I'm kind of on a similar page here. All these character designs are so meticulously strange and, for the lack of a better word, deformed that I can't imagine anyone drew them just because it looks cool. Or maybe they did, but I just don't understand it.DrunkenElfMage said:In my opinion, the body shape and objectification here crosses the line from sexy to ridiculous and frankly makes it a parody of itself. The character epitomizes the ridiculously high standards that we have set for female characters in video games and if the design wasn't at least a LITTLE tongue in cheek when the artist made it and wanted it to be taken as serious as a character in a Japanese RPG can, then I am frankly saddened by its existence.
In any way, I don't really have a problem with the existence of the Sorceress. I don't like the art, but that's just my cup of tea. What I do have a problem with, though, is that there are a myriad of similar, maybe less stylised, female character designs. I guess this one is just so over the top that it functions as a kind of lightning rod for the frustration about that.