ShinMaruku
Member
Any issue with Lightning stems from they let a bellend run that game and when you empower bellends terrible shit happens.
Also Fashion people are kinda insane.
Also Fashion people are kinda insane.
Lightning Stars in New Louis Vuitton Fashion Film
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Werewolf Jones
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This was what Lightning was made for. Forgot JRPG plots, just make her a fashion model.
To be fair fashion models are supposed to be expressionless. So I guess Lightning is a great fit.
I think they reproportioned the all the characters just so she wouldn't look out of place.
We may get lucky and get a Lightning skin swap for sora/aqua.
Dragon Puncher
Member
Still not as weird as the ending of lightning returns..
FYI people, this is for LV's spring 2016 ready-to-wear show, which is itself based from anime.
In fact, one of 'em is based off from FF7 AC's Tifa.
But there's more like Death Note
Full article as to why and more examples can be found here: http://www.vogue.com/13359108/louis-vuitton-spring-2016-inspiration-anime-evangelion-sailor-moon/
The following are conclusions from my part:
Now, why SE's Visual Works?
It makes a lot of sense, they are probably the best Japanese studio to make stylish but realistic characters and clothes, which fits this vision.
Why Lightning?
Her expresionless face and her body physique matches that of fashion models.
I think this is great, I am happy games can reach other mediums, and I honestly think Lightning is fine for this.
In fact, one of 'em is based off from FF7 AC's Tifa.
But there's more like Death Note
Full article as to why and more examples can be found here: http://www.vogue.com/13359108/louis-vuitton-spring-2016-inspiration-anime-evangelion-sailor-moon/
The following are conclusions from my part:
Now, why SE's Visual Works?
It makes a lot of sense, they are probably the best Japanese studio to make stylish but realistic characters and clothes, which fits this vision.
Why Lightning?
Her expresionless face and her body physique matches that of fashion models.
I think this is great, I am happy games can reach other mediums, and I honestly think Lightning is fine for this.
Haunted
Member
:lol
I love that thought because this is so far removed from reality that no one is able to tell the difference between intentional design and hapless mistake either way.
It's the fashion version of this
"Guy dropped his glove on the floor here at MoMA and everyone is nervously stepping around it, unsure if it's art."
FYI people, this is for LV's spring 2016 ready-to-wear show, which is itself based from anime.
In fact, one of 'em is based off from FF7 AC's Tifa.
But there's more like Death Note
Full article as to why and more examples can be found here: http://www.vogue.com/13359108/louis-vuitton-spring-2016-inspiration-anime-evangelion-sailor-moon/
The following are conclusions from my part:
Now, why SE's Visual Works?
It makes a lot of sense, they are probably the best Japanese studio to make stylish but realistic characters and clothes, which fits this vision.
Why Lightning?
Her expresionless face and her body physique matches that of fashion models.
I think this is great, I am happy games can reach other mediums, and I honestly think Lightning is fine for this.
Really interesting, thanks for the links.
This kinda looks more Tifa though, no?
Pretty bad idea lol. The problem is fashion for females in current video games and anime is mostly bad and boring. Lightning Returns itself boasts of 80 'outfits', but once you look at all the outfits and you can see maybe 1 or 2 at decent level and the rest being fairly bad.
Visual Works getting work I have no issue with, Lightning as a model is sure, might as well even though she doesn't even look like the original design anymore. My beef is with the bad fashion.
First ad of the campaign https://www.instagram.com/p/_w_8cwq4dl/
Ganon Dragmire
Member
fabulous
Orochinagis
Member
Discounted Bloodborne enemy design
kuroneko0509
Member
Louis Vuitton isn't for everyone, not to mention it's absolute high rollers. Or maybe it's more so beyond us to perceive it as good fashion.
And I say this as having a friend that spent $500 on a keyholder. $500.
Splatterpunk
Member
You know it's actually kind of cool to see FF characters wearing normal clothes. When you first meet Hope and Vanille and they're wearing those ridiculous get-ups under those white robes I had to roll my eyes.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
I agree, though this new outfit now looks more fitting on her than the first LV outfits.
and there might be more:
https://twitter.com/Square_Portal/status/680847161643372544
Lightning Returns was outsold by Bravely Default though, and they're both arguably a part of the same series. The fact that Bravely Default had to be localized by Nintendo because Square Enix didn't have confidence in it may be indicative of how much of a failure Lightning Returns was.
Sure it's not for everyone, and sure some of us don't have the money for it.
Doesn't mean we can't judge whether or not it looks good. Fan Bingbing could wear that pink jacket and shorts combo and it wouldn't look good. And she's Fan Bingbing! She literally makes anything she wears look great. That LV spring 2016 rtw line though? Nope.
And they went out of their way to tell us they made her boobs larger.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
SE has never been too consistent between character appearances.
Look at Cloud. Even when you switch costumes in Smash, his face looks different and he's only aged two years.
RevolverRoden
Member
I don't see why people are so salty tbh.
This is true though
These were pretty cool, though.
Looks like Mike Epps
I've been interested in seeing some of anime fashion being translated. I pretty much dug everything from Yu Yu hakasho but rarely is anything in other shows that sensible.
As for what can be seen in the entire show most of them really didn't give a hint of attachment to their supposed inspiration.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
Maybe there's something more to all this stuff that you all are missing in your quest to hate this the most
theofficefan99
Junior Member
I don't see why everyone is being dramatic, but people do love hating anything Lightning or FFXIII-related, and people are generally dramatic towards anything Square Enix-related.
I think this is somewhat cool. More CGI Lightning? Fine by me.
I think this is somewhat cool. More CGI Lightning? Fine by me.
So where is the true HD version ?
I'd love to see what visual works put out in actual detail.
I know which is very annoying.
I'd love to see what visual works put out in actual detail.
I know which is very annoying.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
i sort of like the designs but both the lv and prada stuff really look a lot more like burberry (except for the suit on sazh).
is nomura helping with these? he should hurry up and just do a xiv x prorsum collab =p
kinda odd thing to see right now but it probably makes more sense for ff xiii than any other at this point lol
is nomura helping with these? he should hurry up and just do a xiv x prorsum collab =p
kinda odd thing to see right now but it probably makes more sense for ff xiii than any other at this point lol
A Twisty Fluken
Member
okay what is the deal with the aspect ratio
Supermanisdead
Member
this was honestly the most incredible video i've seen in a very long time.
like
like
Stilton Disco
Member
My gods, this was both much shorter and far worse than I expected it to be.
I really wish they'd never ever acknowledge Lightnings existence ever again. She's the poster child for three games that turned what was one of my all time favourite game series into something I cringe at the thought of.
Dragging her out to do shit like this is just embarrassing, and a reminder to everyone not to get too hopeful that FFVIIR or FFXV will be any good.
I really wish they'd never ever acknowledge Lightnings existence ever again. She's the poster child for three games that turned what was one of my all time favourite game series into something I cringe at the thought of.
Dragging her out to do shit like this is just embarrassing, and a reminder to everyone not to get too hopeful that FFVIIR or FFXV will be any good.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
May Lightning's star shine forever...
Ganon Dragmire
Member
Oh my. She looks amazing.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
I don't see how a team that has touched neither product has anything to do with FFVIIR and FFXV, but ok.
That's like saying, "yo the last Uncharted was not great, so we shouldn't expect U4 to be good!" (completely ignoring the work directly preceding U4, and that the last Uncharted was made by a different team) Different directors, different teams, different visions.
Not yet, these are all teasers from Ghesquiere. When the campaign actually rolls out they'll probably do something.
Ganon Dragmire
Member
Damn. If these are just the tease, then this will be bigger than I thought.