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Early designs for video game protagonists
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what??? So you didn't bought Horizon because of the way she look in the current game???
CountAntonius
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Icyflamez96
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Oh I mean I guess, lol. I think a lot of them have pretty distinct facial features though.
WhiteRabbitEXE
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man, a good few of the horizon posts in here are cringe
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Anyway, came in to post Shi Kai Wang's Master Chief concept and...
Guess I don't have to, lol. While I think the Chief we got was great, I always liked that concept piece.
Thank God that got completely redone.
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Anyway, came in to post Shi Kai Wang's Master Chief concept and...
Chief looked comical in early sketches compared to the (glorious) walking tank he is now.
Easy to guess what this isMaster Chief
Master Chief
Guess I don't have to, lol. While I think the Chief we got was great, I always liked that concept piece.
Metroid Prime's original Samus design seen at Spaceworld was pretty rough. The worst part by far was the stubby arm cannon.
Thank God that got completely redone.
Capcpom pushed for something different, not something terrible. In the end NT's design ideas were so lackluster Capcom went with the blandest possible Dante.
Crossing Eden
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If it were a couple one off cases then you'd be right but since they look so similar they all subsequently look bland. That's to say nothing of the full body but again, nothing of value would be last if even a quarter of that image was comprised of varying ethnicities.
I'm not sure that was the reason. They settled on the one that fit the aesthetic of the story.
Disregarding how blind one must be to think most of these look similar, it becomes even stupider when one considers it includes characters you can customize.
A lazy collage overall.
Crossing Eden
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They're all brooding and/or cocky brunette white men with very very similar facial structures. They certainly aren't an indication of diversity, originality, or good at telling me what I need to know about the character at a glance. They're just there as faces. And don't get me wrong, I like some of those characters. But they definitely represent a prevalent and at this point really bad trope in the industry. Like, I couldn't be anymore disinterested in the protagonist of Day's Gone.
Crossing Eden
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This was the gif I was thinking of earlier when I said I hope she becomes more muscular. Aloy's upper body strength is pretty ridiculous and a rare thing for an apocalypse setting there's no indication that she's starting so we're talking mad gains. Go for it GG:
Close enough
Gangster Bastard
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The only problem with the Aloy we got is her faux-mullet.
I like it. Looks like an actual human being might fit inside.
Metroid Prime's original Samus design seen at Spaceworld was pretty rough. The worst part by far was the stubby arm cannon.
I like it. Looks like an actual human being might fit inside.
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Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn.
They went for a much less cute look in the end.
Iva Demilcol
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The entirety of Day's Gone is uninteresting:
Generic main character: check.
Generic setting: check.
Generic game type: check
I guess. I still immensely prefer her top-heavy final design, even if it is anatomically impossible. And the final arm cannon is so much better looking it's not even funny.
UnemployedVillain
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Am I not allowed to have a preference?
koji kabuto
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Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn.
I really like this version of Aloy.
RoninChaos
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All the Aloy designs are good. The one from the game reminds me of a chick a used to work with so it's a little weird to me.
Don't like Aloy's mullet though.
Don't like Aloy's mullet though.
Astral Dog
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I can't tell if people praising the Aloy designs wanted a completely different looking game or what. It's still an athletic white girl with braided red hair and tribal garb. What's the difference exactly?
The final design was fantastic.
The final design was fantastic.
I'm not entirely sure what the sudden problem with the Aloy we got is? It seems like most actually just prefer the cartoony art style over the realistic one.
That is just Loish's (http://loish.deviantart.com/) typical style though. That's how she draws/paints.
Other than art style I don't see that many or big differences in design. Only that Aloy had bangs back then.
That is just Loish's (http://loish.deviantart.com/) typical style though. That's how she draws/paints.
Other than art style I don't see that many or big differences in design. Only that Aloy had bangs back then.
ShutterMunster
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Never thought I'd see the day where I agree so strongly with Crossing Eden, lol.
Those early Dante DmC images are FIRE. I like just about all of them more than the final design. I bet they would have been crucified for picking any of them though.
Those early Dante DmC images are FIRE. I like just about all of them more than the final design. I bet they would have been crucified for picking any of them though.
The mid-section is the problem.
You're allowed, but I found it pretty funny how much of a hyperbole it was. "it's a damn shame what they went with"... Like her final appearance shares a lot of similarities to all those concept pictures, so we just a weird comment to me.
Don't like the early versions of Aloy TBH , they look cartoonish and actually bland like those anime/cartoon look you did find elsewhere . The final Aloy design is more fitting to the setting of Horizon Zero Dawn .
Agreed nonetheless .
Agreed nonetheless .
Velocity:Design:Comfort
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Tidus and Yuna from Final Fantasy X-3:
Do you, uh, know something we don't?
in that people want to ship themselves with the redhead teenage waif aloy much more.
Crossing Eden
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I hope we get that game because I want to see in explicit detail Tidus's fate..
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Maybe they are from that awful novel/story set after X-2?
UnemployedVillain
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I think part of it is that I just vastly prefer the art style. It actually reminds me of Pixar movies where I think the concept art looks MUCH cooler than the actual final CG version they go with
They are.
chrisPjelly
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Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn.
As much as I love the art and the artist, I don't think people are taking much consideration about how this would translate to a 3d model. Great concept art, but filter some of the expressive trademarks of the art through the more grounded design philosophy that GG was aiming for (given they're previous works, I HIGHLY doubt they were ever going for anything stylized), and you're left with something that's devoid of any notable/unique characteristics (aside from the cultural braids, which they up the anted on with the final model). Heck that last piece on the bottom is already telling of how bland it looks once they humanize the model more IMO.
Mr_Antimatter
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The only thing I get from that Aloy art is that the concept has her looking much younger and more stylized. The final version fits the realistic tone of the game better.
For the concept to really work, you'd ideally want a celshaded style of game, and that's not something I see GG making any time soon.
For the concept to really work, you'd ideally want a celshaded style of game, and that's not something I see GG making any time soon.
MagnaderAlpha
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So, aside from the Pterodactyl, it's more like Invaders from the Ocean Deep... LOL!
Space Invaders.
I was flickin channels around and the Hallmark Channel (all two of them) is dong some Christmas in July shit or somethin. Watching a bit of the movie and the commercials for other holiday movies, the male leads for those movies would fit in WELL with that "Game Protagonist" list. Basically, samey looking white guys with short hair, mostly clean-cut and most square-faced. Howabout a little fuckin' variety? Maybe It's my fault, as these movies are made for me, its audience are probably swooning over these kinda guys, and the fact that they always tend to shoe-horn in key scenes where the teenage daughter signs at a Christmas pageant/ceremony some pop-ish version of a Christmas song (which is like if Radio Disney had a baby with Glee, complete with "I'm so cute and cool" dancing and oversinging).To answer this question, when this occurs:
and when this occurs:
How About No
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Leon S Kennedy from the very beginning of RE2's development, before they settled on his glorious hairstyle. Almost looks like a recolored Chris
I won't say it's better but it's pretty in line with some of the uniform designs in Xenogears
Speaking of Xenogears, an early Elly out of her Solaris uni
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Shion Uzuki from Xenogears Episode I:
I won't say it's better but it's pretty in line with some of the uniform designs in Xenogears
Speaking of Xenogears, an early Elly out of her Solaris uni
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Host Samurai
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To answer this question, when this occurs:
and when this occurs:
Snake and York have no business being on that list. I'd also remove Chris because he's classic, Nate & Joel for being memorable. I can't even name anyone else on that list?
That blatantly evil guy second from the left is the original Edgeworth design, which is pretty hilarious.Oh wow those Bayonetta design slayed my whole existance.
If we get a Bayo 3 I would love if she appeared in different looks, but then again that wouldn't really be marketable to the same people that just wanna stare at her curves in her regular tight outfit.
Also I always have to think of these early designs for Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn.
WOW, she looks way better there, what were they thinking by changing her design to the one we have now ?
Dangansona
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Sora from Kingdom Hearts
Man I've only made my way down the first page. Without the KH attachment I would say I like this design better? Which is strange because I hate Zidane lol.
Also wow some of those Bayonetta designs are crazy good.
blummer102
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Zelda's early design for Link to the Past, back when the game was going to have some kind of future time travelling component.
I believe this was supposed to be an early Twilight Princess design for Ganondorf.