@Vellu78 wrote:
I totally get the argument, but personally I prefer "normal" looking in a game like this...or atleast not super-model gorgeous. Just doesn't feel right...Could be my age preference (1978 vintage here).
In Witcher they atleast have lore reason for sorceresses looking how they look, so they get a pass....plus they do have some truly horrible ones in the mix (the Crones). W3 should be benchmark anyway. Incredible variaty of different looking NPCs, old and young, ugly and pretty, even children. (even though procedurally generated from bits and pieces you recognize once you've played a couple of dozen hours).
Well my vintage is a bit older still lol. The thing is that for many it's a fantasy game and in fantasy anything is possible that doesn't happen in real life. You see it in the movies too. Now, I do get that not everybody wants this and that's totally cool. I thought it was great that in SWTOR people could make characters that are overweight for example. Never was too impressed with facial hair on the male characters though and that's a real problem here as well.
I do think a big part of the problem is the inconsistency in the graphics quality throughout the game. I'll say it again but some of the harsh lighting like in the front of the Tempest just makes any character look ugly. The recent graphical improvements really help as well. I think I just miss some of the CC options like actual nose and brow shape that are missing and the difference between your character in the CC and in the actual game.
The only problem I have with the Witcher series and why I never played it is because it's a fixed male protagonist. They have their idea about what looks badass or cool and I don't share it, so I'm not gonna sink many hours into a game where I don't like the guy I have on the screen all the time. I prefer playing females probable because even though I try, it seems impossible to create a male character that looks cool from my perspective.
So I definitely agree on variety, also in body shapes and age. ME:A is not in the military either anymore like Shepard was. So why not give longer hair styles to the guys? Just as an example.
And yeah, the top model look might be too much for some, but what's left of the default Sara Ryder is just really rough. What I'd actually like is being able to pick the standard Ryder faces and modify them but you can't. Well, someone here said you could but I haven't been able to figure out how.
