I recommend you Dragon´s Crown

[Hammerskjold]

...needs a skimpy chainmail bra to finish the outfit.

Look, I'm not going to get into a fight between what to call it, a Manzier or the Bro. That battle's been done.

But I will say, Chain Male-kini. It's gonna be the new swag hotness, must have mancessories.




On only a slightly more serious note. Some previous pages\posting ago you asked me (possibly hypothetically) what I would consider a fail for fanservice. At least if I read your intent right.

To me it's mostly the context. To give a concrete example, the lines of 'Disney Princess'.



Simply looking at that 2d image alone, setting aside the context for a minute. I have no real problems with it.

In the context of our 3d world, I have some serious questions and reservations about it. That's a graphic on a gift bag, which I can likely find on the toy section of the average walmart.

1) This is aimed at young people. At an age where they might not yet fully developed the -full- awareness, context, or the subtleties of why some of those facial expressions and poses can be considered, provocative.

I personally, wouldn't do a double take if I saw anyone of age wearing a Playboy Bunny logo t-shirt. I would have serious concerns if I saw an elementary grade person doing the same. It's not necessarily just the graphic alone for me, but the context.

2) Aside from something 'Stepford'-y about that gift bag graphic. I also don't like how there's something not true to the characters about it.




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That's Disney Princess Mulan, at least one version of that char. As a graphic alone, without context, I don't have a problem with it.

However I've seen the movie, I know slightly about the original story it was based on, and I loved the theatrical poster of it.



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Poster version of Mulan.

In artistic technical terms: A kick ass bold graphic and lovely design to my eyes. 10/10 badass warrior, would go to battle for, and with.

There's something so off to me about that Disney Princess version, in context and comparison to her movie character, it pisses me off. It's like someone at the House of Mouse gave this smart, brave, warrior princess character, a lobotomy. It's definitely not about the idea that females can't look pretty. It's certainly not about the idea that females are not allowed to want to look pretty. It's something else here that makes me cringe. It's the character lobotomy to me.

Now I have no problem with re-contextualizing, re-mixing, re-imagining, re-styling something. (Starwars Steampunk? Sounds cool, bring on SteamVader. edited addition: copyright legalities aside, that's a separate thread.)
With this kind of re-contextualizing however, there's something cringe inducing about it for my own sense and sensibilities. Which is why I probably enjoy some of the fan made 'Disney Princesses' more. eg: Disney Hipster Princesses.



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Totally Portlandia.

And yes, there are 3d cosplay examples.

Now IMO they are beautiful, sexy, ladies doing a pretty funny (to me at least) cosplay. I'd consider the image fairly safe for work. In as far as what the heck are you doing reading a videogame site while at work anyway?!












Well what does all that have to do with DCrown art?

(I'm getting to that Bolty, I know, I know, I'm pressing the court's leniency I'll wrap this up quick.)

Our 3d world context, retail space.
Here's the ESRB rating for the game.
http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp...2950&Title=

To date, I haven't seen it's graphics pushed as merch in the same toy aisle as the Disney Princess. At least in my neck of the woods. Maybe in Japan they do have bento boxes for grade school kids featuring the Amazon. Dunno, I'll stick to N.America for now because that's where I live.

If and when I want to buy the game, I do have to go somewhat out of my way to purchase it. It's not super rare, but it's probably not CalloDuty popular. At least where I am.

Back to the graphics. When I look at all the character designs of DCrown, my reading is they're all pretty much 'what it says in the box'. Halloween witch sorceress, burly brawler dwarf, bulldog-body fighter, thighmaster busting amazon with a big axe, wizard robe wearing wizard, small elfin with large can't be missed bow.

Really exaggerated sure. I understand it can put off some people, I can grok that. Everything else in the DCrown themepark is just as exaggerated to my eyes. But for me, it does serve it's design purpose in that I can remember the chars basic general silhouette even from memory. Because they -are- so extremely exaggerated.


In closing, let's have a soda. Courtesy of Jester's Man-Faye.



Mmmmm.....Aaaahhh....so refreshing.