Dawntrail character graphics update - opinions, requests and discussion megathread

[Adamantini]

Not sure if chubbier but definitely rounded/smoothed, I have a face 4 alt and he completely lost his nice square chin, now he looks just as soft and effeminate as the three other faces. I specifically chose face 4 because it was the only with a "harsh" jaw (compared to the others), my lad is a grumpy, grizzled old fighter dagnabit, not some pretty city boy and I want him back!

Yeah, I also preferred face 4 because it was the most "masculine" of them, if I can describe it that way. I liked how it stood apart from the rounder style of the other faces and had an older look. After this last update, I started noticing my cheeks looking rounder, completely losing their definition (I had already noticed this with 7.0, but now it seems worse? Or maybe it’s just the lighting in which I looked at my character? I’m not sure; he just feels off to me).

At least it seems like the character’s expressions have improved. Before, it looked like he was smiling to hide how dead he felt inside, but now there's been some improvement—except for the "Big Grin" emote.


EDIT

I decided to look for old images on Discord to compare my character, and I totally regret it. Now I’m just frustrated and want my character back. The face is definitely a lot rounder. When looking at the images below, keep in mind that I changed my character’s lip shape and eye color, as well as my use of Reshade.

This is an image I took from the EW benchmark, and next to it, an image I tried to match at the same angle. The expression is also much worse than it used to be.


This one here is in-game, right when EW launched. You can see that the “square” definition the face had has turned into a rounder shape.


I don’t usually take many zoomed-in images of my character’s face, but my friends have this weird habit of taking screenshots that make my character look as ridiculous as possible. Despite the awful pose, you can clearly see how the face shape has changed from a V to a U.


Bonus: AND CAN I KNOW WHY THE HELL THIS TATTOO IS STILL IN 144P?

[potatsdevourer]

Haha I am not surprised but also still disappointed.

Tell me honestly, if there is any difference between these two patches. I'll wait.

Okay, so apart from the eyebrows on 7.0 is #3 and on 7.1 is #2, and tanner skin that I picked, there are no discernable change that I can identify in relation to the so-called new graphic patch for 7.1.

Try again, Square Enix. My complain is still the same.

[MikatoKai]

Yeah, I also preferred face 4 because it was the most "masculine" of them, if I can describe it that way. I liked how it stood apart from the rounder style of the other faces and had an older look. After this last update, I started noticing my cheeks looking rounder, completely losing their definition (I had already noticed this with 7.0, but now it seems worse? Or maybe it’s just the lighting in which I looked at my character? I’m not sure; he just feels off to me).

At least it seems like the character’s expressions have improved. Before, it looked like he was smiling to hide how dead he felt inside, but now there's been some improvement—except for the "Big Grin" emote.


EDIT

I decided to look for old images on Discord to compare my character, and I totally regret it. Now I’m just frustrated and want my character back. The face is definitely a lot rounder. When looking at the images below, keep in mind that I changed my character’s lip shape and eye color, as well as my use of Reshade.

This is an image I took from the EW benchmark, and next to it, an image I tried to match at the same angle. The expression is also much worse than it used to be.

I have no idea what they did with the /annoyed expression, but it's completely different. The inner eyebrows raise more and it gives it more of a concerned expression, but I didn't have the photos to compare myself, just that I KNEW it was different, so thank you for the evidence.

Sigh. I feel like this face is so unpopular that it won't get fixed. I'm trying to console myself a bit and tell myself it's not as bad as I think, but I love my boy. He's my rp main, I've been rping on him for a year now, he's based off of my late bunny. I CAN'T change him. But he's been changed... I can't get over how they made him softer. I wanted a strong viking man...