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Amano Design vs. Sprite Design

 
Overall, which do you prefer after taking a look at them?
The sprites tend to have a better character design. [ 4 ]  [28.57%]
Amano tends to design the characters better. [ 7 ]  [50.00%]
It's split evenly to me, or I don't really care. [ 3 ]  [21.43%]
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Posted: 12th June 2008 20:05

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Okay, so I'm kind of curious as to what you guys think about the differences between Amano's way of designing the character compared to the way they're designed in the game. So, to get to it...

PCs:

Locke:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/46.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Edgar:
Amano (Royal Outfit): http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/42.jpg
Amano (Fighting Outfit): http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/41.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif
Gerad Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Sabin:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...kler/sabin3.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Celes:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/13.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif
Maria Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...ia20-20Sing.gif

Setzer:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/13.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Cyan:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/11.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Shadow:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...ler/shadow1.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Terra:
Normal Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/36.jpg
Normal Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif
Esper Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/40.jpg
Esper Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Relm:
Amano: http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6/graphics/people/relm.gif
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Strago:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/47.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Gau:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/08.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Umaro:
Amano: http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6/graphi...eople/umaro.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Mog:
Amano: http://www.rpgamer.com/games/ff/ff6/graphi...ple/mogpage.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Gogo:
Amano: http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/image...px-Ff6_gogo.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

NPCs:

Kefka:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/04.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...a20-20Laugh.gif

Leo:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/50.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Banon:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/35.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...link20Front.gif

Cid:
Amano: http://www.finalfantasytr.com/artwork/artw...tworkler/39.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...Walk20Front.gif

Gestahl:
Amano: http://images.wikia.com/finalfantasy/images/8/8f/Gestahl.jpg
Sprite: http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc298/E...Wave20Front.gif

Personally in most cases I prefer Amano's design, save for everybody being blonde. XD And all the ornate-ness of the clothes...you can't go adventuring with all that on!

But I was curious to know which designs others preferred, so...

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Posted: 12th June 2008 21:08

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The links for Amano's designs of Setzer, Mog and Umaro don't work.

Also, I prefer the sprites. They look cuter, more loveable (even Kefka) and the colors don't hurt my eyes.

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Posted: 12th June 2008 21:25

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Quote (Silver_Zombie @ 12th June 2008 21:08)
The links for Amano's designs of Setzer, Mog and Umaro don't work.

Also, I prefer the sprites. They look cuter, more loveable (even Kefka) and the colors don't hurt my eyes.

Yeah, same for me. happy.gif

Is it just me, or...does Locke in Amano's drawing look....evil?
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Posted: 12th June 2008 22:01

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I've never really been a fan of Amano's drawings. While he is really good at giving his drawings some sort of "soul", i just don't like his way of drawing. I am finding it really hard to explain why...

Though i must say i am impressed by some of the Amano drawings that you linked there.

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Posted: 13th June 2008 00:03

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I like the drawings, just not the style he draws people/faces in. It's hard to explain! The most noticeable examples that stick out to me are Locke, Celes, and Kefka. The latter two I really prefer in Amano-form, because Kefka is meant to look as completely insane as possible, and Celes cannot possibly go around fighting in a green bathing suit. Locke, however - I really dislike the Amano design, because there's no way he could be a sneaky treasure hunter who goes around adventuring with all that extra stuff hanging off. (Plus, zebra stripes. Ew. D: )

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Posted: 13th June 2008 01:32

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I like Amano's work on Cyan, Strago, and Banon.
I like the sprites of Locke, Terra and Leo better than the artwork.
I thought Amano's style was really weird when I was 11 playing the game, but now I really appreciate the talent.

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Posted: 13th June 2008 15:13

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Quote (Lockpick @ 13th June 2008 00:03)
I like the drawings, just not the style he draws people/faces in. It's hard to explain! The most noticeable examples that stick out to me are Locke, Celes, and Kefka. The latter two I really prefer in Amano-form, because Kefka is meant to look as completely insane as possible, and Celes cannot possibly go around fighting in a green bathing suit. Locke, however - I really dislike the Amano design, because there's no way he could be a sneaky treasure hunter who goes around adventuring with all that extra stuff hanging off. (Plus, zebra stripes. Ew. D: )

Yeah, and a thief / treasurehunterwhatever wearing pink clothes and black lipstick? yeah sure!

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Posted: 13th June 2008 23:38

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I love everything about Amano's designs. His drawings are so detailed and there's just something THERE that I can't describe... Amano all the way. Those character sketches are just beautiful, all of them.

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Not to mention that, despite the greater attention that square gave to the FFVI sprites, there isn't that much room in a sprite for much detail.


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Posted: 14th June 2008 01:47

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The sprites seem to always be lacking something. I'm sure others have also notice that the after-battle poses are odd, for it makes Terra look like she lacks clothing. Celes' sprite makes her look like she's on a swimming team. All of the other characters are alright, but I definitely love Gogo's. It has a nice look to it.

The Amano designs are too whimsical for some, but I love them. Each character has an outfit that suits them, and I prefer Locke's the most. His design actually got me to tolerate the Emo style. There's not much of a difference. laugh.gif



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Posted: 14th June 2008 05:00

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The sprites seem much more compact and "understandable".

The Amano art is WAY too fancy for me. (Nomura's art is much more tolerable, in my opinion.) Also, his designs are sometimes rather creepy. Especially with the literally white skin color. And some of the facial expressions.

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