I was wondering if you have been following the Bloodstained Ritual of the Night game from kickstarter. The main character’s armor is ridiculous, she is in a weird looking short dress and boots but seems to be trying to protect one breast with a sort of over the shoulder front cape. To make matters worse, the new character designs have been getting closer to SoulCalibur’s Ivy proportions. I am still looking forward to the game but I hope the armor doesn’t continue to decline.
What I find somewhat confusing about this is that parts of the design aren’t terrible, like the boots and one of her gloves actually look armoured, I like her sword aesthetic, and they don’t seem to be emphasising cleavage (though in finding this I found many fanartists who do) but then the legs, and the back? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a weird armour where the back was completely exposed before.
It’s a shame to hear that they haven’t been doing well with the proportions of the newer characters. Hopefully they’ll be able to do better as the development goes on.
Now that you pointed out some of the better aspects I realized they are going for a more renaissance rapier armor style, but they still seem to be missing half the armor, and the rapier.
I didn’t know if the newer test shots have been around on the internet but the kickstarter updates seem like the design has changed a bit since the concept art (particularly in the chest department)
I know these are early shots, being used for shader tests but I personally feel they are starting to get into the realm of off-putting proportions.
We talked about Bloodstainedback in May, and how Miriam looked more like she was going to a concert than on a gothic horror adventure… and it seems they’re moving less with the punk metal look and more at the “generic sexy female protagonist” look.
Well, generic sexy design inspired by goth and (presumably) Impa from Hyrule Warriors:
At least Impa got half-breastplate and some support underneath, and looked genuinely intimidating.
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So King of Fighters XIV is breaking out the trailers… while it does promise over 50 characters no word yet on whether any of them will be Blue Mary.
Regardless, the theme of guys in impressive thematic suits and girls in sexy outfits (some lacking all practicality) seems to be staying with the series.
Yeah.
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Ah Metal Slug, a classic title that started in the middle of the 90s… how terribly 90s you’ve remained.
And that wasn’t even a Halloween post… it’s to promote the art book.
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So… initially I thought that Lady Hellbender was the Totally Awesome Hulk… but then I noticed the green guy and the alternative cover. So despite the obvious issues of her costume, I figured I’d look into who she was and wy she was on the cover. And why was she wearing lingerie instead of armor?
Yes, she’s been around for literally two issues and we’re already being sold on the idea she’ll want to bang the Hulk. Now her costume makes sense… good job on being refreshingly honest Marvel.
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A friend at @hellyeahteensuperheroes informed me that so far in the story it’s only the (new) Hulk who shows attraction towards Hellbender, not the other way round. The last image is a cover for the yet unpublished issue #4, so this will probably change… or maybe Frank Cho, the artist known for his hilarious jokes about women in comics, is just teasing.
Also, Hellbender’s design is so uninspired that apparently readers tend to confuse her with Harley Queen. Um, Marvel… if your new character looks so generic that people think she’s a popular DC villain, you’re prooobably doing something wrong.
The only (for the lack of a better word) original thing I see in her costume are those bars on her pelvis that seem to emulate how a thong looks. Which really doesn’t speak well of what the designer’s priorities are.
