Character graphical changes are NOT in an acceptable state, please make it optional

[SongOfTheWind]

I'm actually curious now what you think of the differences as highlighted in my posts here and here (the sliders show more examples)
Individually, the differences may be small, but add enough small differences together and you end up with an overall different impression, I would say.

I agree I can't see the differences as well in many other examples but I assumed it's because I haven't been looking at those characters as much (some are very obvious to me though, even if it's not my own character).

Whether other people /like/ the differences is sort of beside the point when people are arguing it no longer looks like their character, I think.

I think you did a great job personally, I was impressed. But if you keep engaging in these type of arguments - it will never end, as some past conversations here showed. It only invites more provocation as a result. A never ending cycle.
So it is obviously up to you, but ignore is a wonderful feature. I highly recommend.

[Shiro-Marusu]

I think you did a great job personally, I was impressed. But if you keep engaging in these type of arguments - it will never end, as some past conversations here showed. It only invites more provocation as a result. A never ending cycle.
So it is obviously up to you, but ignore is a wonderful feature. I highly recommend.

Hm, you may be right. I suppose I was just curious how others perceived the differences I pointed out as for me they seem more obvious than others I've seen. Not like it's a competition of any kind of course, but I was wondering how much of it was the fact that I have known this character for literally 10 years xD
But I agree that perhaps such a discussion is off-topic. I do hope that if devs read this thread they will find the posts that are actually constructive.

[CidHeiral]

Hm, you may be right. I suppose I was just curious how others perceived the differences I pointed out as for me they seem more obvious than others I've seen.

Since you asked, I took a look at your examples. There are obvious differences like the mouth and the eyes, but to me they all fall within an acceptable transition to a new model.

In this image for example, I thought "he looks pretty cool in the update."



It's not exactly your old character down to the last pixel, but neither was mine. They're both still recognizable as themselves and look like a spruced up HD version, in my opinion. If your character were my character I would be very pleased, but of course you're free to love it or hate it, it's your dude.

[Shiro-Marusu]

Since you asked, I took a look at your examples. There are obvious differences like the mouth and the eyes, but to me they all fall within an acceptable transition to a new model.

In this image for example, I thought "he looks pretty cool in the update."



It's not exactly your old character down to the last pixel, but neither was mine. They're both still recognizable as themselves and look like a spruced up HD version, in my opinion. If your character were my character I would be very pleased, but of course you're free to love it or hate it, it's your dude.

I appreciate the feedback, and I see what you mean. There are definitely angles I do like, and as stated in one of my posts above, there's obvious improvements as well. There's probably also a few things I could get used to if given enough time. I hope in the end we can all find a middle ground that works and makes us feel happy with our characters.