I really wish they stuck with Verina's CBT-1 design. It gave her a sense of maturity and the scientist goggles and little splash of purple and turquoise looked amazing.
Verina could have been redesigned to look more like her first iteration but the new shorts are nice. Ling yang still doesn't look good, would have been better by being closer to Mountain of Ak
Aside from Awu design I wish could've been used I also would like to have Mortefi's tail back because I would love the difference in extreme mutations between characters. Hopefully they implement them for future characters. And speaking of designs any chances on make different OC/Avatars for this channel or just sticking to the ones with PGR channel? Just out of curiosity
The fact that Wuthering waves design actually has functionality to their use. Yinlin electric wires is use to control her puppet and can discharge electric voltage. Verina who has plants in her hoody and wrap around her so that she can use them for combat and even store new plants that she discovers. Aalto who has smoke manipulation that allows him to control it by having them sucked in a kind of like vent but with holes which he can release to stay hidden in the mist from his enemies like he did in his pv demo. I hope they continue improving or redesigning characters with functionality in their design but still make them cute or hot for everyone to enjoy.
@@matthewalexanderpugar3719 lucia plume ice dps. Also kuro, gives a succubus satanic skin. But the CNY skins goes hard af especially CW and abyss bianca's
7:57 I'm actually sad this got changed, I was hoping everyone would see us as "unknown threat" rather than "you look like a good guy, let's be friends" bruh
As someone who tried to steer clear of any news of the game before its release. It makes me so sad that that part of the story was removed. I personally didn't like Chixia currently, and would greatly prefer that Chixia in the beta. Idky people hate on her for, idk? Being wary of a someone who not only took on and beat an apparently strong creature that could've done so much dmg to everything almost like child's play, but also "eats" it, and then Chixia just acting like Rover isn't scarier and is way too chill with them. Gurl has no self preservation instincts at that point, and it just feels forced. Everyone really just readily accepted the abnormality that is the Rover without a 2nd thought, though it makes sense for some other people though. But yeh
FOR REAL. every story has all the characters warm up to the mc WAY too soon. the only ones that don’t warm up to them either at all or take time, are villains. it’s kinda boring.. I would’ve liked to see a character that’s on our side, is a good guy, apart of our main group at the start, take some time to warm up to us! having yangyang become fond of us early on, contrasting with chixia being wary of us would have been so cool. it would also kinda reflect their blue-red contrasting too :( honestly it’s sad how many companies change so much due to a few people complaining, especially popular people. people who like or are happy with something aren’t typically going to go online and talk about how good it is, compared to people who dislike something will go complaining about it everywhere. that’s all they seem to see. I wish they would take more risky decisions or at least make some kind of poll gathering peoples opinions, rather than just going with the “safe” overdone troupe we’re so used to.
They could've toned down the antagonism a bit without making her too friendly. Having all characters being so nice to Rover feels a bit monotonous to me
few things to note on - Verina actually still has the same height, they just make the head bigger - Every character proportion in CBT2 have been adjusted a bit and overall has a higher tris count. - Many character designed changes are due to CN players feedback of "playing too safe" for a 16+ rated game. So will probably expect more fan service design in the future given how they change some of the other characters like Yang Yang, BaiLian and Taoqi.
@lovelessshoot883 his personality. He was a character who cared less about the player or whats happening. Like 'come on come on get it over with'. But he could be seen as just very direct but maybe it wasnt translated great and was even more rude or direct in Chinese
@@lovelessshoot883it could also be seen as a contrast to other games that cater to the player and have harem esque functionality. Everyone basically loves the mc and never doubts them. CN and JP playerbase is known for appreciating that kind of character.
Exactly. This is what pisses me off. Ok I can understand genshin -- 10+. But this is SIXTEEN. SIXTEEN, shouldn't they freely run around half-naked?! Why do I still see censorshorts everywhere? Shit, I swear, some recent genshin characters are more fanservicy than this and that's saying something! The only hope is to collect the local paid currency and wait quietly for a few months, maybe they'll release something decent by then. But the current situation is pretty bad.
@@vincentwolf1456 yeah. but it doesnt need to be extra obscene. some censors are good and fine. this game doesnt need designs where the ass is visibly shown like in games like snowbreak
In the released version, Yangyang said Mortefi is scary but actually good guy. But they didn't even showing his scary or wild side. I just sleep when he talks
@@fegito9206 if you read his record about how he obtain his wave, it is through anger so he is tried to control his rage or he will overclocking and become a walking nuke
My head was absolutely blown when I saw Mortefi's lighter for the first time(big FMA nerd here!) And I'm also very hopeful for some design adjustments: sure, several improvements were made, but there's always some potential left to explore! I hope that WuWa doesn't become afraid of trying bolder concepts and aesthetics, since if they go for them, it will solidify the game as being it's own thing in terms of visuals and themes even more.
Imo the designs need a bit more color,most characters' designs ultimately follow the same black and white design pattern making them kinda look repetitive,they need more colors like what they did with verina
I feel like it's a shame that they toned down Chixia's hostility. All characters being so friendly to the Rover from the get-go doesn't make for a good start to a story. It made sense for her to be wary of us, we had just fought, won and ABSORBED WITH OUR OWN *BODY* a Overlord class TD. Honestly, i found it weirder that she DIDN'T put a gun to our face after the fight.
5:14 While I do agree that Yinlin is intentionally fanservicey, I think she was always intended to be the "dominant-sexy" type, which is why I think her new design suits her character more imo. Her old design while cool, she is "too cool", coming off more like a delinquent than the officer she was suppose to be. I especially didn't like how messy her hair was, it doesn't give off dominant, sexy boss lady they were going for but rather a trouble maker who doesn't listen to anyone. That's why I much prefer her new design more. While Yinlin still doesn't look like a typical officer, she looks way more like someone of authority. Cleaner, more dignified, and still sexy. If I were to make some changes, I'd move the Tacet mark to the slit on her qipao so that there's a reason for it to be revealing like that and so it'd actually shown when she does her ultimate. Another thing is to give her garter belts & stocking, since we're going for the sexy theme anyway and I do feel her legs look a bit empty.
> "Her old design while cool, she is "too cool", coming off more like a delinquent than the officer she was suppose to be" Do you know what you can find in most professional settings? People who look cool if maybe a little out of dress code. Do you know what you don't in most professional settings? People SPRINTING in full evening dress with a boob window that goes down to your belly button. The circles gacha gamers will run just to see a little more tit.
hoestly they should've made that tiger dude's ult a full beast transformation instead of a lion dance or whatever I think that would've been way cooler and they would still merge old and new designs together.
Fr, also now it looks like they just copied gaming from Genshin but without the cool LED neon lights 😭 Not saying they copied from it, but it just doesn't seem that cool or original on him
the fact they redesign this wonderful characters and revamped the map/ color scheme more vibrant not only that rewritten the 90% of the story is so awesome! i was sold! the dedication they put on this game is unreal
Tbh I liked that chixia pulled the gun bc it makes sense like why would u trust a complete stranger and she did smth u never seen before it’s not like in genshin when they find out that the mc can control the elements without using a vision
@@kurosaki-kageyoshi3164It was more of the fact that Chixia just witnessed an absolute nobody come in, defeat an enemy that was moments before absolutely stream rolling the 3 of them by himself. The last thing you'd want to do is make yourself an immediate threat to said person; what makes her think they would have a better chance at defeating rover when she just witnessed that lol. The scene could have been more subtle, whether that's Chixia keeping her hand on the holster or giving the group worried glances to show she still distrusts him.
As much as I didn't vibe with the whole atmosphere of the game changing, I really think the team did a very great job with making the characters look and feel more alive
All i really wish with character designs is that kuro will continue to explore in the future tech test mortefi sucks thats true but the dragon tail and mutations are such a good addition and as much as i like linyang's design awu's variation is also a great addition to the roster. Wuthering waves having a theme of mutation and extreme changes to the body and environment does make sense for certain character design like yinlin's elf ears i just really want them to continue furthering their design and maybe a redesign of awu someday or any beastly human its just so cool
I’m ngl, I really miss the glowing pupils and dark undercut that Yinlin was sporting in CBT 1 along with her old ult cause that was what drew me to her character 😭😭 along with Bailian with her green hair and purple eyes since she was able to stand out to me as well (the new fit is nice and I’m glad they got rid of that small braid)
I liked how some of the old designs were actually referenced in the final version as part of their backstory. Like lingyang in his story quest and in Chixia's case, her hair became red when she was awakened as resonator. One of Verina's cherished items is her goggles from her old design
Wish verina had her old body type and general design just without the goggles I doubt they’ll change anything maybe add the purple flowers back and add more contrast since she’s basically just green and yellow now
The purple was a nice touch as that one commenter says, but I actually really hated how her outfit looked overall in CBT1 😭. It looks sooo much more refined now, I really like it. I also agree that her head is too busy, but I kind of didn’t like taking away the bow. Overall, I’d actually play her now 🤷♀️
Honestly the main problem is not enough green. Would be more unique to have a nature girl look more science and come from a different perspective. Her original design I just liked more because it reminded me of old 80's sci-fi films about the last plants from Earth on a crash course with the sun or a black hole. Especially with all the random science stuff you see around and the setting they gave her. Hell, you could have even made her cut out where her 2nd designs vine came out of. Instead of a tail, it's a start point she could wrap around herself as a bag line to carry stuff. Combines the mutation aspect with the sterility of science look.
5:30 Nah she looks better the new way for sure, don't be envious of her assets. Cool video, interesting to see how the characters have changed over time.
Technically speaking, Mortefi was going for that same crowd too, in a way. Scaly instead. With recent grand social developments, I'm very glad they didn't keep them. Paints itself a little bit better towards this serious setting.
Late to the party, but this video unintentionally helped me understand WuWa more. While I like the current design more, the previous design actually explained my confusion when I played this game. 1. I was surprised that Verina has a mature voice (in JP) despite her appearance, but it fits the Naruto Verina as that version looks like a mature person who just happens to have a small stature. 2. In Lingyang's quest, I was confused why the children were afraid of him and why the heck he was surprised when I willingly shook his hand. I mean he looks like the most harmless playable character I first met in Jinzhou. It makes so much sense when he was Awu. 3. This isn't about design, but the CBT 1 Chixia makes more sense as she is like a police if I remember correctly, so her hostility towards possible threat is understandable. I get the criticism as it can make the MC reluctant to go into Jinzhou, but I wish they had retained her cautiousness.
The critism wasnt "make the MC reluctant to go into Jinzhou", but a self-insert MC syndrome type of sht. They (CN fanbase) want them to be always loved by other chars
@Dynamight_01 nah there was one guy who translated CN sentiments that Chixia is being stupid for going against someone strong that defeated the crownless (?) that her team couldn't.
Verina I wanted to actually stay more sci-fi given the background and how the mutation concept works more as a sci fi aesthetic. Plus it buck troupes for the hippy look that the nature associated character could take it from a more science side feel. Hell, the tail she got from her 2nd form could just have come out her front and she uses it to wrap around herself as a bag holder. The main thing is more it didn't have enough of another color to break up the design. The grey suits reminded me of old sci-fi movies like Solaris and Silent Running. Anti contaminent suits that you spray down to not bring in other invasive flora/fauna to a new biome. If she had one of those half hoods that clip on like a rain jacket and her twin taiks came through that it would look cuter and more unique. Having it release air to deflat and for decontamination would be a cute animation and work more with it. With the open bits just where he mutations come out of. Vine straps around her thighs, vine out of her mid section and maybe have even bits of her hair growing as vines.
Yinlin and Ling Yang redesign disappointed many but growing to accept them considering they're great in CBT1 I still hope Kuro will continue the idea with Anthro characters With how much Soulsborne reference Kuro used, it made me wanted to see WuWa's Blaidd
From my personal point of view. I really liked Awu's design. But the problem was that he combined 2 handicaps on his own. The first is that he's a furry. And we all know that furries are not necessarily appreciated with the label attached to them. The second, his personality seemed too little explosive and did not necessarily fit with his physique in my opinion. Personally I was disappointed after seeing a few scenes where he appeared during certain streams that I was able to see during CBT. This was definitely not the idea I had of him when I first saw him in the "WuWa closed beta test game play trailer" video. Around 1:25 he looked imposing and fierce. Beyond that, he seemed friendly and shy. In any case I hope that if ever the developers plan to reuse Awu's design. I hope they rework his personality and attitude. I would like them to be inspired by Judal in "magi: the labyrinth of magic" and even have the same seiyuu.
Somehow when I look through the CBT test version of WW, I feel like Kuro was on a good path there, definitely able to captive players to enjoy not just the gameplay, but the story too, but the final version of story we have now is what the "Majority" testers feels like the game should become, which is a shame, they could have keep a lot more players at heart while slowing fixing their optizime setting, when I noticed they changed the intro of the game, I ady have a feeling some ppl will drop the game due to similiarity in many other games, cause they seen the test footage as what they were promised for, but I guess what's done is done, now just hoping they could done better in future update
Ok… idk why, but the way you explain your own opinions while remaining somewhat objective is absolutely riveting and I’m here for it. You’ve earned my subscription!
I honestly prefer Verinas original hair style over the newer one. Also, the second version of Baizhi is just the best version overall especially considering the outfit.
I understand why Kuro chose a more safe design for Lion boy. But deep in my heart I hope they will not be afraid to make more unique designs for the future characters.
I wouldn't mind if they reused Awu and made him a relative since Ling Yang is a completely different character Awu was supposedly a general but considering the entire story rewrite yeah it makes sense why he's gone
even if yinlin is now a very fanservice-like character, I'm in love with her new design thanks for this video! great comparison, great comments, this channel deserves more likes
Ty for the video! It's super interesting to see the past choices Kuro has taken on the designs in wuwa. I have this running in the background as I do my ffxiv dailies and ngl the background music of this vid had me confused for a moment. Was wondering why I was hearing boss music when I'm just in satasha of all places ;-;
I don't think Verina's original outfit idea is that out of place. Characters like Yuanwu and Mortefi (and basically all the guys) feel like they have modern clothing/materials, and the space suit looking thing fits. Characters like Jiyan and Aalto have weird suits that, in some cases, are like undergarments. If anything, I would say Verina's fantasy dress doesn't work with a lot of the other characters now. Especially someone like male Rover, who probably has the most 'modern' outfit in the game.
aalto and calharo wears modern outfit because they came from new federation as well as verina too hence why she did wear astronaut looking outfit in cbt but i think they changed it so she can blend well with another jinzhou character (since she live there now), even her gourd is same as another jinzhou character instead of new federation character
after yangyang's new profile information, I actually believe her second tacet mark could have been them setting up for something, either a reawakening or smthg
I wish they added the tail back to mortefi, baizhi looks way better, Verina needs the old armor back and take out the head dress completely, I understand wym abt yinlin needs but I think thigh high boot/s or a more stable shoe would better suit game, and rovers alt appearance is wayyy better now
@@RanRan_11 I saw it and the redesign looks unfinished but it looks cute but I love her original design couldn’t they use the redesign for a unknown new character and the original design the way it is I really love her original design
Honestly her design look way to similar to Jinxi in term of hair styles and stocking wear. Since she’s a witch. I would say make her from a minimalist stand point to maximalist but still fitting into the world because her redesign imo is underwhelming and still lacks features, functionality that makes her unique and different to others. From a business standpoint people want character that are cool, attractive and have their own distinction that makes them entirely different with details.
Chun had the prettiest profile picture and the 1000% face card. But that was all lost in her alleged redesign. I wish they won't scrap the original Chun completely and instead tweak it and give it to a new character if it really doesn't work for Chun's character concept ^^
If you pay close attention you can still hear me bawling my eyes out after learning that my baby ripped off all of his fur, filed his nails, twisted his bones and learned to stand upright just to become human but he never really did in the end
You take that back right now Verina’s Kizuna Ai-styled ribbon makes the whole outfit Like the flowers and everything are adorable but it’s just such an endearing detail Oh okay I see you just call details “busy”- Yinlin’s original outfit was very plain
I have a pity for all these beast characteristics characters lost. Mortefi's tail, LinYang paws and overall appearance... I mean that could be a distinctive trait making WuWa different from Genshin, ToF etc. Imagine the game, where you could play as, for example, werewolf, angel, mermaid, dragon, ogre... It looks like developers tried to make everything simpler for not taking the challenge 🙁
I hope there will be less changes about characters being rude or threatening and Kuro stands its ground, i dont want Wuthering Waves to hold itself back too much in terms of story. It's why i like playing PGR over Honkai impact.
*sigh* I. Need. More. Men. With. Tails. TAIL ENTHUSIASTS, GATHER!! But for real tho. I got so sad when IL Dan Heng had no tail... I know its lore and whatever, but at least give us a skin option with it..! Same goes for Yae Miko. She has ears, but no tail, ok i guess?.. And i know it shows in her ult, but i would've loved it if it showed on her model as well. Its probably a pain to make, but it looks so good...
I believe that there's something else about Lingyang. In a later video about Lingyang, you said that Lingyang's voice in the CBTs is too young, as in 6 years old, and that it was a letdown to many fans After that, Lingyang received a new voice, and while a small number of players prefer his CBT voice, his new voice is seen by many others to be more fitting. Given that Lingyang has a teenager body, I too believe that his new voice is more fitting
Imo the game story is just perfect before where everyone dont trust us at the very beginning because ofcourse they dont know us Also cmon they changed the story cuz china weebs got upset yang yang got kicked and everyone was a bit hostile cuz well the protagonist is basically a stranger Ngl it kinda dont makes sense to me why in every gacha games other character just suddenly goes buddy buddy with the protagonist even tho they never met
They're all good imo and I'm glad Lingyang became playable. As someone who has done lion dancing I'm quite keen on fielding him. The only one I have the tiniest of misgivings is Yinling being so Vera-like that she may have a bit of trouble being her own character.
Lingyang. If you do his companion quest you find out Lingyang isn't even human atleast that what his dialogue hints at. So his appearance doesn't come from being a resonator but from being the last of his species. He wanted to be human so he ripped out his fur twisted his bones or something and filed down his claws. That's what his dialogue says when he talks about the "Jingle beast".
Do you think every redesign was an upgrade - or are there some you wish we could get back?
Verina can get some of her purple flowers back but otherwise she is great.
I really wish they stuck with Verina's CBT-1 design. It gave her a sense of maturity and the scientist goggles and little splash of purple and turquoise looked amazing.
i'm not a furry but i wish awuu furryness is present in Lingyan, too many people compared him to Ga Ming from genshin now that he's kemomimi shota
Verina could have been redesigned to look more like her first iteration but the new shorts are nice. Ling yang still doesn't look good, would have been better by being closer to Mountain of Ak
Aside from Awu design I wish could've been used I also would like to have Mortefi's tail back because I would love the difference in extreme mutations between characters. Hopefully they implement them for future characters.
And speaking of designs any chances on make different OC/Avatars for this channel or just sticking to the ones with PGR channel? Just out of curiosity
The fact that Wuthering waves design actually has functionality to their use. Yinlin electric wires is use to control her puppet and can discharge electric voltage. Verina who has plants in her hoody and wrap around her so that she can use them for combat and even store new plants that she discovers. Aalto who has smoke manipulation that allows him to control it by having them sucked in a kind of like vent but with holes which he can release to stay hidden in the mist from his enemies like he did in his pv demo. I hope they continue improving or redesigning characters with functionality in their design but still make them cute or hot for everyone to enjoy.
Great points about how their designs have practical elements! It does make them feel more grounded.
Just look at pgr. They know how to do drip. Especially the skins.
@@megatbasyarullah4859 but sometime feels unexpected for the element like kuro was trolling on us🤣💀
@@matthewalexanderpugar3719 lucia plume ice dps. Also kuro, gives a succubus satanic skin. But the CNY skins goes hard af especially CW and abyss bianca's
you're saying this like that's not the basic requirement for any design in any media to be good
I love how they have pointy little noses when they turn, its a nice touch to the style that seperates it from other games
i've seen the pointy nose in most media that uses the anime art style.
7:57 I'm actually sad this got changed, I was hoping everyone would see us as "unknown threat" rather than "you look like a good guy, let's be friends" bruh
Fr, she could slowly warm up to us or something
As someone who tried to steer clear of any news of the game before its release. It makes me so sad that that part of the story was removed. I personally didn't like Chixia currently, and would greatly prefer that Chixia in the beta. Idky people hate on her for, idk? Being wary of a someone who not only took on and beat an apparently strong creature that could've done so much dmg to everything almost like child's play, but also "eats" it, and then Chixia just acting like Rover isn't scarier and is way too chill with them.
Gurl has no self preservation instincts at that point, and it just feels forced. Everyone really just readily accepted the abnormality that is the Rover without a 2nd thought, though it makes sense for some other people though. But yeh
@@altogrey9712 they pretty much removed her spice
FOR REAL. every story has all the characters warm up to the mc WAY too soon. the only ones that don’t warm up to them either at all or take time, are villains. it’s kinda boring.. I would’ve liked to see a character that’s on our side, is a good guy, apart of our main group at the start, take some time to warm up to us! having yangyang become fond of us early on, contrasting with chixia being wary of us would have been so cool. it would also kinda reflect their blue-red contrasting too :(
honestly it’s sad how many companies change so much due to a few people complaining, especially popular people. people who like or are happy with something aren’t typically going to go online and talk about how good it is, compared to people who dislike something will go complaining about it everywhere. that’s all they seem to see. I wish they would take more risky decisions or at least make some kind of poll gathering peoples opinions, rather than just going with the “safe” overdone troupe we’re so used to.
They could've toned down the antagonism a bit without making her too friendly. Having all characters being so nice to Rover feels a bit monotonous to me
i love most of the redesigns, but i will be forever mad that mortefi's tail is gon and that awoo was straight up deleted
PISSED AB THE TAIL dragon tails are so cool
@@leafythesylveon8220games of this genre dont give enough draconian type tails much attention just animal tails like foxes etc
I agree with you!
Awoo seemed funny, too bad other people couldn't see it, but everyone has their own options and humor
@@nicolas._.2294 damn you scaramouche
@@danalynch118come on now it’s not his fault
few things to note on
- Verina actually still has the same height, they just make the head bigger
- Every character proportion in CBT2 have been adjusted a bit and overall has a higher tris count.
- Many character designed changes are due to CN players feedback of "playing too safe" for a 16+ rated game. So will probably expect more fan service design in the future given how they change some of the other characters like Yang Yang, BaiLian and Taoqi.
So i expect some manservice too (in copium) and i still don't understand what CN found rude about Awu
@lovelessshoot883 his personality. He was a character who cared less about the player or whats happening. Like 'come on come on get it over with'. But he could be seen as just very direct but maybe it wasnt translated great and was even more rude or direct in Chinese
@@lovelessshoot883it could also be seen as a contrast to other games that cater to the player and have harem esque functionality. Everyone basically loves the mc and never doubts them. CN and JP playerbase is known for appreciating that kind of character.
Exactly. This is what pisses me off. Ok I can understand genshin -- 10+. But this is SIXTEEN. SIXTEEN, shouldn't they freely run around half-naked?! Why do I still see censorshorts everywhere? Shit, I swear, some recent genshin characters are more fanservicy than this and that's saying something! The only hope is to collect the local paid currency and wait quietly for a few months, maybe they'll release something decent by then. But the current situation is pretty bad.
@@vincentwolf1456 yeah. but it doesnt need to be extra obscene. some censors are good and fine. this game doesnt need designs where the ass is visibly shown like in games like snowbreak
Head cannon: Mortefi Still Has His Tail, He Just Hides It
perfect now thats just perfect
I will consider this cannon.
In the released version, Yangyang said Mortefi is scary but actually good guy. But they didn't even showing his scary or wild side. I just sleep when he talks
@@fegito9206 ……what
@@fegito9206 if you read his record about how he obtain his wave, it is through anger so he is tried to control his rage or he will overclocking and become a walking nuke
#1: The loss of Scar’s onigiri
i miss the onigiri so much
I just found out about it today, that is CRAZY lmao
@@snowpools8498 that is straight up stupid
My head was absolutely blown when I saw Mortefi's lighter for the first time(big FMA nerd here!) And I'm also very hopeful for some design adjustments: sure, several improvements were made, but there's always some potential left to explore! I hope that WuWa doesn't become afraid of trying bolder concepts and aesthetics, since if they go for them, it will solidify the game as being it's own thing in terms of visuals and themes even more.
Imo the designs need a bit more color,most characters' designs ultimately follow the same black and white design pattern making them kinda look repetitive,they need more colors like what they did with verina
@@randomperson093 Agreed. Verina and Encore have incredibly pretty and aesthetic designs.
i had no idea about awu, frankly im upset because he was SO CUTE.
The way my jaw snapped discovering Mortefi had a tail 😭
I feel like it's a shame that they toned down Chixia's hostility. All characters being so friendly to the Rover from the get-go doesn't make for a good start to a story. It made sense for her to be wary of us, we had just fought, won and ABSORBED WITH OUR OWN *BODY* a Overlord class TD. Honestly, i found it weirder that she DIDN'T put a gun to our face after the fight.
5:14 While I do agree that Yinlin is intentionally fanservicey, I think she was always intended to be the "dominant-sexy" type, which is why I think her new design suits her character more imo.
Her old design while cool, she is "too cool", coming off more like a delinquent than the officer she was suppose to be. I especially didn't like how messy her hair was, it doesn't give off dominant, sexy boss lady they were going for but rather a trouble maker who doesn't listen to anyone.
That's why I much prefer her new design more. While Yinlin still doesn't look like a typical officer, she looks way more like someone of authority. Cleaner, more dignified, and still sexy.
If I were to make some changes, I'd move the Tacet mark to the slit on her qipao so that there's a reason for it to be revealing like that and so it'd actually shown when she does her ultimate. Another thing is to give her garter belts & stocking, since we're going for the sexy theme anyway and I do feel her legs look a bit empty.
make sense
I just wish she kept boots for her new look. I'm a fervent boot lover and this change has me in shambles.
vera will always better tho imo
@@gjkdshgkjshjkgdfg She's my queen so I'll be here to support her twin sister.
> "Her old design while cool, she is "too cool", coming off more like a delinquent than the officer she was suppose to be"
Do you know what you can find in most professional settings? People who look cool if maybe a little out of dress code. Do you know what you don't in most professional settings? People SPRINTING in full evening dress with a boob window that goes down to your belly button.
The circles gacha gamers will run just to see a little more tit.
hoestly they should've made that tiger dude's ult a full beast transformation instead of a lion dance or whatever I think that would've been way cooler and they would still merge old and new designs together.
agreed
Totally agreed.
Fr, also now it looks like they just copied gaming from Genshin but without the cool LED neon lights 😭
Not saying they copied from it, but it just doesn't seem that cool or original on him
People do be thinking that Genshin invented Liondancing 💀
@@FeuillesDeLavigne If you're talking about me then I suggest you re read my paragraph
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Im so sad for Awu, this design was so cool and i'm forever angry at those who got mad at it sobs
Same!
The more human design looks better w his story tbf
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tbh his story made me cringe so much ESPECIALLY HIS "GRRR GRR HISS" DIALOGUES IM DYING
PLEASE DON'T ATTACK ME
@@tomatsuarts PLEASE WHEN HE SAID "I'm sorry you had to see this side of me..."
WHAT IN THE ALPHA WATTPAD SIDE IS THIS
If I got awu as my first 5 star I would have deleted wuwa and downloaded cookie run kingdom, hell I got ling yang and still rerolled
Yinlin's current ultimate is beautiful, but the old ultimate, despite lacking effects, was so well animated
the fact they redesign this wonderful characters and revamped the map/ color scheme more vibrant not only that rewritten the 90% of the story is so awesome! i was sold! the dedication they put on this game is unreal
Tbh I liked that chixia pulled the gun bc it makes sense like why would u trust a complete stranger and she did smth u never seen before it’s not like in genshin when they find out that the mc can control the elements without using a vision
Say that to CN players and their self insert obssesion
@@lovelessshoot883like why do they want a character to be all positive
@@kurosaki-kageyoshi3164It was more of the fact that Chixia just witnessed an absolute nobody come in, defeat an enemy that was moments before absolutely stream rolling the 3 of them by himself. The last thing you'd want to do is make yourself an immediate threat to said person; what makes her think they would have a better chance at defeating rover when she just witnessed that lol.
The scene could have been more subtle, whether that's Chixia keeping her hand on the holster or giving the group worried glances to show she still distrusts him.
@@kurosaki-kageyoshi3164 main character syndrome. They want all the girls to fall in love with them
exactly it was too much@@thesimplest8441
My hype for your videos is absolutely on par with Wuthering Wave's Release😂
Keep up the great content Wuthering Radio😁
That's so sweet, thank you! 🥰
As much as I didn't vibe with the whole atmosphere of the game changing, I really think the team did a very great job with making the characters look and feel more alive
All i really wish with character designs is that kuro will continue to explore in the future tech test mortefi sucks thats true but the dragon tail and mutations are such a good addition and as much as i like linyang's design awu's variation is also a great addition to the roster. Wuthering waves having a theme of mutation and extreme changes to the body and environment does make sense for certain character design like yinlin's elf ears i just really want them to continue furthering their design and maybe a redesign of awu someday or any beastly human its just so cool
I can’t wait for the game to come out, the devs obviously worked hard and I’m sure the game will be successful
I’m ngl, I really miss the glowing pupils and dark undercut that Yinlin was sporting in CBT 1 along with her old ult cause that was what drew me to her character 😭😭 along with Bailian with her green hair and purple eyes since she was able to stand out to me as well (the new fit is nice and I’m glad they got rid of that small braid)
This video's really well made. The editing and script are on-point.
Great work!
I've been waiting for this! ( with Akihiko's voice )
Another persona fan spotted in the wild
Just found your WuWa channel, nice to see you two covering these in addition to PGR! (Also didnt expect to hear "Silent Scream" in this xD)
Awoo was perfect as he was 😭. Damn, I want that design back fr
Poor Awu. Von Lycaon proves that nobody minds the fur if you're hot enough
I love how you prepare and present your videos, well done and keep going! 👏
I like a massive amount of hair on women('s heads), so I think Verina's prior hairstyle is cute but the outfit has aaaall of it going on.
I liked how some of the old designs were actually referenced in the final version as part of their backstory.
Like lingyang in his story quest and in Chixia's case, her hair became red when she was awakened as resonator. One of Verina's cherished items is her goggles from her old design
Wish verina had her old body type and general design just without the goggles I doubt they’ll change anything maybe add the purple flowers back and add more contrast since she’s basically just green and yellow now
the purple was a nice touch
There is still CBT2...this will be yhe final and most important part to give out our opinions and ideas on how to make the game improve
The purple was a nice touch as that one commenter says, but I actually really hated how her outfit looked overall in CBT1 😭.
It looks sooo much more refined now, I really like it. I also agree that her head is too busy, but I kind of didn’t like taking away the bow.
Overall, I’d actually play her now 🤷♀️
Honestly the main problem is not enough green. Would be more unique to have a nature girl look more science and come from a different perspective.
Her original design I just liked more because it reminded me of old 80's sci-fi films about the last plants from Earth on a crash course with the sun or a black hole.
Especially with all the random science stuff you see around and the setting they gave her. Hell, you could have even made her cut out where her 2nd designs vine came out of. Instead of a tail, it's a start point she could wrap around herself as a bag line to carry stuff.
Combines the mutation aspect with the sterility of science look.
things i wish they kept:
- mortefi's tail
- verina's shoulder straps and arm sleeves
- lingyang's more beastly appearance
ic so all the characters went the "let's make it safe, generic and more fanservicey" I wonder how much of the story was changed for that same reason
5:30 Nah she looks better the new way for sure, don't be envious of her assets. Cool video, interesting to see how the characters have changed over time.
They made a mistake changing awu. Furries can have super loose wallets when they like a character 😅
Technically speaking, Mortefi was going for that same crowd too, in a way. Scaly instead.
With recent grand social developments, I'm very glad they didn't keep them. Paints itself a little bit better towards this serious setting.
Late to the party, but this video unintentionally helped me understand WuWa more. While I like the current design more, the previous design actually explained my confusion when I played this game.
1. I was surprised that Verina has a mature voice (in JP) despite her appearance, but it fits the Naruto Verina as that version looks like a mature person who just happens to have a small stature.
2. In Lingyang's quest, I was confused why the children were afraid of him and why the heck he was surprised when I willingly shook his hand. I mean he looks like the most harmless playable character I first met in Jinzhou. It makes so much sense when he was Awu.
3. This isn't about design, but the CBT 1 Chixia makes more sense as she is like a police if I remember correctly, so her hostility towards possible threat is understandable. I get the criticism as it can make the MC reluctant to go into Jinzhou, but I wish they had retained her cautiousness.
The critism wasnt "make the MC reluctant to go into Jinzhou", but a self-insert MC syndrome type of sht. They (CN fanbase) want them to be always loved by other chars
@Dynamight_01 nah there was one guy who translated CN sentiments that Chixia is being stupid for going against someone strong that defeated the crownless (?) that her team couldn't.
Can't wait for CBT2 to see all these changes 💙
This was quite interesting! I didn't know we had so many changes, but I like most of them! Your coverage of this was really nice
Verina I wanted to actually stay more sci-fi given the background and how the mutation concept works more as a sci fi aesthetic. Plus it buck troupes for the hippy look that the nature associated character could take it from a more science side feel. Hell, the tail she got from her 2nd form could just have come out her front and she uses it to wrap around herself as a bag holder.
The main thing is more it didn't have enough of another color to break up the design.
The grey suits reminded me of old sci-fi movies like Solaris and Silent Running. Anti contaminent suits that you spray down to not bring in other invasive flora/fauna to a new biome. If she had one of those half hoods that clip on like a rain jacket and her twin taiks came through that it would look cuter and more unique.
Having it release air to deflat and for decontamination would be a cute animation and work more with it. With the open bits just where he mutations come out of. Vine straps around her thighs, vine out of her mid section and maybe have even bits of her hair growing as vines.
@SKULGRYN Her new design is also great, you can peek up her shirt and see her cute bra 😭😭😭
@@ninjagold9244can you be normal ?
verina is still looking a little bit cursed with that hair
Yinlin and Ling Yang redesign disappointed many but growing to accept them considering they're great in CBT1
I still hope Kuro will continue the idea with Anthro characters
With how much Soulsborne reference Kuro used, it made me wanted to see WuWa's Blaidd
YESS YESS I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS 💕💕💕
Hello Akihiko lol
From my personal point of view. I really liked Awu's design. But the problem was that he combined 2 handicaps on his own.
The first is that he's a furry. And we all know that furries are not necessarily appreciated with the label attached to them.
The second, his personality seemed too little explosive and did not necessarily fit with his physique in my opinion.
Personally I was disappointed after seeing a few scenes where he appeared during certain streams that I was able to see during CBT. This was definitely not the idea I had of him when I first saw him in the "WuWa closed beta test game play trailer" video. Around 1:25 he looked imposing and fierce. Beyond that, he seemed friendly and shy.
In any case I hope that if ever the developers plan to reuse Awu's design. I hope they rework his personality and attitude. I would like them to be inspired by Judal in "magi: the labyrinth of magic" and even have the same seiyuu.
Lingyang might actually be Awu design in his story quest it stated that he ripped all of his poor fur off to look more human
Love your videos and your insight into the game from all the cbts. Keep up the awesome work!
Somehow when I look through the CBT test version of WW, I feel like Kuro was on a good path there, definitely able to captive players to enjoy not just the gameplay, but the story too, but the final version of story we have now is what the "Majority" testers feels like the game should become, which is a shame, they could have keep a lot more players at heart while slowing fixing their optizime setting, when I noticed they changed the intro of the game, I ady have a feeling some ppl will drop the game due to similiarity in many other games, cause they seen the test footage as what they were promised for, but I guess what's done is done, now just hoping they could done better in future update
Ok… idk why, but the way you explain your own opinions while remaining somewhat objective is absolutely riveting and I’m here for it. You’ve earned my subscription!
That is so sweet, thank you! 🥰
Finally we are having an interesting cat boy ! I hope Lin Yang game play will be fun
“Not a very stylish hole you’ve got in the back there, Sir.”
*_excuse me?_*_-_
I honestly prefer Verinas original hair style over the newer one. Also, the second version of Baizhi is just the best version overall especially considering the outfit.
I understand why Kuro chose a more safe design for Lion boy. But deep in my heart I hope they will not be afraid to make more unique designs for the future characters.
I wouldn't mind if they reused Awu and made him a relative since Ling Yang is a completely different character
Awu was supposedly a general but considering the entire story rewrite yeah it makes sense why he's gone
they will
It's more it doesn't make sense since Arknights exist so they know it has a market but the problem is more its not specifically there market.
even if yinlin is now a very fanservice-like character, I'm in love with her new design
thanks for this video! great comparison, great comments, this channel deserves more likes
Ty for the video! It's super interesting to see the past choices Kuro has taken on the designs in wuwa. I have this running in the background as I do my ffxiv dailies and ngl the background music of this vid had me confused for a moment. Was wondering why I was hearing boss music when I'm just in satasha of all places ;-;
Sastasha (Ultimate)
I don't think Verina's original outfit idea is that out of place. Characters like Yuanwu and Mortefi (and basically all the guys) feel like they have modern clothing/materials, and the space suit looking thing fits. Characters like Jiyan and Aalto have weird suits that, in some cases, are like undergarments. If anything, I would say Verina's fantasy dress doesn't work with a lot of the other characters now. Especially someone like male Rover, who probably has the most 'modern' outfit in the game.
aalto and calharo wears modern outfit because they came from new federation as well as verina too hence why she did wear astronaut looking outfit in cbt
but i think they changed it so she can blend well with another jinzhou character (since she live there now), even her gourd is same as another jinzhou character instead of new federation character
after yangyang's new profile information, I actually believe her second tacet mark could have been them setting up for something, either a reawakening or smthg
honestly, I think they could have kept chixia being at odds with the mc at the start, would've made things more interesting imho
Please let there be more monster like playable characters or even characters with dark complexity for a change
Chixia definitely got a _glowup_
I hope they add more animal like resonators once they understand how to put them in the game because they don’t look too good in beta and do better
I wish they added the tail back to mortefi, baizhi looks way better, Verina needs the old armor back and take out the head dress completely, I understand wym abt yinlin needs but I think thigh high boot/s or a more stable shoe would better suit game, and rovers alt appearance is wayyy better now
You made me realize how weird Yinlin's eyes used to be. They remind me of the cartoony eyes from the TinTin comic books.
And don’t forget about Chun she also had a big redesigned
There was no confirmation about that, lmao. It's all leak, so we don't have any context about the "redesign".
@@RanRan_11 I saw it and the redesign looks unfinished but it looks cute but I love her original design couldn’t they use the redesign for a unknown new character and the original design the way it is I really love her original design
Honestly her design look way to similar to Jinxi in term of hair styles and stocking wear. Since she’s a witch. I would say make her from a minimalist stand point to maximalist but still fitting into the world because her redesign imo is underwhelming and still lacks features, functionality that makes her unique and different to others. From a business standpoint people want character that are cool, attractive and have their own distinction that makes them entirely different with details.
@@wolfstormwizard424 well I still love her original design
Chun had the prettiest profile picture and the 1000% face card. But that was all lost in her alleged redesign. I wish they won't scrap the original Chun completely and instead tweak it and give it to a new character if it really doesn't work for Chun's character concept ^^
The "Scream" bgm jumpscare.
If you pay close attention you can still hear me bawling my eyes out after learning that my baby ripped off all of his fur, filed his nails, twisted his bones and learned to stand upright just to become human but he never really did in the end
sameee TT he's so brutal with himself sobss
thank you Tectone for covering this!, will definitely come to stay up to date with Wuthering Waves' changes.
let's go!!!
You take that back right now
Verina’s Kizuna Ai-styled ribbon makes the whole outfit
Like the flowers and everything are adorable but it’s just such an endearing detail
Oh okay I see you just call details “busy”- Yinlin’s original outfit was very plain
I have a pity for all these beast characteristics characters lost. Mortefi's tail, LinYang paws and overall appearance... I mean that could be a distinctive trait making WuWa different from Genshin, ToF etc. Imagine the game, where you could play as, for example, werewolf, angel, mermaid, dragon, ogre...
It looks like developers tried to make everything simpler for not taking the challenge 🙁
This game knows how to choose better models not like some others o-o
People forgot about the menu coming out of a watch in the first gameplay reveal
wtf old Chixia was amazing, hope she return as another character
I love yinlin but she would look so much better like that 5:32
Yeah, I like the old design more, but I can fw that!
Baizhi from nerd to baddie
This list got a new victim… 🍙
😔 Onigiri will be missed
Honestly I like the old Yinlin design. I wish they kept it 😢
You are average Heroes 3 enjoyer ... how can i not sub bruh
I hope there will be less changes about characters being rude or threatening and Kuro stands its ground, i dont want Wuthering Waves to hold itself back too much in terms of story. It's why i like playing PGR over Honkai impact.
I'm sad lingyang is just a kid
It kind of makes his themes really weak in my opinion
Also I really like how the furry design was
*sigh*
I. Need. More. Men. With. Tails. TAIL ENTHUSIASTS, GATHER!!
But for real tho. I got so sad when IL Dan Heng had no tail... I know its lore and whatever, but at least give us a skin option with it..! Same goes for Yae Miko. She has ears, but no tail, ok i guess?.. And i know it shows in her ult, but i would've loved it if it showed on her model as well. Its probably a pain to make, but it looks so good...
the gray raven background music threw me off so much but awesome video!!!
I believe that there's something else about Lingyang.
In a later video about Lingyang, you said that Lingyang's voice in the CBTs is too young, as in 6 years old, and that it was a letdown to many fans
After that, Lingyang received a new voice, and while a small number of players prefer his CBT voice, his new voice is seen by many others to be more fitting.
Given that Lingyang has a teenager body, I too believe that his new voice is more fitting
Imo the game story is just perfect before where everyone dont trust us at the very beginning because ofcourse they dont know us
Also cmon they changed the story cuz china weebs got upset yang yang got kicked and everyone was a bit hostile cuz well the protagonist is basically a stranger
Ngl it kinda dont makes sense to me why in every gacha games other character just suddenly goes buddy buddy with the protagonist even tho they never met
Oh booo why did they scale back the tiger beastman to generic anime catboy😢no comment on "that"🙄who even greenlit it....
I don’t really like how half the girls lost half the clothes… it’s just icky…
The All Black Hair old design is the most realistic design
I hope they kept Mortefi's tail at least :(( he could've been so unique
dont forget scar’s c- zipper 😭😭😭🙏
They're all good imo and I'm glad Lingyang became playable. As someone who has done lion dancing I'm quite keen on fielding him.
The only one I have the tiniest of misgivings is Yinling being so Vera-like that she may have a bit of trouble being her own character.
I really like Verina's old and new design, even if the old one didn't match the setting.
3:03 british moment
holy i did not expect that last one
im surprised you didn’t put camellya, she had a huge redesign
YOU TELLING ME THAT WE COULD'VE HAD A FURRY 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I'm so mad they changed his design
🤮
Nasty
She lost her bandages cause she's now all healed up
Agree or not, we also need rename for these characters which similar each others.
Jianxin, Jiyan, and Jianhsi.
Lingyang. If you do his companion quest you find out Lingyang isn't even human atleast that what his dialogue hints at. So his appearance doesn't come from being a resonator but from being the last of his species. He wanted to be human so he ripped out his fur twisted his bones or something and filed down his claws. That's what his dialogue says when he talks about the "Jingle beast".
But i don't know what he was like in the closed beta so it could be that he wasn't a different species back then.
The video is very good. Well explained, especially for people like me who don't know anything about the game.
they should get rid of those giant nose holes in tall male characters . i can see literally from a mile away 😭
"I need a scary lady with giant claws" welp thats a subscribe from me
the only design that looked finished was Awu and then they changed it. Partners so mad he loves leopards and now he a lion who cares about lions lel.