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Bloodborne (and Souls) character creators is (are) terrible
- Thread starter cormack12
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The 'heavy' armors of old hunters and the Cainhurst set were pretty great, IMO.
The character creators are definitely clumsy but I was able to get results I was pretty happy with after enough fiddling around and remaking once I realized they looked weird in some way once I saw them in-game. Definitely not fantastic but far from terrible. As others have said it'd be nice to have different lighting conditions in the creator as well as better looking presets.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
As this thread has already proven the character creator is actually very powerful it's UI is just really hard to understand but if you just settle in and fiddle with it you can get amazing results.
Cowabunga dude.
But Fashion Souls is best Souls
#SwagYoloCarpeDiem
RurouniZel
Asks questions so Ezalc doesn't have to
FataIChoice
Member
Why not let them be happy, and revel as babes?
wanderjahr
Banned
This game might not be for you if you can't get past the character creation screen.
I liked the char creator on Bloodborne. There was a thread here on gaf with some fine customized characters of the game. Lots of good stuff.
Off: I don't know who did this, but he's a genius:
Yo that's cool a.f. I'm way into that idea. I've always wanted to do a playthrough as a deformed person. It's why I really liked this one I did for a bit
I tried in Dark Souls II to make a trollish woman, but the body size sliders didn't let you go far enough. I ended up using cheat engine to expand it.
DaciaJC
Gold Member
no
It's like they were made for each other, the pet bounding after its hideous beloved owner.
The worst thing about the creators is that they don't actually give a very good portrayal of what your character will look like in the world. The lighting and such is completely different. I've had a few cases making a new personage where I thought, "Yes, just right," but once I'm in the game, the face looks very off. Thankfully, Bloodborne added the ability to save templates, but even with that feature, getting a "perfect" appearance can still be extraordinarily tedious.
Pejo
Gold Member
IMO it's the best character creator I've come across. Always loved the results.
This is the best female I've ever seen from a Souls character creator. Just...how? Super impressive.
Why not let them be happy, and revel as babes?
why did this make me laugh so hard.
Cute. Speaking of Dragon's Dogma between the two i think The Souls Series gives you more freedom but DD has better presets.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
Is quite hard to make a decent looking character, but the actual tool is quite good.
Why not let them be happy, and revel as babes?
lmao
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I think they're great, just a bit hard to use. The presets are terrible, but the level of customization is deep enough that you can make really great-looking characters. It just takes some effort. Dragon's Dogma has a better character creator though, because there's better choice for body types and hair styles.
Dark Souls has the worst character creator of the series, IMO, particularly for males. I made good-looking male characters in all the games, but the best I've ever managed for Dark Souls was "sorta acceptable". The best ones are probably Dark Souls II and Bloodborne. So glad they added beards, too.
Some (not all) of my creations (apologies for the blur on some of the Dark Souls 2 pics, they were taken by my friend's capture card on the PS3 using the binoculars which add an ugly DoF effect):
Later made these in Dark Souls II for PC:
I've since made more Bloodborne characters, I should post them some time, I like how they came out. ^^
Dark Souls has the worst character creator of the series, IMO, particularly for males. I made good-looking male characters in all the games, but the best I've ever managed for Dark Souls was "sorta acceptable". The best ones are probably Dark Souls II and Bloodborne. So glad they added beards, too.
Same.
Some (not all) of my creations (apologies for the blur on some of the Dark Souls 2 pics, they were taken by my friend's capture card on the PS3 using the binoculars which add an ugly DoF effect):
Later made these in Dark Souls II for PC:
I've since made more Bloodborne characters, I should post them some time, I like how they came out. ^^
PhilipDoesMatter
Member
Stop complaining about everything. Good lord!
You mean amazing
This is my favorite.
Clockwork5
Member
Be patient, learn the mechanics, figure out the patterns and if you make a mistake learn what you did wrong and try something different next time. Everything in the souls series is fair, if something goes wrong it is generally your fault. 
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
HeheheheBe patient, learn the mechanics, figure out the patterns and if you make a mistake learn what you did wrong and try something different next time. Everything in the souls series is fair, if something goes wrong it is generally your fault.
I think you meant to say: git gud
Psychoward
Banned
Oh my god. Oh my god.
Jawbreaker
Member
Why not let them be happy, and revel as babes?
The best.
Jellycrackers
Member
No!!! I came here to post mine!
How did you get the mask so well? I had to use the circular tattoo and just make it big, but I didn't see a way to stretch it horizontally...
Well, that's assuming that's your character and not someone else's. lol
JudgmentJay
Member
Why not let them be happy, and revel as babes?
I'm lol'in good here, holy crap.
Yeah, I kind of like DD not having sliders, sure, it limits the variety somewhat, but it also makes it easy to redo your character quickly if you're making a new build or something, and there's still a ton of options, at least in DA.
Dark Souls II(haven't played BloodBorne yet) was definitely a step in the right direction, in Demon's and Dark, when you moved one slider, many others were moving on their own at the same time, which was just awful.
I wish they'd allow to save creations as presets, that'd make tweaking much easier.
Here's my old DSII character.
Psychoward
Banned
^bloodborne has favorites you can save
SatelliteOfLove
Member
I liked the char creator on Bloodborne. There was a thread here on gaf with some fine customized characters of the game. Lots of good stuff.
Off: I don't know who did this, but he's a genius:
Where's that Senator Armstrong from DS2? I think he's found his match.
Oooh, that's nice. Nothing worse than finding out the skin tone's all wrong once you start the game.
That last one is feels alien x Caesar with a dash of anime
SamusPrime
Banned
Peter Cushing disagrees.
FUCK yea!! Christopher Lee next please?
PS: Cushing + Threaded Cane = The true Castlevania starts here
Noisepurge
Member
It's part of the janky gameplay. Just slow and unintuitive to use. I always randomize on take a preset and slowly tweak physique first, then the weird colour sliders last.
Megawarrior
Member
Spending 7 + hrs in CC helps.
superseohyun
Member
this thread is too hilarious
amazing
Yeah, I kind of like DD not having sliders, sure, it limits the variety somewhat, but it also makes it easy to redo your character quickly if you're making a new build or something, and there's still a ton of options, at least in DA.
Dark Souls II(haven't played BloodBorne yet) was definitely a step in the right direction, in Demon's and Dark, when you moved one slider, many others were moving on their own at the same time, which was just awful.
I wish they'd allow to save creations as presets, that'd make tweaking much easier.
Here's my old DSII character.
amazing
