? He looks like some generic white guy

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[Razgriz-Specter]

Opinions can be wrong. RE7 even at the worst of times looks way better than 6 on a technical level. Can't hold a candle to incredibly well done PBR.

Im only talking Chris, the environment looks infinitely better than 6.

 

[Caffeine]

I will punch everything, the walls, the molded, the boulders everything.

 

[rtcn63]

I will punch everything, the walls, the molded, the boulders everything.

UC: "The BOWs are called the Molded."

Chris: "Wut don't care."

UC: "Molded? I meant to say the uh... boulder- Boulded."

Chris: "Prep the chopper."

 

[striferser]

Let me just say that Re7 Chris face is not as memorable as re5 or re6 Chris, but at least its not RE: code veronica Chris...

Hell, design wise,evn REmake Chris is not that memorable when compared to macho Chris

 

[Renekton]

Really hope they played some doom before designing this. It has potential but the gun play in 7 was very...weak. Can't wait for some more action RE.

Doom is quite overrated in this regard, with average / below average responsiveness.

 

[Silent Hill]

I said the same thing months ago about the future of first person RE and "fanboys" (who apparently failed to turn up for their precious RE7 which had disappointing sales) told me to shut up. Looks like we know who Capcom really listens to these days tho. So it must suck to be them.

You trolling?

 

[100%TrophyMaster]

Im ready to falcon punch Lucas/Molded in the face over and over again.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Man wtf happened to Chris? He looks like some generic white guy

He kinda always did?

Im only talking Chris, the environment looks infinitely better than 6.

Even on a technical level Chris in the new game is much better graphically on an objective scale. Again, last gen generally can't hold a candle to PBR:

they couldn't even render stubble in RE6 let alone accurate shaders for skin and eyes.

 

[Jawmuncher]

UC: "The BOWs are called the Molded."

Chris: "Wut don't care."

UC: "Molded? I meant to say the uh... boulder- Boulded."

Chris: "Prep the chopper."

This is good.

Let me just say that Re7 Chris face is not as memorable as re5 or re6 Chris, but at least its not RE: code veronica Chris...

Hell, design wise,evn REmake Chris is not that memorable when compared to macho Chris

I know some people really hate his RE5/6 design. But I do agree it's easily the most "stand-out" design he had in the series and the first time he really cemented into being up there with the other characters in the series design wise.

 

[trejo]

Even on a technical level Chris in the new game is much better graphically on an objective scale. Again, last gen generally can't hold a candle to PBR:

they couldn't even render stubble in RE6 let alone accurate shaders for skin and eyes.

Good thing that there's more to character design than tech and shaders then, huh?

 

[Yellowflashdude]

He kinda always did?

I feel like they should have just "fine tuned" his re5/re6 designs. Graphically he looks better, yes. But now he looks like some generic wall street white dude cosplaying as an action hero.

 

[kikiribu]

So just because they scanned a guy's face means they couldn't change the color of his hair in-game? Chris isn't a blonde guy. If anything, they could have been more realistic and given him a combination of his usual dark hair combined with white hair, maybe even a receding hairline lmao. Would it have killed them to make his hair color like it always has been? That's not Chris to me. He looks really, really lame now. It's funny, I thought his RE6 look already looked a little bit weird because of the hair change, but this? It's like he gets worse and worse.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

You seem to be falling into the usual trapping I've seen elsewhere of assuming that anyone who doesn't like RE6 must clearly not like ANY of the other action outings in the franchise which is just as reductive and separating a stance to take. It is perfectly possible to enjoy action RE while still thinking that 6, as an entry, was garbage.

It's hard to distinguish people that don't like RE6 from general action RE haters, when most horror fans lose their shit the moment they see "action" and "Resident Evil" in the same paragraph.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Chris is a mutant.

He never looks the same wtf.

Ada, Claire, Wesker are all consistent. What's up with Chris?

 

[Stallion Dan]

Well that didn't stop them when made RE5 Chris look ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like RE1 or RECVX Chris

If you shave the beard off the RE5 model and shorten the hair it actually resembles REmake Chris a lot. The stubble and messy hair hide it.

 

[kikiribu]

Did they ever explain why Jill became blonde in RE5 too? All I've seen is theories.

 

[CrimsonCrescendo]

If you shave the beard off the RE5 model and shorten the hair it actually resembles REmake Chris a lot. The stubble and messy hair hide it.

Yeah, they're actually pretty close. At least within the realm of "I believe this is supposed to be the same character".

RE 7 Chris?

Like, that ain't even close.

Did they ever explain why Jill became blonde in RE5 too? All I've seen is theories.

She was mind controlled at the time and she's a brunette in flashbacks, so... Wesker likes blondes?

 

[Stallion Dan]

Did they ever explain why Jill became blonde in RE5 too? All I've seen is theories.

The being kept in the tube caused it, also caused her skin to whiten according to a file, but it's actually the same tone as during Lost in Nightmares.

 

[DVCY201]

Did they ever explain why Jill became blonde in RE5 too? All I've seen is theories.

It's been a while, but it was referenced. It had to do with that mind-control device and the tube she was stored in I think. But the real answer is Capcom wanted her blonde, for whatever reason

 

[trejo]

It's hard to distinguish people that don't like RE6 from general action RE haters, when most horror fans lose their shit the moment they see "action" and "Resident Evil" in the same paragraph.

It is quite easy to get impassioned in your opinions if you feel like your preference is getting unduly attacked. I've been there myself, after all.

If you shave the beard off the RE5 model and shorten the hair it actually resembles REmake Chris a lot. The stubble and messy hair hide it.

Not to mention the bulging sacks of muscle strewn everywhere, of course.

 

[Stallion Dan]

She was mind controlled at the time and she's a brunette in flashbacks, so... Wesker likes blondes?

Jill only turned blonde upstairs though. Downstairs was unchanged.

It says so in the game, no lies.

 

[CrimsonCrescendo]

Jill only turned blonde upstairs though. Downstairs was unchanged.

How do you know that?

Edit:

It says so in the game, no lies.

Well I'll be:

Test Subject

Caucasion female

Eye color: blue

Subject has already been in a medically induced stasis for an extended period. All vital signs including heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and temperature are within normal values. A pigmentation abnormality has been observed. Effect of abnormality is limited to cranial hair follicles. In addition, slight skin whitening (etiolation) has been observed.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Good thing that there's more to character design than tech and shaders then, huh?

We're talking about graphics specifically.

 

[How About No]

Opinions can be wrong. RE7 even at the worst of times looks way better than 6 on a technical level. Can't hold a candle to incredibly well done PBR.

Holy shit I just noticed the resolution on these shots

 

[trejo]

We're talking about graphics specifically.

We're not though? We were clearly talking about the differences in all the iterations of Chris's character designs over the years. Or could you point me to where exactly it was stated to be strictly about the tech involved as if nothing else mattered?

 

[Akronis]

We're not though? We were clearly talking about the differences in all the iterations of Chris's character designs over the years. Or could you point me to where exactly it was stated to be strictly about the tech involved as if nothing else mattered?

Its because of the new technique they used for the graphics.
Honestly I think it looks graphically worse than 6's

graphically worse than 6's

lol

that's the post I responded to that apparently got everyone super upset. I thought RE5/RE6 Chris was great btw. Not a fan of generic RE7 Chris, but saying RE6 looked better graphically is fucking lunacy.

 

[ASilentProtagonist]

Spoilers for RE7's ending. People still think

Spoiler

that's Chris Redfield?

Hahahahahhahah

 

[trejo]

I guess I stand corrected then, lol. Though to be fair that's talking about RE6 vs RE7 in general, not Chris's designs, specifically. Of course 7 is gonna look graphically superior.

 

[ZenTzen]

They should have tweaked his RE7 face to at least look like RE5/6 chris,

Spoiler

if thats really chris

I wondr if REmake 2 is getting the same treatment and making Leon/Claire/Ada/Sherry completely unrecognizable

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Spoilers for RE7's ending. People still think

Spoiler

that's Chris Redfield?

Hahahahahhahah

You still refuse to see the light?

 

[Crossing Eden]

Holy shit I just noticed the resolution on these shots

We're not though? We were clearly talking about the differences in all the iterations of Chris's character designs over the years. Or could you point me to where exactly it was stated to be strictly about the tech involved as if nothing else mattered?

Me and that guy were. Read the post a couple posts above this one.

 

[F0rneus]

I wondr if REmake 2 is getting the same treatment and making Leon/Claire/Ada/Sherry completely unrecognizable

RE7 is different. All the models are directly scanned from real life actors, and they went with one agency. And this guy was the closest to Chris in that one agency. There's no plot twist or conspiracy here. Hell our own GAF insiders have said over and over that this IS Chris.

Plus they totally touched his face up from what we've seen from Not A Hero. He looks great.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Techincally CG Code Veronica Chris is the worst one. Dat Hair

What the hell happened with the CGI in that game?? O_O

 

[trejo]

Me and that guy were. Read the post a couple posts above this one.

Yes I know, I already conceded the error of my ways. I still posit that RE6 Chris is superior from a character design standpoint.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

but it's actually the same tone as during Lost in Nightmares.

Yeah they made pale Jill first but didn't adjust it when they created the flashback and BSAA Jill's model.

Jill was originally going to wear that flashback outfit once rescued(before a lot of stuff started getting moved around)
so I can see why it wasn't corrected.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

RE7 Chris just looks nothing like his previous designs. It's like as if he is a completely different character

Spoiler

come on Hunk! Save us!

I actually don't like RE6 Chris that much either. It might be the flat hair, but he looks kinda off. My favorite Chris design is his RE5 one. Hulk Chris is the best Chris. Though at the end of the day, Chris has nothing on Dante RE6 Leon.

Man, could you imagine the backlash if they scan real life models for characters in REmake 2 and they look nothing like Leon, Claire and Ada...

 

[Crossing Eden]

RE7 Chris just looks nothing like his previous designs. It's like as if he is a completely different character

Spoiler

come on Hunk! Save us!

I actually don't like RE6 Chris that much either. It might be the flat hair, but he looks kinda off. My favorite Chris design is his RE5 one. Hulk Chris is the best Chris. Though at the end of the day, Chris has nothing on Dante RE6 Leon.

Man, could you imagine the backlash if they scan real life models for characters in REmake 2 and they look nothing like Leon, Claire and Ada...

Ada scan is a no brainer.

Spoiler

That wig was like $2500 iirc.

 

[Caffeine]

Man, could you imagine the backlash if they scan real life models for characters in REmake 2 and they look nothing like Leon, Claire and Ada...

they probably will change them. its a remake.

 

[AlexFlame116]

I actually really like RE7 Chris. RE5 and 6 Chris are really off to me. Even before 7. Then again I love RE7 so....

I have a soft spot for RE6 since it technically was my first Resident Evil game (and my first delve into anything horror based) but I have played the rest of them except for CV so I've seen that I enjoy the games with more emphasis on horror than action.

But I still love them all.

Except for UC.

 

[kikiribu]

lol thanks guys I actually forgot it was somewhat referenced

 

[Gin-Shiio]

What irks me isn't even the change in Chris' model per se, but them choosing a young face for a dude that should be in his late 40s by now. I want to look like that in my late 40s!

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Ada scan is a no brainer.

Spoiler

That wig was like $2500 iirc.

That's a really good match. Well, provided that Capcom doesn't cheapen out. Some poster had a good suggestion for Claire in previous page as well.

So now, all we need is a good model for Leon... Reuben Langdon, maybe?

 

[Renekton]

Question: does the new renderer have issue with dark hair?

Wondering why is Chris blonde this time.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Question: does the new renderer have issue with dark hair?

Wondering why is Chris blonde this time.

Lol ofc not.

The face model for Chris just has lighter hair and they never adjusted it.

 

[Akibared]

UC: "The BOWs are called the Molded."

Chris: "Wut don't care."

UC: "Molded? I meant to say the uh... boulder- Boulded."

Chris: "Prep the chopper."

This is canon.

 

[BigEmil]

Yeah previous Chris was more distinct and you can more easily tell apart from other character that that's Chris.

But the new Chris RE7 model just so.... Generic. First thing that comes to mind

 

[InfiniDragon]

Being honest, RE7 Chris seems more like an evolution of the original Re/REmake design, rather than the redesign that most folks know. Like, if RE and REmake were the only games in the series prior to 7 and then they said "this is Chris in RE7" I'd fully buy it.

The only reason the disconnect is there for me is because I've become fully used to redesigned Chris from later RE games.

 

[kodecraft]

Man wtf happened to Chris? He looks like some generic white guy

Which reminds me, RE needs to introduce more diverse characters.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Which reminds me, RE needs to introduce more diverse characters.

Truth.