In honesty, I can see why some people might complain about the impractical armor. But I'm a guy (so I'm biased I guess) and I really like the aesthetically cool armor. And for me I like to see the girls in the skimpy armor. Of course there is a threshold where it goes from cool to ridiculous but I guess my threshold is different from others.
I was however a little agitated when they changed the armor of the main female on the cover of the site. I feel like her armor was still quite tasteful and appealing to the eye no matter how unrealistic you can scream it was. And I die inside a bit every time I see developers change the look of their game and art to appease people. Art direction in a game, or any form of entertainment media is very important to the overall feel of the game. And them caving in and changing the look of their female lead's armor just feels like they either didn't have the balls to stick to their original design, or lacked the confidence in their own work/vision of the game to hold true to it.
With that said, I'm perfectly accepting of choices for looks of the PC's. If I can unlock visual looks for my characters, then everyone wins I suppose. Assuming a large variety of looks are available and they haven't just outright removed the aesthetic armor.
I'm just a firm believer that in fantasy and sci-fi style should be a little up front and important over realism. I'm reading and partaking in fantasy and sci-fi because I don't want realism.
Last edited by Elrodeus; 06/02/14 11:05 PM.
