HAY GUYS

Golfdish from Hell · May 10, 2007, 04:03 PM

I think it's like:

"Okay, the guy did some okay designs for FF7. That's nice."

"Eh, these guys from FF8 are kinda weird, but whatever..."

"Hmm, these guys from the Bouncer and FFX look kinda like the guys from FF8. This is starting to get kinda lame."

"AHHH!!!!! Make it stop! Make it stop!"

And then it continues from there...Give the guy 1-2 games every few years to design, not most of the entire company's characters. I mean, I hate the newer Castlevania designs, but the lady who does that is relegated to just that series (and she isn't being given extensive directorial over other major company projects either), so it's not a widespread problem.

Personally, I'd love to see Amano's artwork brought to 3D. Maybe not IX (the game's ingame cast always looked goofy to me), but the sketches for FFVI were definitely nice enough to warrant consideration.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Golfdish from Hell · May 10, 2007, 04:20 PM

That's scary...Okami was exactly the game I was thinking of when it came to Amano-like work in 3D. I can just tell from screenshots and such (since I haven't seen how it works in action).

How ya doing, buddy?

Golfdish from Hell · May 10, 2007, 04:34 PM

Nomura's designs don't immediately strike me as being "anime". His is more lifelike and even contemporary...Stuff like the Tales series or practically any PC hentai game is much more the mainstream "anime" style.

I'm not saying "Amano or die", but I am saying I'm (like most people) are tired of what Nomura brings to the table and I'll settle for practically anything else at this point. What I will give him credit for is making his style as popular as it is, because I wouldn't have figured it after seeing his FF8 cast (which has more or less become his "model").

I have seen some art styles in various manga that literally make me want to hurl (fair warning to anyone who picks up Galaxy Angel Party...), but I don't think people are adverse to creative art styles like Okami or even the Super Paper Mario look. Maybe not "mainstream", but its' hard to deny their quality.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.