Hello World! First post here, kickstarted the game during the last days of KS campaign..
While I must say that the game is absolutely beautiful, and plays like a dream (almost), I do have to agree with some users that the high heels just don't make any sense, nor do some of the armours.
But! Before you go hating on me, allow me to make one thing clear; Talking about aesthetics is a -very- touchy subject. People have very different opinions and want different things, especially when it comes to fantasy. Having said that, I believe it is best if I do not give too harsh critique on other's opinions, but instead merely voice my own.
As an active roleplayer (Yeah, I too play Pathfinder) and a fan of dark fantasy (especially lower magic and what not), I must say that I prefer almost everything to be pretty much "down to earth".
As I said, I will not go into different styles or aesthetics in great detail, but here are some examples what I would like to give praise to:
First of all, the author, whoever this Lockwood is, did an amazing job when drawing this for D&D. I mean, it's the best fantasy mail what I've ever seen. Sure, her chest is somewhat pronounced, perhaps a bit too much, but I still find the whole design of armour beautiful, elegant and even effective.
Elven Chain - D&D - Lockwood Second. Real life, sure, modern blacksmithing, but still. Jeff Wasson deserves more praise than I can give.
http://www.wassonartistry.com/armor.php?w=15thcent So, to put it bluntly; While I enjoy my fantasy, I also enjoy realism and full-body outfits and armors tickle my fancy, especially if we speak of a fantasy setting what takes it's aesthetic inspiration from medieval europe.
Front Back Point of those above was to demonstrate that the common "boob plate" is far from necessary. Again, I understand the concept of having it, I can even admit that it can be somewhat pleasing if done well (subtly.)
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/boob-plate-armor-would-kill-youNicolai Arbo - Hervor's death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Nicolai_Arbo-Hervors_d%C3%B8d.jpg I understand and I respect different tastes. I can even see why some people prefer armors what are shown in.. well, I don't know if it's rude of me to just say it like that, but in animes and so on. I completely understand why someone would go for armors what exist in games like Tera and japanese fantasy, but those are not what I would expect from a game like Divinity: OS.
I thank you all for having a chance to voice my opinion. If we would talk about different video games what to give praise (in terms of their aesthetics, concerning armor design), I would certainly name Mount&Blade, Neverwinter Nights 2 and DDO as the first three.
Sadly, I never got into talking about boots in my post. Wonder if this went into a wrong thread - Anyway, lets put my opinion on that into a short summary;
Flat. Flat is the way to go. High-heels, especially as they are now, only serve to kill the immersion for me. First I laughed at them, now I just think that they should be normal boots.
But - Someone already said that they have been under discussion even at Larian, so, no need for me to go into that topic.
Ps. Quoting Emily Asher-Perrin
"So if you want to wear some sculpted armor to the Ren Faire because you feel fabulous-looking in it, go forth and have fun! But if you’re drawing lady soldiers, or creating female characters who are depicted as actual warriors, please err on the side of reality when designing their armor. Science says your boob plates are killing the women you hoped they would protect. And none of us want that."
But, after all, this is all entertainment, and the user "sodap" kind of put the nail on the coffin;
"when you design a character for an audiovisual product, if historical accuracy isnt the main focus of the movie, videogame, or whatever, the main concern is coolness. It has to look cool, and in the case of female characters it has to look sexy in 99% of the cases, as both men AND WOMEN prefer sexy female characters."
