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Khuutra on 14 January 2009
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Rei said:
Khuutra said:
Rei said:
How did I know that if a black character is announced people would hate on him and SE. Idiots.

It is great that they have put a character like this in the game. And he looks very interesting.

Is it so wrong to hate Nomura's designs, regardless of race, gender, or creed?

 

 People are constantly hating on Nomura's designs. Popular things tend to be hated a lot. And it's okay when people are hating on Nomura for using so many belts and zippers, for his style. I like Nomura's style but I can see how other people can not.

   However this character is absolutely different for Nomura, and probably for the whole jRPG genre. He is clearly a guy (you cant mistake him with a female no matter how hard you try), he lacks zippers and only has a few belts. He is an adult, not a 16 year-old pretty boy. And he is black, dammit! A normal looking black dude, in a japanese RPG game! And he looks absolutely nothing like Balthier, Irvine or Barret.

   That's what is so cool about him. He looks so different from everything else Nomura and other jRPGs have produced recently. And that's why he is destined to be hated by many. That's a shame really.

Oh I think the guy looks fine, and he's a far cry from most of Nomura's designs (Barret comes to mind). He's unexpected in a Final Fantasy game, but there's nothing wrong with that.

All I ever said is that he wasn't like Reddas, though that isn't clear in and of itself - I mean to say that his visual design doesn't quite mesh with everyone else and I'm worried what that might mean for his character.