So, I came across Dark Age miniatures promoting the top character, Lynette, Chief Herder of the Durshe Tribe, and made the mistake of looking into the rest of their catalog.  While they do have a few positive examples, there’s a distinct trend in how they design their female characters.

I find this one kind of amazing in that aside from the standard issue issues with the female design having all the “ugly” elements removed this set seems to have decided to go with making the female “Frenzied” look more like “Rather Disinterested”.

Partially due to the fact that they chose to cover up her mouth rather than give her a snarl, and partially due to her gear all being adjusted to fit like fashion rather than like it’s barely containing the rage.

– wincenworks

the new character in UNIEL is uh

hyratel:

doctorbutler:

kumagawa:

It’s Loli McSteampunch, the brass-knuckled waifu!

@bikiniarmorbattledamage presented without comment

Apparently her actual name is Mika… I’m sure that’s a coincidence as is the resemblance to a certain zombie slaying cheerleader.  And even she doesn’t seem that happy about being the latest in female characters who are given huge gauntlets in the hopes of making their bodies look tiny.

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Add to that I’m kind of terrified with how they started her boots really wide, but then remembered they wanted her to have tiny feet – resulting in her legs looking like golf tees.

– wincenworks

the new character in UNIEL is uh

hyratel:

doctorbutler:

kumagawa:

It’s Loli McSteampunch, the brass-knuckled waifu!

@bikiniarmorbattledamage presented without comment

Apparently her actual name is Mika… I’m sure that’s a coincidence as is the resemblance to a certain zombie slaying cheerleader.  And even she doesn’t seem that happy about being the latest in female characters who are given huge gauntlets in the hopes of making their bodies look tiny.

image

Add to that I’m kind of terrified with how they started her boots really wide, but then remembered they wanted her to have tiny feet – resulting in her legs looking like golf tees.

– wincenworks

All those images! TOTALLY tell me what the game is about. And how consistent its aesthetic is!

~Ozzie

“Stealing ideas from other people to minimize costs avoid creative risks 2″ looks amazingly even more generic than I would have expected.

– wincenworks