The Character Designs in the Next Game

Aura24 · Feb 08, 2010 6:05 PM

What do you guys think the character designs for Spyro, possibly Cynder, Sparx, the Guardians, and others, will be like in the next Spyro game? Will they resemble EL's first-time dragon anatomy of the dragon characters, or will they be redesigned again to the new game developer's art style?

Saeth · Feb 13, 2010 12:34 AM

Depends on the direction of the Game. If its aimed at a certain audience then art concepts and final models will be based off of that. Since we don't know what ActiBlizz is doing with Spyro, its all up in the air. If they gave some sort of indication then we can go somewhere.

All in all, I think this topic needs to ask, what direction will they go in and what art style will they use for that direction.

Again they can aim towards: kids, tweens, teens, or young adults... or they can aim at: causal gamers, hardcore gamers, or just gamers in general.

We just won't know until we get some word from ActiBlizz.

Aura24 · Feb 13, 2010 5:45 AM

Still, they should make the Guardians not smile so much and have actually sharp teeth instead of barney teeth.

Saeth · Feb 13, 2010 6:08 AM

Aura24 wrote:

Still, they should make the Guardians not smile so much and have actually sharp teeth instead of barney teeth.

... or look almost exactly the same (Igntius, and Terrador)... Nonetheless, its a tough call either way.

Despite my overwhelming disappointment w/Tlos... I did like their style, to a point (glares at Sypro & EL's Cynder model)... its going to be hard what to hold as default when they actual, if ever, decide to announce a Spyro game. Should we, as fans prefer a more cartoon style, more serious style, mix of both, or something fresh.

Either way its our call, and to me, eh, I prefer a mix but that's me.

jamieque · Feb 20, 2010 4:21 AM

So let me guess... nothing new yet on the next Spyro game front? Well, that is no surprise considering what is going on behind the scenes.

DarkMaster · Feb 20, 2010 5:33 AM

I dont know what they will look like, as some one else said, it depends on the game.

Hopefully they look good, if they dont look good then i will accept it, but if they make them look really really bad i will complain.

Aura24 · Feb 20, 2010 8:54 PM

They should make the Guardians not smile so much. I hope they won't make Cynder look purple again. She supposed to look like a black dragon, not a purplish-black dragon whenever she's in the sunlight.

Saeth · Feb 21, 2010 12:50 AM

EL did do a lot of changes... Your right Aura24 the Barney Teeth is... jarring...

No matter, we need to know what the next game will be about & who it will target, not just age, but possibly by group as well. However, I wouldn't mind EL doing the BG artwork, DOTD, despite my disappointment of it, did have good BG

Nightfall · Feb 22, 2010 5:23 PM

I wouldn't mind if they kept the DotD designs for Spyro and Cynder - they were OK - but no Barney teeth, no constant grins and I'd appreciate it greatly if they actually made Cynder look black.

Ignitus wrote:

No... this cannot be...

Ignitus wrote:

My path ends here...

XD Actually give him a serious look instead of that idiotic grin! mad

DarkMaster · Feb 22, 2010 6:55 PM

yes, my thoughts exactly big_smile

Aura24 · Mar 07, 2010 4:30 AM

And have Cynder not look like another purple dragon. And I noticed that Spyro and Cynder were the only dragons who had no Barney teeth, except the real teeth of a dragon.

pur · Mar 07, 2010 8:00 AM

The...the real teeth of a dragon?

Aura24 · Mar 07, 2010 3:57 PM

Dragons are supposed to have sharp canine teeth; the Guardians in DotD had Barney teeth thanks to EL. It looked like they didn't do any research on dragon anatomy.

Saeth · Mar 07, 2010 10:50 PM

Malefor had Barney teeth as well, really made less intimidating. I understand its geared towards kids but that, that was uncalled for.

pur · Mar 07, 2010 11:54 PM

Aura24 wrote:

Dragons are supposed to have sharp canine teeth; the Guardians in DotD had Barney teeth thanks to EL. It looked like they didn't do any research on dragon anatomy.

...I will repeat my statement, albeit with more emphasis; the REAL teeth of DRAGONS?!

Aura24 · Mar 08, 2010 12:48 AM

pur wrote:

Aura24 wrote:
Dragons are supposed to have sharp canine teeth; the Guardians in DotD had Barney teeth thanks to EL. It looked like they didn't do any research on dragon anatomy.

...I will repeat my statement, albeit with more emphasis; the REAL teeth of DRAGONS?!

Would you just let it go if you don't understand it?? At least someone understood what I meant about what kind of teeth dragons are supposed to have in reality.

EL rushed through the character development and just had to add barney teeth to the Guardians and Malefor; Spyro and Cynder were the only ones who had sharp, canine teeth like all dragons are suppose to have.

Stormy · Mar 08, 2010 2:25 AM

I think what pur means is that since dragons aren't real, how can there be any "real dragon anatomy"? Dragons aren't really "supposed" to look like anything since they don't actually exist.

Aura24 · Mar 08, 2010 3:34 AM

Oh, but there have been books about dragons that have anatomies of the beasts. DotD was the first game EL had to develop with dragons as the main characters, so it was probably their first time designing the dragons.

Aceedwin · Mar 08, 2010 7:22 AM

I got a book that says everyone on Earth is stupid. I just wrote it. Does that mean that anyone who is intelligent on Earth is "doing it wrong"?

Fictional characters can be designed however you want, and even more so when dealing with a fictional species. I wonder if all those books of yours detailing fictitious bodies are exactly the same.

Aura24 · Mar 08, 2010 7:42 AM

All the books of dragons I've read all had example anatomies of what dragons would've looked like.

Krome's designs of the Guardians didn't have barney teeth, they just suddenly appeared when EL developed the game and they made them smile constantly in serious situations. They could at least take away the Barney teeth and not make them smile so much in the next game.

Apoc · Mar 08, 2010 10:49 PM

Stormy wrote:

I think what pur means is that since dragons aren't real, how can there be any "real dragon anatomy"? Dragons aren't really "supposed" to look like anything since they don't actually exist.

Nicely put

Spyro22 · Mar 09, 2010 1:32 AM

I want the gaurdians to look a bit more like they did in ANB and TEN. Except the barney teeth and constant grinning (well ignitus never really grinned in those though).

Scarlett-Fear-Dragon · Mar 09, 2010 6:41 AM

It's hilarious how some people can get so worked up over the concept of Barney teeth.

Aura24 · Mar 09, 2010 6:54 AM

The barney teeth is probably what made the Guardians smile and grin so much.

Apoc · Mar 12, 2010 5:52 PM

Scarlett-Fear-Dragon wrote:

It's hilarious how some people can get so worked up over the concept of Barney teeth.

I agree.

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