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Anthropomorphic animals in games | Does it influence your buying decision?
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Idealized body? You know she looks like a drag queen, right?
It's a shame your aesthetic taste has been so perverted by what you've seen and read on the Internets.
To be fair, the art and character design and that game would be considered bad regardless of internet sensationalism.
Holy crap I am buying Star Drive immediately.
Ugh, I usually Google every post before I write a reply, but this one time.
Go home and be a family dog was better. Amazing, even.
Add me in to the group who couldn't get past the art in Dust. Gameplay was fine, but everything about the art/characters/voice acting put me off. Furry shit is terrible.
That would honestly be the first time I have ever heard that about Mari Shimazaki's character design.
Oh, I'm not saying it's great. Just that the style, which ten, fifteen years ago nobody would have blinked an eye at, now actively turns people away from the game due to association.
Amazing and funny and hilarious because I'm furry? And a dog is an animal? Good stuff, yes, bravo. Thoroughly enchanting wit.
There's absolutely no way Tim wasn't just joking around when he said that. Even if he were the kind of guy who was afraid of being connected with furries (and seriously, c'mon) he'd hardly be foolish enough to put an opinion like that out in the open.
What people call "generic deviantart furry" and focus on "furry" they should focus on the "generic deviantart" part =P
For example, "Fairy Bloom Freesia" has the same problem for me ... which is kinda funny considering how it shares some gameplay elements with Dust
I mean ... LOOK AT THIS DUDE'S FACE
Every time I saw a cutscene for that game I wanted to play less =P
Battle Beast ?
Night_Trekker
Member
As games have moved more in the "realistic" direction as a whole (in terms of design), the idea has gotten a little stranger in practice, which is probably why we see less of those types of character design these days than we did in the NES and SNES eras. And I won't pretend the entire concept of anthropomorphic animal character design hasn't gained an unpleasant association, in my mind, thanks to the internet.
But I'm really okay with them, as long as they don't fall into some Uncanny Valley area where they just look "wrong." Cartoonish, more abstract art styles make them easier to pull off, IMO. Hyper-"realistic" anthro designs rarely work for me.
But I'm really okay with them, as long as they don't fall into some Uncanny Valley area where they just look "wrong." Cartoonish, more abstract art styles make them easier to pull off, IMO. Hyper-"realistic" anthro designs rarely work for me.
What people call "generic deviantart furry" and focus on "furry" they should focus on the "generic deviantart" part =P
For example, "Fairy Bloom Freesia" has the same problem for me ... which is kinda funny considering how it shares some gameplay elements with Dust
I mean ... LOOK AT THIS DUDE'S FACE
Every time I saw a cutscene for that game I wanted to play less =P
Battle Beast ?
Yeah... yeah. Okay. I can dig ('〜')
Do you really want that, because it would probably be developed by neither realm.
You mean bad art and voice acting is terrible,
Phire Phox
Banned
Um, no?
This is a weird question....
This is a weird question....
revolverjgw
Member
Probobly.
I don't see WB outsourcing a fighting game when not only can it be done in house,their in house fighting games do well.
I would like a Japanese Loony tuns fighting game, but it was written by the Loony tunes show dudes and each character was a parody of different fighting game characters.
Makoto Yuki
Banned
Makes me want to buy them more.
There's always mugen as a close substitute lol.
That has more to do with the art itself being sub par and less to do with it featuring anthro characters.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
Depends on the execution. Like with all things, how well an idea is executed is very important.
As far the backlash goes, it's your typical internet bandwagon stuff. No legitimate points, just projection, mindless hate and generalizations abound.
It amazes me that some people spend so much time and energy hating something so trivial. Which is ironic considering this is coming from a group that typically gets shat on by the world at large (or at least used to) for what they like/enjoy.
As far the backlash goes, it's your typical internet bandwagon stuff. No legitimate points, just projection, mindless hate and generalizations abound.
It amazes me that some people spend so much time and energy hating something so trivial. Which is ironic considering this is coming from a group that typically gets shat on by the world at large (or at least used to) for what they like/enjoy.
REMEMBER CITADEL
Banned
It really doesn't bother me, I grew up with Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, not to mention Zool, Superfrog, Gex and so on. People who automatically make the connection with furries clearly have some issues.
TaroYamada
Member
Not really, Robin Hood is much better animated and the direction is different (note the difference in eyes, for example, or much more obviously, color palette, etc.).
Dust specifically reminded me of the creepy furry segment. Also your whole "everybody faps to everything" argument might work but I'm not creeped when somebody faps to Lara Croft anywhere near as much on the basis that she's supposed to be a human female. She may not be real but I'm more ok with that than what I feel is inferred by somebody fapping to a human-animal hybrid.
Because.......?
There was on the Xbox but I don't know if it was any good. Shame no one makes Looney tunes games anymore though. Even if a lot of them sucked in the past. Warner Brothers Interactive should have a go at it.
Why are you concerned AT ALL about what other people might be masturbating to?
Red Chocobo
Banned
All anthro animals are "Furry Style".
Don't fall into the trap of thinking that "Furry Style" means pornograhpy. Furry porn is just called porn, like regular porn.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I would stop hanging out with any of the people I know if they wanted to have sex with animals. Being a furry is one small step away from fucking an animal. Morally, I don't want to associate with anyone like that.
Fucking a planet is weird, but unachievable, unrealistic, and not comparable to anything in reality.
Domstercool
Member
If the game plays good, then I don't give a shit.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
Never been a problem because I am a mature adult who can distinguish between cutesy-animal people and sexualised anthropomorphic depictions mostly because the latter has a ton more bodily fluids involved. I don't judge people by the things they do in their private time provided it does not harm our relationship or anyone else.
Bestiality is a crime however and I do not condone it. Furry is like Hentai, made up fantasy stuff
Eww he's a furry! is the new Eww! He's gay!
Bestiality is a crime however and I do not condone it. Furry is like Hentai, made up fantasy stuff
Eww he's a furry! is the new Eww! He's gay!
I'm not in the furry community, however I am an artist, I do know somethings about psychology I am sure the bolded isn't how that works. Since anything anyone could draw or imagine sexual speaking, would never be anywhere near a real animal . I suppose one could do that but from I understand, most of that is complete fantasy. So this "one step above fucking animals" thing is something you have created in your own mind, should probably grow up about to be quite honest.
And to be quite honest, morally I don't want to associate myself with people who give that much of a shit about what other people get off to. Aside from, pictures of actual children and pictures of actual corpses hypothetical person has created. You know, actual problems, not that guy who really likes the pikachu with the boobies or whatever.
I am pretty sure there is or will be a fetish and psychological explanation for it. And then there will be a bunch of weird ego the living planet fan art .
Also you wanna know what is unrealistic, unachievable, and not comparable to reality ? Fucking a fucking an anthropomorphic animal, because aren't real. Epically talking neon colored anime anthropomorphic animals.The entire concept, that i assume, the furry community has set up for them selves is so unrealistic you sound like a damn fool . No but that one guy getting it off to made up pictures of a made up animal shaped like a person in people clothes really wants to fuck that dog though...
Wait what that is stupid and ignorant to any one who thinks about that like a rational adult for longer than 5 seconds.
Not at all. I grew up on Disney (Movies and Afternoon cartoons) and Hanna-Barbera.
So I just don't associate them with anything other than shows/characters I enjoy watching.
While I do agree the whole "furry" things is really creepy. I don't automatically connect humanized animal characters to it.
Its really no different than playing an alien, orc or goblin to me. Plus it can be a nice change from playing bald soldier or depressed/angry conflicted tween.
So I just don't associate them with anything other than shows/characters I enjoy watching.
While I do agree the whole "furry" things is really creepy. I don't automatically connect humanized animal characters to it.
Its really no different than playing an alien, orc or goblin to me. Plus it can be a nice change from playing bald soldier or depressed/angry conflicted tween.
no, it is not.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
In either case you are judging a person for their sexual preferences
However, Homosexuality is sexual orientation while the other is a fetish like S&M
Who am I to say what a person can and cannot do behind closed doors?
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You can romance a bipedal Bird creature with opposable thumbs and talons or a Lizard-Man (Garrus & Thane from Mass Effect) but Anubis is going too far?
The stuff that is commonly identified as furry is basically a human with a few animal traits stuck on there. Of course more than the regular catgirls or bunnies but still very different from actual animals.
Awww, too few people played WH40k Space Marine, that game was sooo fun.
Yep, it influences my decision for sure.
I'm the other way round from most people though. They don't like anthro because they think of furries. Personally, I'm uncomfortable around furries and hate that culture because I'm creeped out by anthro animals in the first place, and always have been.
My brother used to read these Redwall novels about Badger warriors fighting wars against Rabbits and shit... no thank you. Not for me.
I make exceptions for Star Fox, but even Star Fox Adventures was a bridge too far for me. Stay in the ship and don't show your face. I'll pretend you aren't a talking fox and this whole thing will be fine. Battletoads also get a pass, lol.
I'm the other way round from most people though. They don't like anthro because they think of furries. Personally, I'm uncomfortable around furries and hate that culture because I'm creeped out by anthro animals in the first place, and always have been.
My brother used to read these Redwall novels about Badger warriors fighting wars against Rabbits and shit... no thank you. Not for me.
I make exceptions for Star Fox, but even Star Fox Adventures was a bridge too far for me. Stay in the ship and don't show your face. I'll pretend you aren't a talking fox and this whole thing will be fine. Battletoads also get a pass, lol.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
I sincerely doubt people draw, dress up as, and create stories about human sized animals with no attraction to actual animals. They get the basis for it out of something based out of reality, and something that a disturbed subset of our race actually participate in. I wouldn't want to hang out with people who got off to weird drawings of children either. It doesn't matter if they're pictures or cartoonish drawings, the basis of it is a fetish for children.
Even if someone showed you a picture of Star Fox or Falco, while it obviously doesn't exactly look like a fox or bird, you can obviously tell what animals they're based on. It's not some far fetched notion that furries are attracted to animals when there are so many similarities between what they're attracted to and actual animals.
If you're morally opposed to talking to people who don't like furries, then I suggest you stop talking to me right now and put me on ignore, because you're defying your morals.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
You got issues bro. Maybe you're a closet furry and just in denial?
Joking
How would you apply that logic to Hentai where it's all tentacles and monsters. What about Vampires? Do people fantasize about sex with bats there?
What about the aliens from Mass Effect. I doubt it's all sex with animals people out there. Bestiality is a whole different thing. Furry is a fetish, like S&M.
Dr. Buni
Member
No, it doesn't. I can buy, play and enjoy a game with anthropomorphic animals just fine. No wonder I've been playing Pokémon for more than half of my life. Sonic, Donkey Kong, etc. All great games. Actually, I'd take a game with anthro animals over a game with creepy lolis and/or barely dressed women with giant boobs any day. Now that is something that influence (negatively) myself buying a game. The fact some people masturbate to anthro animals (and loli, shotas, etc as well) doesn't bother me at all. To each their own, I guess.
I won't ever play Wolf Among Us because Telltale sucks (HATE the Walking Dead), but my understanding is that Bigby is just a man. Not a problem to me. As for Beast, he's not anthro, to me. He's not an animal, he's just a man who is covered in hair. There's a difference there to me. If he was clearly a 'fox-man' or a 'wolf-man' etc, then I'd hate it.
Polioliolio
Member
I'll be damned if I let the "furry" stuff ruin my ability to look forward to games like this.
But this looks significantly cooler than most furry things... They have real rabbit features... They don't have rippling pecs and abs or stupid smirks on their faces.
This isn't furry related. This is just two rabbit men fighting and it looks great.
What is this btw?