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[cjkeats]

I meant Raidou himself. I love his design, but homeboy is frosty.

That hat and cape give him good sun protection.

 

[TurnipFritters]

I meant Raidou himself. I love his design, but homeboy is frosty.

he's training to be a yamato nadeshiko

 

[PK Gaming]

How is this anything other than amazing?

I admittedly haven't seen much of his work, and my experience really stems from scrounging around Megaten wikis. I do agree that some of his work is great, but I also think that some of his human characters look at a bit too similar.

 

[Dantis]

Kaneko's characters always look touched by the Other, (culminating in the Demi-Fiend's marks of The Beast). Even with P2's and Raidoh 1's more down-to-earth characters, there's this unearthliness about them that makes the jump from the mundane and the fantastical possible.

Then there's the brilliance of his Maken X & beyond work, which translates to a cheap, low-horsepower 3D graphics engine smoothly and deftly with blocks of matte color, whereas less or more detail would throw things off and look cheap. Bonus points: also makes it wierd and alien!



Which is funny, with as how inhuman them, the narrative, and the place is, they were EXTREMELY fleshed out for most RPGs. Again, that bridge between the mundane and the fantastical.

You're a smart man, and I like you.

 

[cjkeats]

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[Squire]

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That's actually Soejima, right?

 

[Dantis]

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Really great example of how Soejima's art is changing. Look how round those eyes are! The colouring on it is fucking beautiful, as an aside. He has such a precise style.

That's actually Soejima, right?

Yup. It's one of the four illustrations he did for the game.

 

[Squire]

Really great example of how Soejima's art is changing. Look how round those eyes are! The colouring on it is fucking beautiful, as an aside. He has such a precise style.

Yup. It's one of the four illustrations he did for the game.

Yeah.

Maggie is better though :/

 

[TurnipFritters]

That's actually Soejima, right?

no, that's elizabeth, teddie and some awful announcer.

 

[cj_iwakura]

How did I never see that? Boss Elizabeth picture.

 

[CrazyTank940]

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That looks beary painful for him

 

[Dantis]

How did I never see that? Boss Elizabeth picture.

You didn't? Andriasang posted it back when Atlus first showed it.

Yeah.

Maggie is better though :/

I agree, though I love most of Soejima's art regardless of character.

 

[Sophia]

Heh, I just noticed the pentagram on Elizabeth's book. Nifty attention to detail.

 

[TurnipFritters]

I agree, though I love most of Soejima's art regardless of character.

 

[jello44]

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[cjkeats]

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I get the feeling you're doing the same thing I am, that was one of the first images I found

 

[Meia]

I'm disturbed by the bone sticking out of that cake.....pile.....whatever the hell that thing is.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

I think I may have judged Strange journey a bit too soon. I'm starting to really like the game.

 

[jello44]

I get the feeling you're doing the same thing I am, that was one of the first images I found

Maaaaaaybe

 

[Dantis]

That's why I said most, dear.

Some Stella Deus stuff is still excellent regardless.

 

[buddha0991]

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[Dantis]

Hey look, it's the only Kaneko illustration anyone ever posts.

 

[BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO]

Hey look, it's the only Kaneko illustration anyone ever posts.

I haven't seen that many tbh. Does dude have a art book from any game that he has done?

 

[Sophia]

Hey look, it's the only Kaneko illustration anyone ever posts.

And it's not even his best one... Although it is pretty cool.

 

[cj_iwakura]

I haven't seen that many tbh. Does dude have a art book from any game that he has done?

I have three of his artbooks.

And that is a pretty great illustration. My FAVORITE would be the one on the back cover of Nocturne of Demi-Fiend being pulled apart by the Fiends.

 

[PK Gaming]

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I need to play Nocturne .-.

 

[buddha0991]

Hey look, it's the only Kaneko illustration anyone ever posts.

want to go down this route ey?

Could find more, but feelin' a bit lazy

 

[cj_iwakura]

Buddha dropping science.

That is amazing If art.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

want to go down this route ey?

Could find more, but feelin' a bit lazy

That is some seriously sweet art. I'm getting a sudden urge to replay P2P now...

 

[esoterika]

Some sales numbers in Japan for other random 3DS games still in the top 20 for comparison to SMTIV's debut (which was #1 for the week).

SMTIV: 188,562 (May 23)
Dragon Ball: Heros Ultimate Mission 193,160 (February 28)
Monster Hunter 3G (Best Price Edition): 310,085 (November 15)
Luigi's Mansion 2: 731,304 ( March 20)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf: 3,232,849 (November 8)
Tomodachi Collection Shinseikatsu: 984,984 (April 18)

To be honest, selling over half of Monster Hunter 3G (non-bundle)'s Japan totals is pretty good for a debut week, in my opinion.

 

[TurnipFritters]

my favorite parts of smt remake art is that nothing in any of the games look even remotely that interesting

 

[cj_iwakura]

my favorite parts of smt remake art is that nothing in any of the games look even remotely that interesting

Same could be said of P2. Hell, nothing in Nocturne as awesome as that happens. That's what concept art is great at.

 

[buddha0991]

actually now im motivated

Edit: Found a few more:

and finally, the most well known one

finally done

 

[Trigger]

What a pretty page. So much lovely artwork.

 

[jello44]

finally done

Why are you posting your cosplay pics?

 

[Squire]

If I wasn't subbed I'd think someone necroed the SMT community thread.

 

[buddha0991]

If I wasn't subbed I'd think someone necroed the SMT community thread.

I find it really odd how dead that topic is, when the Soul Hackers and SMT4 topics are pretty lively

also thanks sophia

 

[Trigger]

I find it really odd how dead that topic is, when the Soul Hackers and SMT4 topics are pretty lively

also thanks sophia

Probably because this thread and all the threads in Gaming tend to siphon the posters and discussion away from it.

 

[Squire]

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Ugh, why must Himiko look so gross...

Especially since Juno was really cool.

 

[cj_iwakura]

I find it really odd how dead that topic is, when the Soul Hackers and SMT4 topics are pretty lively

also thanks sophia

The one of him as a fairy is even funnier.

 

[KmA]

my favorite parts of smt remake art is that nothing in any of the games look even remotely that interesting

Because...

 

[buddha0991]

 

[cj_iwakura]

Has he ever played SMT? I think I heard he did SMT1.

 

[Sophia]

thanking Moonspeak for this one.

 

[cjkeats]

lol @ Junpei's face.

 

[Squire]

thanking Moonspeak for this one.

We've had that one before, I think.

 

[Sophia]

We've had that one before, I think.

Yeah, I asked in IRC if someone had it, and Moonspeak linked it to me..... and then I decided to repost it.

 

[CrazyTank940]

laughing so hard now

 

[Young Magus]

......................Da fuk is this??!?!?!!?!!?!