My thoughts on the character designs

[tealblues]

i'll throw my 2 cents in on the character (boon related) designs
There's quite a lot more that I love about each character, but I wanted to make this more concise, so sorry if this comes off as overly critical!

Aphrodite: I honestly like the nod to Ares with the war paint. The spear and shield are a bit over the top for detail and don't seem very practical, but maybe that's intended to make a statement?

Helios: Love the shading on his armor. Understandable that they had to add an outline to his hair so it wouldn't blend in with his dialogue background, but it stands out to me. Maybe a white outline would fit better, or a "halo" of light behind his head

Arachne: Love the various silks around her limbs, though I can't tell if the green blobs on her head are meant to be jewels or her eyes (other than her main two) since there are no pupils.

Artemis: Probably my MOST HATED redesign. I really hope they aren't keeping her art. The customary Hades shading is gone it feels like they've softened her with dull colors and thinner lineart.

Chaos: Eh. I miss the old eldritch vibes the first design had. It feels like this was drawn by the same person who made Artemis' design? I am curious about what he's holding. It seems to be his shedded form? Though there's also an fetus like creature attached so, make of that as you will. I do like the "eyes" splattered across the wings though.

Demeter: Love her redesign. The detail of snow on top of leaves as a shoulder piece, the almost wreath-wing like branches with falling leaves, and the purposeful black shading. Love love love.

Hephaestus: Beautiful hair! And the eye motifs as possibly a nod to Argus and vase like drawings on his arm braces... I'm not sure why people are bent up about him having a belly, I saw it more of him having a powerlifter type form.

Hera: Not too hyped up about her design. I like that they included a nod to peacocks but... that's essentially all I see in her design. Can't tell why they decided to give her light blue hair that blends in with her hat. Her silhouette is pretty boring, I wish they took advantage of peacock elements and added in some eye motifs or REALLY showed off some peacock feathers.

Hermes: He's my boy! So happy they kept the turtle. However, I don't feel like they added much to his design. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing. I expected him to follow the theme of how the other gods are wearing more armor but, don't shoot the messenger I guess? His satchel is also pretty barren compared to his previous design.

Hestia: I've got quite a bit to say. Her robe design... is sad. It has a fire symbol copy and pasted throughout and that's it. I think it would have been better plain. Her hair design is cool but I feel like it's overshadowed by the hood, which is awkwardly widened. The pitch black shading of the inside of the hood isn't placed well imo and although it provides a nice contrast to her hair, it's the only major black shading in her design and ends up being unbalanced. I honestly at first interpreted her to be covered in soot. I like the brazier motif and wish more attention was put on her poker stick. I do like the caring grandma vibe she gives off and how she's rather humble in design, true to her myths.

Poseidon: Woah! Up there in my favorite redesigns. Love the coral seahorse crown and the iridescence of his neck/shoulder piece. He does seem to be... tilted though? Maybe his head was intended to be tilted downwards, but then they rotated the image to be more on line with the player's sight? I can't tell because it feels like the flow of his hair fits.

Selene: WOAHHH. Love her design with the various tassels and clouds. Very elegant! The shading of her face is a bit odd, only her nose is lit up and I would've expected 2 Rembrandt triangles on her cheekbones. In a way, her current lighting reminds me of a doe's nose.

Zeus: Love the shading of his hair-clouds. The contrast of his lightning stripes on his armor is very unique and I would've loved to see more of that color contrast. The yellowness is very glaring and feels better used sparingly, especially with the lower fabric.