by BluTeamWolf Thu Jul 18, 2013 5:52 pm
Congratulations to the winners! Though I mostly respect From's choices, I was hoping that the outcome would be slightly different, but nevertheless almost all of these designs deserve their place.
I'm not impressed to see that the *Japanese-only* entries were hidden from the rest of us; I would have enjoyed having a look at all of them, but alas that could merely be due to translation boundaries.
You guys might hate me or disagree fully with what im about to opinionate, but oh well, for the sake of attention!
I'm going to pick at the so-called "sunbro" shield because it bugs me a little. It seems far too simple, it makes me wonder whether I wasted a lot of time "overcomplicating" my design, and something behind all that angers me, for there were plenty better examples of work that From could have considered and yet they choose this colour-complimentary abomination, knowing whoever made the design probably whipped it up (or appropriated it from somewhere else) with enough time on the side, that clearly adheres to some of the most obvious topics DS hinted at. I don't have a serious problem with references to the original game, even though I think thats a slight bit cheap, but unlike all the other winners, this idea behind this shield seems far too transparent.
Also, does this mean we should expect some armour set with blue and yellow colour combos?
I can't stand the idea of this piece of work being flagged about in my game, but thats probably backed up by my knowing that it was chosen over my own shield, and its my own fault for getting my hopes up so high.
Im sorry to bring a downer to what is a fantastic turn of events, but i've had enough of all the idolisation over this icon and all the sun praising its wrought, I can't bottle it up.
I certainly trust From to make an awesome game, and I hope they have some great ideas for all of the winners.
And we shall be coming for you in Dark Souls 2......
