the pictures in his portofolio are not going to be in the game, right? nothing against hentai but this is just too sleazy & disturbing to cause me any excitement.
Dylan1CC wrote:Whatever the gameplay itself may be aside, I don't like the art style. At all. Sue me. And I'll talk about the art and slam it as much as I want since Cave used to have some of the best character art and promotional pics of any game company. I miss the Joker Jun days when Cave shmups had a more classical yet stylish sci-fi aesthetic. And however any game plays, shooter or non shooter, visuals/art are a part of the experience.
I agree with you. Ofcourse this promotional stuff may not be reflected in the aesthetics (or lack thereof) in the actual game. Like said ealier, it's a wait and see thing but for me this looks far from appealing.
Dylan1CC wrote:At least Daigohji's picture was funny. This promo pic is just trashy sex cash in. The characters themselves look generic, uninspired and blandly drawn.
Dylan1CC wrote:Regarding gameplay itself, classics like DDP and Feveron didn't need borderline hentai crap to be successful did they? Cave's current promotional method may make them money but it's dull, lazy and lowbrow. Trashy promotional methods can also signal the direction a company is going in if that's what they begin to rely on as Cave seems to be.
I agree with you that they are leaning a bit too heavilly on the hentai money making machine than that I would like them to do. Though it's not really fair to compare it to the promotion strategy from the past as times & societies change (even in Japan). It could very well be that gameplay itself is not enough to draw people to the cabinets for the first time (where they hopefully do get hooked on the gameplay).
I do like the pig picture that's on the frontpage right now and (despite my avertion) I look forward to seeing the game in action.
~eretsua.
