Board 8 > I'm offended by Final Fantasy VII's artwork.

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I'm partially offended due to flashbacks of FF7 and its characters beating my picks in previous battles. But that's not the point here.

I'm looking around the internet as I type this, but I'm having trouble finding where it was said. But basically, Nomura's style was contrasted by how he was asked to design the characters in Final Fantasy VII.

Nomura's contemporary style has a more anime design. Final Fantasy VIII showcases his natural art style.

https://gamehag.com/img/uploaded/9GwWYDhQ2Kg3DxoofW8E2BfFfYbjLe.jpg

More famously, Nomura designed Kingdom Hearts.

https://www.dailydot.com/wp-content/uploads/40a/02/1234982757800e7b1e29b0a622cf3319.jpg

I'm quite fond of his promotional piece for Cloud in Smash Bros. as well. The characters are bright, lively, and colorful. I'm also a huge fan of his shading.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f7/54/b6/f754b6eb1dd0925c4b40209184e8ef49.jpg

Nomura is undoubtedly one of my favorite character artists. Having grown up with FF and KH in my teens, they had a big impact on me. But FF7's artwork was something I could never get behind.

https://wpuploads.appadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/final-fantasy-7-cast.jpg

I'm no artist, so it's hard to put into words. I'm just not a fan of it. If you can contrast the two, you can see how much different it is. It just feels lifeless in comparison.
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Wasn't VII like, his first major job?
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Punnyz posted...

Wasn't VII like, his first major job?

He designed the characters Shadow and Setzer in Final Fantasy VI. Prior to that, he did enemy design in Final Fantasy V.

But yes, VII was the first time he did character art. While I imagine that he was likely doing the anime art at that point, someone told him to make it look more realistic to appeal to western audiences.

I wish I could find that article. I can't find it on Wikipedia, but it might be on the Final Fantasy Wiki or something under either "Final Fantasy VII" or "Tetsuya Nomura." When I get out of class, I'll see if I can check.

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura

I still can't find what I'm looking for specifically.
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Not liking it is one thing. Offended is pretty lol.
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Not liking it is one thing. Offended is pretty lol.

Being offended easily is modern culture though
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Looking at the picture.... why are Tifas legs like 85% of her body
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How can you be offended by that like really
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Within my first hour of FFVII I got stuck for 30 minutes because I couldn't figure out how to get out of a room. I couldn't tell that the exit door to the room was actually door due to the graphics.
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Not liking it is one thing. Offended is pretty lol.

Also this

what the hell is wrong with you, Durango
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pyresword posted...

Within my first hour of FFVII I got stuck for 30 minutes because I couldn't figure out how to get out of a room. I couldn't tell that the exit door to the room was actually door due to the graphics.

It was an ugly game with an ugly art style. The only things that looked good were the CGI cutscenes and the battle graphics. I will never understand how people consider this to be anywhere near the best game ever. It's a revolutionary RPG and an overall great one at best.
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pyresword posted...

Within my first hour of FFVII I got stuck for 30 minutes because I couldn't figure out how to get out of a room. I couldn't tell that the exit door to the room was actually door due to the graphics.

You can turn on an option which shows where entrances and exits are.
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