The Spoony Hou
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Truefact: he was so much Solid Snake that I actually thought it was a ruse, like he was another clone or something.
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Early character designs you liked more than the final (pics if possible)
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Truefact: he was so much Solid Snake that I actually thought it was a ruse, like he was another clone or something.
When Versus XIII turned into XV IIRC.
Me too.
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Hibiki Kurosawa
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So you're saying he was originally supposed to be the personification of a personification of a mouse.
cool_trainer
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I'm really fond of Delsin's concept art.
That hair.
Uhm, Chris from RE5? Not much different, in the reveal trailer he just had 20kg less of muscle mass and a face that didn't resemble a pitbull.
Why? I love her design in Uncharted 3. The ones that I didn't like much were Drake and Chloe from U2 to U3.
Why? I love her design in Uncharted 3. The ones that I didn't like much were Drake and Chloe from U2 to U3.
Hideous Snake
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You mean the final design or the blonde?
SatelliteOfLove
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Basch from Final Fantasy XII. From this:
to this:
Never forget. Never, ever, ever, EVER forget.
Also, FFX.
AgentLampshade
Member
Oh, almost forgot this guy:
An early Kanji concept from Persona 4. While I like Kanji's final design (and indeed, he looks to be redesigned from the ground up) this guy oozes cool, and I'd have loved to see him in my party.
Edit: I'm talking about the bottom one.
An early Kanji concept from Persona 4. While I like Kanji's final design (and indeed, he looks to be redesigned from the ground up) this guy oozes cool, and I'd have loved to see him in my party.
Edit: I'm talking about the bottom one.
The Spoony Hou
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Final design. I mean, when I was playing the dang game.
Hideous Snake
Gold Member
I know right? Thats why I find the blonde "less" Solid Snaker xD
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NipplesAndToes23
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Hmm, from when the new gameplay was revealed with Cidney, that whole thread was asking about Stella, a lot assumed that she was dead and that picture never came up.
Wait that's what Cole was supposed to look like? Wow. Now I want to suckerpunch someone. He looks way better.Basically self-explanatory - discuss some concept designs for characters that you much preferred than whatever they eventually turned out to be.
I for one (and I'm probably gonna take a lot of shit for this one) was really up for the tentative version of Cole in Infamous 2.
I mean sure, he kinda looks generic as hell, but I'd have much preferred something more representative of some character evolution rather than copping out back bald-gritty Cole due to the fan whiplash. Like if they gave this concept more of a chance, I think they could have tweaked it further to a point where strikes a balance that'll satisfy Infamous 1 fans in some way.
It was even more jarring that his new voice and dialogue for the game was clearly meant for this redesign.
Dr. Buni
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Thought so. The right one looks kinda bad (as do most character designs in FFXV so far, in my opinion).
Haunted
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Persona has consistently good character design, particularly the fashion and stances, but it's all wasted on children.Oh, almost forgot this guy:
An early Kanji concept from Persona 4. While I like Kanji's final design (and indeed, he looks to be redesigned from the ground up) this guy oozes cool, and I'd have loved to see him in my party.
Edit: I'm talking about the bottom one.
I'd definitely go for a Persona game featuring older characters like the design above. The school setting is a real turnoff. >_>
I liked how most of Nier's visual design turned out, but one design that looked far better in the initial Fujisaka drafts was Kainé - in the final game, she works as a character in spite of her outfit, while the original was much less dissonant.
On the other hand, I have no idea what they were trying to do with Emil's sister here.
On the other hand, I have no idea what they were trying to do with Emil's sister here.
Dr. Buni
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Persona 2 Eternal Punishment might be your thing
Secretly the best game in the series in terms of everything except gameplay
Specifically that one on the right with the scarf. That would have made for a much more unique Nero than the Dante0.5 we got. Hopefully it'll be a costume in DMC4:SE.
There are many awesome designs in that book. Many great Nero designs that ofc didn't make it, and a couple of great designs for Dante as well.
There is a particular one of Dante with short hair that is surprisingly not insulting (if anyone cares to post it cause I'm on mobile now).
Capcom still has top notch artists.
Death Penalty
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There is no freaking way that's designed to be a mouse. He has claws and a lion tail, clear as day. Where did you hear this?
theSlacker
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Basically self-explanatory - discuss some concept designs for characters that you much preferred than whatever they eventually turned out to be.
I for one (and I'm probably gonna take a lot of shit for this one) was really up for the tentative version of Cole in Infamous 2.
I mean sure, he kinda looks generic as hell, but I'd have much preferred something more representative of some character evolution rather than copping out back bald-gritty Cole due to the fan whiplash. Like if they gave this concept more of a chance, I think they could have tweaked it further to a point where strikes a balance that'll satisfy Infamous 1 fans in some way.
It was even more jarring that his new voice and dialogue for the game was clearly meant for this redesign.
As one of the people that complained about the redesign and was happy they changed him back, it wasn't about the character looking better or worse (I didn't even like original Cole's design in 1 when it first came out), it was about them just completely changing an established character. I hate it when stuff like that happens and would prefer to play as the character as they are, especially in an ongoing story.
A Huge Battleship
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The Neptunia artbooks are packed with prototype designs, but from memory the only character I felt looked significantly better initially was Gust. Early designs on left, final on right.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, the team at EAD3 made the right decision. You can still see elements of this design in the final Midna.
Having read Hyrule Historia, I found this to be the case virtually every time. I really enjoyed a whole lot of the character concept art, but every time I can recall -- no matter how interesting I found the art -- I ended up saying, "they made the right choice there." It really shows how much thought EAD puts into these games.
Really fascinating thread, OP. On the Watch_Dogs guy, the change is so subtle that it really interests me. With just a few shifts, he went from character actor to leading man. From what I've heard about the game, they probably should have stuck with the former.
As for the Bayonetta designs, good riddance. You ditch the beehive, the ribbons and the catwalk proportions, you lose most of what made the original design iconic. I'm still amazed that the Bayo 2 redesign works as well as it does.
JinKagekiyo
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I liked the original design for Stella in FFXV more than the new one. She looked more mature.
Edit: The original is the first one.
I still like the original more. I'm more bothered by the fact that after they showed Luna, they look too similar in my opinion.
The game environments no, but Mickey himself is identical.
Chuck Norris
Banned
That is infinitely cooler than current Delsin
Dragon Age: Origins
Was a lot younger and originally going to be a more naive about the outside world, having lived in the woods all her life. Even the first interviews with her voice actress talks about how much she loved poor little Morrigan.
Then suddenly the hood was down, the bikini was covered up, she was older, more wise and powerful, fully aware of where she was in the middle of things. She didn't need to be with Flemeth anymore, so it always felt weird that she was living there. There are even dialogue still in the game that reflects the former characterization between her and Flemeth.
She became this:
The latter version makes more sense. Having another "newbie" character would be superfluous, as the player character is already new themselves. Better to have someone who already knows about the world and has their own take on it, than a blank slate that needs to be fed exposition.
The game was badly rushed at the end, IIRC Rare wanted to deliver a big patch after launch but MS said no.I quite liked the original artwork that was released for Perfect Dark Zero:
I felt that this art style really suited an evolution of the tone that made the original game fun. The time and energy wasted making the game more realistic and gritty should have been put into polish and refinement, but instead it just left the game feeling generic and rushed.
Agent Matt
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Jade from Beyond Good & Evil.
Before:
After:
Before:
After:
Doc Morbid
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I always liked the top one.Oh, almost forgot this guy:
An early Kanji concept from Persona 4. While I like Kanji's final design (and indeed, he looks to be redesigned from the ground up) this guy oozes cool, and I'd have loved to see him in my party.
Edit: I'm talking about the bottom one.
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Alex
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To me, the left design looks more akin to classical Nomura stylings, the new one looks adjusted to fit modern anime design.
I don't think either is anything special, but I think the left looks a little more pleasing.
Khalifa Jayy
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Yo, that's William Levy lolBasically self-explanatory - discuss some concept designs for characters that you much preferred than whatever they eventually turned out to be.
I for one (and I'm probably gonna take a lot of shit for this one) was really up for the tentative version of Cole in Infamous 2.
I mean sure, he kinda looks generic as hell, but I'd have much preferred something more representative of some character evolution rather than copping out back bald-gritty Cole due to the fan whiplash. Like if they gave this concept more of a chance, I think they could have tweaked it further to a point where strikes a balance that'll satisfy Infamous 1 fans in some way.
It was even more jarring that his new voice and dialogue for the game was clearly meant for this redesign.
ElRenoRaven
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Yup Still sucks to this day. The player count was amazing and they wanted to double it. Sadly we never got that. The game I feel got a bad rep too. It wasn't bad at all. I enjoyed the hell out of it. Was just a bit on the ugly side.
Who pissed in Jak's cornflakes?
This is what working for Activision will do to you:
New Spyro looks dope.
Astral/H3X
Member
Wait THATS where the cool ass masks went to? Jeez.
*fixed
Is Clinkz not good enough for you?
Succinct Verbosity
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This thread makes me wonder if any pokemon have been redesigned and never been put back into the game. Like, were there multiple Pikachu designs?
Jesus, I've always disliked Mitsuru's Arena attire, but now I'm doubly upset because those designs are just so spot on for her. It seems like such a natural upgrade from her P3 look I can't imagine why they went with the design they did.
blankempathy
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Middle one looks like it was recycled into Ema Skye.
seriously.
You know, I'm not one of the people clamoring for Sean to return but that would be that could be an interesting redesign for him if V were to take place after III.
False Witness
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That original inFamous 2 Cole model looked fucking awesome in game:
Video games need more dope fiends.