#some of my favorite designs in the game

[artheresy]

Part Two (Stellaron Hunters)

Like the last one with the Astral Express, I am listing my opinions on aspects of the HSR designs, including things I kinda dislike or at least would change about certain playable designs in HSR to help myself with planning some of my own designs/redesigns for future art!

And I am so excited to get onto three of my favorite designs in this game!! The Stellaron Hunters are my babies and I originally was going to include them in the AE part 1 post, but sadly exceeded some kind of limit on the post while rambling about both of the groups designs, so they get their own post! And y'know what if that gives me more room to talk about them, I am not upset!

Ofc, Disclaimer: I am not a professional character designer, I'm not saying any of my ideas for them are objectively better or improvements even, nor am I bashing any of these designs. This is just my opinion and I like most if not all of the playable designs at the moment! I just have a few thoughts regarding them.

The List part 2:

Silver Wolf: I really like her design, I think honestly the Stellaron Hunters (at least for the trio, still forming my thoughts on Sam's) are easily some of the best designed characters in HSR so far. I do think out of those three designs though, Silver Wolf might be the weakest? Not that it's bad ofc, as I just said I think they're some of the best designs, but alongside Kafka and Blade, it feels like there's more that could be done with her design. They went ham on having so many like "Haha look she's a gamer!" details on her outfit that it ends up a bit eye rolling when you keep seeing all the details. The buttons hanging from her belt, the controller garter, the pattern on the fabric hanging from her hip for no reason, the power button logos on her her belt in multiple places and the strap that hold her knife, and that's not even all of them. It's just a bit much. Yes, she's a gamer, we get that. It doesn't need to be sprinkled throughout her design this much, at least not in this way. Because the way they did it, admittedly looks a bit gimmicky since it's only visual details rather than anything more is the best way I can describe it. I would maybe give her a few more items in place of all of these little things. Give her a visible earpiece, or some other kind of hands off communication device. Give her more devices if you're gonna have her adorned with all these straps, make them useful. Though I have two (maybe three?) other bigger ideas that could either work for changing her up physically, either separately or somehow together in a design. I'm stuck between the idea of giving her comfier clothes, both to reflect her more laid back personality and also to fit more so with what she does, or giving her more of a tech wear influence in her design, especially considering PunkLorde is meant to be a cyberpunk themed place. I feel like there's a better way to reflect that influence in her design. Also I dunno about you, but when I think cyberpunk I think of Neons a bit. I’m not saying turn her whole color palette that, but I think in a few of the patterns or in little details adding tiny touches of neon would look cool and help make her pop out a bit. (Sorry this ended up rambling, when I actually draw my thoughts for her, it will come through cleaner and clearer. Overall, I really like her design still even if there's a lot of details I would preferably change.)

Kafka: Kafka is one of my favorite designs, I adore her, I adore the spider, the web, and even the butterfly motifs present in her design. Her color scheme has a sense of allure to it if that makes sense, well balanced throughout her from head to toe. If I were to change something, it would be to make her design more show-y, a little more over the top. As it stands, Himeko has a more ostentatious design than her. Which feels off to me. "Oh but she's going on missions, taking people out, and collecting Stellarons. Her practical design makes sense." Very true, but also these missions aren't merely just missions. They are performances, displays of acting according to Elio's scripts in order to obtain the results he needs for the future. Kafka, of the rest of the Stellaron Hunters we've seen so far, seems to be the one that best fits into the role of Elio's dramatic villain/anti-hero. I mean just compare her presence in the Luofu quest to like Blade also in the Luofu quests, or Sam in the Penacony ones. There is a difference in dramatics and performance. She beckons the audience's (and law enforcement's) eyes towards her, as she strings them along with her schemes and plans. She is made to be the one in the lime light, delivering monologues and putting on the best show for everybody. When we look at the few missions of the Stellaron Hunters we’ve seen so far, Kafka does fit the bill as the star of his show, his leading actor in the role of the antagonist. As such, I think Kafka could benefit from making her outfit a bit more dramatic, leaning into the role she plays even further. Especially when thinking about how playing up that dramatized version of herself would work with the facade she's hinted at putting up. I do adore it the way it is, I just think more could be done with it. Lean a bit harder in, and by nature of making her more over the top, that could lead to the potential for a more interesting silhouette depending on how it's handled. Maybe even some more elements to influence like making it more over the top could be inspired from the Kafka Stigmata in HI3rd

Blade: I can’t lie to y’all. I think his design is close to perfection. I think it’s so well done (even though the silhouette could use some work? Depending?), it’s absolutely packed with symbolism. However, aside from just some silhouette adjustments, something I would change is the emphasis of how injured he is. The injuries he feels every single day of his life, that can’t heal because of Jingliu essentially overriding the default state his body is trying to restore. It’s a big thing in his lore, so much so that it’s been mentioned multiple times including in a main companion quest and literally up front show to us face to face. That cg of him with the sword in his chest feels like somebody stuck a sword in mine every time I see it, I swear. But design wise, I feel like this point about him and his history doesn’t shine through as well, and it feels like the gravity of that time isn’t properly portrayed in his design. Like let me emphasize, Bailu’s words might suggest that the default state for some of his injuries is literally open and bleeding so... And you might think “Oh that’s funny, when he’s literally covered in bandages like his arm and chest.” Well, I’ll one up you by clarifying if you look up his jacket as he runs, you’ll see his model has bandages ALL the way down his torso!! But the thing is, this is covered by his jacket. We only see his hand bandaged and a little peek at his chest, but his face? Completely fine. The rest of his body? Perfectly covered not showing anything. If I could change his design just a bit, first off, I’m making his coat more tattered and broken. Yes he gets his coat replaced at times, but that doesn’t mean we need to always see it in pristine condition. He’s a fighter, making his coat have tears in it, leave the edges worn down, more fabric than just his red ribbons to be frayed at the ends. In those tears of his clothes, either show bandages (left up to you whether to be seen as fresh injuries covered waiting to heal or more wrapped remnants of Jingliu’s slashes) or scars on every single bit of skin that manages to peek out from that coat. And for some flavor, add some scars to his face however big or small. There’s no way I can believe Jingliu killed him hundreds of times and didn’t at least once go for a head shot. I bet that woman knows the extent of his healing like the back of her hand, I bet she could answer my question about how exactly Blade’s body would heal if his limbs were severed. If he has some part of himself not covered, it should have evidence that he was harmed there! Never let us forget that part of his lore! NEVER!!

(I promise I’m totally not insane about him, what ever could lead you to that conclusion?)

I want to say, I will eventually update this once we have more Sam lore, perhaps I’ll include Sam with the Penacony characters post to make it easier or I’ll just redo the Stellaron Hunters post and revise and revisit my ideas for these three! As it stands, I want to wait until we have more Sam lore and more things cleared up about them before I jump into talking about the armor design or things I know from leaks until it’s been confirmed or disproven so I can give better my thoughts about the design in relation to the character!! Please stay tuned, I can’t decide if I should go for Overworld Belobog first because I have more clear ideas (including a rant about one specific character) or if it’s best to go to Herta Space Station first in order to just go in order essentially. Who knows ! Well! I hole you enjoyed this, I adore the Stellaron Hunters and any time I am able to talk about them I am very happy :D

#basically to sum it up #kafka and blade’s designs need to lean in more to certain aspects #(the drama and the trauma) #and sw’s needs to ease up on the gimmick #but overall? #some of my favorite designs in the game #MWAH love them #okay im finishing this at 3:30 am and i need to sleep so ill schedule this for later #have a good day y’all <3 #the stelle redesign btw is cooking in my wips im just making notes about what i would change or explore #so i can start making concept arts for the different ideas i hav #after her will probably be either himeko or march bc im still thinking of ideas for dh #and once i have this post done i might be doing belobog next #which as a heads up #will feature one of the character design opinions I feel so strongly about that it inspired this whole series of posts #(spoiler alert: the belobog design is servals and youll understand what i mean when i say i feel strongly soon enough) #hsr #honkai star rail #hsr blade #hsr kafka #silver wolf #stellaron hunters

[dr-rato]

"Somewhere in Elysium shades interact as long-lost friends"

#art #my art #odysseus #achilles #patroclus #hades 2 #hades game #drawing #I think Odysseus is kind of a paternal figure for them #since he was 26 and very home sick when he recruited them (15/16) #Also I think you can tell who's becoming my favorite #Probably gonna make some irl designs of em

[egophiliac]

i don't think u need to worry about poppy ikemen anymore, new ride kamens character is kr kamui who is our lord and savior dan kuroto

DAN THE DANGEROUS ZOMBIE MAN!!!!!! I was SO excited when I saw the reveal, he is absolutely the funniest possible character choice hands-down. oh my god. I'm so glad he made it into this game.

also Kamui just looks incredible. instant favorite. this is the kind of man I can picture standing naked on a cliffside and screaming at everyone about his imminent ascension towards godhood. he is the incarnation of that one iconic Gina Linetti scene.

#art #ride kamens #AND he's apparently frenemies with araki which is maybe the best character combination i've ever heard of #i bet they each think of the other as being their sidekick #this game just keeps looking better and better #i was wrong about mad guys being the tough boys though whoops #this just makes me more obsessed with whoever's coming tonight though WHAT'S HIS DEAL GONNA BE #god. cannot overstate how happy i am to see shin neo kuroto #and not just genm but dangerous zombie specifically! my favorite! #dangerous zombie is one of my favorite suit designs of all time so i'm just pleased as punch to see it included #(i never did get used to the ex-aid eyes but he makes them work) #i do wonder if we're gonna get to see some of the other related characters too. kinda twst-style. #in which case is ikemen poppy something we still have to think about or...

[charcarts]

red rescue team

redraw of something from 2017:

#pmd #pokemon mystery dungeon #pokemon #pkmn #pkmnart #charmander #gengar #skitty #mystery dungeon #can u believe this WIP was created last year and ive finally went back in to finish it (the rendering) #this isnt my favorite pmd game but it IS baby's first pmd #anyway if u like pmd (sky) keep ur eyes peeled b/c im working on like. some charm designs

[somnimagus]

colored some more things from my sketchbook! zelda edition this time

[id in alt!]

#loz #legend of zelda #food #specific games from left to right (more or less) are: #twilight princess #wind waker #skyward sword #ocarina of time #minish cap #it feels like i suddenly understand how to color when i do these.. i'm scheming ways to get digital art to click like this for me #but man i used to be obsessed with midna medli saria and vaati as a kid so drawing them again a decade later feels super weird #and adult me now has an additional love of telma ruto and for some reason fledge. i think his design is cute #i don't show my ocs on the internet so you're gonna have to take my word for this but #zelda actually completely sparked my love of character design! i'm still hugely inspired by the older games #plus the anthro designs from botw! i love teba very much #but fi specifically is probably my favorite character design from anything ever. she's perfect to me #fan art #my doodles #my art

[ailius-suffers-through-art]

started binge playing the professor layton games and managed to make it to last specter so have some memo pad doods

#you can really tell who my favorite characters in the series are #idk why but liar characters will forever hold a special place in my heart #oh by the way i am SO FRIGGEN HYPED FOR THE NEW GAME!!!!!! #when i first saw the trailer for New World of Steam i didn't really get the hype and was kinda like 'meh' #BUT NOW THAT I'VE PLAYED THE GAMES?? #god i have been brainrotting about it all week #i will pass away when the game releases #prepare for some older!Luke content cause whoooo boy his design in the trailer is fun to draw #i love his lil bowtie #professor layton #original art #clive albatross #clive dove #hershel layton #future luke #luke triton #kudos to whoever guesses which scene i was drawing in that last doodle (hint: it made me audibly wail)

[alish-artie]

I drew the creatures from Lethal company in my style !

#lethal company #lethal company game #lethal company art #spore lizard #leviathan worm #snare flea #baboon hawk #hoarding bug #lethal company butler #lethal company bracken #eyeless dog #and many more- #my art #I’m still a newbie but my favorites so far are the eyeless dog and jester #oh and the hoarding bug and tulip snake #this game is very fun~ #and I love the designs of some of the monsters ! #hope you guys enjoy

[odetoscavengers]

One thing I really like from old 3d games is how they modeled creatures. they all have this cuteness to them that you dont really get idk. just thinking about hl1 headcrabs and burricks from thief 1 + 2. theres just something about that era and making the silliest motherfuckers known to man

#thats something you dont really get in like. modern games that attempt to style themselves after this era #like dont get me wrong i love games like dusk n gloomwood and they look great #they just dont have that cuteness to em #i miss the really clunky creature designs that you cant really tell whats going on #ive just been on a thief kick for quite some time and i can never bring myself to kill a burrick they are my favorites #the frog beasts are also really cute but this isnt about them #ive painted a headcrab before.... maybe its time to give the burrick some love

[thelivingautomaton]

i started playing max payne 2 and was immediately so put off by how he no longer has sam lake's face that i decided to put together a collection of some of the max payne 1 panels that i really liked. enjoy <3

#max payne #max payne 1 #remedy entertainment #sam lake #remedyverse #idk depending on how well-designed they are maybe i'll make a post of my favorite max payne 2 panels also #but like. i know literally they had 0 money when making the first game which is why sam lake just used his own face #(also he got his parents to model as woden and horne which is so incredibly funny/based of him to do) #and then for the sequel they could hire actual professional models/actors #but like c'mon. max payne 2 looks like a generic middle-aged dad protagonist of a 2000s action blockbuster #by comparison sam lake has such an interesting face (which if anything fits the raymond chandler film noir vibes even better) #i have very high hopes for the remake(s) that remedy is handling but in a way i hope they keep at least some of the unpolished aspects #anyway sorry y'all the remedy brainworms have gotten me there's no escaping this

[plutosoda]

sooo any thoughts on katfl youd be interested in sharing? you're being v normal about it i have observed !

a process has happened to me

#tag rambling time #local enjoyer of astrophysics and the mother series in Shambles after kirby game pulls some shit #this game was so absolutely well done #the story is. making me insane but also i loved the new mechanics #mouthful mode puzzles were very creative and fun to play. the upgraded ability designs are so good #i was enjoying the game but the entirety of the lab discovera bit made me. Holy shit #easily goes above rtdl as my favorite... sorry magolor but this mouse is making me a little bit crazy in the mind and body #anyways thanks tumblr user fecto-forgo you have caused some kind of immense autism awakening within me #asks #sona

[c0smiccom3t]

Coco, my best friend,, coco my comfort character,, baby me would've loved you !!

#crash bandicoot #fanart #coco bandicoot #shes definitely autistic. i dont make the rules. #also im still mad for how SOME people in the fandom are treating her. like. THATS A MINOR. #anyway. i love the comfort she and her brother crash give me. cortex may be number 1 in my favorite characters in this series. #but her and crash??? they both are in second-and-a-half place! #art #artists on tumblr #furry #doodles #the tism is strong with this one #crash bandicoot 4 its about time #speaking of. her design in its about time is SO COOL. I LOVE HER. #she deserves so much better and im glad she got the spotlight along with her brother than just being a minor role... #looking at you twinsanity mind over mutant crash of the titans and other classic games. #crash bandicoot fanart #also i might draw Cortex next. Why? Because he's my all-time favorite thats why. #also im doing that crash cartoon pitch if i ever have the time. #also you BET im drawing more crash bandicoot fanart. i need to draw the sillies a lot!!!!!! IM NOT SHUTTING UP ABOUT THEM. EVER. #btw hello fellow crash enjoyers i know you're out there pls follow if you like my content and also i would love to make more crash mutuals

[garlic-sauc3]

played king's quest: quest for the crown (1984) yesterday

#its funny how you can die from falling in a hole in the floot #i gave him some elements from his 2015 design because its still my favorite game #and i like his cape #my art #kings quest #the music when you die is also funny to me

[ecoamerica]

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[hrokkall]

+ RICOSHOT

Official render I used as reference because this one felt WAY too close to the actual ref to post without crediting it, so here it is

#Ultrakill #V1 #V1 ultrakill #Anyway if it wasn't clear from the P rank post I've been obsessed with this game it's so fun #So here's some fanart because I fucking LOVE the character design in this game #My favorite is probably genuinely and unironically Swordsmachine though #Anyway some fanart that ISN'T inscryp. Back to regularly scheduled content later. Probably #Hrokkall Art

[nguyenfinity]

guess who racked up 11-12 hours on genshin today

#and 9 hours yesterday #i'm not new just. behind #like. i literally just did kazuha's second story quest yesterday #and caught up on scara's interlude quest and did the entire summer event story today #i really do like genshin as a game i just have a gripe here and there with some design and qol stuff #contrary to popular belief i actually am into stuff other than gay idols. #actually i miss talking about genshin. the story and small details are just so fascinating #before getting into en/stars i was the lore gremlin #my favorite npcs are indarias (fire yaksha) and chiyo (raiden's oni friend) #bonanus (hydro yaksha) is also cool i like her claws (yes i remember the yaksha names off the top of my head.) #favorite lore of the regions uhhhhhh hard toss up between the 5 yakshas and tsurumi island #after kaveh i kinda lost interest in the characters they were rolling out and i'm kinda on the fence about fontaine rn #but chlorinde and navia are interesting enough to me #i am not immune to strong pretty women #magic pretzel #comic #i should post comics more

[yorkmas]

Hello everyone! I come bearing gifts!

I started ripping a handful of textures from my Steam copy of Deadly Premonition The Director’s Cut for my own reference, but as I found more and more fun little discoveries, I decided to grab everything I could to share with you all! This includes a downloadable version of the main font used in game!

More information can be found in the text file in the zip folder. Enjoy!

☕ Download Link ☕

#Deadly Premonition #Had to make this just to show off some of my favorite finds #Why do so many of these have the most batshit text on them that are 100% impossble to read in game #I had too much fun with that transparent slide. Graphic Design is my passion #jordan profiling

[sweetandglovelyart]

They should start putting the enemy Snooter in Kirby games again. Look at him. Look how skrunkly he is. Would love to see him in 3D.

#text post #Kirby #Snooter is an enemy in Amazing Mirror and Squeak Squad #and is also in the background in Super Star Ultra watching Kirby and Dedede fight at the end of Spring Breeze #doesn’t give you a copy ability but I like his design he’s so skrunkly lmao #if Kirby gets too close Snooter will eat him and spit him back out #if Snooter walks into a healing item Snooter will eat it before Kirby can #Squeak Squad was my first Kirby game and one of my favorite DS games I played as a kid #I’d really love to see some of the enemies and copy abilities from it return in newer games #like Magic and Animal could come back and also Bubble if it was given a moveset

[ecoamerica]

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