Valkyria Chronicles Game vs Anime
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Mar 2, 2009 02:14 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, 3D CG, Character Design, Comparison, PS3, RPG, Valkyria Chronicles
The character designs for the upcoming Valkyria Chronicles anime have been made public, and comparing them to the CG originals from the original PS3 RPG (on the left) reveals some subtle changes in style.
Considering the extremely high quality of the anime style graphics in the game (the graphics you see above were used in the actual game as well as in cutscenes), we are left wondering what might have been had they animated it in CG, although of course this would be a rather adventurous step…













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Can't really agree with idea of increases moe-ness, the game characters seem to have much more appealing proportions-and hair effects >:D, seeing Isara is bitter-sweet T.T wish she was a playable bonus char or something, she sure is a better shot than welkin hehe
I also noticed a rather flawed drawing of alicia's rifle in the anime...that is, you can't really hold them with the way they're drawn >.< hopefully it'll all look more consistent
looks nice, mihgt consider getting this game afterall.
hmmm. . . not bad. .
make it my "must watch list" then. . . ( _ _)/
Have heard that many enjoyed the game. Since I don't own a PS3 (yet) I haven't tried out the game, but it's seems good. Will check out anime in either case.
If you do get a PS3, Valkyria Chronicles should be the first game you buy, IMHO.
thats exactly what i did lol, bought myself the game and ps3 a week after finding out about the game >:D
Atleast download the demo from PSN and try it out.
I like the anime design too...I'm enjoying the game game aswell...can't wait to see it.
I heart Alicia, and it seems Selvaria's boobs multiplied in size, whatever valkyria chronicles rule
you must not watch that cutscene during the game when you wave her lance, something else besides her faces competes greatly for my attention...
no the size look consistent enough to me.
As long as I get the anime..
I want the game so badly but I don't even have the console...
valkyria chronicles is a pro game. the anime designs look alright, but I like selvaria and alicia better in the game. isara definitely got a moe upgrade however.
The character design in the game looks far more better, imo. The anime version just seems too stereotyped.
If they don't include Dallas in this anime I will be severely disappointed.
SECONED! XD
looking forward to it =3
looking forward towards another game to anime series should be interesting
isara moe~
Wow... those eyes are big! But ill still watch it, VC was a very good game for me.
P.S. Over sized boobs....
Who care what they look like. This anime blows big donkey dongs. I'd rather watch Ayakashi stuck in an endless loop then watch this garbage. The writers cut Welkin's balls off and gave them to Faldio...
I prefered the game the characters seemed fluid and more open whereas in the anime Welkin fell into the typical I'm a dope with some honest virtues to teach FRIENDSHIP SPEECHES YAY.
And Alicia pretty much became the typical bitchy character in the anime :(
The game is much better than the anime. Not only do they have more time to tell the story, but the personality of the baker chick is a lot more interesting in the game.
ANIME is better!
They look pretty good, but Isara looks kind of... Off. Probably the eyes.
Man...I guess I don't really mind what they did with Alicia. It's certainly dramatic, but not in a bad way. Isara, on the other hand, I don't like what they did with her at all.
Welkin seems pretty close, and Faldio's hyper-bish transformation is too funny to hate. Finally, no real complaints about Selvaria. Although for some reason in her anime picture I can just picture her having a huge bow in her hair. Maybe it's the way she's standing.
RUINED! This is why we can't have nice things!
What studio is doing the anime? The coloring style is very reminiscent of FMA.
My god, what is wrong with their lips?
Oh, and huge eyes are HUGE.
Looks failed, boobs are much better in the original
The anime designs look good. When does the anime come out?
April 2009, no fixed day yet.
Anime version looks better, IMO.
the EYES. They're HUGE.
yeah!!its like they dont even exist!specially not on a Japanese anime that has been featuring similar and unique eye art styles ever since astro boy was created right?
(S)He means in comparison to the original designs. I agree, I would have preferred them to be the same size.
The game looked so much better than any of the designs for the anime so far. Glad to see an anime of it, but not so pleased they didnt even try to mimic the style.
Looks pretty good ^__^
I prefer the game version of Selvaria and i need to see more of the animated Alicia.
Compared to the distinctive art style of the game the anime version looks extremely generic. I hope the anime will look fine on its own, but i cant help not liking it when its compared side by side with the game.
Looks good, none the less.
Don't fail me Valkyria anime!!!
Isara's eyes seem so huge...
Yeah, Isara's anime eyes look way too big. I hope they do something about it because I love Isara!
imouto moe ftw
second that
I agree. I's the one thing I'm really irritated about.
Then the generic anime-look is a little disappointing because the game was noted much because of it's unique graphics.
Still, I will watch the anime.
Doesn't look too bad. I'll check this one out.
I think the game looks better, the anime looks so normal and looks like it'd have ALOT of QUALITY in the series.
mmm I'd have to agree that the CANVAS in-game looks more appealing- but can't wait for anime all the same.
not too bad for anime but I wanna see some mechanic
The game character design looks so much more interesting. D:
The new designs look quite good to me.
yeah IMO,
completely copying the game version would pose problems in animating, which is why they must simplify...
awww the ingame models are amazing, such a shame...
odd that screenshots weren't used to compare, but i guess you can always check the other posts :P
FUCKIN HIGH QUALITY.
This is one series im very much looking foward to, hope my crew wants to sub it.
Well, the game is great and the graphic engine they used will probably be too hard to make an anime out off, it might just end up being too similar. At any rate, I am looking forward to the story content.
Im not liking the eye modifications. The original character art was great, why did they change it? Are smaller eyes harder to draw or something? What am I saying, this stuff is computer animated, they could just trace it!
Isara appears to have gained about 20% more moe rating.
IMO she seems to have gone from strong-willed to helpless and clumsy.
FAIL. Isara in game is much cooler.
uhm... NO.
I personally think the anime version looks better, i mean, the game was trying some weird sketchy look (which looks alright), but i prefer the normal anime look.
As others have also stated, it just seems rather generic compared to the art of the original -- assuming a more standard coloring and animation style, I'd still go with the original drawings.
Alicia's face looks oddly proportioned compared to the orignal, and Selvaria now looks like Akashiya Moka cosplaying as Megurine Luka.
WTH? The anime design sucks. Just look at Isara! WTH?? O_o
Generic design, sad...
I'd recommend a total character design change for the anime. T_T
The design from the game looks better in every way.
The game was fantastic and it's art stood out.
While I understand that the anime is trying to make it more anime-ish, (as noted by the increased moe) ultimately, fans of the game want more of the same. So I would have to say that I would rather have watched a series rendered gamestyle. (At higher resolution with more detail and fluid/realistic character movements.)
Having said that, I'll still watch the anime and want more. I'm a sucker for such things.
The new designs look more moe-ified. They're not bad though.
Yup, Alicia looks a lot more cuter nao.