Looks like he was high on that Kingdom Hearts stuff, when he redesigned them, to be honest. There was definitely a phase he went through when everything started looking like Kingdom Hearts. In KH it worked, because the whole premise was ridiculous and charming, but outside of that world where things were supposed to be a little more serious, it looked super ridiculous. His latest work is on point, tho.If that's the case, all the black guys in FF are pretty racist, AC Barret and Sazh included. I mean, really, how much more an upgrade from a Mr. T flat top is cornrows or a giant afro?
Besides, I think that mesh shirt just looks terrible on him. Particularly the lower part of it. It's almost the same sort of gross design process that lead to Tidus's clothing. "Y'know what this design needs? More netting! Let's make it look like he had a net tossed over him, then he escaped, but is so badass, he just says, 'Fuck it!' and continues to wear it as a badge of honor.".Besides, personally speaking, I think that whole period during the FFVII Compilation was probably Nomura's worst:
I mean, look at DoC's depictions of Galian Beast and Chaos compared to the originals:
Updated Galian Beast
Updated Chaos
Original Galian Beast
Original Chaos
The newer versions seem too over-designed, it sickening. Glad he got past that phase.
This is the pinnacle of of tasteful artistic expression on the part of Square-Enix.
Really anyone who thinks otherwise is just deluding themselves based on rose-tinted nostalgia glasses.
Really? You don't consider ANY of the work done by him from I-XII good?
I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this way. I mentioned it in another thread, but his designs got really sharp and angular during that era. I call it the era of wacky pronged hair, because you get hair that bends in unnatural ways:
Look at his hair!
Hair doesn't bend like that. It doesn't form pronged hooks. It's like Nomura wanted characters' hair to look like tribal tattoos.
You can see it more with his work on Musashi: Samurai Legend
Nomura, what the fuck were you THINKING?! I love Nomura, don't get me wrong. I know he can create some cool costumes and characters, but when he did stuff during THAT era, it just pissed me off! I truly believed that dark age was ushered in by designs like this:
and continued until Crisis Core(which was probably when that style was basically fading away).
Initiated with the first KH(2002), ignited with FFX-2(2003) and lasted until Crisis Core(2007). Yeah, while it was alright for the KH series(because it's stylized as it is), other than that, that era, in Final Fantasy, was the one that made me wish Nomura would just go away and someone new was brought on board, indefinitely. Hell, getting that taste of Yoshida, I wanted him to replace Nomura(or even get Naora to replace him). Of course, Nomura eventually won me back!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this way. I mentioned it in another thread, but his designs got really sharp and angular during that era. I call it the era of wacky pronged hair, because you get hair that bends in unnatural ways:
Look at his hair!
Hair doesn't bend like that. It doesn't form pronged hooks. It's like Nomura wanted characters' hair to look like tribal tattoos.
You can see it more with his work on Musashi: Samurai Legend
Nomura, what the fuck were you THINKING?! I love Nomura, don't get me wrong. I know he can create some cool costumes and characters, but when he did stuff during THAT era, it just pissed me off! I truly believed that dark age was ushered in by designs like this:
and continued until Crisis Core(which was probably when that style was basically fading away).
Initiated with the first KH(2002), ignited with FFX-2(2003) and lasted until Crisis Core(2007). Yeah, while it was alright for the KH series(because it's stylized as it is), other than that, that era, in Final Fantasy, was the one that made me wish Nomura would just go away and someone new was brought on board, indefinitely. Hell, getting that taste of Yoshida, I wanted him to replace Nomura(or even get Naora to replace him). Of course, Nomura eventually won me back!
