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kosherbacon wrote:

buckbok wrote: Anyway, as long as no one changes Lilly's sprite, I'll be a happy man. Coz Lilly's the perfect girl! Woot!

IIRC, she's already been changed once, but before act 1 came out. Definitely for the better.
http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com ... o-cast.jpg

She's been changed a few times.

Suriko wrote:
[The Evolution of Lilly]

I was wondering when someone would post that. For the life of me I couldn't find a good version of second one. The group pic I had with the second sprite was all pixelated

I kinda with you guys would of stayed with the second one, but thats just my opinion.

i like more the expression on the second one.

I'd actually say that new Emi looks more like the art style of second Lilly than third Lilly. Maybe that's just me.

All the main characters have had 4-7 character designs over the developement cycle of this project. And no I'm not going to post them (you can find most of them on shimmie if you know what to look for), I just felt like pointing out in the middle of all these "I liked character design X better" comments that the primary function of a character design is that it works in the game, not that a majority of people who might or might not care find them cute or whatever.

SirMax wrote:I'd actually say that new Emi looks more like the art style of second Lilly than third Lilly.

Seconded, thirded, and a billion times more. I think this is what everyone who says it looks "sketch-like" means. And that would quite definitely mean "not working with the game", no? Since the others all match the style of the third...

Snicket wrote:

A comparison of the three versions of Emi

The first thing I noticed was how her tails have steadily migrated up her head. Another revision and they'll be top knots.

Well, if from this point they went back, she'd eventually have a ponytail. And ponytails are hot. (as well as fitting for athletic girls)


Also, whose idea was it to shrink Lilly's breasts?

Aura wrote: I just felt like pointing out in the middle of all these "I liked character design X better" comments that the primary function of a character design is that it works in the game, not that a majority of people who might or might not care find them cute or whatever.

Hey i'm just voicing my opinion on the here. Its your guys game and you can do what ever you want with it.

Snicket wrote:

Aura wrote: I just felt like pointing out in the middle of all these "I liked character design X better" comments that the primary function of a character design is that it works in the game, not that a majority of people who might or might not care find them cute or whatever.

Hey i'm just voicing my opinion on the here. Its your guys game and you can do what ever you want with it.

Well if it isn't my arch nemesis, Captain Obvious. You're too late, I've already obfuscated the President's brain! Muahahaha~

Caesius wrote: Well if it isn't my arch nemesis, Captain Obvious. You're too late, I've already obfuscated the President's brain! Muahahaha~

Hey i was trying to say that not everyone is going to like the changes. (Or any changes)

Caesius wrote:Also, whose idea was it to shrink Lilly's breasts?

They didn't shrink, her body just got a LOT bigger.

There is this weird thought floating around in my head that I cannot understand.

Snicket wrote:Hey i was trying to say that not everyone is going to like the changes. (Or any changes)

Please note that I am not trying to discredit you Snicket, but your words carry something I am wondering about.


Of course, we are creatures of habit and changes are not always appreciated because they tend to create obstacles for us and our plans for the future.
However, a big part of the message of Katawa Shoujo is that even negative changes are able to bring joy, although we might not recognise it at first. Hisao, for example, would not have made the aquaintance of all these lovely ladies. Or in another instance, Emi is a product of an accident which changed her life. Despite that, she is very happy and (taking that argument a bit further) because of that particular change she is about to become even happier if she were to form a relationship with Hisao.

If Katawa Shoujo is a story about changes and people care about it enough to be on these forums, then why are they unhappy with changes? Granted, one thing where a line should be drawn are changes to the game that diminish the overall quality of the music, art or writing.

...KS is an H-VN. Anyone who finds one sprite or another to be aesthetically pleasing is going to prefer that one in the case of most characters, the "message" of KS notwithstanding.

Deimos wrote:There is this weird thought floating around in my head that I cannot understand.

Snicket wrote:Hey i was trying to say that not everyone is going to like the changes. (Or any changes)

Please note that I am not trying to discredit you Snicket, but your words carry something I am wondering about.


Of course, we are creatures of habit and changes are not always appreciated because they tend to create obstacles for us and our plans for the future.
However, a big part of the message of Katawa Shoujo is that even negative changes are able to bring joy, although we might not recognise it at first. Hisao, for example, would not have made the aquaintance of all these lovely ladies. Or in another instance, Emi is a product of an accident which changed her life. Despite that, she is very happy and (taking that argument a bit further) because of that particular change she is about to become even happier if she were to form a relationship with Hisao.

If Katawa Shoujo is a story about changes and people care about it enough to be on these forums, then why are they unhappy with changes? Granted, one thing where a line should be drawn are changes to the game that diminish the overall quality of the music, art or writing.

You pretty much hit the nail on the head of what i was trying to get at.