Tetsuya Nomura - Your Thoughts? - Page 8

April 16, 2008, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by V_Translanka

Yeah, I liked the CT designs...I mean, except for some of their hair, I don't see much of people's comparisons to teh Dragonball characters...I mean, it's the same style, but it's the same guy making them...of course it's going to be similar in that regard...

You don't see it? o_O

Chrono = Goku with orange hair and a sword
Magus = Piccolo with gray/blue skin and long hair
Luca = Bulma with purple hair and a stupid helmet
Ayla = Lunch with cavemen talk

And don't even get me started on Dragon Quest characters. Still though, Toriyma's designs are quite lively, despite being horribly similar to each other. I do prefer him over Nomura, especially since Nomura is all about beanie caps and emo/scene/Jrock looks now. Ugh, can't we have something different? These are videogames, they don't have to remind us so much of our world

April 17, 2008, 12:37 AM

i do see why everyone hates him so much i love the designs the old and the new. yes there have been some similarities in designs but some people do have similarities and the characters are not exactly the same. i like nomuras designs and especially the newer designs, what difference does it really make if one character looks a bit similar to another from a different game, they are different characters and each have different personalities and backgrounds

i say keep up the good work

April 17, 2008, 1:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ARC-77

You don't see it? o_O

Chrono = Goku with orange hair and a sword
Magus = Piccolo with gray/blue skin and long hair
Luca = Bulma with purple hair and a stupid helmet
Ayla = Lunch with cavemen talk

I didn't either to be honest, but then again I didn't really give it a second thought. But I've just been on the "World Ends With Us" or whatever its called and its got to win an award for the most depressing designs ever

...and then they send you 'threatening' emails advertising the game

http://i26.tinypic.com/do0741.jpg

April 17, 2008, 1:30 AM

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Originally Posted by vincent_91

i do see why everyone hates him so much i love the designs the old and the new. yes there have been some similarities in designs but some people do have similarities and the characters are not exactly the same.

No, they aren't all exactly the same...but there ARE enough similarities and overused concepts that most of the time when you see a new character, it automatically reminds you of an older one.

That's not a sign of talent, that's a sign of running out of ideas and rehashing your old designs.

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what difference does it really make if one character looks a bit similar to another from a different game, they are different characters and each have different personalities and backgrounds

*sighs*

I suppose I'm going to have to repeat myself. A few posts back I tried to make it clear that most people in this thread (including myself) are NOT talking about personalities and backgrounds. We're simply talking about the designs themselves, that's the entire point of the thread. I like Axel from KH2, he has a cool personality. But I also think he looks like a boring, crappy anime character that could easily fit into any other game or manga out there.

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Originally Posted by Mercurial

...and then they send you 'threatening' emails advertising the game

http://i26.tinypic.com/do0741.jpg

WTF O_O

April 17, 2008, 1:43 AM

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Originally Posted by vincent_91

i do see why everyone hates him so much i love the designs the old and the new. yes there have been some similarities in designs but some people do have similarities and the characters are not exactly the same.

A lot of negative attention towards that subject is aimed at facial appearances of characters. ffs, I'm playing DoC now, and Lucrecia's face looks just like Yuna's.

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April 17, 2008, 2:01 AM

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Originally Posted by vincent_91

i do see why everyone hates him so much i love the designs the old and the new. yes there have been some similarities in designs but some people do have similarities and the characters are not exactly the same. i like nomuras designs and especially the newer designs, what difference does it really make if one character looks a bit similar to another from a different game, they are different characters and each have different personalities and backgrounds

i say keep up the good work

There are a lot of similarities... It's getting really annoying seeing character designs get recycled over and over. Yes, if one or two characters had SOME similarities from another character is fine. Nomura is just taking MANY of his previous designs and ideas, and using them in a new game. All he does is change the outfit a bit, put belts and zippers.

Sure, I like this old designs but that's about it.

Those two new characters from KH look exactly alike Zack and Roxas. When ever I see those characters I will think: "Hey it's Zack, and that's Roxas!" Then I'll start thinking about Zack and Roxas.

April 17, 2008, 7:35 AM

Besides their similarly spiky hair, I don't see the Crono=Goku thing...I mean, by that logic Cloud looks exactly like them only with blond hair...>_> Or maybe that's what the whole comparison w/Toriyama & Nomura is based on?!? Pretty ridiculous if you ask me...

April 17, 2008, 8:28 AM

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Originally Posted by V_Translanka

Besides their similarly spiky hair, I don't see the Crono=Goku thing...I mean, by that logic Cloud looks exactly like them only with blond hair...>_> Or maybe that's what the whole comparison w/Toriyama & Nomura is based on?!? Pretty ridiculous if you ask me...

It's not the hair, the hair and outfit are what have been altered. It's the facial structure. The eyebrows. The smirk. The muscles on the arms. It's the same person.

Cloud does not by logic equal Goku, because you misinterpreted the logic. However, Nomura does the same thing within his own style. Many of his characters share defining characteristics which makes them incredibly reminiscent of past characters.

April 18, 2008, 10:25 PM

There's a zipper on Chrono's sword... D: