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The breasts are a bit much, and the face... I'd probably have to see it painted, but to me it could be a LITTLE more on the mature side of Shunya faces. That and she looks kind of cross-eyed to me?
I don't hate her, and I wouldn't have bought her even if they NAILED it, most likely, but, there are some definite improvements that need to be made, i think, before they can even expect fans to want to her.
I don't hate her, and I wouldn't have bought her even if they NAILED it, most likely, but, there are some definite improvements that need to be made, i think, before they can even expect fans to want to her.
As someone with absolutely no familiarity with the character, I actually quite like it, though the breasts could use some sizing-down. :P
I find the most ridiculous aspect to be the leg-to-torso ration, actually. That is *not* what she looks like in the game. Her legs are the same length as every other characters', not this strange stiltwalker.
If you change the art direction to something it's understandable that people would get upset, so I can see them being unhappy over that. However these are the same people that made a big deal when a blonde female shepard was picked for the cover even though they were the ones who voted for her. The only thing I see wrong with this is the large boobs and high heels, it's too early to judge her face because it's not painted yet. This really isn't that sexualized of a figure.
Lol I get the gripes of the different art style but.... Really, what alternatives do you have for a figure of her XD
I think we need to take into consideration that we are (for the most part) fans of this style of figure. To people outside our little circle, this does tend to look highly sexualized.
I did ask, for experimental purposes, my two roommates their opinion on this. The one familiar with Shunya's style said she didn't think it was too bad, while the one with no knowledge of Mass Effect or anime figures found it too sexy. I really don't think it's a personal thing against Shunya's style though, hentai has tainted a lot of peoples minds into finding anime styles too sexualized and creepy.
Personally? I don't think it's one of their better sculpts. As Kyokat mentioned the legs are really too long. The boobs are exaggerated, but not so much so it bugs me.
I did ask, for experimental purposes, my two roommates their opinion on this. The one familiar with Shunya's style said she didn't think it was too bad, while the one with no knowledge of Mass Effect or anime figures found it too sexy. I really don't think it's a personal thing against Shunya's style though, hentai has tainted a lot of peoples minds into finding anime styles too sexualized and creepy.
Personally? I don't think it's one of their better sculpts. As Kyokat mentioned the legs are really too long. The boobs are exaggerated, but not so much so it bugs me.
The face honestly looks pretty bad to me, like... her forehead is huge or something. I don't know, maybe if the paint improves it I'll consider buying it, but based on just the sculpt I'm not feeling too optimistic.
Given that I've never played ME, I actually somewhat like it. Shunya's style has never really worked for traditional humans in the first place so it's a good fit.
As a Mass Effect fan, what bothers me is that the sculpt doesn't capture Liara's personality or look. When you first meet her, Liara is a bookworm-type character, who is happier working alone on archeological digs than scooting around the galaxy fighting Geth. She's shy, but eventually grows into a more confident person, and over the course of the game comes to be a major player in the underground information market. She's unsure of her ability to take on such a task, but her feelings for Shepherd and her willingness to help him/her motivate her forward.
The pose is a little "too" confident, too cocky--something Liara is not. If she were in a more traditional stance--both hands on her pistol with it raised up ready to fire--I wouldn't mind so much, but yeah, this is totally a boob-enhancing pose. And yes, I think her breasts are too big, coupled with the fact that it just plain doesn't look like the character model.
All the Asari in the ME games (at least the ones you speak with) have distinct facial structures--you would have a hard time confusing Liara with Samara the Justicar, for example--so this statue looks more like a random Asari wearing Liara's DLC costume than Liara herself.
It's just my opinion. No need to go spreading it around.
The pose is a little "too" confident, too cocky--something Liara is not. If she were in a more traditional stance--both hands on her pistol with it raised up ready to fire--I wouldn't mind so much, but yeah, this is totally a boob-enhancing pose. And yes, I think her breasts are too big, coupled with the fact that it just plain doesn't look like the character model.
All the Asari in the ME games (at least the ones you speak with) have distinct facial structures--you would have a hard time confusing Liara with Samara the Justicar, for example--so this statue looks more like a random Asari wearing Liara's DLC costume than Liara herself.
It's just my opinion. No need to go spreading it around.
A hypothetical conversation I'll inevitably have with my wife:
Me: "No, I do not think that video game females are over-sexualized. We're making huge advancements and becoming more sensitive about how to portray them in games and in all media."
Wife: "Have you see this statue of Liara? Is she some sort of space-whore?"
Me: "No, she's a space scientist and information broker, but her race is very- (sees statue) Damnit. (Facepalm)"
Me: "No, I do not think that video game females are over-sexualized. We're making huge advancements and becoming more sensitive about how to portray them in games and in all media."
Wife: "Have you see this statue of Liara? Is she some sort of space-whore?"
Me: "No, she's a space scientist and information broker, but her race is very- (sees statue) Damnit. (Facepalm)"
I think looking at the artwork makes a big difference on this one:
http://moarpowah.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mass-effect-liara-bishoujo.jpeg
the face does look a bit different to Liara though but I like Shunya's designs so that doesn't bother me. I notice that the squeezing wasn't really in the artwork that seems to have come through in the sculpt. So far the Bishojou line has been pretty sexed up which I guess everyone isn't used to.
I hope they do more in the line down the track like a Femshep and Tali and Miranda. I may be wishing for a while though.
http://moarpowah.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mass-effect-liara-bishoujo.jpeg
the face does look a bit different to Liara though but I like Shunya's designs so that doesn't bother me. I notice that the squeezing wasn't really in the artwork that seems to have come through in the sculpt. So far the Bishojou line has been pretty sexed up which I guess everyone isn't used to.
I hope they do more in the line down the track like a Femshep and Tali and Miranda. I may be wishing for a while though.
As someone who's both a fan of the character and someone who collects anime figures, I really don't like this Bishoujo version of Liara. I don't hate the style but this isn't Liara at all. The pose is totally out of character as well. When I buy anime figures I'll usually look for the ones that closely match the design of the original anime character, and this doesn't change when I look for a figure of a character from a video game. That's why they're getting such a negative reaction, people just want a figure of the Liara they know from the game.
So the fact that all asari are hot blue space lesbians in skin-tight clothing passes by the average Bioware fan. Nothing surprising here.
So the fact that all asari are hot blue space lesbians in skin-tight clothing passes by the average Bioware fan. Nothing surprising here.
I don't think anyone said the figure doesn't look like an asari, the problem is the figure simply doesn't look like Liara at all.
I just bought ME2 for the PS3. I am familiar with the designs, but still pretty clueless about their characterization. This statue really makes me want to see Liara look like this in the game. Too bad I already know this won't be.
To be honest, looking back at it, I think her pose would be fine if they had her head tilted up a little more. It would actually be less... cocky-confident, and more kind of... Wistful-confident.
Liara in ME2 is extremely confident and determined. She's no longer the same bookish girl she was in the first game that a lot of people are trying to say she's being misrepresented as here. I wouldn't put using her sexuality to lure in a foe against the current ME2 Liara, especially free playing the Shadowbroker DLC and reading her Dark Horse comic series (written by ME's lead writer). Liara's personality was greatly affected by Shepard's...disappearance between the first and second game.
All that said, I don't like the angle of her head and eyes. Why is she looking down to the ground? In the Shunya artwork that this is sculpted from, she's kind of looking off more towards the side and her head is at a more level angle.
All that said, I don't like the angle of her head and eyes. Why is she looking down to the ground? In the Shunya artwork that this is sculpted from, she's kind of looking off more towards the side and her head is at a more level angle.
I can understand why Bioware and Mass Effect fans are so defensive after the DC Direct figures crashed and burned (pulled a Normandy). However, I can imagine if they get too pushy on details like this, Liara might be the only Mass Effect character to get a figure out of this. Personally, I'm fine with this figure.
======"As a Mass Effect fan, what bothers me is that the sculpt doesn't capture Liara's personality or look. "
It's asking too much of an artist to actually know anything about his subject =p
Plus it's the Japanese tradition to superficially adopt foreign ideas.
It's asking too much of an artist to actually know anything about his subject =p
Plus it's the Japanese tradition to superficially adopt foreign ideas.
I think the facebook comments are largely ignorant, as this is clearly not the type of merchandise that's marketed to most people. Most of the comments are straight up anti-anime/japan and I don't think there's much crossover between ME fans and figure collectors. I'm not sure what led Bioware to think it was a good idea to begin with. As an ME fan myself, I'd pretty much rather see a figure of ANY OTHER CHARACTER than Liara. Hell, since the face seems to be so much of an issue, give me a Tali bishoujo with a corresponding bishoujo body. Now we're all happy.
I'll preface this by saying that I'm going to buy this no matter what. The only way that I'll not buy this is if they COMPLETELY screw up the paint job and make her look like a space smurf.
Ok, so this does suffer from Yamashita face and that makes me sad. I would've liked for a more confident and sultry look. The Asari as a whole have a strong command of their sexuality, so if that came over onto the figure with a come hither expression I would've been ok with it. As is, it looks a bit blank and lacking. I'll wait for the paint job to see how that turns out.
As for the boob size, I'm pretty biased when it comes to that department. I have no problem with it and I welcome them gladly into my collection. Hell, compared to the One Piece ladies she's positively modest.
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Ok, so this does suffer from Yamashita face and that makes me sad. I would've liked for a more confident and sultry look. The Asari as a whole have a strong command of their sexuality, so if that came over onto the figure with a come hither expression I would've been ok with it. As is, it looks a bit blank and lacking. I'll wait for the paint job to see how that turns out.
As for the boob size, I'm pretty biased when it comes to that department. I have no problem with it and I welcome them gladly into my collection. Hell, compared to the One Piece ladies she's positively modest.
To be honest, looking back at it, I think her pose would be fine if they had her head tilted up a little more. It would actually be less... cocky-confident, and more kind of... Wistful-confident.
Basically this.
I'm new to the site and noticed allot of criticism on the X-23 Bishoujo.The thing you have to keep in mind is that these statues are meant to be Japanese interpretations.I think there meant to be more sexual and anime like.Hence the T&A upgrades and the somewhat dolled up faces.I love them!!!Wonder Women is cool,but add some Chung-Li thighs...AWESOME!!!At least they don't take as many liberties as the AME-COMI line.I totally smurfed this chick in the first game.Must have been a good choice seeing how the other chick isn't getting a Bishoujo statue.I cant wait to throw this on my shelf and tell all my friends about the intergalactic STD's I've shared with my baby blue Liara.
Ugly American game characters and figmoe do not mix. And vice versa. This is like reverse Ameri-Miku. Leave Bioware to Neca and their mannish sculpts that American gamers favour over Shunya's cute & sexy loli features.
Ugly American game characters and figmoe do not mix. And vice versa. This is like reverse Ameri-Miku. Leave Bioware to Neca and their mannish sculpts that American gamers favour over Shunya's cute & sexy loli features.
Someone woke up on the wrong side of a blue chick...Ugly American game characters?Simmer down dude.Blue ppl have feeling's to ya know.
looks fine to me. it's not supposed to look like the original, it's a different art style after all. don't know what people are griping about.
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