Why would you think this is SE pandering to females? Why couldn't this just be a ill advised bad design choice?
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HolyBaikal
Banned
Well... he's quite sexualized.
I'm not really into very muscular guys. But it's neat that male characters are being sexualized, too.
I'm not really into very muscular guys. But it's neat that male characters are being sexualized, too.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
tiggerkiddo
Member
Kinda reminds me of Hope.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
hopes initial problem was shitty writing for his character not his character design clothing wise.
Based on what? Is there a source for this? Have they outlined this in an interview or Q&A session?
Astral Dog
Member
lol, dat protagonist, SE can make awful designs without Nomura.
But this
its a bit too much, for one of the most ripped FF protagonists.?
But this
its a bit too much, for one of the most ripped FF protagonists.?
Unless its sarcasm
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Yeah, because Square Enix hadn't just released a trilogy filled with women, some with really skimpy clothing too.
useyourfist
Member
Sorry that's what I was getting at in my first bit, that it could be rubbish design as I can't see this being directly sexualized to get women's attention.
But I could be wrong and they actually did do this to pander to females, which is what I meant by bringing his personality into it as women are typically (right or wrong) though to be attracted more by personality.
Either way it's a bad design but they must have a reason for it, as square surely can't be this bad?
Enigmatic Rainbow
Member
That is certainly a character design.
Some Nobody
Junior Member
Cidney isn't a fighter! How is that not obvious? I'm not saying her design isn't bad (tho I never noticed anything besides her face and southern accent til this thread), but what's practical for her is completely different than what's practical for someone getting out to battle.
Gimme a break. This design is trash. It'd be trash on a female. And I don't wanna hear "what, guys can't be sexualized?". The FF 15 crew are designed like bait to attract women, and that's actually fine. One dude just walks around with his chest out everywhere. It's stupid from a logic perspective, but he kinda looks cool so whatever, roll with it.
This ain't cool, it's just goofy. And if this is what the rest of the party looks like...lol I don't even know.
did you just start paying attention to Final Fantasy or something?
Escape Goat
Member
Who thought K Pop and Final Fantasy would work well together? Please fire that person.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Grown up Hope?
What in the world is K-POP about this?
Cert.in.Death
Member
My reaction:
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I think FF and Kh already have notable female fanbases.
I really don't see this design as pandering........just a bad design.
GhostWriter24
Member
What the fuck am I looking at? What are they thinking??
mrmickfran
Member
The time has come and so have I
Obviously grown up Hope no longer participates in combat. He doesn't have enough exposed skin.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
KCroxtonJr
Member
wtf @ that design....and why does his sword have a tattoo...
VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
I like his design a lot.
Paracelsus
Member
I'm positive the problem is how there's huge imposing thigh guards, then this
It's nsfw so it cannot be posted, but it's a clear example of that tweet with a ninja dressed like a woman with his dingaling wrapped in white tape.
It's nsfw so it cannot be posted, but it's a clear example of that tweet with a ninja dressed like a woman with his dingaling wrapped in white tape.
Links_fantasy
Junior Member
As a gay guy I think its hot, it's good to have some man candy. The outfit not being practical never seems to be a problem if it's a women with oversized cleavage having to fight in a maid costume.
NoctisVsStar
Member
funny how certain folks complained about the FFXV wearing all black compared to this? lol
I feel the FFXV cast is visually boring.
This is garish and hideous.
There is such thing as a middle ground between the two.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
I don't see the problem. He chose to wear this, because he's so confident that he doesn't need armour, so it's very empowering. Plus it's just stylized fantasy anyway.
Why are you guys such big prudes? You guys won't be happy until they all wear giant burkas! Stop censoring the artistic vision!
Why are you guys such big prudes? You guys won't be happy until they all wear giant burkas! Stop censoring the artistic vision!
FFXV main character designs are great and I really can't complain about it.
Mevius' MC has one of the worst designs I've seen. I'd be fine seeing this design in NieR, but it's not.
KCroxtonJr
Member
yeah...except for the fact that he does have quite a bit of armor on lol
HolyBaikal
Banned
Hehehe.
This post really does go both ways lol.
abstract alien
Member
So is this as awful as I think it is, or just not my tastes? It's hard to believe a character could look this bad from a top dev to me, so I just want to be sure.
Paracelsus
Member
Kratos does have no armor but there's no controversy surrounding his design. The way this character (doesn't?) wear his armor is not empowering, it's emasculating.
The only part of his design I don't like is his boring face and hair. His hair is a bit better in the artwork but it's straighter and highly generic in game.
Otherwise I think his armor is fine and hearkens back to old Amano designs, which, the more whimsical and fantasy like, the better IMO. It has a little bit of a modern flair to it but this game looks to be more fantasy than modern which I love to see.
Also pleased with how good it looks on mobile. Hopefully it is highly reviewed and gets more people into playing games on Android/iOS, and more developers into developing quality titles. I'm tired of having a sleek, incredibly powerful device in my pocket, but having all the high quality games developed for severely underpowered dedicated handheld gaming consoles that are bulky and that I must carry around in addition to my sleek powerful expensive device. Google Play Games and iOS Game Center are there. Controller support is there. Let's get this thing going.
Otherwise I think his armor is fine and hearkens back to old Amano designs, which, the more whimsical and fantasy like, the better IMO. It has a little bit of a modern flair to it but this game looks to be more fantasy than modern which I love to see.
Also pleased with how good it looks on mobile. Hopefully it is highly reviewed and gets more people into playing games on Android/iOS, and more developers into developing quality titles. I'm tired of having a sleek, incredibly powerful device in my pocket, but having all the high quality games developed for severely underpowered dedicated handheld gaming consoles that are bulky and that I must carry around in addition to my sleek powerful expensive device. Google Play Games and iOS Game Center are there. Controller support is there. Let's get this thing going.
That's the joke.
It also isn't FFXV. What exactly is it to you? To me, it's Mevius. And this is what it looks like.
Point right over head
HolyBaikal
Banned
What's wrong with emasculation or being effeminate?
"It ain't what bein a man is!!!11"
bloodforge
Member
He would look much better without the stupid thigh armor.
I don't know if you played the game ,but....
Grown up hope really doesn't participate in combat LOL XD
Perfo
Thirteen flew over the cuckoo's nest
yeah the problem is the armor itself, not the exposed body that I welcome with pleasure for a change.
I must say though people are really becoming annoying in this generation of grown-up gamers with western stylized games. When I was young, during the 90s, these were typical jrpg japanese outfits and we found them cool. Now everything must be boring or standarized to appeal to a western gamer. Or else is "too gay" or "too stupid" depending on the user. It's a game set in a fantasy world and developed by a traditional japanese jrpg company. You can't expect Dragon Age here. You buy it precisely because you like these stuff, or else you're just in the wrong topic and talking of the wrong game.
Nothing but... well he has a strange suit for the combat.