Mase Gumble
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FFX character designs are a level of stupid that I can only get behind.
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Did you ever think Lulu's (FFX) design was cool?
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Haha, wow, how did I never notice how ridiculous her dress was? The designers at Square sure seem(ed) to like belts.
A 22 year old cougar?
A 22 year old cougar?
22 is like 52 in anime years.
Marmaladefire
Member
"Youth" gets really distorted with all these 10,000 year old dragon lolis and 16 year old waifus running around.
Dandy Lyin
Member
I liked it. It doesn't make sense, but who cares?
AgentLampshade
Member
I like the top half, then suddenly...belts. A million belts. The doll is a stupid weapon too.
Japanmanx3
Member
Yes. I fell in love with her design immediately. Also Rikku's.
the_batman
Banned
oh yeah, i liked it a lot.
Acquiescence
Member
I remember thinking she was insanely hot back when the game came out. I was a young teen at that time, so I was right in the midst of my boob-worshiping phase, which would explain things.
Years later I discovered she had cornrows all along, and now I can't look at her the same way again.
Years later I discovered she had cornrows all along, and now I can't look at her the same way again.
Langdon Alger
Banned
As bad as Tidus is, he's still a million times better than that horrible rat-man from FF 9,
ScherzoPrime
Member
Yeah, tbh, I kinda like the 'black hole cleavage' FFX PS4's AO creates. D:
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I still like it. In fact, I wish she had more dialogue and a more pivotal role in the game.
Demoskinos
Member
Yeah, I like her design but then again I tend to find pasty white goth girls attractive as well.
Why lol?
ScherzoPrime
Member
Yeah I'd agree with that; Her and Wakka I think were rather interesting but underused. I really liked their dialogue on the ship from Besaid to Kilika.
Finaika
Member
oh yeah, i liked it a lot.
Why the cleavage tho?
GrizzleBoy
Banned
So I've spent so long looking at her.....hair, I literally never realised her dress was made of belts.
Kind of cool.
Kind of cool.
ScherzoPrime
Member
I can understand why people can take or leave the fanservice. To me, FF is a silly enough series that it doesn't feel outhat of place.
I think the highest let down is she got replaced in X-2. I think it'd been completed to let her cut loose a little.
lightchris
Member
The fanservice, if you want to call it that, is pretty harmless compared to many other (recent/upcoming) JRPGs though.
Star Ocean 5, Nier Automata, Valkyria: Azure Revolution:
Even the more mainstream FF15 is a lot more "in your face" imo (she's only got one belt though!).
ScherzoPrime
Member
I think what matters most is context. Having sexy looking/outfitted characters can work as long as it doesn't clash with the tone/themes. I think those things you show, while definitely cheesecake, aren't egregiously out of line in the context of their games. Someone like Silent though, who is supposed to exist as a super serious character and yet design wise is inappropriately fetishized, clashes with the thematically she's supposed to represent.
As for Cidney/Cindy, I think she looks just 'okay'; I'm withholding judgement until I can see if she gets any character development or just remains eye candy.
lightchris
Member
It's subjective of course, to each his own.
Personally though, now that I have thought about it, I have to say that I like Lulu's design a lot better than all of the aforementioned (and it also fits quite well within its world). And I'm not even a big fan of Lulu. It just seems that character design in many japanese games devloped in a direction I don't like as much anymore. Wish I were as lucky to feel otherwise.
One of the few games I can think of where the exaggerated sexy outfits aren't distracting, but even integral is Bayonetta where everything is built around that; it's fitting and it doesn't stick out.
I don't get Lulu's design. Not just the belts, the whole outfit makes no sense to me. The majority of the game takes place in this tropical paradise which is almost certainly super hot if it's anything like our tropics and here's Lulu decked out in this super heavy outfit that's all black and leather and fur. She must be trying to kill herself or something because I see no other logical reason for her to wear something like that in that setting, especially when no one else wears anything like it.
Rawket Lawnchair
Member
Yes, especially the breast and thigh area.
The weirdest part of it is how it doesn't fit in at all in Besaid, fashion-wise. Wakka's outfit 100% fits in with the people we see in Besaid, but Lulu sticks out like a sore thumb.
Edit - actually, it doesn't really fit in anywhere in that world, unlike the clothes of every other character.
Edit - actually, it doesn't really fit in anywhere in that world, unlike the clothes of every other character.
Sapiens
Member
Maybe she wants to dress that way?
Underrated
Member
I think its a pretty cool design. FFX designs were definitely unique.
potatohead
Member
The only one I like of these women you posted is the Nier design.
The others seem so damn lame. Huge breasts, some lacey lingerie design with God knows what is going on with that massive green hair, and a girl with hot pants jean shorts who looks like a stripper.
Compared to Lulu or Yuna or Nier's costume.... ugh. Makes me sad for JRPGs today
We're a long way from designs like Garnet or Yuna. I know there was Rikku but lol... I didn't like her design either. Yuna was always the GOAT designed female PC to me.
Polioliolio
Member
The original ps2 in game model of her has these ridonkulous sphereoids of breasts with the dress somehow attached so low on the breasts, that any anatomy major would inform you there should at least be a good half of an areola there, even if she has some low positioned nips.
She probably had her nipples surgically moved to lower on her sphereoids in order to get that 'POP'.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Tbh I never paid much attention to the belts anyways
DarkConfidant
Member
When I was 11. Now I think she looks ridiculous.