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Nuvendil on 06 September 2017
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bigtakilla said:
Nautilus said:

I never said that Saito wasnt a capable person, its just that in terms of designing carachters, and at least in the videogame industry of which is the industry I know well, Nomura is one of the most respected and have designed alot of the most recognizable carachters in the industry.Cloud, Tifa, Tidus, Sora and more that Im forgetting right now, are all his work.Saito may be up for the job, but given Nomura pedigree, it is a tall order one way or another.

 

One thing is not liking his style, which is perfectly normal.But saying that his design is vomit inducing, the legacy of a man like Nomura, is forcing it to say the least.

I just don't like to admit anything Nomura does is good, lol. (Do to his involvement in Final Fantasy) I actually like his work in Kingdom Hearts a lot, and find his characters in this game could be Organization XIII members with a few tweeks (like black long coats).

I would add their biggest difference is not skill as much as experience and style.  I think Nomura has a better grasp on what will translate to a 3D space and how.  Worth pointing out is you are comlaring characters of different ages.  Pyra is young, the white haired dude is middle aged.  This is noteworthy because in anime inspired styles, facial features are usually shorthand for age.  To prove my point, in the E3 Xenoblade 2 trailer, you can see a character near the end with a great sword dressed in blue.  He is not a Torna member and is a party member so he is a Saito character (the hair also kinda indicates it).  And if you pause and look at him, he shares a lot of similarities to the Nomura characters with smaller eyes and a more defined nose, cause he is markedly older than Pyra and Rex.  This can also be seen in XCX (compare Lyn to Lao to the commander of Blade) and XC1 (compare Shulk to the Colonel, Dunban, or the Emperor).  So the divide is smaller than it seems I argue.  

 

The bigger difference is Nomura's characters have his signature edge/darker fantasy undertones while Saito's have a bit of whimsy - for lack of a better word - to them.  Which can be a good or bad thing depending on your taste but I would argue is not really out of place in the series tonally.  I mean, step back and take an objective look at a lot of outfits in Xenoblade Chronicles, theres a lot of unusual looking stuff.  Even Shulk and Fiora's default outfits have an unusual appearance.  The game that's the oddball out is XCX, which obviously took a more scifi approach with a lot of western influences.  

 

And don't misunderstand, I love the armor in X, the outfits and armor there are my favorite of the 3.  I'm just sayin, despite there being clear differences between XC2 and XC1, there are also clear similarities in the character and armor design delartment.