shrekfan246 said:
Original Raiden definitely looked like a JRPG character, which is less a slam of JRPG's and more a, that kind of design doesn't belong here. Like if it were a spin-off game, it'd be one thing. But to bring that character design into the main series of the game, as a main character was a bit off-putting.
It didn't bother me too much, past being an annoyance. And like I said, all was made well with 4. Raiden was appropriate for the setting. It's a game set on ridiculous, but character design has always seemed somewhat consistently weird.
But not JRPG looking weird. It's own flavor of MGS weird.