Comments on: “Dracula Wears Eyeliner, Part II” http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:47:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Bonnie http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-26134 Bonnie Tue, 26 Dec 2006 23:23:06 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-26134 <b>I've noticed most Nintendo titles stay original, with a few deviations that never last. </b> Let's just hope, for the sake of prettiness, this one eventually decides to come back around ;). I've noticed most Nintendo titles stay original, with a few deviations that never last.
Let’s just hope, for the sake of prettiness, this one eventually decides to come back around ;).

]]> By: Adam http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-25789 Adam Sat, 23 Dec 2006 18:51:08 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-25789 I remember the original Castlevania artwork inside my Nintendo Power magazine. It was sort of that vintage 80s painting style that we might see for He-man or Conan. Nothing truly romantic or surreal about it, more of a gritty sword-and-sorcery theme. Since it shifted, the games have also gotten better (with a few exceptions). Though I'm sure they're unrelated, it seems the "bish" art motif goes hand-in-hand with the development of the game, going from simple fantasy noir to romantic, gothic fantasy. There are a few others that did this too. Yoshitake (sp) Amano developed the art for Final Fantasy for quite a while. In Final Fantasy 6 we see the cast as pixels rendered somewhat close to his art - Terra in esper form, Setzer and Locke coming to mind. When we get near FF7-8, more of a smooth anime or modern look gets in there, making for gentler and more feminine figures (at least in the case of FF8). I've noticed most Nintendo titles stay original, with a few deviations that never last. I remember the original Castlevania artwork inside my Nintendo Power magazine. It was sort of that vintage 80s painting style that we might see for He-man or Conan. Nothing truly romantic or surreal about it, more of a gritty sword-and-sorcery theme.

Since it shifted, the games have also gotten better (with a few exceptions). Though I’m sure they’re unrelated, it seems the “bish” art motif goes hand-in-hand with the development of the game, going from simple fantasy noir to romantic, gothic fantasy.

There are a few others that did this too. Yoshitake (sp) Amano developed the art for Final Fantasy for quite a while. In Final Fantasy 6 we see the cast as pixels rendered somewhat close to his art - Terra in esper form, Setzer and Locke coming to mind. When we get near FF7-8, more of a smooth anime or modern look gets in there, making for gentler and more feminine figures (at least in the case of FF8).

I’ve noticed most Nintendo titles stay original, with a few deviations that never last.

]]> By: Scott Jon Siegel http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-25748 Scott Jon Siegel Sat, 23 Dec 2006 01:44:39 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-25748 The piece is up now. Check for it (ps: typed this on my wii!) The piece is up now. Check for it

(ps: typed this on my wii!)

]]> By: John H. http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-25629 John H. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:18:49 +0000 http://www.heroine-sheik.com/2006/12/21/dracula-wears-eyeliner-part-ii/#comment-25629 Doesn't seem to be up yet? Doesn’t seem to be up yet?

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