Halloween Designer Challenge 2015

[synce]

Yeah seriously all the typical stuff was done by TN themselves in teh first halloween pack. If they wanted horror themed costumes they would've said so, otherwise halloween can mean anything.

 

[Russian-chiropractic19]

They're running it so lose this year because they were starting to get less entries. if they didnt want halloween they wouldn't have said halloween and TN has a very specific idea of what halloween means to them

 

[Brute]

if they didnt want halloween they wouldn't have said halloween and TN has a very specific idea of what halloween means to them

Fantasy Queens, Gladiators, Superheroines, Sumo Wrasslers and Pirates, apparently.

 

[KwonJigglypuff]

Tina's costume last year (hero) is the proof Halloween is about any fantasy.

 

[Kronin]

Where I live there is a Carnival event + the day of Halloween: while the second event is not really felt but is more an excuse to wear not ordinary costumes according to a tradition from a foreign country, the first one is dedicated to any kind of outfits while the second to horrorific ones. So when I think to Halloween I think to outfits related directly or indirectly with horror or "darkness".

By the way it's clear that the definition used from Team NINJA is something related to any kind of fantasy just as Kwon said, so "strange" outfits and that the characters wouldn't wear in situations of ordinary life (from something worn at work, school, home, or special uniforms).

It's also true that to use outfits coming only from the classic Halloween it was pretty hard just after the first pack, where TN was able to use many categories from them. So the valid alternatives are:

• Continue to create different variations of witches, vampires, devils and so on
• To think to not classic alternatives but that are always related to the dark themese (for example getting inspiration from literature (fairy tales but not only), mythology, folklore, etc...
• To go with fantasy costumes not necessarily related to dark themes but that for example could have a correlation with the character (as a Sumo outfit for Bass, a comic superheroine for Tina, a traditional Japanese outfit for the heavy traditional style of Akira, and so on)

 

[Kodachi]

all my entries are pretty typical/generic Halloween costumes i feel like i played things too safe.

 

[Kronin]

all my entries are pretty typical/generic Halloween costumes i feel like i played things too safe. 

Honestly I don't think so: the Tanuki are tied to the Japanese folklore (so it should be an idea loved from TN) and Ayane is already related to that concept from DoAXBV, while Bat La Mariposa is a imo well done hallowenish version of a superheroine outfit (more I believe that everyone see it good associating it to the image of Halle Berry playing Catwoman). Devil and Werewolf costumes are effectively themes already used in the previous contests but your Rachel use the Devil Theme in a completely new way (and it's really smart the idea to replace her usual Axe with the Pitchfork). Maybe your Lisa, even if personally I love the outfit, is the more "weak" with Leon's werewolf outfit being very close to your one, but in the case of a woman it can easily benefit of the charm of the furry lovers xD

So in the end, if your purpose was the one to create outfits with a chance to become DLC, I believe that you played very wisely your cards =)

 

[Russian-chiropractic19]

a large majority of it is either supernatural, spiders/pumpkins/etc.., or generic costumes would wear. with little deviation.

keep in mind i was not necessarily talking about the costumes posted in here(though a few are guilty) just in general. majority of alpha's for instance

 

[Brute]

I'll be surprised if Alpha gets anything (that isn't a costume worn by someone else with generic jello texturing wrapped over it).

 

[nothingtosee]

Halloween is usually about horror and/or supernatural or fantasy themes where you recognize what each character is supposed to be, even if there were some dubious costumes like last year's Helena. I just dont see how could casual costumes fit into the pack. Then of course there are costume that have a very vague concept, if there werent any indication on the artwork you wouldnt know what they were besides another thong and a random piece of fabric.

 

[synce]

Alpha got more submissions than ever before, I think she'll finally get something nice. And even if not, there's already some awesome mods in the works. By halloween who knows what will be possible with the PC version

 

[Argentus]

Halloween is usually about horror and/or supernatural or fantasy themes where you recognize what each character is supposed to be, even if there were some dubious costumes like last year's Helena. I just dont see how could casual costumes fit into the pack. Then of course there are costume that have a very vague concept, if there werent any indication on the artwork you wouldnt know what they were besides another thong and a random piece of fabric.

That's always the danger with bikini style outfits and why I try to avoid them. But how many "casual" outfits were there reallly? I didn't are too much

 

[Zeo]

@Candy Dragon I wish I could say I was a fan of this design but I can't really say so. Your heart is in the right place and the idea is actually pretty cool, it gives me a "Weapon X" feel. Sadly I feel like it would be TN's easy cop out way to create yet another outfit to sexualize our karate master.

The skin hugging black on the "pants", the wires coming out of a shirtless Ein and the potential for a crotch bulge (if TN decides to take the skin tight concept and run with it). I really just can't get with it. The design at it's core is too sexualizing, even if the idea itself is pure. I'd prefer if his next costume was actually fully dressed for a change. I apologize.

@Kronin gotta say modern knight Ein is also pretty sweet and similar in a way to Dragon Slayer Ein.

Seriously I hope TN consolidates all of these entries onto a single page in alphabetical order like they did last time because there are some seriously good designs this time around. For everyone even.

 

[Kronin]

I'll be surprised if Alpha gets anything (that isn't a costume worn by someone else with generic jello texturing wrapped over it).

I could be wrong but so far I'm pretty sure that Alpha-152 this time will get an outfit chosen purposefully from her entries because:

• After the critiques of the first outcome, TN released one outfit from the fans for each character (anyway less Alpha, this is true) as new costumes of Last Round disc. Honestly I believe that one of the reasons for them to ask more than one entry is also for being able to do something similar with the pack of October, avoding that some characters couldn't get one or any entries at all. This contest demonstrated as there are fans for each character, however if you ask to the fans to release only one outfit very likely they will go only with their most favourite and in the end this leave easily out many charas in the roster;
• TN confirmed that Alpha-152 was part of the contest;
• The most important thing: she actually got many entries from the fans. The first two points are not worthy if a bunch of people decide to create a design for her. Even if the developers give their disposability, if the fans don't wish for it become useless. At this point I believe (and I hope too) that they can't avoid to take in consideration the care demonstrated for this character in this contest (incredible even for me).

So personally I don't have doubts on Alpha getting a personal entry, however I have doubts with her getting a proper outfit as actually worn from her transparent body. I puposefully asked to TN if was possible for them to do it, or at least to create an outfit as her Ninja Clans (so completely transparent), but again with different colors for various parts of it. Anyway they didn't answer to me about this matter, so I can just think that they can't do it or maybe they have still to decide on the basis of her actual entries sent to them (and so if there is interest for something similar).

However even in the worst case (so an original outfit but with a completely transparent body) I think that there is still room for a cool effect as give evidence this photoshopped entry for her =)

https://twitter.com/tenrei8/status/603599528621711360

PS: Also we have to consider that there are many (imo good) entries for her that act only on the skin of her body without adding extrernal elements. It's never been a mistery that Alpha potential DLC could get easily cool outcomes with a minimal effort just going to act on her textures and adding some special effects, so I believe that TN could even decide to take in consideration these ideas again remaining faithful to the entry of the fan and giving an unique outfit (not copy/paste) to the character.

 

[Kronin]

Sorry for the double post but seems that currently no one has thoughts to share about the contest, so I wished to post here other entries from twitter that I find nice (even if not always very Halloweenish).

Bass:

https://twitter.com/hiropblog/status/603937550030532608

Bayman:

https://twitter.com/CitrusNZ/status/598795511219421184

Brad Wong:

https://twitter.com/AndiasRakhman/status/597088011059265536


https://twitter.com/2tk_0v0/status/604944781987282945


https://twitter.com/2tk_0v0/status/602508043327184897/photo/1

Ein:

https://twitter.com/nsxtyper86/status/602953257485377536


https://twitter.com/viceJTR/status/604723688785649664


https://twitter.com/ErickBsan/status/599645455836958720/photo/1

Eliot:

https://twitter.com/AnthonyBirraux/status/596459065519316992


https://twitter.com/Toffeebars/status/603232838540886017

Eliot & Marie Rose as Hansel & Gretel

https://twitter.com/RealMoeSaudi/status/598639188381052928
https://twitter.com/RealMoeSaudi/status/598890287180582912

Hayate:

https://twitter.com/nsxtyper86/status/597245780894724096
(Great alternative ninja outfit for Hayate IMO, but sadly has just nothing of Halloween).

Hayabusa: (in my opinion he got so many great entries, I can't really chose a favourite one)

https://twitter.com/miyaki_yudai/status/595979520097652736/photo/1


https://twitter.com/torikera_1016/status/595146762030948352


https://twitter.com/dddWWbbb/status/602497496573616128


https://twitter.com/PYdiyudie/status/599946264902373377


https://twitter.com/MechaKing75/status/604748528116563968/photo/1


(Sadly I can't more find the source for this Tengu Ryu EDIT: found again! https://twitter.com/uradori108/status/604314337126187008).


https://twitter.com/Cerezo_R1/status/599204849259978752

Helena:

https://twitter.com/Toffeebars/status/603052106832949248


https://twitter.com/jamesdela08/status/605131627921047552/photo/1

Hitomi:

https://twitter.com/Burguita/status/604739700121726976


https://twitter.com/Saikiny/status/605054504879267841

Honoka:

https://twitter.com/wyvern_masher/status/604752225588641792


https://twitter.com/rozenmystica/status/604726413153857536

Jacky:

https://twitter.com/ThejsuN/status/605090545183027200/photo/1

Jann Lee:

https://twitter.com/vaiotaro732/status/595145702377816064

Kasumi:

https://twitter.com/MechaKing75/status/604090671650054145/photo/1

Kokoro:

https://twitter.com/miyaki_yudai/status/595637922868649984

Leon:

https://twitter.com/miyaki_yudai/status/598502223270707200

Lisa:

https://twitter.com/wyvern_masher/status/604722945840295936


https://twitter.com/KoyukiPanda/status/604933812976386048


https://twitter.com/DENDEROTTO_IG/status/597277472552529920

Marie Rose:

https://twitter.com/MechaKing75/status/604515811970023424


https://twitter.com/Cristobal_Vaca/status/601459313253560320/photo/1

Momiji:

https://twitter.com/sauce_k/status/605027001955545088


https://twitter.com/NinjaBoots88/status/604906066506186753


https://twitter.com/MaikS_S/status/595834772427055104/photo/1

Rig:

https://twitter.com/Kain_27/status/603819682521554944

Sarah:

https://twitter.com/ThejsuN/status/605093788155936769/photo/1

Tina:

https://twitter.com/KoyukiPanda/status/604849539833589761


https://twitter.com/names_james/status/605248986455273472

Zack:

https://twitter.com/chapeausc/status/600623065907630081/photo/1

 

[TheRealCoxinator]

That third Ryu one better win. It looks godlike.

 

[Argentus]

I love

Jester brad

White jacket ein

Mermaid honoka

Pinstripe Lisa


I also support all Leon designs though personally I don't like how close that one is to my least favorite doa4 costume for him, and I wish they hadn't changed his hair.

 

[Kronin]

Three more designs:

Nyotengu:

https://twitter.com/EveeImmortal/status/604692753822416897

Hayabusa:

https://twitter.com/DeSharko18/status/604671376402878464
(for some reasons I can't attach this picture)

Leifang:

https://twitter.com/Witchkink00/status/602963712488669185

That third Ryu one better win. It looks godlike.

Could appear more different from the ordinary if on the chest there was an armor plaque, but actually I suppose that it's simple bare skin considering how even the face of Ryu is colored grey.

In the end this is again one of these entries that can work in a "free for all" contest but has nothing of Halloween: more I believe that the final outcome would end to be something not too much different from his "Spirit of the warrior" outfit from NG3:RE or from a classic "only pants" outfit worn from Jann Lee.

I added it because seemed to me a nice idea if making use of metal parts, but actually now I'm pretty sure that it's not so.

 

[Russian-chiropractic19]

I hope some of these get into NG4 where they belong. the problem about Ryu's costumes is people seem to forget how goofy his fighting style is in DOA.

 

[Argentus]

I hope some of these get into NG4 where they belong. the problem about Ryu's costumes is people seem to forget how goofy his fighting style is in DOA.

To be fair that's not a problem exclusive to ryu. Nobody considers how their designs would look in gameplay. Most Helena and Christie designs would be a clipping nightmare with how much the crouch down and the way they move.