It's those stupid bouffant hairdos with floppy fringes and moody looks, the absurdly oversized or overdesigned weapons and armour. Anime style graphics generally means JRPG, and I can't stand JRPGs generally. Don't like the gamplay style or the tone - which mostly seems to be kawaii or juvenile S&M wank fantasy. Someone once tried to get me into one of the classic FF games back in the 90s; I was generally less than impressed - funnily enough it was when I encountered a chocobo I switched off for good. (Although, I accept, there's nothing inherently wrong with chocobos.)
Post some godawful video game character designs
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I might currently be replaying a game with anime-esque graphics.
I will figure out how to pass the exam about rescuing the red monkeys' friend, dammit.
I might currently be replaying a game with anime-esque graphics.
I will figure out how to pass the exam about rescuing the red monkeys' friend, dammit.
The entirety of the Castlevania Judgment cast. Overdesigned toss. Tho the worst is of course
The style is anime, but the design philosophy is much more what I would associate with a Western dev, although by no means exclusively. Those appears to be stylish yet very sensible outfits. Like Hogwarts in the fifteenth century is the vibe I'm getting here....
I might currently be replaying a game with anime-esque graphics.
I will figure out how to pass the exam about rescuing the red monkeys' friend, dammit.
The entirety of the Castlevania Judgment cast. Overdesigned toss. Tho the worst is of course
Well, it's a 21st century magical in the US, which is very close to infringing on Rowling's IP, but which makes a point to include LGBT people.
Though, yeah, design philosophy being western is a good way of putting it.
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Rowling doesn't own the idea of a wizard/witch school. You can't own the IP for something so broad. Just like Nintendo cannot own the idea of the side scroller. IP doesn't work that way.
That didn't stop Namco for over 15 years owning copyrights on mini games during loading screens. Something they had forgotten about, causing the patent to expire. Some games got around this loophole before the expiration, but it was usually small budget games. I noticed that around the HD era and Wii, some games were a bit more brave about putting in loading screen mini games, and Namco seemed to forget by that point or didn't care. Which makes you wonder, why they even bother to the first place.
The Loading Screen Game Patent Finally Expires
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Then there's WB...
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That's two games using a patenting system on a gameplay mechanic that should be for everyone. The only reason why they do this is selfish greed, and thinking they won't get all the money in the world. Namco and WB are both guilty of this. It's another case of "if I can't have it then nobody can!/I am the only one that should!".
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It wouldn't be just ONE thing. It would be lots of little ones adding up. In that screen shot we have robed wizards and witches prominently wearing red and green to distinguish themselves, and I'd be willing to bet there's yellow and blue waiting in the wings. Since its still tooling around on Steam I'm going to assume the Devs for it were savvy enough to skirt the line and remain on the side of homage, rather than serial numbers filed off.
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Having said that, the games do a lot with its characters and setting to go way beyond Harry Potter.
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The thing is, those haven't been challenged and odds are they wouldn't stand up in court, but no one really cares enough to spend the money doing it.
Wizards in robes is a really old trope and color coding is school uniforms. For it to risk running afoul of IP they would have to have really closely copied story events that were unique to Harry Potter or straight up copied names and personalities with no changes.
Assuming that all happens in the books/movies, then the changes there are still probably enough to not be at risk. Really depends on the details.
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Oh sure, I seriously doubt that Rowling sued (it's not like they infringed on Taylor Swift's or GW's IP), but they really make it blatant who they were taking some of the ideas from.
(Rescued the red monkey person, though e got chewed up a bit by the mothmen)
It's pretty sad how old this trope is, and predates the era where video games could really depict it. This was in a mailer I got from a book club when I was a teenager.
There was a reason I titled this file "Hope It Don't Chafe".
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She probably would've never said she owned it though.
Also, I keep forgetting the Earthsea books even have a wizard school, seeing as they were far more interested in what happened in the world outside.
Hmmm, I give up, I just can't come up with the reason.
Extra bonus points if you can breed them with other members of the party so their future children can come back in time and help you fight. I put her with the huge guy in heavy armor. Fire Emblem: Awakening was a weird game.
I kind of get Metal Sonic as a way to make him kind of intimidating, but what is this? 'Woolly Sonic?'These two. So much "original character do not steal" energy
It's cause of all the time he saves by not chuckling, instead he flexes his muscles.
Could be worse tho. Could've had a mini-game where you pet your characters while they blush furiously and sometimes say suggestive things.
Nah, an evil fragment of a sun god taking the shape of a crystalline Shadow the Hedgehog, who in turn is the edgier anti-villain Sonic. No, really.
Well, they're pretty bland but I wouldn't call it godawful. Just anime....
I might currently be replaying a game with anime-esque graphics.
I will figure out how to pass the exam about rescuing the red monkeys' friend, dammit.
Now that's more like it!The entirety of the Castlevania Judgment cast. Overdesigned toss. Tho the worst is of course
But you did keep it on file...
True, that was more in response to people saying how much they hate any game with anime in it.