i’m definitely not here to convince you that you must like this direction, but i AM here to tell you that i think it kicks a ton of ass. i was honestly 0% interested in another star fox remake (seriously???) and combined with the toxic buzz on the character redesigns, i just avoided the topic altogether.
but then i came across this image on my timeline, and… i mean, to each their own, but i think this is an incredibly cool direction. to me this really captures what i think star fox looks like–a mix of muppets (specifically the “muppets” from the 80s version of “the dark crystal”), stuffed animals, and mascot characters. i really wasn’t excited about the idea of a cartoony style, a-la zootopia, and this is just so much grimier and nastier, in a good way.
honestly, the way they look reminds me of this dutch milk ad campaign on bus stops, with these highly detailed alien paintings shown drinking milk. i was very scared of this as a kid, but i ended up loving it so much that i still have one of the posters on my wall to this day.
this design of katt is also just perfect. she’s scrungly-looking. perfect! she is a former gang member, solo mercenary, of course she would be scrungly. hell yeah.
i also think the more bird-like falco is a fantastic idea, and slippy is super cute. if i had to have one complaint it would actually be fox himself, i think his design lacks a bit of teeth. but it’s a small issue compared to all the awesome choices they’re making here on these designs.
honestly, i probably still won’t play this game. but the designs are hitting so hard for me, i just wanted to blog about ’em!
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