Guilty Gear Xrd Artwork Discussion

[Ziggy_Stardust]

Due to the fact that artwork discussions have cluttered a few Xrd threads, it seems that there needs to be a thread specifically for that.

Feel free to talk about cover art, merchandise, character design, gameplay aesthetics, even fan art.

Just don't get stupid, nobody needs a 5 page conversation about why I-no's ass isn't big enough.

[SoWL]

Not sure we need this thread when we already have this one:

http://www.dustloop.com/forums/index.php?/topic/68-gg-official-art-and-sprites-and-chibi-gifs-thread/

[KD-D]

Why not turn it into a general ASW art direction thread where all the more serious (and not so serious) talk can happen? This way the official art thread doesn't get cluttered up and any mod can warn or swing the ban hammer on troublesome posters.

[XXXDC]

Not sure we need this thread when we already have this one:

http://www.dustloop.com/forums/index.php?/topic/68-gg-official-art-and-sprites-and-chibi-gifs-thread/

Well, because here the people can finally complain/discuss about Sol's gigantic shoulders, Ky's ponytail or how much they love/hate Elphelt's cleavage i guess (Instead of doing it in the news-gameplay general).

[Chaoschao222]

Why not turn it into a general ASW art direction thread where all the more serious (and not so serious) talk can happen? This way the official art thread doesn't get cluttered up and any mod can warn or swing the ban hammer on troublesome posters.

I'll consider this. But it's been brought up in the past, and never happened because the risk for derpity derp-derp is really high. Saving official threads from clutter is always good, though.

[MasterXDrake]

I like how buff and grown up Sol looks. It's a nice change of the usual normal 16 years old highschool teenage look. 

 

I hate Ky's ponytail tho. I wish he had that long hair look or the short one instead.

[D.R.F.]

I like how buff and grown up Sol looks. It's a nice change of the usual normal 16 years old highschool teenage look.

I hate Ky's ponytail tho. I wish he had that long hair look or the short one instead.

I love kys ponytail. Long hair is awesome too. Sol's shoulders I wish they were a tad smaller but he looks great otherwise

[XXXDC]

I like how buff and grown up Sol looks. It's a nice change of the usual normal 16 years old highschool teenage look. 

 

Sol never looked like a 16yo to begin with.

Now he just seems ridiculous and deformed to me, and not even cool-deformed like Pot.

 

 

I kinda hate this 'SFIV-Muscles' tendency some games have taken. Why would you turn an already buff character like Clark or Sol into a stereoid freak is beyond me.

 

Buuut, some people seem to like it.

[The Magnet Technician]

My one and only contribution to the Sol discussion.

 

In all seriousness though, yeah, his shoulders are kinda weird. I mean, I don't hate them as much as some other people do, but they're frankly ridiculous.

Edited October 25, 2014 by The Magnet Technician

[MasterXDrake]

Sol never looked like a 16yo to begin with.

Now he just seems ridiculous and deformed to me, and not even cool-deformed like Pot.

 

 

I kinda hate this 'SFIV-Muscles' tendency some games have taken. Why would you turn an already buff character like Clark or Sol into a stereoid freak is beyond me.

 

Buuut, some people seem to like it.

His artwork disagrees. http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130822221434/ultimateallstars/images/d/d7/Sol_Badguy.png

 

He looks like your typical young MC to me.  

 

I prefer the new look because he looks older and more mature. This is a guy who raised Sin to the man he is today and is his father. That's why I think the new look fits him. Just my opinion tho

[shinr]

His artwork disagrees. http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130822221434/ultimateallstars/images/d/d7/Sol_Badguy.png

 

He looks like your typical young MC to me.  

 

I prefer the new look because he looks older and more mature. This is a guy who raised Sin to the man he is today and is his father. That's why I think the new look fits him. Just my opinion tho

 

How about using the actual Ishiwatari art?:

 

 

He looks way older than 16.

[D.R.F.]

How about using the actual Ishiwatari art?:

He looks way older than 16.

Not only that, he is still big as fuck anyway lol

[KD-D]

Hasn't Sol always buff as fuark though?

or at least the last couple of in story decades?

 

I'll consider this. But it's been brought up in the past, and never happened because the risk for derpity derp-derp is really high. Saving official threads from clutter is always good, though.

Just throwing an idea out and hoping it helps.

[Soothesayer]

Xrd's art is kind of up and down.

 

-Sol's model looks kind of stupid in non-cinematic gameplay.

-Ponytail Ky is lame.

-The cover art is one of the worst GG covers yet. It's like DI forget how to do perspective and chins, plus the lighting is weird. He was never perfect(far from it) but it looks straight straight amateur compared to his better stuff.

-Admittedly I want ASW games to have some smoother animation. They keep using this ANIME LOOK reasoning which makes sense but then I watch Akira and Miyazaki which makes me think that the anime feel wouldn't necessarily be lost if you did smooth them out a bit. My crouching to standing transitions shouldn't animate like Mr. Game and Watch. lIke ASW sprites are top tier with brilliant detail in the animations but than I get that funky crouch transition and it's just like ahhhh did they not care? and xrd in vids always looks like it's just one step away from playing like a next gen game. Still looks good, but man can I have it animated like a high budget anime? 

 

But the pros?

 

the in-game models themselves are like, amazing looking for the most part.

Millia's new outfit is rad. Axl's looks great in motion

May has never looked better...actually no the pants are a downgrade but her actual face and such look incredible

Impressive colors and stages. Loving Halloween level, the ghetto looking place and the May ship level.

Slayer's finger snap is beyond pimp..

Game still looks really fun except for axl's nonsense. 

[Guilty Valentine]

Millia Rage's figure looks so damn magnificent!

 

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Just wait for colors. Wonder how much of a chunk it'll take out my wallet. And there must be an Elphelt one soon.

[SoWL]

To put things into perspective, I just bought a figure from Wing (the company that's making that Millia),and it cost me about 10.000 yen. It's similar in size and composition to Millia, so I assume it's going to cost about the same.