Sunday, September 19, 2010

First Real Look at Female Worgen

I'll say first off that it's nice to finally have a female model that dares to try to look more ferocious than sexy.
Good Things:
  • Ferocious (Though I think they could definitely turn up the ferocity dial).
  • Hair options are variations of a mane.
  • Unique animations.
  • Cool customization options (facial colouring patterns, asymmetrical ears).
Now, that said, there are still some issues.
  • Half of the ear options are stuck under their mane.
  • Their faces don't move.
  • There are chunky polygons that do not match the rest of the model (lower torso, butt).
  • They look a lot like an edited female Draenei model, which is where I think the out-of-place polygons come from. If you look at them from the side, their belly sticks out as far as their tits (yes, tits, not breasts), and the shape of their butt suggests that there should be a tail, but there isn't. From the thigh up, it looks like they're going to have the same arc posture that Draenei do, but then they tried to amend it by just sucking the mid-torso in. Baaad.
  • Their breasts are huge! I'm not asking for natural or average, it's a video game and doesn't need to represent real life... but these are beyond ridiculous. It looks like there are balloons trying to rise out of her chest. Are they supposed to be huge to compensate for the 8 or so that dogs usually have?? Joking....
  • They don't have as many skin tone options as the Stormwind Humans, but the "reason" could be geographical.
Anyway, considering female Worgen still can't be played on the beta (only looked at in the create-a-character menu), I'm guessing they're still working on these models. But it was nice to have a preview of what they're working on!

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