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Here is the game in question: http://www.revolution60.com/ http://www.revolution60.com/ The feedback in the article was spot on. The characters look decidedly
by robertfw 12y ago
Here is the game in question: http://www.revolution60.com/ http://www.revolution60.com/
The feedback in the article was spot on. The characters look decidedly anorexic.
- sp332 12y agoDon't worry, they're video game characters. I'm sure they're fine! /s More seriously, this is an art style and not a body image problem. Disliking an art style is completely valid, but attributing medical conditions is a non-sequitur.
- quux 12y agoI think there were also some technical reasons for the character design, or at least the costume design. When the team was interviewed on Debug they said they had to make a choice to keep the polygon count low: Non skintight costumes? or more realistic hair? They went with hair :)
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- onli 12y agoNo they don't. The characters are curvy while being absolutely slim, it's a body type that in the real world does not really exist. Anorexic doesn't make those curves.
- Roboprog 12y agoMale characters in games often look similar, though sometimes more ripped. Not too many non-NPCs with pot bellies on the male side in most games :-) Who wants to see out of shape middle-aged game characters? Somebody else mentioned practical concerns about rendering...