SuperHyperMegaTurbo
Smash Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 25, 2012
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If they were on the same level of quality, I would prefer Ike's ranger look. Not by a lot, mind you... His depiction in SSB4 is amazing. As it is, since I'd imagine we're talking about the 3D model, as well as the actual character model, then SSB4 is clearly better.
Radiant Dawn Ike always seemed a little alien to me compared to how he appeared in Path of Radiance. Something about his face being... not quite right, not sure exactly what it is... and, while his face is different in SSB4 than in SSBB, I think it retains significantly more similarity between games than I found in Path of Radiance going to Radiant Dawn. This means I find SSB4 Ike that much more likable right from the get-go then I ever found the Radiant Dawn version, as strange as that may seem, considering one is based on the other.
Also of mention is that I find SSB4 Ike's hair much more likable than it is in Radiant Dawn. It looks a lot better, in my opinion.
As for Ike's costume, there are enough similarities between the two designs that I have pretty much no problem letting go of the SSBB design. I still find the dark blue with yellow trim to be a bit more interesting color-wise than the current clothing, but then again, we have those colors in his armor now (which looks amazing, and is much more appealing than the leather armor he has in SSBB). I wish he still had the gloves he had in SSBB, though, I think they were better: they had armor plates on each bone in his hand, that was cool! And, those steel-capped boots were always something I found strange... but very fitting, also a bit sad to see those go away.
Ragnell has its fins now, though. That was a strangely missing attribute in the SSBB model, and one I even considered fixing myself by modding. So that's another accuracy plus to the SSB4 version.
Ultimately, I'm very attached to the SSBB / Path of Radiance design, and hope there is possibly an alternate costume for it. Even so, there are enough elements carried over to the new SSB4 design that I am satisfied on that level: not that I would not be satisfied with the new design anyway, because it is beyond great, and I already like it more than the actual Radiant Dawn design!
... I voted Brawl out of spite. Haha, that's ignoring the quality difference between 3D models, though, please take that into account.
Radiant Dawn Ike always seemed a little alien to me compared to how he appeared in Path of Radiance. Something about his face being... not quite right, not sure exactly what it is... and, while his face is different in SSB4 than in SSBB, I think it retains significantly more similarity between games than I found in Path of Radiance going to Radiant Dawn. This means I find SSB4 Ike that much more likable right from the get-go then I ever found the Radiant Dawn version, as strange as that may seem, considering one is based on the other.
Also of mention is that I find SSB4 Ike's hair much more likable than it is in Radiant Dawn. It looks a lot better, in my opinion.
As for Ike's costume, there are enough similarities between the two designs that I have pretty much no problem letting go of the SSBB design. I still find the dark blue with yellow trim to be a bit more interesting color-wise than the current clothing, but then again, we have those colors in his armor now (which looks amazing, and is much more appealing than the leather armor he has in SSBB). I wish he still had the gloves he had in SSBB, though, I think they were better: they had armor plates on each bone in his hand, that was cool! And, those steel-capped boots were always something I found strange... but very fitting, also a bit sad to see those go away.
Ragnell has its fins now, though. That was a strangely missing attribute in the SSBB model, and one I even considered fixing myself by modding. So that's another accuracy plus to the SSB4 version.
Ultimately, I'm very attached to the SSBB / Path of Radiance design, and hope there is possibly an alternate costume for it. Even so, there are enough elements carried over to the new SSB4 design that I am satisfied on that level: not that I would not be satisfied with the new design anyway, because it is beyond great, and I already like it more than the actual Radiant Dawn design!
... I voted Brawl out of spite. Haha, that's ignoring the quality difference between 3D models, though, please take that into account.
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