2009-08-31, 04:01 AM
I've been going back and forth about how to do Sonellion's (hope I got the spelling right, been a while since I worked with DoM) armor. On one hand I'd like something interesting, but on the other I kinda feel like it would be more appropriate to just take the helmet and repeat it's elements until there is a suit of armor.
I kinda like the idea of making DoM out to be a monster world. I don't know how to explain that, but it's a kind of Japanese type genre that really focuses on the monsters as characters. And I sort of would like to make the armor a monster armor. But at the same time the designs I churn out, though good seem in retrospect over the top. It's sort of a good idea, hard to apply in theory.
Anyway, the last armor I designed is sort of obviously Cthullu-inspired, and I rather sort of think this design could make it off the drawing board if I can tone it down enough. The Sonellion set is basically the dark armor set. That is it's main strength is protection from the dark affinity, which as you can guess is not uncommon. There is a more dark set that is more traditional, but the Sonellion set is better well rounded, designed for end-game wear.
Anyway, long story short.... the body armor part of this full body equip set with this design reminds me of the "dark armor" from KFII (w/Melenat) ....So like, I figured might as well kill two birds with one stone, if I go this route, and just remake that armor for SoM. I had found a Japanese website with screenshots of all the KFII equips (I think it had all) via Google Images, but I can't find it now. I sort of wish I had bookmarked it. In general it was the most complete Japanese KFII guide I've ever stumbled across, so maybe someone has a link. But anyway I wanted to find an image of that armor, but I will just describe it to make sure we are on the same page. Basically it's the upper body piece only armor you find in one of the caves later in the game. In the US game I think it was just called "Dark Armor" ...possibly found in the "Dark Cave". If my memory serves me at least the design is very similar to what I have in mind, so I was hoping Todd could maybe somehow give me more info and one of his model rips from KFII for it.
I kinda like the idea of making DoM out to be a monster world. I don't know how to explain that, but it's a kind of Japanese type genre that really focuses on the monsters as characters. And I sort of would like to make the armor a monster armor. But at the same time the designs I churn out, though good seem in retrospect over the top. It's sort of a good idea, hard to apply in theory.
Anyway, the last armor I designed is sort of obviously Cthullu-inspired, and I rather sort of think this design could make it off the drawing board if I can tone it down enough. The Sonellion set is basically the dark armor set. That is it's main strength is protection from the dark affinity, which as you can guess is not uncommon. There is a more dark set that is more traditional, but the Sonellion set is better well rounded, designed for end-game wear.
Anyway, long story short.... the body armor part of this full body equip set with this design reminds me of the "dark armor" from KFII (w/Melenat) ....So like, I figured might as well kill two birds with one stone, if I go this route, and just remake that armor for SoM. I had found a Japanese website with screenshots of all the KFII equips (I think it had all) via Google Images, but I can't find it now. I sort of wish I had bookmarked it. In general it was the most complete Japanese KFII guide I've ever stumbled across, so maybe someone has a link. But anyway I wanted to find an image of that armor, but I will just describe it to make sure we are on the same page. Basically it's the upper body piece only armor you find in one of the caves later in the game. In the US game I think it was just called "Dark Armor" ...possibly found in the "Dark Cave". If my memory serves me at least the design is very similar to what I have in mind, so I was hoping Todd could maybe somehow give me more info and one of his model rips from KFII for it.