So instead of getting mad at the devs for making these abhorrent designs, you get mad at the people who have had the game ruined for them by association because of them.
I think what the person wants is to talk about how the game will play, but the flow of the thread right will not allow that. This thread, ideally, would be the place to do it, as a "game play" thread would most likely get shot down (especially since is was just announced, it will most likely get merged with this one). Historically, between this site and the other, if people interested in any game with questionable art design, they most likely have to wait for the storm to blow over to talk about it. Call it fair, call it unfair, call it what ever you want, but at this forums heart...it's gaming, right? I do not see why there cannot be separate threads for separate discussion: Art design and social issues, and leave the other one for people who just want to talk about how the will play.
Since when did we separate out criticism of visuals, (or writing etc for that matter) from gameplay in a thread about an upcoming game? It's just as valid as discussion of the gameplay, and if more people want to talk about it, perhaps that's because sexualised depictions of children disgusts some posters just as much as others might want to praise the visuals of another game instead.
I have been staying out of this thread but I will say in xenoblade 2's case it actually did get so bad that mods had to come in and either closed the threads or put a warning that the discussion was to keep to the discussion of the actual game, most notably in the OT
Good point. This is one of the best DRPGs in the modern generation from what people tell me.
I usually don't care much for DRPGs beyond Etrian Odyssey as they tend to fall short for me but the more I read up on the mechanics of the game the better this seems. The different parties seem super customizable and unique in the genre so I hope it's as good as all the talk makes it seem.
Again, my experience with the game is purely from people telling me about it. However, everything I've heard indicates that this is EO tier dungeon crawling, except with considerably more story. Obviously, combat isn't the same, but it's not one of those shit garbage throwaway Vita DRPGs.
I think that was a bit of an extreme example as it carried across multiple general threads partially down to the hard limit on who could create threads on Era at the time. There's a big difference in exactly how much discussion is generated by a reaction to naff character design in a tentpole Nintendo release in the first winter of their successful new console, and a niche dungeon crawler with sexualised depictions of children.
It's a dungeon crawler like Etrian Odyssey if you're familiar with those
Because Takehito Harada has been drawing those since the PS2 days. I mean, he invented the original "1000 year old demon," Etna.
Have you looked at Stranger of Sword City on the Vita? That's one of my favourites.
Yeah no map drawing. It's automatically done for you as you progress.
Nope, same thing happened with Xenoblade, people are just trying to boycott threads when they dont like the designs (I agree that they're awful, but people shouldnt try to boycott threads.
Also on Steam. Probably would be my recommendation to if you are someone who absolutely cannot handle these types of designs.Have you looked at Stranger of Sword City on the Vita? That's one of my favourites.
You'd probably get banned.
I'll second this, 7th Dragon Code VFD is a fantastic entry point into DRPGs, has a lot better presentation values than EO or other similar games, but sacrifices little in the way of mechanical depth. The story is only ok and I do think the game focuses too much on the story at times, but it's a great game. Also there are very few, if any, fanservice designs.
In XB2's case, anything anyone wants to say has been said a thousand times before. You think you might have something more to say, but you really don't.
I already said why I thought the general XB2 threads were a special case, due to thread making privileges not being available to most users until this year combined with shitty fan service in a tentpole, high profile Nintendo game generating a lot of discussion. I still don't see how one extreme example justifies removing all discussion of visual elements like the bloody main characters from general discussion of a game. Plenty of people who played it have posted both positive and negative impressions of various aspects, shutting down criticism of lead visuals but not game mechanics is odd when both are parts of the game, and generalising that anyone criticising the visuals probably hasn't played it is ridiculous, particularly in threads before a game is even released.
