Cipher Peon
Banned
I LOVE this design, too!! Badass.I'm talking about the original design for new Dante.
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Best redesign of a classic character
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PulseONE
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I agree, I hated the design in the original trailer, if we're being honest, but I quite liked the final design.
Helps that he looks cute too, didn't feel the same about the original Dante
That being said, I wouldn't say he's 'better' than the original design, I like both designs for different reasons
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
No. I'm saying that because Pikachu is so overexposed now, we constantly have to hear that "Pi-ka-chu" screech like it's still cute and it's not.
Banana Aeon
Member
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Someone brought up Dead or Alive, so I'm going to chime in with every character looks better in 5 than they did years prior. Well, maybe except Bass, whose arms seem too skinny for his body, but that's always been an issue for him.
SpacePirate Ridley
Member
Ive still have to play the game, but as a designer im completly amazed everytime I see this image. Is impossible to recreate something better.Fucking amazing redesign that hit all the right spots.
Looks like a Hunter from Destiny
Empty Space
Member
I'm not sure what they do in the actual games to create this effect, BJ also feels like he's a ridiculously huge guy compared to everyone. Maybe its the occasional comments about thing like certain clothing might not fit him or other comments early in the game, but it persists the whole way through the game. Its not something I feel when playing as Master Chief, unless they put right next to a human. Maybe the camera is really high up compared to normal, or the fact that he occasionally use brute force to get out of bad situations. Machine Games really did a great job across the board with Wolfenstein.
Astral Dog
Member
From Zelda:
GANON
He changed a lot but his design from the old school games to Ocarina was big, both human and beast forms, and then to a robbed old guy on WW, was my favorite.
Link
While this design is overused to hell, WW Link is special for how expresive he is, thanks to the cel shaded engine and kid like features, he is awesome. and felt more like a character than other designs.
Link from Hyrule Warriors is by far my favorite "realistic " Link, including Zelda U and TP.
expressive but still a bit realistic, stylish attacks, dat scarf, simply a good redesign.
GANON
He changed a lot but his design from the old school games to Ocarina was big, both human and beast forms, and then to a robbed old guy on WW, was my favorite.
Link
While this design is overused to hell, WW Link is special for how expresive he is, thanks to the cel shaded engine and kid like features, he is awesome. and felt more like a character than other designs.
Link from Hyrule Warriors is by far my favorite "realistic " Link, including Zelda U and TP.
expressive but still a bit realistic, stylish attacks, dat scarf, simply a good redesign.
Joseph Merrick
Member
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Terry Bogard
IdreamofHIME
Member
OP could have at least posted classic RE2 Leon instead of the Darkside chronicles Leon which is based of his RE4 design. Such a fail.
dorisdelay
Neo Member
Can I post the exact opposite: an awful re-design (IMHO).
1998
Nowadays (in Skylanders)
Spyro just looks weird now.
1998
Nowadays (in Skylanders)
Spyro just looks weird now.
Dick Justice
Banned
Much like that design, you're trying too hard.
Doctor Ironic
Member
It wasn't just the visuals, it was everything about The New Order's representation. The voice actor was absolutely perfect. His writing was impeccable, as a meathead with a heart of gold. They literally could not have done a better job bringing the character into the current generation.
Psssh. Dude's biceps ain't even bigger in diameter than his head.
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
Sonic Adventure's Sonic redesign was so good, he's more or less the iconic Sonic at this point. It's actually kind of impressive.
100% agree, the design got a little too obnoxious later, but for the first few games the graffiti designs were perfect.
Skyward Sword Impa is the best tho
First post should be ashamed of himself.
Ot
don't kill me
I basically stopped playing Chrono Cross when I found out this was supposed to be a thing. Such a cool missed opportunity.
I always find people liking Raiden's redesign baffling because it's so pandering. People disliked Raiden because he was whiny and too feminine so Kojima just turned him into the Cyborg Ninja, which was already the epitome of the pandering formula of antihero + mysterious + ninja.
It's literally as if the Star Wars movies were released chronologically and people thought Anakin was such a wuss that George Lucas decided to encase him in badass armor to force an opinion change. And then it completely worked.
Astral Dog
Member
Why not
Dante from DMC 3 to 4, including the DT, also Vergil from the SE and the common demons too.
Bayonetta got a nice new look from 1 to 2, even if the first game is the more iconic "classic" style.
Dante from DMC 3 to 4, including the DT, also Vergil from the SE and the common demons too.
Bayonetta got a nice new look from 1 to 2, even if the first game is the more iconic "classic" style.
I basically stopped playing Chrono Cross when I found out this was supposed to be a thing. Such a cool missed opportunity.
Chrono Trigger DS
seems to imply that they are actually the same character, as originally intended.
You know that Rare's Donkey Kong is Cranky Kong, right?
Hours Left
Member
Definitely Chris Redfield circa RE5.
Icefire1424
Member
Little surprised this hasn't been posted yet.
shoryukens
Member
Everyone who posted Garou Terry is a winner.
I dig this. Whats it from?
ChoklitCow
Member
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Loved Jaheira's redesign from BG to BG2:
Redesign has a lot more personality and detail, as opposed to "generic hot human (who's supposed to be a half-elf) brunette".
Awful. She's wearing plate in the new picture. She's a druid. Bioware keeps on failing.
butman
Member
This design was clearly based (copy) from The Incal character comic book designed by Moebius from 1980.
Can I post the exact opposite: an awful re-design (IMHO).
1998
Nowadays (in Skylanders)
Spyro just looks weird now.
Couldn't agree with you more. Old Spyro had a lot of charisma.
InfiniDragon
Member
Alucard from Castlevania III (NES)
Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1/Saturn)
This is my vote. SOTN Alucard is GOAT level character design.
Terry Bogard's Garou outfit is a good runner up, as well.
No, in BG2 she was a Fighter/Druid. She could wear plate.
Slamtastic
Member
Mortal Kombat the thread.
The gold standard (Yes, yes, SNK is up there too, calm down) for a fighting series keeping character looks fresh game to game. It's always been more impressive to me how the characters in this series remain iconic without needing to look exactly the same. Even if the details change, you will always be able to recognize the ninja silhouette and main color underneath the new design. And for the most part they get better across the various costumes they got over time, even if you may have your own personal preference as to which one(s) you like best.
The gold standard (Yes, yes, SNK is up there too, calm down) for a fighting series keeping character looks fresh game to game. It's always been more impressive to me how the characters in this series remain iconic without needing to look exactly the same. Even if the details change, you will always be able to recognize the ninja silhouette and main color underneath the new design. And for the most part they get better across the various costumes they got over time, even if you may have your own personal preference as to which one(s) you like best.
Sheriff_Battlesnake
Banned
DAROCK2300
Member
Naked Snake MGS3 - Old Snake MGS4
Se7enSword
Banned
I really love Ys 7 designs. Celceta feels like bit of a step down through.:/
I came here to post this, glad someone did!
The Ys 7 design is simply the best.
Ys VIII will be an improvement over Celceta's design, at least.
ninjablade
Banned
From this:
to a redesign so good, it took him from relative obscurity to getting so popular that he got a sequel using said design.
Edit: SoTN Alucard is a good one.
We have a winner, also raiden to ninja raiden.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Hells yeah she could. I had her decked out.
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
That shield is .ridiculous red