Quote Originally Posted by CidHeiral View Post
I see, thank you for the thoughful explanation. To me the under eye area looks a little odd but other than that the shadows are falling as I would expect them to given the lighting and that head shape, but I understand this is all a matter of perception and personal preference. I have a better idea of where you're coming from now though.

So if you could wave a magic wand and change the lighting somehow, how would you like it changed? Assuming a complete rollback to the previous lighting is off the table.
I wouldn't ask for a complete rollback even if I could, as that wouldn't be fair to the people who enjoy the improved graphics even if I somewhat disagree with the style shift.

I actually like the new graphics for some characters! For instance my male elezen turned out quite nicely, and while there are certain things that are a bit different I think he ended up being recreated very faithfully. Male elezen faces had the most issues in the old lighting system in my opinion, so it was really nice to see those problems fixed. Viera also look great in the new lighting and have none of the weird shading issues when viewing them in the same areas (La Noscea daytime while facing the sun in the character creator is a great example).

So I guess to make a long story short I don't expect things to look 100% the same or perfect at all times, but in my opinion some faces could use a little more love to make them more faithful as well as work better in the new lighting system. It's almost definitely more of model level issue, but I think the lighting may need some tweaking as well in order to get the best results for everyone.