Amazing.. I'm actually used to the skimpy outfits now.. Maybe someday when I start an NG+, I'll use those outfits.
Xenoblade 2 update adds Mythra's Smash outfit
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I'm not sure to which group of people this post is directed, but I agree.
I think it's a nice cross promotion to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the game. Monolith Soft has spoiled me over the last year and a surprise update like this is just icing on the cake.
Thankfully, Tora doesn't exist in Torna.
Thinking about it, with this optional costume equipped, the overall level of sexualization in that campaign comes down to... Brighid I guess.
I checked some pages back and it seems you can buy it from a Nopon merchant in Feltley.
Pantyhose/tights are always welcomed.
As a character designer theres a HUGE difference between the use of black in Mythra, and the photoshopped palutena.
Mythra already had a lot of black stripes and detaling present in her design (even before
, while Palutena had none. Thats why it clashes much more with Palutena than Mythra IMO.
Could it have been thought about the design and how to cover the legs a little more? Yes, thats true (maybe use black stripes and white), but actually the all white leggings in the photoshoped version posted here and in the other thread look really bad as it doesnt break the upper part from the lower part and she just looks like a massive white mass. You need to brake the design a little sometimes so it flows with the eyes better, and that somewhat works actually with the black leggings.
Something, that by the way, is present also with Palutena's design, not only she has a non mirrored design left and right so the visual blandness of the all white is broken, but the, brown belt, the red stripe in the skirt and the brown lines of the tall sandal boots also brake much of that stocking white leg with the white dress.
Malos is that contrast. He's mostly black and she's mostly white.
Having Mythra's entire legs and back be solid black is too much uninterrupted black.
Pneuma adds a lot more black to her design, but it's spread out and mixed well with white.
She's a goddess of light like Palutena.
Mythra's portrayal in Cole's play:
As a character designer theres a HUGE difference between the use of black in Mythra, and the photoshopped palutena.
Mythra already had a lot of black stripes and detaling present in her design (even before
pneuma
Could it have been thought about the design and how to cover the legs a little more? Yes, thats true (maybe use black stripes and white), but actually the all white leggings in the photoshoped version posted here and in the other thread look really bad as it doesnt break the upper part from the lower part and she just looks like a massive white mass. You need to brake the design a little sometimes so it flows with the eyes better, and that somewhat works actually with the black leggings.
Something, that by the way, is present also with Palutena's design, not only she has a non mirrored design left and right so the visual blandness of the all white is broken, but the, brown belt, the red stripe in the skirt and the brown lines of the tall sandal boots also brake much of that stocking white leg with the white dress.
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Of course it clashes more with Palutena. It was partly a joke since the person I responded to said black worked better because you can't have light without shadows and both Mythra and Palutena are goddesses of light.
I agree that the legs being a solid color is bad all around, but solid white works better than solid black. Part of it is also that the black makes her look too modern/futuristic when she's supposed to look the least modern of her forms. Black tips her look too far towards space princess than an ancient goddess. Her original look balances that better.
Ideally, though, I'd just lengthen the skirt a bit and maybe give the attached crotchpiece some short legs so people stop thinking it's panties. Works for Simon and his skirt is shorter and made of thinner material. Speaking of which, I noticed Simon and Pit both have upper leg bracelets on one leg like Mythra for asymmetry.
This led to people in discord asking to give black leggings to more characters for fun and this happened:
Young Link: https://i.imgur.com/t5VXOvu.png
Simon: https://i.imgur.com/ky4HPC9.png
Pit: https://i.imgur.com/dy7PXSV.png
Pokemon Trainer: https://i.imgur.com/z6E2Idz.png
K. Rool: https://i.imgur.com/bjQ2Rir.png
Pacman: https://i.imgur.com/0QzZrkO.png
Mega Man: https://i.imgur.com/1S8BFNV.png
Ridley: https://i.imgur.com/Uxvr5M2.png
Im with you on everything except this. I think she looks terrible in all white and the design doesnt work from a visual standpoint (even it it works thematically speaking). The softer rosy skin without tights of the original does work because it brakes the completely white colour. Maybe a different tone of white than the one in the dress would look better, but then you have the problem of that colour never being used on anything else in the design so it will clash. She really needs a colour (and detailing of the legs) better thought redesign for this new design to work better, but in the meantime, i prefer the use of black visually than the white.
Now release a patch that removes the old outfit permanently
But what would she wear until she gets the other outfit....
Wait nvm.. i think i like your idea
IMO Nintendo's purchase of Monolith is comparable to when a sports team makes an under-the-radar trade that nets them a player that will forever alter the franchise's future for the better.
It's optional, but the AUX core is so fucking good in Torna.
Talk to the Nopon by the campsite in Feltley Village.
As I said in the Smash topic, I really hope this is the reason. There are two scenario, they did this redesign instead of just avoiding to put Mythra among the Spirits because she will be a DLC newcomer with Rex and Pyra or because Monolith Soft really care about their games and their fans and decided to accept to change the design just to let Samurai put her as a Spirit.
The change is still ill-advised. It looks like textures aren't loading in lol
You mean the textures in the background? That's just how the game looks.
I can't really see them getting in without Rex (I.E. their driver). Either way, maybe? I sure as hell hope so, 'cause Ultimate will likely be Rex's only chance at being playable.
Great detail from Monolithsoft, we're getting really spoiled with Xc2 and the expectaction for the post-game content with their next game will be high. I really like that they consider the "Smash version" someway canon, this way it doesn't look like censor that much.
Agree to disagree I guess. Palutena is a straight take on Athena, complete with shield, staff, and white himation-esque draperies, and while the use of white to denote an affinity of light is certainly a part of her design, I would argue it derives much more from her place in the game's faux Greek pantheon. Regardless at least now we know the design was done by Monolithsoft and wasn't just someone filling in her key art with a paint bucket, which indicates to me that tried to find the most aesthetically and thematically appropriate look they could.
Black also makes more sense since it matches with
Pneuma
it just looks like black leggingsThe change is still ill-advised. It looks like textures aren't loading in lol
It looks like two vertical black spaces, like there's some contest going on and Nintendo wants us to figure out what's hidden for a prize.
I mean...if you see that? the color isn't pitch so there's no void effect going on. it's actually being affected by lighting, so there's no way it'll get lost on a similarly colored background (which isn't on display in the picture to begin with), and there's no tangent issue causing her silhouette to be obscured
It is like every other costume, it's treated as an Aux Core/Accessory, but also apparently it boosts her critical rate by 25%, which is pretty insane.
In the main game you get it from a Nopon on the east side of Argentum on the bottom floor by one of the salvinging points.
In Torna you get it from a Nopon by the camp right where Mythra joins your party.
Due to the way damage calculation works in this game, critical damage tends to be a lot more important than regular additive damage increases. It kind of depends on your set-up, but this is one of the best possible aux cores in the game for Mythra.
As someone who immediately gave Pyra the hoodie outfit when it became available as dlc, I am totally down for this addition. No the design isn't exactly great, but it looks like something someone would wear. Which helps with my suspension of disbelief if nothing else.
I know I posted what a "Covered" Pyra would look like, and honestly after seeing this one for Mythra, it would be nice to see Pyra maybe getting the same rework too. At least if the option is available since I don't know if this is something exclusive with the expansion or something that is in the main game itself.
