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Ok.... Glorified Rantview by someone that isn't a supporter but like the VN (So, that means, just an opinion and take it like that, i could be absolutely wrong in all of this)
So.... here we go:
1.- CM and CGB have completely different styles which determines who the aspects on every character would be defined. CM will have buffy (or balloon-ey) models, while CGB will make the torso more prominent that any other part of the body. When it comes to proportions, i'm sorry for both, but none of them are the best on doing it. That being said, however, while on their style, they look good... uhmm... yeah... just good.
2.- Maria... By her looks on CM design, she was a voluptuous woman, cute face, an smile that every cat lover will adore and, of course, a lot of MILF material. CGB does justice to some proportions, he already fixed the face, which is a nice touch (but i personally still think is just a bit off), the hourglass shape is there, so still a very hot woman... but in both i think something is missing. Maria's character is more like a mother. She's is very worrisome, does plenty of things with a happy face and when she cries we want to kill the person who made her cry. So I think they should try different expressions with Maria to at least make her more motherly.
3.- MC, Spencer and Darius proportions and body complexion. This is just being a bit picky on the context of what they do. MC is a human that mostly of the time says that he's weak, so he may be like an otter or just plain a twink. Making him an 'average body' was a nice beginning to the model but he should look a bit thin (just a bit, the design itself is awesomic). Spencer is a stripper/dance (This is a spoiler, but this needed here) so his musculature are 'fine', as same as MC, a bit thin and we got a husky. Now, since he has done pole dancing, his arms and leg may have been more enhanced so i may take that back, but overall, it's just a bit thick for me. And Darius. By lore, he trained most of the time in a pool, so a good swimmer build might be awesome. Again, i may take that back because he IS a wild animal, but most of swimmers don't have much (if not at all) body fat. Just make it more ripped, or if it's because his fur is making him fluff, that's ok... ... ... ... ... i digress.
4.- The three big guys (Harold, Chester and Dozer). By far, they're well build in CGB designs, even in CM they're insanely bulky and show strength. So, what's wrong? Mostly nothing. Congratulations.
5.- Richard. This is one of the most hard to describe it, because... i don't like it. It might be the posture, and early draft or even a quicky that was due to time line, i don't know. For me it looked rushed (basing just on the one that was shown). I know CGB had that tendency of style and poses, but it looks weird.
6.- The feeling of each style is now different. With CM it was very cheerful, cartoonish, goofy and even make me look like the characters were joking a lot. Looking like fantasy. With CGB it looks polished, human, more different but familiar. His works were often (if not always) within a darker tone. The coloring of both are their trademarks, as CGB is always playing with dark tones and shades, CM always uses lightning to show more 'waxy' the character and to make more contrast.
7.- Humans in general are always a bummer when you are in a furry game. It looks very off sometimes, but... remember that this game began with Spencer described as a 'Husky/Wolf-kin morph', so that is a clue that they're not in a time/dimension/universe/planet/cartoon/etc where it only exists anthros, and was basically at the beginning of the project. As for how customizable the MC would be, i don't mind that feature at all, because mostly the narrative is going to lead everything, so all of this is up to Dyne's talent of writing.
8.- As for the new comers... I didn't care. At first it was "hey, Waffle, Massimo and Butch were there too, right? well, why not let some of CGB OC come to this NV too!"... until i saw who were. I did my research and i don't mind them. I really (and i mean really) hope that the other three mentioned before keep being on the VN with CGB style, of course if CM doesn't oppose to it. And... also...
9.- What will happen with the guys who got their characters in the VN too? I guess they're going to be remodeled, but are they ok with this? Maybe they already answered this and living under a rock doesn't help very much, but i'm really intrigued on how they reacted and if they are fine with the change of style (and also, with how their new sprites will be in the VN).
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway. I hope Dyne can read this (maybe not, it's up to him), but these are my concerns and my opinions. Maybe it's just as simple as 'it's my game and i know how to do it', but i didn't feel like Dyne did that to us. There might be a salty moment (i say might, because it was just telling to other people to look for other VN, which is fair considering that dyne's not forced on doing everything people say, nor does that user is forced on liking that game or even play/buy it), but i think that he is by far the most communicative creator of all furry fandom on the VN subject.
Keep up with the good content!
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