I couldn't help myself

[tanithryudo]

I started a second dress up game: Dress Up! Time Princess

It's got a better plot than Love Nikki. Well I mean, its storytelling is based off of otome games, so naturally it's better than Love Nikki's...convoluted mess of grasped straws.

But more importantly, it's 3D! (Yes, Shining Nikki is also 3D but that game isn't available to the US.) Ain't she pretty?



(You just don't get the full effect of the movement graphics with a photo, alas.)

Comments

[cashew]

Why does it look like Elsa and Anna from from Disney's Frozen? :p

Part of me is a little sad that traditional 2D animation is getting squeezed out by 3D, since there are some really artistic uses of perspective in 2D animation that just doesn't translate the same into 3D graphics. But that's more in the movie and less in the game industry. Although I do find game industry's pursuit of higher and higher graphic fidelity flattens the aesthetics somewhat.

Anyway, hope you're enjoying the new game!

[tanithryudo]

LOL the Frozen look is accidental. The blond hair is a high ranked wig I got early on. The brown hair is actually the baseline character hair I designed through the customizer. The first arc of the game takes place in France on the eve of the French Revolution, so most of the dresses I have right now are the grand ballgown type of that era. These two are actually the tamer dresses I currently have. Like, here's the starter dress...



I don't think 2D is going to be replaced by 3D for games any time soon. For one thing, the cost and time to create 3D assets way outstrips 2D, which means they have to charge more and slow down progress. That means if the game is more focused on gameplay, it's not really worth it to go 3D.

And even with graphics based games, I mean, Love Nikki and its like still has the advantage of being able to churn out lots more designs at a faster rate, offering smaller charges of money at a higher rate. While DUTP has to fish for bigger whales with this slower but higher quality art.

Also with 3D you have to worry way more about testing, since clipping can come from any angle now when you spin the model around and... I mean, just look at GW2's problems with that even though that's not a dedicated fashion game.

[cashew]

OK, I do like the starter gown, is very pretty. Do you get to customize the colors?

As for the 2D v 3D concern, I guess we'll see how the games industry progress. I feel that 2D games are going to become mostly the purview of smaller studios due to $$$, while big studios will go after the big $$$ by going full 3D. I doubt we'll see any triple A games in the future that uses 2D animations.

Meanwhile, in movies, I think it's pretty clear that traditional animation has been dying. There's some low budget netflix cartoons that still uses 2D, plus a handful of productions from Japan, but pretty much all modern animated cinema has gone the way of 3D animation. It's kind of sad. I don't think another 2D renaissance is coming back. ;_;

[tanithryudo]

Alas, no, there's no dying system in the game. Which means that vibrant colored pieces like that starter dress doesn't mix match well with stuff from other sets in my wardrobe.

[cashew]

Well, that sucks. ;_; Time to collect more pieces, I guess!