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The issue with Tifa's outfit in FFVIIR isn't that it's bad In a vacuum, it's a nice design, and it fits the character well. But it strays too far from the look that defined the character. Let's first look at how the design of both Cloud and Tifa evolved the first time they had to undergo various changes: Tifa's clothing underwent a There's nothing inherently wrong with AC Tifa, if only for the fact her clothing went in a complete different direction In Advent Child ren, although Cloud was wearing a different outfit, it was reminiscent of his original one: change, to the point it had barely anything to do with the original design, except for keeping a white shirt under her new jacket with short sleeves than the OG Single pauldron Long dark gloves Still, one might wonder why Tifa had to go through such a drastic of clothing However elements were added, such as the popped collar, waist cape, and more belts. It was a radical change, but still acceptable as Advent Children while Cloud and the rest of the cast kept outfits that were close to their OGs, only with added elements and more takes place at another point of It was different, but still used the original these characters' outfit as a base, while lives, and people can and will change the way they dress. being much busier complex design. and elaborate. 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 In FFVIIR, Cloud's outfit is pretty much to its original design, save for a few minor details : FFVIIR Tifa is wearing clothing that still uses her original as a base, but quite a few elements were added: Black top under white shirt It's darker, and a set of belts was added below the bigger one, More complex suspenders Different arms and gloves More complex skirt But: The defining aspect of the design remains, which is what matters the most, as unlike Advent Children, FFVIIR is going back to a time the characters are Black leggings Different shoes and no sockS One might wonder why Tifa's outfit has to differ so much wearing the clothing that them to the compared to Cloud's, as she's now lost her defining look eyes of the fans. 1.5 (?) 1.0 1.0 1.0 AC outfits ideally (?) Original Outfits FFVIIR Tifa feels more in line with how she should have looked like in Advent Children in the first place, as just like Cloud, she is wearing clothing that still uses her original outfit as a base, while adding design elements, and being busier in general. But VIIR is not Advent Children... The problem with Tifa's outfit in VIIR is because it has a busier design ontop of the original look, it feels like an unecessarily complex evolution How the eye perceives a character can be reduced to simple shapes and colors. as base just adding more shapes and colors break the look uses of the original feel for the overall design, and so the appearance that defined the character is lost in the process as 2.0 (!) 1.0 1.0 2.0 well VIIR Tifa's is a bit as if you took a well known design, but some parts of it might be "problematic" or Tifa's original outfit considered to look silly in a modern setting, such as Superman's red trunks for instance. was simple, but the way it shaped the look of the character So you just remove them, and add more complex design elements to the original outfit, to make up for it While you may end up is what how the eye feels when trying to identify her. The new outfit adds several new shapes and colors that mess with an outfit that's still reminiscent of the original one, the look people identify the character with has now been lost in the process as well, as now the eye with perception, and although the character is still recognizable, her overall look feels close yet too different than what has a harder time identifying the character due to many new shapes and colors messing with the look used to define her. Possible fixes? The people who fell in love with the design and outfit of a character the first time will expect any iteration that takes place during the first appearance of the character to remain faithful to the original design. Or ... 71 71 It would be great for VIIR Tifa to be bound to the same rules as the rest of the cast regarding outfit design, which is to keep it the same, with only minor details and improvements required for it to work in a much more detailed visual engine. Remove leggings Remove dark top Don't fix what's not broken

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BZDsentai

Jun 15, 2019 at 11:26AM EDT

>as she's now lost her defining look
>looks almost exactly the same

These people are losing their damn minds, she literally looks almost exactly the same, like anyone on earth would still be able to look at her new design and go "oh hey that's Tifa from FF7".

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>conveniently ignoring Cloud's actual design change in which he no longer has Popeye arms, which was a big change
>outright ignoring the fact that Barret is actually the most changed character design of all shown so far, not Tifa, to the point he almost looks like a different character

Aaaaand you lost me.

And no, Superman's change was definitely an improvement. Wearing your underwear outside was not a concept that evolved well, just like gigantic poligonal blocks pretending to be tits in busty women in games.

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