(05-08-2014, 07:37 PM)Ildur Wrote: Wildstar's sin about body types is that they offer a thin build, a 'wide' build (which really means "diminished wasp waist") and then like seven varieties of the default one with bigger breasts, thiner waist, bigger rears or bigger legs. It's like they couldn't understand why people wanted more body types in the first place, so they covered the 'basic' ones, except not really, and then tweaked the avereage body with a clear fixation on all the 'sexy' parts.That's exactly what it is. If they were all distinct variations there wouldn't be so much of an issue, but too many of them are too indistinct from one another.
(05-08-2014, 07:37 PM)Ildur Wrote: The D-Souls series not only has the most sensible armor in the history of modern videogames, but also some of the most stupid looking ones.Heh, I don't have a problem with those as long as there are other options. It's good to have a nice variety to choose from. The BigHugeMcLarge weapons didn't bother me either. I just like the aesthetics of the highly plausible armor designs.
Not to mention some of the weapons that are twice the size of your character, or the tiny head syndrome certain armors had.
(05-08-2014, 08:27 PM)Naunet Wrote: And while realistic armors are cool and all (alongside "normal" clothes), I like to have access to armors with flair. I actually very much adored TERA's armor designs and the detailing that went into them (the armors, not the lame as fuck cash shop costumes), with the exception of female castanic plate.Dark Souls actually has quite a bit of this as well, with stuff like the brass set, the black knight set, and of course, the ever-popular Ornstein's set. It's very much possible to have flashy, fancy designs even within the scope of highly realistic and functional armor.
In fact, a lot of plate armor was made specifically to be as ornate and flashy as it was possible to make them, with highly detailed engravings and the like being common on the particularly high-end sets. A shame very few developers realize the potential of this.
