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 Squeeeeeeeeee.

Full-body art of Luke, Rody, Sirius, and Malice-- does that mean ALL characters have concept art this time?  'Cause Cain and Abel sure didn't get the full-body treatment for FE11.  

We see Marth and Athena conversing and we see Wrys talking with My Unit.  Yesterday's news but not unwelcome.

We see Boah talking with Nyna, which is definitely new material because Boah only showed up to make an exposition dump and die in FE3.  

We see Marth hanging with some eeeeevil lookin' dude who can only be General Lang.

We see Malliesia, who now sports lavender-colored hair and is not quite as adorable as she used to be, chatting with Marth.  (Someone plz translate what she's saying for me.)

And last but not least we also have an honest-to-pete romantic image of Marth and Caeda embracing on a balcony.  About time!

[Also, freaky black cartoon duck-thing.  The hell?]

Overall, super-cute characters who were suited to the anime style of FE3 look less cute, which the more homely characters get a lot more dignity with the new art style (compare FE3 Wendell with FE11 Wendell).  I kind of miss the old Rody and old Malliesia, but then again I never 100% expected them to be reborn for the DS and I'm happy they are.

While I really did enjoy playing FE11, when you compare all the STUFF that is apparently going into FE12 with the much smaller amount of stuff put into Shadow Dragon, I am experiencing retroactive disappointment.  :(

Date: 2010-06-21 10:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mark-asphodel.livejournal.com
They could have at least made her hair less stiff-looking.

She looks like a nineteen-eighties middle schooler dropped down in... either Bavaria or the Cotswolds, I'm not sure which. Probably the Cotswolds. Pass the mousse.

TBH I'm not really digging the new art style much, though maybe it's just the particular illustrations we've seen so far.

The in-game art or the illustration thingies? I kind of like the eyeless ppl for some weird reason. As for the cavaliers, Luke looks suitably jerky and Rody looks pretty damned romantic with that long coat and all.

LOL @ the... duck

The duck almost looks like it was pasted over something as some kind of edit/censorship.

Date: 2010-06-23 12:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shimizu-hitomi.livejournal.com
The illustrated in game scenes I guess? The eyelessness wouldn't bother me as much if it were just a one time thing, but it seems like a trend in all the cutscene illustrations we've seen so far... XD The general graphics I can take or leave, it doesn't look THAT much different from Shadow Dragon to me.

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