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[HotHamBoy]

Probably worse than Nooj. SE has made some iconic characters over the years, but I can't even imagine what their internal standards look like. Can you imagine the trash designs left on the cutting-room floor?

Fever dreams of belts and zippers....

Vendi from Yooka-Laylee.

They nailed that Rare look.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

Someone actually made a better design for Luso... well, at least he doesn't look that bad in The War of the Lions:

Luso and Batman by Netherrealm are the proof that sometimes a good design or character can look worse or the other way around.

 

[Kthulhu]

How did this:

Become this:

Come on Nintendo.

I just can't. But If I'm sure I can find worse, I just don't have anything in mind right now.

Nah fam. These are probably some of the best designs to come out of a game Nomura has worked on. FFXIII has far, far worse designs.

 

[KarmaCow]

Nooj from FFX-2.

Here you go. What do I win?

Nothing so far has topped this. If you told me it was a parody of Nomura's FFX designs I would believe it.

 

[hodgy100]

Off topic, I never knew Tim Tebow was in a movie. What movie is this?

That Tom Hardy.
and its Mad Max: Fury Road

 

[Pantz]

Looks like Fred Durst in a babies body with extra big head. Hated it at first sight. It took gaming down a the ugly path of cel shading. Gross.

 

[Remapped88]

Literally everyone/thing in Zeno Clash. I really don't mind bad art/graphics in games for the majority of the time but man, Zeno Clash's art is just so baaaaaaad/offensive to me. The character design is like someone going into create a character mode and putting everything on random.

 

[Iva Demilcol]

Literally everyone/thing in Zeno Clash. I really don't mind bad art/graphics in games for the majority of the time but man, Zeno Clash's art is just so baaaaaaad/offensive to me. The character design is like someone going into create a character mode and putting everything on random.

Wasn't that like the point of the game?

 

[Green Mamba]

Someone actually made a better design for Luso... well, at least he doesn't look that bad in The War of the Lions:

Luso and Batman by Netherrealm are the proof that sometimes a good design or character can look worse or the other way around.

By "someone" you mean the exact same artist, right? Didn't Tactics A2 have the same character designer as War of the Lions?

 

[Rambler]

How did this:

Become this:

Come on Nintendo.




Nah fam. These are probably some of the best designs to come out of a game Nomura has worked on. FFXIII has far, far worse designs.

The Federation Force mechs are embarrassingly bad but at the same time I'll never understand what people see in the Prime 2/3 trooper designs. They look like bootleg Clonetroopers.

 

[Remapped88]

Wasn't that like the point of the game?

Is it? Legit question since I literally don't know. I tried playing it and the art style turned me off so much that I couldn't help to drop it after 15 minutes of playing it since inconsistency of everything was putting me off.

 

[wuth]

blazblues very own makoto squirrelfuck

her stupid battle outfit is fucking disgusting and there arent a lot of things i hate more on this earth than it. damn it to hell, it makes no fucking sense, and even her little weapons look like a child came up with them

Wow, I forgot about this one. God damn, Blazblue has too many terrible characters.

 

[Currygan]

Tera Online, i mean pick a random screenshot and it's automatically terrible

 

[Iva Demilcol]

By "someone" you mean the exact same artist, right? Didn't Tactics A2 have the same character designer as War of the Lions?

I really don't know tbh. Art style looks different but that doesn't mean it wasn't made my the same person.

Still you can't deny Luso doesn't look as bad as the first illustration.

 

[SchrodingerC]

yup

As if that fug mug is pleasing to look at.

 

[Pancake Mix]

Bayonetta

Her face is unattractive and affected by a prominent mole even if it otherwise was.

 

[StoneFox]

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Musashi: Samurai Legend

Just GUESS the artist, it should be obvious

 

[Kthulhu]

The Federation Force mechs are embarrassingly bad but at the same time I'll never understand what people see in the Prime 2/3 trooper designs. They look like bootleg Clonetroopers.

They never needed to be anything more, and somehow Nintendo made them worse.

 

[GalacticSushiman]

Off topic, I never knew Tim Tebow was in a movie. What movie is this?

LOL, right?

 

[HotHamBoy]

Groose, Skyward Sword

 

[Iva Demilcol]

Gryffindor

 

[HotHamBoy]

12 pages and no Barbarian from Clash of Clans/Clash Royale?

I'm disappointed.

 

[FStubbs]

Castlevania Judgment had some winners...

Simon Belmont should just write his own name in his Death Note and be done with it.

 

[MonkeyMan29]

Ruined Spyro from Skylanders.

What the hell? Terrible.

 

[TheBaldEmperor]

Bayonetta

Her face is unattractive and affected by a prominent mole even if it otherwise was.

Did you come in here looking for a fight, because you're about to be in one.

 

[Diprosalic]

Jak:

the goatee
the mean face
the edge
can't stand this dude, glad the series is dead.

he's the video game version of Fred Durst

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Batman from Injustice 2.

I don't know why they insist on using that circular ski mask looking mouth opening in his design. That's half the problem. I also wish they'd go with white eyes.

 

[DemWalls]

Tera Online, i mean pick a random screenshot and it's automatically terrible

Nah, there are some actually cool armours amongst all the ridiculous ones.

 

[Wanda/Wander]

12 pages and no Barbarian from Clash of Clans/Clash Royale?

I'm disappointed.

This design is actually pretty iconic tbh.

 

[TacosNSalsa]

This annoying sack of shit ..Rufus SFIV

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

I still dont know if that fucking Barbarian's yellow is supposed to be hair or a helmet or just ugly.

I really don't know tbh. Art style looks different but that doesn't mean it wasn't made my the same person.

Still you can't deny Luso doesn't look as bad as the first illustration.

First is Ryoma Ito, the second is Akihiko Yoshida.

Funny thing? Ryoma can do better, and in the same game:

 

[HotHamBoy]

This design is actually pretty iconic tbh.

Literally.

 

[Wesker28]

Does this count?

If not, then I'd say Donte from DmC.

 

[HotHamBoy]

Tiffany, Raizo and Yurika from Rival Schools.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

The character designs in the Xenoblade series keep getting worse.

This looks way better than X, its not even close.

 

[Ritzboof]

How did this:

Become this:

Come on Nintendo.

i feel like the other M GF troopers are far worse. they tossed the bright white/blue, heavy armor aesthetic altogether and its awful

 

[Rabid Dwarf 76]

They tied

For best girl?

 

[Persona7]

Most of Twilight Princess. Absolute dog shit deviant art type designs.

 

[PillarEN]

Sonic Boom had some strange interpretation of how Sonic and friends should look. Knuckles in particular just looks terrible.

 

[Giftofgab24]

I don't know why they insist on using that circular ski mask looking mouth opening in his design. That's half the problem. I also wish they'd go with white eyes.

Yup. Usually it's wider on the sides and tapers down under his chin. It makes a huge difference.

 

[MartyStu]

A lot of actual sinful designs in this thread, but a lot of shitpost too.

I can't decide what is the worst character design I have ever seen in my life, because I normally let myself forget about them, but a recent one that I think is pretty bad from a game I love and play a lot is default Widowmaker, it's definitely the worst in the game.


Thankfully her alternative skins are all pretty good, in the same vein of overly stylish, but much better suited. Noire should just have replaced her default skin IMO.

Widowmaker actually has a pretty good design. The character is supposed to be fan service incarnate along the classic femme fetale mold.

Blizzard just missed the mark somewhat and made her TOO sexy.

I do agree that the Noire skin is superior in every way.

 

[Choppasmith]

Satisfied?

Quite. Thank you

It's funny, I guess I'm so used to seeing Nomura's over the top usage of belts, that it's easy to overlook other character designs that try to be subtle about it. Now I can see where you're coming from.

 

[Manu]

Can't even believe what i am reading here. Lmao

 

[MugiwaraCole]

Vexx

/thread

 

[Scrooge McDuck]

I don't know why they insist on using that circular ski mask looking mouth opening in his design. That's half the problem. I also wish they'd go with white eyes.

I don't think that's his default costume. This is the one from the profile page on the official site:

 

[Kthulhu]

i feel like the other M GF troopers are far worse. they tossed the bright white/blue, heavy armor aesthetic altogether and its awful

Other M's are far worse, but at least everything else kept its iconic design instead of being completely chibified.

 

[wenaldy]

I just can't. But If I'm sure I can find worse, I just don't have anything in mind right now.

This is the "normiest" thing in FF character design.

 

[What The Forest Taught Me]

JESUS

 

[What The Forest Taught Me]

So painful knowing these are the sequels we got from, in my opinion, one of the best Final Fantasies of all time RIP Tactics. I doth empty my Flask of wine unto the ground beneath me in thy memory.

Amen, and amen.

 

[What The Forest Taught Me]

Yes, she IS as young as she looks...

Seriously, whoever designed that character needs to have their computer checked by the police.

That'd be an unfortunately large number of designers in Japan.