Hey Xavi! Super late to the party, but I wanted to stop by and share the sentiment that most are having about this project. Loving what you have going so far! CT is probably on my top 3, and I commend you on taking it on. It can definitely be tough to try and reimagine such an iconic cast.
The highlights for me have been your take on a female version of Crono (which seems like such a no-brainer in hindsight!) Every game featuring a silent protagonist should have this option IMO. Also, I like the choices you made in proportion. Seeing the lineup helps convey that.
The illustration with Marle and the concepts for the generals are my favorite so far.
As far as advice goes. I would say to just keep going! What I like about these types of projects is that it is your personal view on how their appearance should be. I think you are doing a good job keeping your original intentions while incorporating the insight from people with different perspectives/backgrounds (which should definitely be welcomed in this industry.)
I know you are trying to keep things loose, but maybe taking one or two characters and doing a full character sheet complete with weapon concept would be cool. Especially for an audience that doesn't get to see behind the scenes that as often.
Looking forward to the creature and other boss designs as well. I think you can go crazy with those too!
I've been meaning to do something like this. I've had FF6 on my sights since it is my favorite game, and seeing this is pretty inspiring.
Thank you so much Noé! Getting positive feedback is nice regardless of where it comes from, but having it come from peers is a special feeling.
Im really glad I started this because to be honest, my art production was slowing to a crawl. I really like my job but I dont get to draw every day, hell, sometimes I dont draw for weeks as I often have to make cinematics, do 3D work, sub in for art directing stuff, work on Lucas submissions, etc etc and, as you know, when you get in games your mindset is to be as helpful as possible so you forget to be helpful to yourself, thus a project where even after an hour of work I could produce something that would (hopefully) resonate with people was a perfect way to get back into drawing daily.
I think my main piece of advice if youre thinking of doing a project like this is to come with that POV you described, you are not removing or "fixing" the original work, you are simply roleplaying. Toriyama in the 90's was just a factory of concepts, with a DQ game coming out every other year plus this game you can examine this work and tell that hes just mixing and matching, as usual with him, if you can get him in a position to let loose on mechanical designs thats when you get "the good shit" and he always does his best when not limited to a design palette, so I actually think his CT work is so good almost by sheer luck, not a lot of people are out there praising his Dragon Quest VI work eventhough its from the same era. If you were going to do FF VI its a great opportunity to go with "Amanos designs need to be interpreted in order to work in a game,. what are my decisions and how are they different from the shipped product"
Super happy you like the female Crono concept, thats the one I tried my hardest on and a cool opportunity to provide something completely new. Making a concept sheet is a great idea and I think shes the character to explore in it (plus male Crono already got a finished illustration)
As you know, designing bad guys is always the coolest job ;) Dont have to adhere to all them pesky rules ;)
