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There is currently some heated discussions going on regarding the different anatomies used in the kissing CGs. Emubi said the old one had bad anatomy and the new one is better. During CG production, if you followed the postings of the CG, he has listened to feedback and made some adjustments to the anatomy of the new kissing CG.

However, there was quite some negative backlash on the Discor, however, also because of the harsh tone, he is currently unsure if this is caused by a loud minority who just like to hate on things, or if the anatomy in the new CG is indeed problematc.

I am no artist, and I generally take the approach to consider the freelancers I hire experts in their area and therefore trust their judgement. Emubi is the one who needs to feel comfortable in consistently drawing the characters again and again.
He even offered to redraw the old CG in the newer anatomy to maintain consistenty

This time it seems that I need additional input. So please help me get a better picture of the situation. We have already spent way more time than I had allocated on this CG and I need to know if this is a problem or if we should move on to the next one.

Emubi is currently gone until the 17th of November, so please help me get an overview until then. Because I'm posting pictures in this post, poll is limited to patrons.

Old Anatomy

New Anatomy

Comments

Anonymous

I think both of those are good, to and sense aura take a more dominant role in the 2nd picture i like the idea of her being more "on top" in the screen as opposed to the first where she just lets the kiss happen.

Anonymous

Like the new one more assertive and mature sutes her progression better. Looks like first image is from chapter 1 and sec image is from chapter 2. The quality and style of image dont differ between the two.

Hydrnaros

Hm.... Anatomy wise the new CG while it does look better i think the issue stems on how it looks. With the first CG while Aura is more passive it portrays better the kiss while the newer one it just seems off with just how forward Aura is. I also think what's throwing things off more is the sharp black line denoting the character border. When i see the cg my brain goes 'something is wrong here' and i feel its just how forward Aura is exactly. It almost seems like she is kissing him on the side of the lips instead of directly on the lips. It just feel weird.

Martin Hinck

i defenetly like the old one more. the nose looks of in the new one

Jasticus

I like the new, but I think some of the disconnect from it is that the placement of her hand throws it off a bit. You should be able to see at least the top of her left shoulder/arm as it reaches across to George to wrap her hand around his neck. Since we don't, it makes it feel like she has a really long arm that goes underneath and comes around. Suspension of disbelief did kick in so I can ignore it, but it was definitely noticed.

VonDoom

I believe it's less the anatomy and more the perspective. The newer one looks a bit staged to look like they're kissing, but one face is actually behind the other. One of their heads would need to be a bit more inclined.

Anonymous

No one asked for my detailed perspective but here it is anyway. =) I feel like this controversy may just be kind of a fishbowl effect. There are so few problems with development that when something comes up that there might be an issue with, everyone has to chime in (yes, like what I'm doing now) with their opinions, concerns, and solutions on it. I'm not trying to diminish the feelings of anyone who is involved in this issue but I can't imagine one panel heavily damaging my playthrough, unless it's the last image at the very end of the game.

Anonymous

what about "I prefer new but wouldn't spot difference if not discord complaining"

aa

In my opinion they do not differ much and they are beautiful works, but the old one seems more proportionate while in the new one it is not clear where Aura's hand comes from and since it is more inclined it seems that it has a huge forehead...

kyuven

Main issue i have is the hands in the newer picture look a bit...off. Otherwise yeah doesn't really matter.

Anonymous

I'm fine with either and enjoy the creativity and the journey of the game. I have a slight preference for the older only because the line from her forehead, down the bridge of the nose and then to the tip of her nose is a little 'Ski Jump' like. But it is so unimportant to me that I would never have made a comment if you hadn't asked for one.

Mario Ritter

Personally I prefer the tongue in the first one, because the saliva drop and showing them outside is hotter, imo. That said, the new one makes much more sense for an inexperienced virgin like George, just barely reacting to a sudden full blown tongue kiss. So I'd say that's fine. I do agree that the hand placement looks off. Maybe place it around the neck next time? Or further up against the back of the head. That way the fingers protruding farther don't look weird.