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[Labadal]

I'm more excited about the new Monsters than this.

 

[Don Carlo]

How are these characters designed?

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I don't see the issue with the protagonist's design?

Clearly a bloke. Square: "their"

Oh fuck off.

You can't be serious.

 

[Exentryk]

 

[GateofD]

Is that Elliot Page?

 

[German Shocks]

Why is the MC wearing mascara?

And did they briefly show the Epoch??

 

[LordCBH]

The design looks better in motion, but the 2D art of the design is fucking atrocious.

 

[Germuso]

 

[PauloRoberto]

At least the MC eyes exactly fit the 'beset by strange visions during his sleep'. He looks like someone from Naughty Dog weeks before a game release

 

[Interfectum]

Does the main protagonist really have they/them pronouns or is that hyperbole?

 

[Diddy X]

Looks bad, why show this?¿

 

[CentralScrutinizer]

Does the main protagonist really have they/them pronouns or is that hyperbole?

It's hyperbole based on a translated subtitle.

Yuji Horii was very outspoken against the censorship and general crap in DQ3 in the west.

Looks bad, why show this?¿

Because DQ12 was originally announced during the 35th anniversary Steam and they have to say SOMETHING during the 40th.

 

[Sethbacca]

Does the main protagonist really have they/them pronouns or is that hyperbole?

Its idiots taking something that the devs said out of context and making assumptions. Nothing more.

 

[Arsic]

Worst main character design ever. Possibly in any jrpg ever. Impressive!

I'll be throwing whatever dlc costume over him immediately.

 

[Hyet]

Does the main protagonist really have they/them pronouns or is that hyperbole?

The localization person doing the subs for the stream used those pronouns, as they usually do because they retarded californians usually
There isn't more to it

 

[kruis]

Nothing expresses fun more than the face of a bored teenager.

 

[Physiognomonics]

This character design is ridiculous. And pronouns in a DQ game?

This is going to bomb hard.

 

[Pejo]

Utter shit. I waited this many years to see their grimdark DQ12, now I get hit with "Bussin' Xir"

Well, they weren't lying about being scared that their fanbase was aging, and wanting to attract the younger audience. Bet it's gonna be semi-action combat too.

Get absolutely fucked, S-E

 

[Camreezie]

That is fucking awful for character design

 

[DeVeAn]

I don't think Toriyama drew that yikes! Fuck man I am disappointed.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Looks like they scrapped Akira Toriyama's vision for DQXII. Killing Dragon Quest wasn't on my bingo card. They are trying the Metroid Prime 4 dev cycle.

Playing parts of the game as a Lizardman is an interesting choice.

They can keep it honestly.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

"10/10 a return to form for Dragon Quest"
- IGN

 

[Hyet]

Looks like they scrapped Akira Toriyama's vision for DQXII

Akira Toriyama didn't have a vision for DQXII, Horii has the vision an then he commisions Toriyama to design characters based on that.

They also said they are using characters Toriyama designed before passing for the now scrapped version of DQXII, so, actually those desings are the ONE THING that retain what Toriyama did for that project.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Akira Toriyama didn't have a vision for DQXII, Horii has the vision an then he commisions Toriyama to design characters based on that.

They also said they are using characters Toriyama designed before passing for the now scrapped version of DQXII, so, actually those desings are the ONE THING that retain what Toriyama did for that project.

I'm not convinced since DB Xenoverse 3 has more Toriyama DNA in it.

 

[John Bilbo]

Builders 3 would have been dope

 

[yogaflame]

Again, Square which had become leftist infested this days will use a binary looking character which is indistinguisable if its a male or female.

 

[Hyet]

I'm not convinced since DB Xenoverse 3 has more Toriyama DNA in it.

Horii and Saito said it themselves on the stream. Take it as you will

 

[Draugoth]

You can tell the MC wasn't designed by Toryiama.

 

[Deerock71]

Is Kristen Stewart still so popular that SE wanted to use her likeness??

??

 

[March Climber]

R rkofan87 To use examples, his style feels like a mixture of these three and his outfit reminds me of Goku's outfit when he came back to earth after Namek.

 

[yogaflame]

R rkofan87 To use examples, his style feels like a mixture of these three and his outfit reminds me of Goku's outfit when he came back to earth after Namek.

But rumors mentioned its a female.

 

[rkofan87]

R rkofan87 To use examples, his style feels like a mixture of these three and his outfit reminds me of Goku's outfit when he came back to earth after Namek.

there's also a girl who's super whose hair looks the same as his in Dragon Quest 12

 

[Danjin44]

From scratch!!? Well then see you in 2030.

 

[yogaflame]

Square suffered the same fate of Sony california. Games are turned into a checklist of dei and woke. No wonder korea and china games are getting better than Japan games this days.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

I can't wait for the Netflix adaptation.

 

[RoboFu]

Where are you guys seeing pronouns at? just because the sentence say Their? I say their all the time..

 

[begotten]

SE is the most pathetic developer in the industry right now.

 

[MagiusNecros]

Where are you guys seeing pronouns at? just because the sentence say Their? I say their all the time..

I think unless we are creating our own character if it is male it should be "his dreams" instead of "their dreams".

But this is probably a western localization thing. Not the first time.

 

[MMaRsu]

Fuck this main character design

 

[xanaum]

What a weird-looking protagonist with that trendy "trying too hard to look cool" haircut that annoys me. Other than that, the setting looks beautiful.

 

[yogaflame]

Where are you guys seeing pronouns at? just because the sentence say Their? I say their all the time..

100% there will be pronouns again and type 1 and type 2 character choice instead of male and female. They done that with the remake. I hate this gen imposing and forcing woke and dei to our throats. And most of us have children playing games, and its really a challenge to guide them this days on what choices of games to play and explain situations especially to young ones.

 

[Gaiff]

I told ya Square Enix is cocked. The protagonist looks like he was designed by the DEI departement.

That's an obvious Toriyama design lol.

 

[yogaflame]

SE is the most pathetic developer in the industry right now.

Sony game developers from california are still number one most pathetic. Next is square.

 

[Gaiff]

The character design is fine aside from the tired eyes. What the fuck are some of y'all high on?

Certainly a step up from this boring shit.

 

[tomato shrub]

they did the same thing when DQ9 was announced as an action game, but feared fans would dislike the changes and reverted

lame

 

[Danjin44]

I'm losing the plot here…..what's woke about!?

 

[MagiusNecros]

I'm losing the plot here…..what's woke about!?

Nothing. Just an ugly main character. Only thing interesting is the MC and the Lizardman are the same character. Which you can tell by the sword they use.

 

[Lokaum D+]

I wish someone leaked something about the dark themed one that they erased

 

[Lokaum D+]

That's an obvious Toriyama design lol.

I think we watched different Toryama shows.

 

[yogaflame]

I'm losing the plot here…..what's woke about!?

The main protagonist is binary looking character which is indistinguisable if its a male or female. For sure pronouns and type 1 and type 2 character will be the choices instead of male and female. Modern day Square done that with the remake. And now DQ12 game made into a leftist checklist for woke and dei.