Character design: Western Vs. Japanese

All I know is the one game that turned me off to Japanese games in general was Final Fantasy X.

Everyone in that game was just weird.

Taking just the part of character design....there was one dude with a spiked up front hair.....that looked like when Cameron Diaz ran splooge through her hair in Something About Mary.

It was fucking ridiculous.

That is why most *** characters weird me out too. They seem to make the main characters stand out by adding ridiculous clothing and styles.

@Bigboi500 said:

@JangoWuzHere said:

@93BlackHawk93 said:

@JangoWuzHere said:

@93BlackHawk93 said:

They gave Samus heels.

So?

I don't understand why I need to explain the absurdity of a combat mercenary running around in high heels.

It's conceptually and visually stupid.

What about her rolling up in to a basket ball and dropping bombs? Absurdity is what games are all about. Ever seen Kingdom Hearts or Fable characters' feet? Video game fantasy and reality never meet.

Yes, Samus can morph into a ball, it's sci-fi, so I'm willing to buy that. However, that doesn't mean I'm willing to accept that woman can run around comfortably in high heels in combat, that's a leap of creative logic to me. The world of Metroid is absurd, but it's not "that" absurd. A game like bayonetta is so crazy and insane that I'm perfectly willing to accept that the main character will run and fight using high heels. Metroid actually takes itself somewhat seriously, so design quirks like that make the game look dumb.

Not to mention, putting athletic fantasy female characters in high heels has been terribly cliche for decades now.

The Japanese character design tradition is very rich and varied. The Western style is just a mirror of what Hollywood's produced.

Japanese cause Bloodborne but then it has a huge western influence so I don't know.

Japanese designs of Japanese characters > most Western designs of Western characters (same old white male with giant biceps) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Japanese designs of Western characters (cringe).

prefer Japanese..in this case. :P

Almost all of the ignorance in this thread casts all Japanese character design as chibi anime androgynous boys/girls. It's interesting.

Japanese designs styles are more diverse. You get the same shit with American driven art.

Since I’m ignorant and don’t know shit about Japanese games, could you please answer one question for me and tell me why “Quiet”, the main character from MGSV who’s a deadly markswoman wearing a torn fishnet and a thong g-string as a military outfit in Yoji Shinkawa’s artwork … I’m sure there’s reasonable explanation for that

LMFAO,

you win the thread.

Japanese characters tend to have more unique designs for better or worse. But I honestly don't prefer one or the other.

Western. I used to think otherwise, but that emo, metro-sexual shit is really starting to get on my nerves.

Also I wonder if the Japanese are ashamed of their own skin colour, everyone comes off white. If they were Chinese I would think, okay the Chinese are much lighter, in skin colour anyways.

@JangoWuzHere said:

@93BlackHawk93 said:

They gave Samus heels.

So instantly wrong

Spaceheels.

Both have some good design, but if I had to choose one I'd say western.

Valkyria Chronicles has some of my most favorite designs in videogames. And that's japanese, so.

Also this.

@the_master_race said:

Since I’m ignorant and don’t know shit about Japanese games, could you please answer one question for me and tell me why “Quiet”, the main character from MGSV who’s a deadly markswoman wearing a torn fishnet and a thong g-string as a military outfit in Yoji Shinkawa’s artwork … I’m sure there’s reasonable explanation for that

Her backstory's supposed to explain that and we know nothing about it since the game's not out yet.

If i'm to guess, her reasons are similar to GITS' Major Kusanagi's naked antics.

@R10nu said:

Valkyria Chronicles has some of my most favorite designs in videogames. And that's japanese, so.

Also this.

Um....half those Japanese faces look like they belong to a 12 year old.

Also all the Japanese faces are interchangeable - the only difference is hair

This thread has a broad title but within it's only about female characters. It also implies that the options in the poll are the only artstyles, instantly giviingthe win to the west because I'm not attracted to underage 10 year old girls.

May need to remake thread.

Yep, it's only healthy to be attracted to mature 10 year olds. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )

As far as video games go I would go with Japanese character designs because there is far more diversity among the guys, girls, and creatures. That's why its easier for me to be impress with Japanese games because their worlds can get pretty crazy.

always been a hips and butt guy

Japan is definitely more innovative by far and Capcom takes the cake although some slick looking stuff is coming from Platinum games and no matter how idealized DOA girls look Team Ninja makes them look very pretty. Looking at RE, DMC and Bloodborne, Japanese developers even capture Victorian era design and atmosphere better than anything I've ever seen come out from us westerners. Now I'm not bashing on western character designers because their characters look great too!

This makes no sense whatsoever. A lot of Japanese folks are just as pale-skinned as white and Chinese people.

You really need to see more people before making a call like that..there are fair skin Japanese people & dark skin Japanese people.

Neither.

Samus looks way, WAAAAY better in Metroid Prime 1. There she actually didn't look like an ugly ass Barbie.

@DarthaPerkinjan said:

@R10nu said:

Valkyria Chronicles has some of my most favorite designs in videogames. And that's japanese, so.

Also this.

Um....half those Japanese faces look like they belong to a 12 year old.

Also all the Japanese faces are interchangeable - the only difference is hair

On the one hand, you say half of them look like 12 year-olds, and then on the other hand, you say they're all interchangeable... You just contradicted yourself, defeating your own argument.

Either way, the Japanese-designed faces in that picture demonstrate a far wider variety of different features and art styles than the Western-designed faces. The Japanese-designed faces cover everything from ultra-realistic to ultra-cartoony, and everything in between. The Western-designed faces, on the other hand, range from just semi-realistic to ultra-realistic, and very little else.

Yep, from an artistic point of view they’re more diverse and far better than western designs but lack of realism make these designs to seem a bit immature which could be great when you’re target audience are children /young adults

It's tough to say because it really depends on the game and the artist.

The faces shown for MGS, Resident Evil, FFXV, and Yakuza, for example, are realistic. And at the same time, the faces shown for Dragon Quest, Catherine, Xenoblade, and Street Fighter, for example, are cartoony. That's the kind of range I'm referring to.

@R10nu said:

Valkyria Chronicles has some of my most favorite designs in videogames. And that's japanese, so.

Also this.

lol the western ones at least somewhat resemble living humans.

the japanese ones are some weirdo weaboo girly anime shit...

The West makes dudes with breasts, while Japan makes actual good looking women. Fact.

Is it a universally good thing?

Because i would argue that it's not.

Are you seriously complaining about female characters looking girly? So you'd rather prefer they look masculine? Okay.

I'm complaining that they don't look remotely human. Like some sort of weird alien race.

lol anime/japanese art.

Video game visuals are no where near that level.

Even a game like LA Noire still looks like a fantasy world despite the advanced facial animation.

Sure beats this,

@-God- said:

Sure beats this,

Anything and everything beats LoL. Your point?

Also LoL is not Japanese.

Let me guess...

You prefer the one on the left, right?

@Jag85 said:

@-God- said:

I'm complaining that they don't look remotely human. Like some sort of weird alien race.

lol anime/japanese art.

Let me guess...

You prefer the one on the left, right?

So you like the 12 year old with boob implants on the right?

Anime girls are puke worthy,

@-God-:

You seriously think a 12 year old can have a curvy figure like that?

You seriously think there is any human on this planet that looks like anime girls?

@-God-: Then how can they look like 12 year olds if they barely even look human? You're just contradicting yourself.

The Japanese take the cake on this one. Their female characters are gorgeous (3D CG not anime). There are also very beautiful anime characters that don't look like 10 year olds like Air Gear. It really depends on the artist. I just think the West does realistic female characters better outside of the fantasy genre.

This thread went to shit really fast.

@freedomfreak said:

The West makes dudes with breasts, while Japan makes actual good looking women. Fact.

What in the HELL is that thing on the left?!

@DarthaPerkinjan: That's Serah from Dragon Age: Inquisition.

non human creatures also have 12 year olds, genius.

@-God-: 12 is old for most animal creatures... If a cat or dog reached that age, for example, it would be either old or middle-aged (depending on the breed).