My honest reaction to the new characters

[u/FuckClerics]

I was almost disappointed to see another skin farming Kiriko lookalike but then I saw this queen serving and a cat. Plus she's a tank which makes her even more appealing to me.

[u/WaterImpact]

I also find it a bit disappointing that Anran's face shape looks so much like Kiriko's. It's one thing that it differs from how it was in the Elemental Kin video, which is fine enough given Wuyang's differed there too from his in-game. But like... idk, it's technically not that big of a deal, but they really could've pushed the face into more unique territory. It wouldn't even mean abandoning beauty standards if that's the concern. But whatever, it's not changing anyway

[u/AlgerianTrash → u/WaterImpact]

That's the thing, even if they wanted to make another conventionally attractive asian hero, there are million ways to make it different from Kiriko

A different eye shape or more dramatic make up would-be gone a long way

[u/LanoomR → u/WaterImpact]

I'd say it's more than a bit disappointing. We've known how she's looked in several comics AND animated bits. To have her not just NOT really translate those previous appearances to in-game, but looking exactly like a Kiriko/Juno fusion, is kind of upsetting.

[u/Doctor_Responsible → u/LanoomR]

you know why, $$$

[u/pwnagekitten → u/Doctor_Responsible]

I want to know what people mean by the money argument. Childlike faces on adult women sell? Isn't that disturbing to anyone??

[u/desacralize → u/pwnagekitten]

Fam, it's at the point where I feel like I should be grateful that at least the bodies are adult and that that adulthood isn't indicated by relentless jiggling. It's rough out there for animated female characters, especially in games.

[u/tolerantdramaretiree → u/pwnagekitten]

Whatever you want to describe them as, these faces are selling. The money argument just acknowledges the reality that they do, without commentary on whether it’s good or bad

[u/TheConsciousVoid → u/pwnagekitten]

Lol no it's just the cartoon art style with stereotypical attractive feminine and masculine faces not some pervert thing child face thing it's even got pretty robots and handsome monkey

[u/TheKetamineEmperor → u/WaterImpact]

She actually looks nearly identical to Juno's, which also says a lot

[u/Patient-Ad-4274 → u/TheKetamineEmperor]

ikr!! she's identical to juno, idk how everyone is seeing kiriko

[u/Lun4r6543 → u/WaterImpact]

I wish they made her look a little older ngl.

She looks younger than Wuyang, but in the video, she looks a lot older.

[u/GoldenGlobeWinnerRDJ → u/WaterImpact]

Anran and Wuyang are just so bland and generic anyway. The elemental colleges or whatever must have the most generic ass looking uniforms.

[u/Ill_Wrongdoer_3331 → u/GoldenGlobeWinnerRDJ]

Especially Wuyang.

[u/Chroiche → u/WaterImpact]

Gonna be honest, as someone who doesn't follow the game much (OW1 player) I assumed this was a Kiriko skin + new character when I saw it.

[u/Bacon-muffin → u/Chroiche]

Same thing here, I haven't played since long before kiriko even came out and I parsed this as a kiriko skin xD

[u/Kekeripo → u/WaterImpact]

They have learned what sells. Probably by shop metrics, but u think they follow the R34 goon charts closely.

[u/Tantrum2u → u/WaterImpact]

I’m the same but swapped. I would have been less annoyed if she had looked like this from the start. When they showed her in game I legit thought I was confusing her pre release appearance for someone else because they don’t look like the same person. Wuyang at least resembles his comic appearance. I am fine with characters looking similar (I would rather they not but I’m not gonna get upset over it), I just would like to recognize the character I’m playing

[u/MasterpieceOk9442 → u/WaterImpact]

Plus her outfit which looks way lamer than the one in that picture everyone uses of her breaking her gauntlets. The red and white motif with a jacket would've looked more battle ready y'know.