The Art Style and Graphics Discussion

Tyaren

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I'm not a big fan of Toriyama's art style and his character designs (imho they are too simple)...Dragon Quest XI looks lovely though:

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The main character's design however... :/

The DQ Heroes protagonist looked cool though...

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Like the hair, armor parts and color scheme...
 

SilverForte

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Not a big fan of the dragonball art style myself either, giant foreheads and strange looking hair, eh. Also too cartoony for my tastes.
 

KasumiLover

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I'm not a big fan of Toriyama's art style and his character designs (imho they are too simple)...Dragon Quest XI looks lovely though:

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The main character's design however... :/

The DQ Heroes protagonist looked cool though...

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Like the hair, armor parts and color scheme...
That looks great! I'm so looking forward to getting the game. Isn't Tecmo Koei or something TN related working on the game? It looks similar to Hyrule warriors
 

Tyaren

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That looks great! I'm so looking forward to getting the game. Isn't Tecmo Koei or something TN related working on the game? It looks similar to Hyrule warriors
Team Ninja was involved in Dragon Quest Heroes (the last screen shot), it's basically Hyrule Warriors just set in the Dragon Quest World instead of Zelda. The first batch of screens has nothing to do with Team Ninja though.
 

KasumiLover

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Team Ninja was involved in Dragon Quest Heroes (the last screen shot), it's basically Hyrule Warriors just set in the Dragon Quest World instead of Zelda. The first batch of screens has nothing to do with Team Ninja though.
I see. I'm happy they moved to 3D models instead of the tiny sprites they had on DS.
 

Argentus

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I'm not a big fan of Toriyama's art style and his character designs (imho they are too simple)...Dragon Quest XI looks lovely though:

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The main character's design however... :/

The DQ Heroes protagonist looked cool though...

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Like the hair, armor parts and color scheme...
I didn't know about either of those! Awesome
 

Tyaren

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I didn't know about either of those! Awesome

Here's the presentation of the first DQXI footage:

The calm valley with the water fall looks amazing! *__*
Dragon Quest Heroes is already out in Japan and will be released in the coming months in EU/US:

Both share a very similar art style and look. They could be the exact same game on a first glance, only that DQHeroes is a cross generation game (also available on PS3) and does not look quite as polished as the PS4 only DQXI.
 

Tyaren

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I hope, no one minds the double post. :/

So, I praised Final Fantasy XV's graphics already, but let me say again, that the attention to detail Square Enix put into each one of the 4 party (boy group) members is astounding. Each one has his own characteristics and quirks. Just alone, how the characters behave, looking around the gas station. o . O
Ignis is strutting around, sometimes adjusting his glasses, straightening his jacket all the while and looking most of the time at the spices and coffee. Prompto seems irritated like a little child, that does not want to shop with the parents anymore and wants home, awkwardly fidgeting about. If you happen to bump into him, he squeaks startled. Gladiolus is energetically walking around, striking up conversation with the others, smiling, sometimes tapping with the hand on his thigh to the tune of the shop...and in whatever location he is, he is always looking at the wanted posters. You normally wouldn't even see his face while looking at the posters, but if you go out of your way, to position the camera in between him and the wall, you can see all the different facial expressions he makes. It's really funny to watch him and a great attention to detail:

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Also, just look at the lighting at different times of day, especially that amazing glow of morning sun, that hits Prompto through a window in the last picture. O:
 
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Chapstick

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Fuel is pretty enormous, took a screenshot using that one glitch

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The white box is the part where you go if you fall through the floor at the top of fuel. Second white box with the ? is something weird sitting in the black space under the stage
 

Tyaren

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is something weird sitting in the black space under the stage
It looks like a miniature oil rig...
Imagine, how big stages this console generation could actually be? Imagine, characters fighting in a valley as huge as Duscae in FF15! O:

On another note:

It's unthinkable, that one of the DOA girls might not be beautiful. They all are... But there are actually also some pretty handsome men in DOA:

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I wonder, how they decided, which men would be handsome and which wouldn't, when they switched from the anime style (in which all characters had well proportioned, handsome faces) to the more realistic style of DOA5...Do you think they were drawing lots and Ryu, Bayman and Leon got the short end of the stick? XD
 
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Chapstick

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It looks like a miniature oil rig...
Imagine, how big stages this console generation could actually be? Imagine, characters fighting in a valley as huge as Duscae in FF15! O:

On another note:

It's unthinkable, that one of the DOA girls might not be beautiful. They all are... But there are actually also some pretty handsome men in DOA:

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I wonder, how they decided, which men would be handsome and which wouldn't, when they switched from the anime style (in which all characters had well proportioned, handsome faces) to the more realistic style of DOA5...Do you think they were drawing lots and Ryu, Bayman and Leon got the short end of the stick? XD
Bayman is VERY handsome thank you very much and Ryu's face came from NG3. For Bayman he's a hardened mercenary so being a prettyboy wouldn't make sense. Leon wouldn't make sense either, his face fits his personality.

The other guys make sense being as they are because they're young. Brad Wong is a womanizer so it makes sense for him to look good yet a little scruffy. Speaking of Eliot his face is kind of weird, his lips and eyes look off to me.
 

Chapstick

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Lol, I'm sorry! XD
Here, some "VERY handsome" Bayman for you:

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I noticed, that they gave him bloodshot eyes...which I find look sometimes a little creepy. >__>
D:< he's not "VERY handsome" he's VERY handsome

You have to admit at least Eliot's lips are weird compared to everyone else's. That one detail messes up his whole face for me ): A lighter color, a slightly different shape, and some shine would help a lot. Maybe I'll attempt an edit tomorrow
 

Chapstick

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I changed my mind and did it now

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To really see the differences open these in your browser as separate tabs and switch back and forth-

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Slight tweaks that make him look a lot better imo. Lowered the corners of his eyes, darkened his irises, got rid of that redness in the corneas, narrowed and lowered the nose, changed lip shape slightly and very subtly lightened them, and finally adjusted the jawline. Also made his hair less yellow it's unrealistically yellow
 

Argentus

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Jadeinchains

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I still hate how they made Bayman a goofy fratbo looking guy now

I miss his old "grim assassin" look.

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Doa5 Bayman doesn't intimidate at ALL, whereas Doa1-4 Bayman was scary as all hell.

I don't know, I like Bayman's new look But your talking about intimidation in which case.
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He looks pretty intimidating here.
 

Argentus

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I don't know, I like Bayman's new look But your talking about intimidation in which case.
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He looks pretty intimidating here.
Its just not the same. We know he has a dudebro cut under that beret instead of his mafia style skicked back hair he used to sport.
Isn't your only complaint his hair
and his general facial structure, differing persona, and his face always smirking instead of scowling like before.

He's more like a cocky teenager than a hardened professional now.

I remember his doa3 win quote
"If it hurts, it means your still alive"
 
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