BioWare Wants Fan Input on Sexy Anime-Style Mass Effect Statue
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As someone who loved the character of Liara and romanced her in both games, I was very intriuged when I saw the promo-shots of the statue.
Then I saw the above photo's and was horrified.
Liara looks just fine the way she is and while it's all very well to say "it's the Japanese / Anime style", that style is NOT RIGHT FOR LIARA. I can't bloody stand anime at the best of times and even if you're a fan of either / both, surely you have to agree the style suits Liara about as much as I suit a muscle-vest.
I know that the generally accepted "ideal" for nerds / fans / geeks / gamers is massive tits all round but some of us actually like realistic proportions and Liara's were absolutely spot-on! That...thing...up there is not Liara - it's some sad-sack's wet-dream and I hope that all the negative feedback results in the prototype being burned and the creator being smacked over the head with a canoe-paddle with a brick tied to the end unless / until he stops being such a pillock!
In all fairness, the attention to detail in the armour and gun is very good (even though the in-game armour didn't show off any cleavage!) and her overall body shape is fine. However with those massive boobs and scarily-close-to-childlike face, I would never in a million years buy it in it's current form and I don't think I will be alone in that decision.
They need to nail this one because if they don't and it bombs, then there would be less / no incentive to make more.
Wardy
PS If you honestly find the above depiction of Liara attractive then you should have your hormones confiscated!
Then I saw the above photo's and was horrified.
Liara looks just fine the way she is and while it's all very well to say "it's the Japanese / Anime style", that style is NOT RIGHT FOR LIARA. I can't bloody stand anime at the best of times and even if you're a fan of either / both, surely you have to agree the style suits Liara about as much as I suit a muscle-vest.
I know that the generally accepted "ideal" for nerds / fans / geeks / gamers is massive tits all round but some of us actually like realistic proportions and Liara's were absolutely spot-on! That...thing...up there is not Liara - it's some sad-sack's wet-dream and I hope that all the negative feedback results in the prototype being burned and the creator being smacked over the head with a canoe-paddle with a brick tied to the end unless / until he stops being such a pillock!
In all fairness, the attention to detail in the armour and gun is very good (even though the in-game armour didn't show off any cleavage!) and her overall body shape is fine. However with those massive boobs and scarily-close-to-childlike face, I would never in a million years buy it in it's current form and I don't think I will be alone in that decision.
They need to nail this one because if they don't and it bombs, then there would be less / no incentive to make more.
Wardy
PS If you honestly find the above depiction of Liara attractive then you should have your hormones confiscated!
Despite the fact that her breast are a little too large for the character, I would definitely buy this figuire if I had the cash.
Well, there is an anime series called Kiddy Grade that has an 100+ year-old bishoujo character.Raiyan 1.0 said:
Her name is Eclair.
Why? It is nice.....Varrdy said:
Though the slight creepy factor could be dealt with if it was painted.
A random Asari hooker wearing Liara's clothes and with the general stance of Liara...nikki191 said:
But a random Asari hooker none the less.
It's really not nice...the face is bordering on a pedophile's wet dream and the chest is grossly over - proportioned. I'm all for alluring poses and I am very much NOT a prude but I AM a very big admirer of Liara and to see her portrayed in this manner (that of a hentai-loving, 14 year-old's #1 wank fantasy) is obscene.Paragon Fury said:
It looks nothing like her and that is the main problem people have.
Wardy
You realize that if they painted it her face would look very close if not exactly like her ME2 face, which was a lot younger looking than her ME1 face, right?Varrdy said:
I really can't take this seriously. Sure it's a cute Asari, but it's all sexified for the sake of being sexy (and money). So, movin' on!
Hey, guess what?
Despite the vast majority of the feedback on this monstrosity, it is now available for pre-order!
BioWare teased us with rather good concept designs for a statuette of the delightful Liara T'Soni. Then they fucked it up by letting a bushido (piss) artist redesign it into a monstrosity with mazzive bazookas and a disturbing, pre-teen face. The design looked less like Liara T'Soni and more like a 15 year-old, sexually-immature anime fan's wank fodder and the vast majority of Mass Effect fans derided it for the sheer affront that it was
So BioWare ignored the majority and went with the crusty-sock brigade instead, approving the hated design for production. Some people actually like it (although I can't imagine why) but the majority of people are still are of the "what the fuck is that?!?" opinion.
Of course this move was made because they know that the people who like this sort of thing are the same people who are more willing to part with their money.
Don't get me wrong, if it's your thing then fine - more power to you (just stay the fuck away from me!) - but this is supposed to be Liara T'Soni and yet it bears as much resemblance to her as I do! I can only conclude that anyone who likes this insult of a design does so because they like big tits and pre-pubescent faces and not because they like the character Liara herself.
Sadly for me, I DO like Liara as she is in the games and I was looking forward to a statue of her. That chance has now been denied me thanks to pandering to the lowest common denominator...
I offer nothing but the most sarcastic thanks to whoever had the final say on this obscenity - you bastard!
Wardy
Despite the vast majority of the feedback on this monstrosity, it is now available for pre-order!
BioWare teased us with rather good concept designs for a statuette of the delightful Liara T'Soni. Then they fucked it up by letting a bushido (piss) artist redesign it into a monstrosity with mazzive bazookas and a disturbing, pre-teen face. The design looked less like Liara T'Soni and more like a 15 year-old, sexually-immature anime fan's wank fodder and the vast majority of Mass Effect fans derided it for the sheer affront that it was
So BioWare ignored the majority and went with the crusty-sock brigade instead, approving the hated design for production. Some people actually like it (although I can't imagine why) but the majority of people are still are of the "what the fuck is that?!?" opinion.
Of course this move was made because they know that the people who like this sort of thing are the same people who are more willing to part with their money.
Don't get me wrong, if it's your thing then fine - more power to you (just stay the fuck away from me!) - but this is supposed to be Liara T'Soni and yet it bears as much resemblance to her as I do! I can only conclude that anyone who likes this insult of a design does so because they like big tits and pre-pubescent faces and not because they like the character Liara herself.
Sadly for me, I DO like Liara as she is in the games and I was looking forward to a statue of her. That chance has now been denied me thanks to pandering to the lowest common denominator...
I offer nothing but the most sarcastic thanks to whoever had the final say on this obscenity - you bastard!
Wardy
Wow. Caring about this statue at all was pretty out there. Being able to get genuinely angry about it was a damn near superhuman feat. But remaining angry about it two months after the fact?
Damn. Just...damn.
Damn. Just...damn.
The actual preorder does not look quite like the uber bosomed prototype, though she's still a bit large...Varrdy said:
However, so that all can see...
