Tails of Fail
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Dec 14, 2008 14:23 JST
- Tags: Artists, Famitsu, Illustration, Marketing, Tales of hearts, Tales Series
Famitsu seem to have it in for the Tales series – whilst they have frequently featured the games on their covers, the artist they retain to provide these illustrations leaves much to be desired in a number of areas…
Their new Tales of Hearts cover is but the latest in a long line of such covers:
Presumably someone, somewhere, must like him a lot? Or perhaps he is simply an acquired taste?
The man responsible for these works is 松下進 / Susumu Matsushita – he has an artbook out if you are enamoured of his style.
Via Hachimaki.
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What with Mickey Mouse cosplaying as Tales characters?
The mascot is always dressing as a character of the game featured on the cover.
Huh. Could have just hired someone from DeviantArt for this quality. Probably would do it for Pocky too.
Hell, there's a 50% chance it would look better too.
looks very western.
I came.
i always wonder how artist can be so good at anatomy, clothes, perspective etc. but suck so much at faces/style
It looks like the cover came from China O.o
I actually like some of the lower ones...is that wrong of me?
The (tos2_fami_p.jpg) one looks decent
Ah, you goddamn kids these days...
This artist has been around for a _long_ time and has done damn near all the covers for the venerable gaming mag Famitsu.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Famitsu
I remember reading a profile of him in Diehard Gamefan in the early 90's. (Remember that mag? No? Goddamn kids.) Half the reason for his popularity there is that he isn't just Generic Anime-Style Artist #38575.
Trying a little too hard to be an oldfag there.
That artist needs to be dragged onto a street and shot for this insult to the tales games.
Is it just me, or has he gotten worse over time?
Older ones are quite good.
Vesperia and Hearts are the only ones not given enough love
It reminds me of the old poorly drawn Nintendo Power covers.
god that just looks so bad...
and why is it TAILS of fail? to joke how he's failing, you're writing the wrong word?
I was punning on the fact that he included the wretched animal mascot in every cover...
Uh, last I checked, Matsushita was pretty famous and respected. He does magazine covers all the time.
sigh~ i agree with "Anonymous" the artist who drew those artworks is VERY skillful...its his unique style that makes famitsu's covers look more well.....unique its like the work of tetsuya nomura how is responsible for creating the final fantasy characters!
Talez of Bratz
Why did you make us look at this? Yep they needed to fire this person a long time ago.
Well it is "Unique" I'll be thankful for that at least.
Art style reminds me of Maximo for the PS2. XD
seems the tales is being done by the artist of Maximo,
That's because the same highly respected artist was responsible.
I like it. It has style.
It looks terrible. I'm glad it's not coming to the states.
Onoes. Just because it's not typically anime, it sucks! Geez, you guys.
Famitsu has always been fucking shit.
What the shit happened to Lloyd.
/facepalm
Furries in my Tales games? No waiiiii...!!!
The only covers that i actually prefer is Symphonia2 (Marta still looks cute there) and Innocence..
Btw, isn't this artist the one who did Legend of Mana(PSX/PS1) too?
all you idiots know nothing about style, I'm not a fan but I know style when I see it, before you guys judge some one's art why don't you try making one yourself...oh that's right you can't, you all act like your so cool experts. I don't see any of your names being published in a mag
Since their infamous 40/40 en Nintendogs, Famitsu fails at life whenever they do anything.
I'd expect that kind of crap from the US...
...wait, the artist is JAPANESE?!
H-H-How can that be? Its...its IMPOSSIBLE!!
*Face begins to melt*