Right but they should have the common sense not to design a character that looks like 95% of other video game characters and the talent to not redesign said character like a total hipster douchebag.spats said:Devs really shouldn't listen to fans when it comes to things like this. Ever.
ninj4junpei said:Good for you, but just who is that guy? Doesn't look like anyone I know.
Actually, that wouldn't be too bad. We could see his dreds in action while he flew all over the place. Like a more human version of Predatorspats said:Bald Cole=too generic
Medium length hair Cole=too generic
Would you people be happy with a rastafari Cole? There's just no pleasing the internet.
Devs really shouldn't listen to fans when it comes to things like this. Ever.
spats said:Bald Cole=too generic
Medium length hair Cole=too generic
Would you people be happy with a rastafari Cole? There's just no pleasing the internet.
Devs really shouldn't listen to fans when it comes to things like this. Ever.
Kaijima said:Comments like this are merely a knee-jerk "everyone is stupid!" reaction.
Fans can bitch about the stupidest thing, that is all too true.
The bitching about the Cole redesign however was based on /something that makes sense/.
Some genius drew up a /totally different guy/ and said "this is Cole!"
Worse, that totally different guy looked just like the perfect "generic 30-something white male" that is currently being mocked in western games as the new stereotype.
Sucker Punch is recognizing here that they had a total brainfart with regards to character design, and have gone back to the drawing board to draw a new version of what is merely the protagonist of the franchise that actually looks like the protagonist.
People have solid reasoning for raising a skeptical voice at such things. Stuff like that /very/ frequently, in this industry, indicates that a development team is doing a slapdash job and is not paying attention to the details or continuity in a series.
Sucker Punch isn't responding to a few waffling Gaffers who are never happy with anything. They responded to the /overwhelming number/ of people who raised an eyebrow and questioned why they'd make the lead character look like a totally different guy.
When developers screw up is when they listen to the wrong kind of fan - the tiny but overly loud "hardcore" who insist on irrelevant details or make batshit insane demands on threat of mass-suicide in protest.
spats said:Bald Cole=too generic
Medium length hair Cole=too generic
Would you people be happy with a rastafari Cole? There's just no pleasing the internet.
Hellion said:Problem was with the Voice Acting change.
Not his hair.
Edit: Just heard his new voice and it better than before.
Seda said:Thing is, any story explanation for an entirely new look would be completely retarded.
Trevelyan said:Dear Sucker Punch,
Please don't listen to your fans. If I wanted to play as Nathan Hale again I'd go back to Resistance.
jett said:But you see, Nathan Drake is an appealing, good-looking character. Not an annoying, genetically deficient and vomit-inducing creation like Bald Cole.
Really ? Complete shit ?Zen said:Yeah basically this, old Cole, aside from his jacket, was complete shit as far as character design goes.
Pretty much. They're damned if they do/damned if they don't. The change in the character's look didn't really bother me much. I was fine with the original Cole design but I was also fine with the redesign.fernoca said:Meh..dissapointed with Sucker Punch.
Really liked his new look..but whatever..is one of those things were people complain if they change it, peopel complain if they don't..
fortified_concept said:Screw you guys, I liked the new Cole.
Irish said:
In your opinion.Irish said:Anyway, the only thing wrong with the Cole in that GI concept art was the bland, black V-Neck.
Irish said:I don't think think anyone actually liked Cole's character at the beginning of inFamous. No, we only grew to love him as he sought to restore the city to order (or to dominate it) and the people of the city began to recognize his deeds. We were with him when he had to deal with all of the hatred coming at him and we came to appreciate his absolute resolve.
Now, for some inexplicable reason, we aren't willing to do the same for new Cole. Hypocrites...
AndyD said:His personality and character at the end of the first game was not reflected in the new Cole design.
Totobeni said:yeah , the new voice is just similar to Nolan North ,and many games using that now it was not the problem imo.
Irish said:I don't think think anyone actually liked Cole's character at the beginning of inFamous. No, we only grew to love him as he sought to restore the city to order (or to dominate it) and the people of the city began to recognize his deeds. We were with him when he had to deal with all of the hatred coming at him and we came to appreciate his absolute resolve.
Now, for some inexplicable reason, we aren't willing to do the same for new Cole. Hypocrites...
Wonderful. :/jett said:So he's back to being a hideous piece of crap. Yay.
Dupy said:A meltdown over Cole? GAF continues to surprise.
Don't agree with him, you'll just get sucked into the abyss.ZephyrFate said:Wonderful. :/
yeah this is what I would say if I weren't having a party right now. I remember hearing them say 'well people love the game but hated the character" and I thought where did they hear that and who convinced them it was true? I can't even imagine the awesome game ending speech being said by that character or voice.hanging a character because they felt that a smaller-minded mass would apreciate a younger, hipper Cole is sort of pathetic and a slap in the face to many of us here. I enjoyed the first game no matter what the dude looked and sounded like. i don't need a marketing firm telling me I'll like this one even more because Cole is edgier. WTF!
Bob White said:Ahhh...The ole'
VS.
...discussion.
Back in 2001 I sided with the proper side and now I'll do the same. FUCK NU COLE. Happy to hear fans of the first Cole model are getting something more than a ladyboy forced on them.