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[Brock Reiher]

The aesthetic is basically the only thing I like. I'm trash at anime fighters.

 

[BriGuy]

It's the tomes of backstory that turns me off of BlazBlue. I have no idea what's going on.

 

[molnizzle]

Yes.

As does pretty much any anime aesthetic. I fucking loathe anime. I really miss the 16-bit days when we didn't know that JRPG's had anime designs. Genre is nearly unplayable for me now.

 

[Brock Reiher]

Yes.

As does pretty much any anime aesthetic. I fucking loathe anime. I really miss the 16-bit days when we didn't know that JRPG's had anime designs. Genre is nearly unplayable for me now.

Gotta admit, this post makes me happy. I'm just imagining you looking back at cherished childhood memories of loving FF6 and vomiting.

 

[Star Orpheus]

Gotta admit, this post makes me happy. I'm just imagining you looking back at cherished childhood memories of loving FF6 and vomiting.

God forbid he was a Chrono Trigger fan.

 

[lucebuce12]

Yes.

As does pretty much any anime aesthetic. I fucking loathe anime. I really miss the 16-bit days when we didn't know that JRPG's had anime designs. Genre is nearly unplayable for me now.

Wow lol

 

[GamerJM]

No, I love it, and visuals don't matter much for me anyways.

What turns me away is the fact that each successive game feels like it gets more and more convoluted. The last one I tried to play was Chrono Phantasma and it felt like there were dozens of complex mechanics, some of them very character-specific, and I couldn't keep track of them all. And it also feels the worst of the different ArcSys games to me.

 

[sibarraz]

Yes.

As does pretty much any anime aesthetic. I fucking loathe anime. I really miss the 16-bit days when we didn't know that JRPG's had anime designs. Genre is nearly unplayable for me now.

So wait, the problem is not that the anime aesthetic disturbs you, but rather the fact that the art is inspired in a japanese médium that you don't want to be associated with it?

 

[vala]

Yes!
Most designs are completely tasteless and fetishistic...
Shame about it, gameplay looks nice

 

[Nightwing123]

I love both BlazBlue and Guilty Gear both are great fighting games. I like both games aesthetic but there are some design in BlazBlue that I don't like but overall I like the over the top nature it has. Plus Arakune looks awesome/creepy/cute all at the same time.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

What turns me away are the dumb as shit titles. Worse than Square Enix titles.

I should note I'm talking about anime fighters in general

 

[Astral]

Nah I love some of the character designs. Relius is the shit.

 

[danmaku]

What? The aesthetic is what drew me into BlazBlue. Looks totally absurd and plays even better.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

So wait, the problem is not that the anime aesthetic disturbs you, but rather the fact that the art is inspired in a japanese médium that you don't want to be associated with it?

I'm guessing they mean that the sprites and all didn't look so obviously/excessively anime back then, unlike the larger character models of today? But yeah, weird comment lol, even with that, the box art or character portrait in the menus of FF, Chrono Trigger etc. would immediately tell you it's anime, how could you not know...

 

[lucebuce12]

What turns me away are the dumb as shit titles. Worse than Square Enix titles.

I should note I'm talking about anime fighters in general

Just because a game is named Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition, or Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] or Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, you won't play it?

 

[Holy Order Sol]

No, I like how it looks and sounds. I just kinda stopped playing fighting games in which I feel like characters vary too wildly from one another for my tastes in terms of how they play.

 

[Merchandise]

Thanks for the example pics OP, I see what you're saying

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Just because a game is named Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition, or Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] or Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code, you won't play it?

That combined with dumb anime is definitely a pass.

 

[Anura]

People tend to dislike Yuuki Terumi because he’s an edgy character that a 14 year old would think up for an OC. I actually love him because of that, lol. He’s so edgy and try hard and his is dialogue is soooo hammy cheesy. He just makes me giggle because of how stupid and over the top he is about it.

I guess the stupid aesthetic is a plus on occasion?

 

[DrArchon]

On one hand, it has a lot of trash-tier fighters in terms of visuals.

On the other, it has the single coolest looking fighting game character of all time.

So I'm a tad divided on how I feel.

 

[lucebuce12]

On the other, it has the single coolest looking fighting game character of all time.

But you didn't even post a picture of Litchi Faye Ling come on bro, get your act together.

 

[Zeroro]

Previously, it always seemed as impenetrable to me as Guilty Gear, but I bought Central Fiction on a whim during a PSN sale in July where it was just 20 bucks (OK, it was actually because I saw Jubei's reveal trailer and thought he looked super fun), and I've had a really great time with it. The art style's never bothered me, but looking back at the art style with stuff like character portraits in every game in the series before Central Fiction, I can see why it'd turn people off.

But honestly, even if things like the art style or story bother you, it's just a fun game to play.

 

[Doukou]

Only the ridiculous amount of fan service drives me away.

 

[Snakeyes]

Yes. Way too anime for me. The constant banter ("Brother! Brotheeeeeer! How dare you, Brother!") doesn't help either.

 

[molnizzle]

So wait, the problem is not that the anime aesthetic disturbs you, but rather the fact that the art is inspired in a japanese médium that you don't want to be associated with it?

huh? It's the anime aesthetic that disturbs me.

It's just that nearly all anime aesthetics disturb me. For some reason I can stomach Persona (ironic) but that's pretty much it.

 

[pretty done]

Any game with anime and/or "make a sandwich" combos is instantly nope.

 

[Boss X]

It certainly didn't help. But the game is pretty damn fun to play, and there still are some fresh character designs.

Spoiler

<3 Bullet.

Never had this problem with Guilty Gear though, because it's less "animu" than Blazblue which just goes full on loli and such.

 

[abracadaver]

yes

looks like anime crap

 

[lucebuce12]

Be still my heart.

Her and Litchi Faye Ling are the reason I got the newest BlazBlue.

 

[Rickenslacker]

Only the ridiculous amount of fan service drives me away.

I enjoy some cheesecake but when Continuum Shift was coming out and announced Makoto as a playable character I was excited. She was either in a school uniform or cloaked when she appeared in the first game, so I didn't expect what was coming. When her playable design was shown I saw the ridiculous outfit she had on with a top that allowed for as much underboob as possible and a mini-skirt so mini that it was arguable that it qualified as clothing and I was out.

Though I had already been on my way to the door with all the Arakune, Rachel, and Nu-13 I had to deal with in the first game.

 

[Romars202129]

More the voice acting than the artstyle.

 

[Anura]

I enjoy some cheesecake but when Continuum Shift was coming out and announced Makoto as a playable character I was excited. She was either in a school uniform or cloaked when she appeared in the first game, so I didn't expect what was coming. When her playable design was shown I saw the ridiculous outfit she had on with a top that allowed for as much underboob as possible and a mini-skirt so mini that it was arguable that it qualified as clothing and I was out.



Though I had already been on my way to the door with all the Arakune, Rachel, and Nu-13 I had to deal with in the first game.

They did this same bullshit with Mai. The fanservice in this game really is genuinely infuriating.

 

[Nimby]

Some of the character designs are trash, but there's a lot of good ones too. Hakumen is a cool mother fucker.

I do prefer GG characters, can't really explain why.

 

[poodaddy]

Looks like anime overwatch.

Overwatch is anime Overwatch.

Yeah I'm the same way OP. I bought a Blazeblue game for Vita and I just couldn't handle it. Terrible Voice acting, awful story, generic art, and good music; one out of four just ain't enough.

 

[bizzarewars]

I like the aesthetic alright. It's the overload of mechanics that keep me away from it, along with most anime fighters.

 

[BrunOz]

Not so much for me, I Just can't see myself playing characters like Platinum the trinity or Izanami for reasons, dunno, my thing with blazblue is ALL about Hakumen, Tager, Jubei.

I can't see myself playing nitroblast or arcana heart tho.

 

[GuitarGuruu]

Not really no, I honestly prefer Blazblue over Guilty Gear.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Nah its cause it's too slow and boring. A 30 second combo should be some crazy ass shit, in Blaz it's just a snooze.

 

[deadscreensky]

With 80s/90s fanservice too.

Blazblue has a more explicit fanservice, just like the newer unfiltered anime series of that era . Actual image from Central Fiction image gallery. Chrono Phantasma has even Rachel with lingerie. GG would never go that far with May.

That's a very good point. Some of those BlazBlue art illustrations, particularly from the guest artists, can get really out there. I do feel the actual in-game stuff isn't that much of a shift from GG's more classic fanservice, but some of the post-release characters definitely seem to step it up an obvious notch.

 

[GinoFelino]

It's just too much weirdness for me

It's like how Xrd would be if everyone is as weird as Bedman

You need some more realistic elements or at least some more coherence to make it HYPE instead of just random shit happening

 

[Orochinagis]

I think their art is good, the character selection art is horrible in each new installment

 

[Mephala]

But I kind of disagree with you about Guilty Gear. That series is anime as all hell too, it's just more of a 80/90s thing. (Which makes sense, considering it's the older series.) There is more of a metal vibe to it, but it's catering to general audience tastes just as much as BlazBlue was. Like I don't know how people can complain about the young girls in BlazBlue while ignoring that Guilty Gear has been pushing the same type of thing for at least seventeen years now.

Yeah, definitely. I think I chose a poor description there for it. I think a better interpretation is that BB leans towards continuing to try and chase the more modern anime flavour.

Guilty Gear certainly has its own fan service. I-no is pretty much as sleazy as it gets. She literally strips her top off for a winning pose. Then there is stuff like this

I still like this more than Platinum oland some of the other characters in BB but Guilty Gear (and pretty much all fighting games really) have its own fan service characters and arts.

 

[PSlayer]

I like it! and Games like SF5 would benefit a lot from anime art style instead that uncanny crap their are using since 4

 

[ClearMetal]

It certainly didn't help. But the game is pretty damn fun to play, and there still are some fresh character designs.

Spoiler

<3 Bullet.

Bullet alone made me seriously consider buying Chronophantasma when I first saw her design, even though I had (and still have) no time to play the game.

I see my local gameshop sells Central Fiction for half price, so maybe I should just take the plunge...

 

[Toxi]

To be honest, I've always found Blazblue's art style pretty hideous. It's not just about the fanservice (I like Guilty Gear's more fanservice-y designs like I-No), it's the garish coloring and the cluttered detail and the sheer cliche of some of the designs.

I think the newer Guilty Gear designs like Bedman have similar issues, so it might be Arc System Works' more modern style in general.

 

[Star Orpheus]

I want her in Cross Tag Battle. Have her team up with Yang.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I think the newer Guilty Gear designs like Bedman have similar issues, so it might be Arc System Works' more modern style in general.

I was thinking similarly. Some characters -- like Bedman and Answer -- seem more like Blazblue characters that happened to end up in Guilty Gear.

 

[jett]

For me it's mostly ArcSys's overcomplicated mechanics and systems that puts me off. Their games are frankly too weird. Bought Xrd mostly for its pretty graphics...Ended up playing only five hours total.

But I don't actually like their sprite art either to be honest.

 

[Toxi]

I was thinking similarly. Some characters -- like Bedman and Answer -- seem more like Blazblue characters that happened to end up in Guilty Gear.

Then there's Potemkin's redesign.

 

[Boss Doggie]

For fuck sake can we please stop with this shit!!? If you don't like art style that's fine but just stop with whole "weaboo" shit.

With that being said I know what you mean. I LOVE anime but I really don't like the character design for Xenoblade Chronicles 2.

All them are anime but Xenoblade Chronicles 2 just doesn't have that distinct style like Persona or Gravity Rush has.

Heh, personally outside of .hack I don't like any of those.

Hell, it's why I hate the human characters of the new Digimon games.