SubiyaCryolite said:
This thread was specifically created to discuss the character models in XCX . In case you haven't noticed, even some Nintendo fans acknowlege that the faces do infact look off. IGN uploads a video about why they are excited for XCX, and they also mention the character models. They stand out to a lot of people (not in the right way). Are we ALL talking crap about the game? Do we ALL not know what anime is? Personally I've said the faces look "off" and "bad". I havent used phrases like crap, incredibly fake, creepy, unnatural or "aberration". You're the one who went all ham and cheese on DA:I for no apparent reason. |
If 10 people jump off a cliff, does that make them right and we should all jump? I am not surprised to know that many would, but that doesnt mean we all should, or that they are ultimately right.
To give you a good example, 99% of the people that use the word marketing mean advertisement. They are the vast majority and yet they are wrong. Not that i think that that is the case here, as i think it was quite a vocal minority intent in spreading half-truths.
No, there is nothing off about the faces. The faces have a distinct anime style. It if far more likely and obvious that those people don't understand that is an anime style. You yourself used as comparison games that are atempting realistic depictions of japanese women as DoA5(and i leave to you the pondering of what such a statement represented). All those other games you alude to are using the small eyes design. Xenosaga uses the large eye design. This obviously shuldnt come as a surprise to anyone who watches anime and plays many JRPG's.
It is simply that you dont want to understand the difference and definitly dislike it. The faces in DA look off to me. They look creepy to me in the way they shine, the pixelation looks, and they certainly move awkward. I'm sure that if you take a step back and understand that we dont all have the same opinions and in design there isnt a "right" opinion, you can realise that you can't be claiming it as a fact. Especially when one is trying to depict realistic faces and the other one isnt.
As for the thread, it was created because some often derail what are legitimate excitement threads with what they try to pass as fact and isnt. Many people, like the OP were rightfully confused by what arent accurate statements, because there is nothing wrong with the faces and they look quite good for the design style they are going for.
As a final note, i brought up Dragon age Inq because its a game where i felt the faces were creepy and off and i am currently trying to get into but the faces are making it quite difficult to take the characters seriously, even though the acting is quite good. They simply dont look pleasant. I struggled to understand this duality of criteria and brought it up. I have a pretty good idea of why it happens though.
Sorry that i have this thing where i just dont settle for what others say and form my own opinion. I know it often generates disconfort, but i believe it makes for good posting.
