Mister Wolf
Member
Naw people were complaining about anime faces the previous trailer. I'm with you though I like the art style at least much more than Xenoblade X.
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Xenoblade 2 confirmed for Holiday 2017
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Naw people were complaining about anime faces the previous trailer. I'm with you though I like the art style at least much more than Xenoblade X.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
Not sure if it was posted already but the Japanese VAs for Rex and Homura (the protagonists) are Hiro Shimono and Shino Shimoji.
I don't understand what's going on with his pants, but like i said we'll be able to change his armor and i'm glad for that. Aside from this, his design doesn't look that bad.
Same goes for the girl, you can dislike her clothes but there's nothing wrong with her face.
moustascheman
Member
I wonder if it was Nomura's idea to give him those ridiculously large shoes.
GoldCrusader
Member
I like his design a lot. I think he's really cool looking.
The whole thing looks beautiful. X turned me off a lot, but this is just amazing.
PancakeBurglar
Member
To eachs own but no way for me. This looks so bland compared to the last two games.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
Yeah a couple of weeks before Christmas and after Black Friday. They love to release games around that time. Same as Xenoblade X and Captain Toad the year before that.
LordGorchnik
Member
The trailer said EN voices only.
Iva Demilcol
Member
He's okay, you just hate it because you can see his undies.
DangerMouse
Member
Some of them did, but I thought some of them still looked quite good for their first HD game, and Elma looked pretty great. There was plenty of inconsistency though.
Perfect post.
lmao
PancakeBurglar
Member
This is like a perfect example of what is wrong with many jrpg character designs, so bad.
Hours Left
Member
I'm becoming increasingly agitated by the character designs. This feels totally out of step with the IP.
cm osi
Member
i like it, it feels so '90 jrpg. go full crazy i don't need normality.
game looks good, very excited for it but we say too little for the combat, the first one worked well, hope they won't make it too much action tales style.
hope for dual audio too
for reference, here some xenoblade chronicles armors
Lunafreya Nox Fleuret
Member
Switching characters immediately. Oh my god.
Those fucking shoes. My god.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
What in the world is with the male protagonist's boots?
Did he steal them from a Warhammer Space Marine?
Did he steal them from a Warhammer Space Marine?
Gentleman Jack
Member
Point taken, but this thread is also peppered with "get over it" and "It's Japan it's been this way forever!" and "ugh haters shitting up another XB thread!" all of which is aimed at shutting down any discussion arising from the decisions made regarding the quadratic surfaces on their female character models. Apologies if I misread your intent. I think most of us are generally aware of the history of JRPG character design, and even if we're bad at expressing modern frustrations with it, the "whyy" voices read more to me like "why haven't we moved past tit windows and strap skirts?"
cheebdragonite
Member
Oh yeah, I know that. It's just that a lot of people have been saying that the art style isn't good, when they really mean the character design. The art style, or rather the art direction, isn't that much different from the first game.
I find most tales main male characters look more sensible than this thing here.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
This is legit one of the worst character design I've seen in a long time.
Are we sure Nomura didn't do more than one character?
RPGCrazied
Member
I think the suit looks fine, except for the huge boots.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
The shoe size is an edit...going to see this passed around a lot for people to make fun of the game.
Edit: Original for context
RampagingSoul
Member
I'm going to be listening to these all day. I'm hyped for the game, because I've loved both games. I can't wait to see the battle system since it looks different than the past games. I mainly can't wait for this game for the music and exploration like the other games.
MrSaturn99
Member
Not really feeling the characters or VA, but that music is miiiiiighty fine.
DangerMouse
Member
bobbychalkers
Member
His design doesn't bother me as much as it does others. I put 100+ hours into this guy's game:
Sumio Mondo
Member
Got to be one of the worst main character designs I've ever seen in a JRPG and that's saying something. Just awful. Hilarious how the VA sound like they are in their 30s/40s and yet the designs look like they are 12 or 13.
This is pretty much how its gone for all Xeno games. Just bring it with that story and I'm good.
GoldCrusader
Member
You people are too serious and boring. The crazy suit design of the MC is what makes him so cool. We need more of this.
Triforce141
Member
Admiral Woofington
Member
I don't get it
What the fuck is he wearing under his boots and jacket?
Is that a fucking 1 piece pajama made for a 5 year old he decided to put on?
What the fuck is he wearing under his boots and jacket?
Is that a fucking 1 piece pajama made for a 5 year old he decided to put on?
Barrel Cannon
Member
Tetsuya nomura is working on it too? Whaaat?
Monkeyball
Banned
Anime is just such a bad look to me, yuck.
tiebreaker
Member
Bet this is the character that Nomura designed.