Massive Duck. C.M.
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The best thing is as much as Nomura loves zippers the dress doesn't have one so it is impossible for her to take it off (if it is please enlighten me because I can't imagine how).
There's a zipper in back
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Mr_Antimatter
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The best thing is as much as Nomura loves zippers the dress doesn't have one so it is impossible for her to take it off (if it is please enlighten me because I can't imagine how).
I think it's literally just held up by that corset. If she takes it off, the rest would just slip off.
It's a fun topic. Of course I know that realism shouldn't be the norm in video games.
On topic though. Even in her universe there is nothing that says she could see through her own armor. Unless she had permanent x-ray vision but every Metroid-fan knows she doesn't unlock that until later.
And battling dragons in bikini armor does not make sense, not even in video games.
But I do agree that video games should be crazy in their designs.
Hours Left
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Impractical? Yes, but it's still the only good "belts and zippers!" design he's even done.
The best thing is as much as Nomura loves zippers the dress doesn't have one so it is impossible for her to take it off (if it is please enlighten me because I can't imagine how).
Armour must always keep the wearer mobile or they become a sitting duck. In the real world it is never designed at the "expense of mobility" (Outside of maybe bomb disposal suits).
Palculator
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From Maken X:
That being said, it's still a sick design, regardless of practicality.
That being said, it's still a sick design, regardless of practicality.
Mr. Poolman
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Someone has to say it...
Bayonetta.
Those gun heels...
Bayonetta.
Those gun heels...
...but the cumbersome "fantasy" suits of armor for men are based on armor from real life...
Take off the corset and there you go. Paradise.
DrGonzo615
Banned
Every design from every Japanese game ever....
Crossing Eden
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Nah, just the jrpgs. A ton of practical designs from the most iconic game characters. Nintendo specifically. Like Mario, Link etc.
nope
although I guess Kaede could fall into that. I think it fits her character though.
If that suit came with even half of the features of the in-game version, I'd gladly give up the ability to look over my shoulder in real life. I never wished I could turn my head in Metroid Prime, either.
Maintenance
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Almost everything from Square, ever. Pick your poison, OP.
That plus 99,9% of the JRPGs.
That plus 99,9% of the JRPGs.
Someone has to say it...
Bayonetta.
Those gun heels...
That's not the problem.
When Bayonetta puts on the Rakshasa (the swords), they literally stab into her glutes as she walks.
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
nope
although I guess Kaede could fall into that. I think it fits her character though.
What's impractical about her? She slits her wrists and secrets appear. Very practical.
Simbabbad
Member
Actually, armours from real life are/were extremely mobile. You could do stunts with medieval armour, in fact, two people in armour fought hand-to-hand.
IdreamofHIME
Member
How long would it take him each morning to do his hair like that.
Those are like cross between tree brances and horns or antlers. He's half human half guado, which are forest elves.
Always pleases me when people bring up Seymours hair, it shows they either didn't play the game or just don't pay enough attention to pass a criticism.
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Rayman would fall apart.
C'mon people, Rayman isn't even human, he's some weird magical thing. Even if his limbs were attached to his torso he still wouldn't make sense by our standards.
Mr_Antimatter
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Which is really expected,. honestly. I mean, why would you design something to fight in that gives you a massive disadvantage?
Real armor, even plate, is pretty easy to move around in, and in real life, people trained for years in it.
But then imagine all the combat she faces. Not being able to move reflexively seems like a pretty big trade off for becoming a ball.
Team Alucard
Banned
Ike's horrible redesign from Fire Emblem Awakening
Well I sure didn't need to see this.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Amor is always at the expense of mobility because you're always going to be more mobile not wearing armor than wearing it. Ever wear full swat gear? Your mobility is decreased. Ever rock full kevlar? Again mobility decreased, Going back in time, knight's armor? Mobility decreased, Samurai armor? Mobility decreased, chainmail? Mobility decreased.
You trade armor effectiveness/protection for mobility. It's the reason ninjas didn't go running around wearing plate, and likewise knights weren't on the battlefield in a T-shirt and their under-roos. Leather provides better armor than cloth at the expense of mobility (actual thick leather, not those $500 leather you see people wearing). Plate provides even more protection at an even larger decrease in mobility.
The idea that female armor makes sense because it allows them to be mobile is ridiculous. If they wanted mobility they can just wear normal attire be just as mobile without the false pretense that said 'armor' is there to protect them. Swat don't wear kevlar vests and full tact gear with the intent of being nimble enough to dodge bullets like the matrix. "Puttin on my full protective gear for mobility!"...said no one ever. They wear it so that in the unlucky case that they are shot, said protective gear will eat the bullet and not their fleshy bits.
Vast majority of female armor in games isn't practical at all because the armor doesn't do it's job description. It doesn't protect anything other than boobs and vagina, the rest of their body is free game. Point in case that image of Ivy...what exactly is that armor protecting? One good slash across her stomach and she's done. Thanks nonexistent armor!
Yeah, but Flappy seems to be arguing that armor can only be maneuverable if your tits are hanging out. History indicates otherwise.
Leafhopper
Banned
Ike's horrible redesign from Fire Emblem Awakening
I haven't beaten Awakening (got it super late, in December even) you unlock Ike?
Also what the hell did they do to him?
Poodlestrike
Banned
What's funny is that those are actually more practical than the tabletop armor; the pauldrons are much smaller, for instance.
Mmm... most Gears combat takes place in closed spaces, where a quick and simple FoF system would take priority over visual stealth. I can see the argument to be made.
User 73706
Banned
Something that bothers me with some character designs is that, while they look really cool, I couldn't even imagine someone walking around in an outfit/armor like that because of real impractical reasons. One example is Samus Aran.
While her armor is real iconic and just awesome looking; how and why would anyone want to wear this? It's the Batman from the Nolan films all over. She can't look left or right without seeing those huge ass shoulder-pads so she has to basically move her entire upper body to look around. Another question is, why are the shoulder pads even so huge? Do they store some kind of battery for her suit or what? They don't make any sense whatsoever from a practical point of view.
What other examples do you have?
The Prime series suggests the shoulder pads keep most of the hardware required to enter Morph Ball form. Similarly, the DS spinoff Metroid Prime: Hunters has one or two other bounty hunters with alt-forms like the Morph Ball that resemble their respective shoulder pads.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
have you not watched oldschool kung fu movies? granted sephiroth is a shit character.
akidnamededdy
Banned
I mean...I played FFX a tonnnnn back in the day and I recently finished a playthrough on my Vita, and I never picked up on the idea that the Guado are part....plant or whatever. Is that in some obscure Japan-only Ultimania or something?
Too busy looking at Lulu
QuiteWhittle
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He's DLC. And he's not wearing anything special, it's just the standard Hero armor from Awakening. Armor design is crap all around in it.
John Kowalski
Banned
uh, why doesn't samus wear socks?
Mac the KNife
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Jill'd be pulling up that top every 5 seconds.
Leafhopper
Banned
Ah I see. Well Ike just looks odd in it.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Considering the Varia suit consistently is used to enter extreme temperatures, maybe the shoulders are ventilation that regulate heat. Like two giant fans.
BombStrike
Member
Somehow reminds me of the Goombas in the Mario movie
Palculator
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Ventilation without any passages for air flow? In a suit that can go underwater and into lava?
How long would it take him each morning to do his hair like that.
Symour or whatever his name is and his coat-hanger hair always puzzled me.
Team Alucard
Banned
He's a recruitable character in one of the paid DLC maps. Several other characters from previous Fire Emblem are also available via DLC. Rather than simply reuse their old portraits, they had the characters redone to fit in with Awakening's hideous class designs.
Someone has to say it...
Bayonetta.
Those gun heels...
The swords also clip right through her legs as she walks.
geez, let it go already...
Corronchilejano
Member
Rule of Cool characters wearing jack squat to protect themselves.
Hey douche, you look awesome, but how's that bare chest protecting you from getting stabbed brah? Hope those pecs are literally made of steel.
I know, I know, but it's always seemed so weird to me when characters just soak up damage for... magical reasons.
Hey douche, you look awesome, but how's that bare chest protecting you from getting stabbed brah? Hope those pecs are literally made of steel.
I know, I know, but it's always seemed so weird to me when characters just soak up damage for... magical reasons.
Sneaky Gato
Member
Theres a reason for that. They don't look human under the suit. They have been mutated and modified so much that their bodies are no longer human. It's one of the key elements to the Space Marines in that they are ostensibly meant to keep humanity free of mutation and pure of form but they have given up on their human form. This alongside the fact that they despite being supposedly part of the Imperium are also one of the few independents makes them scary to the leaders and untrustworthy. On the other hand as the direct descendants of the God Emperor they command a lot of respect while also hinting at the possible future of humanity also adding more tension to the faction.
Someone has to say it...
Bayonetta.
Those gun heels...
...REALLY ?
That is what you say about the design ?
Not the fact that if she had ACTUAL CLOTHES she would be able to walk 100% of the time with a barrier or shield or ready for atack.
This is kinda like saying it's more practical to wield a sword that's broken in half because it's lighter than a functioning sword.
If you are wearing armor that doesn't protect you, it doesn't matter if it's lighter than functioning armor, it's dead weight. Just give the character clothes.
Not to mention that most female fantasy armor is not designed for mobility; metal directly touching skin and barely held on in some cases. People wearing it would probably have less mobility than real world full-plate.
I'd imagine the Varia suit shoulders contain whatever it is that keeps her suit cool in super hot environments.
Holy shit, Mercury Steam totally ripped off that design for Gabe in LoS 2 :lol
Holy shit, Mercury Steam totally ripped off that design for Gabe in LoS 2 :lol
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