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fulgurbugs · 3 years

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do you have a personal favorite secondary jobs for all the octo crew? like, in gameplay, aesthetics, or just plain it feels right?

(for me, i like h'aanit as a apothecary since a forest lady would also be interested in the non animal life too yes? or therion using his peculiar sword skills (seriously the dagger makes sense but a sword??) to be a warrior and stop theiving (as much-) )

then tressa just looks cute in a hunter outfit and ophelia in her dancer

ohhh oh id love to talk abt this (gonna put it under a readmore bc its long)

For Ophilia, gameplay-wise, i like running her as apothecary, i really like having access to all the healing skills on her (especially the status heal) and honestly, her offensive presence wasnt great for me when i was running her as scholar, so getting axe is also nice for her. i bet she’d run starseer amazingly, though i havent tried it on her.

Aesthetically, i do love her scholar outfit. the bun is really cute on her.

I like running cyrus as cleric. he’s all magic and no hp so getting the cleric overheal feels basically mandatory on him in my opinion. sorc is another obvious choice, but heal utility was too good to pass up. aesthetically i enjoy that most of his sprites have capes too. i really like the runelord one for him.

Tressa obviously is the best runelord in the game but merchant is such a good class that she can basically run anything with it. she can do more shenanigans with warrior (and i really like the idea of her being trained in the sword by olberic.) but i also liked running her as thief for weapons coverage and support. aesthetically though, as great as the runelord outfit is, nothing beats the hunter outfit on her. she’s just so cute with the wolf hat.

hunter/warmaster are the obvious choices for olberic and i usually just default to them. good weapon coverage, olberic doesnt care about his magic attack at all so theyre good on him. aesthetically i actually like his unclassed sprite, and the warmaster one’s pretty nice too

primrose is good in any class with a lot of support options, and also decent with magic. ran her as a cleric my second run and she did pretty great. personally, i think she’d also do pretty well in merchant or apothecary too. aesthetically tho, i really like her hunter outfit with the puffy sleeves and the starseer outfit. i also have a fondness for her sorc outfit only because she doesnt seem to be wearing pants under this giant silly coat and i think its a litte ridiculous

for Alfyn, honestly it feels hard to slot him into a second class, i just feel like every time i was reclassing him i just gave him whatever needed filling in. he made a pretty great merchant, though. i ran him as dancer then starseer my first run tho for dark magic coverage, and theyre both supportive so he does just fine in them. aesthetically i do like the starseer on him. and the merchant one bc i like the hat :)

Therion.... i love how he keeps the scarf in so many of his sprites. gameplay wise i have put him all over the place. thief is great both offensively and supportive, so you can totally take him wherever you want. i actually ran him as scholar most recently and he was surprisingly good at it, his magic isnt even bad. kinda like the idea of him actually developing an aptitude for magic. merchant and hunter both give him really great weapons coverage too. (even if hunter was literally just access to leghold trap it would still be the best subclass in the game tho, leghold trap is that broken) but overall he can slot basically anywhere. maybe he wouldnt be that good as cleric but tbh hed probably still do fine. also i love his runelord outfit.

i totally agree with H’aanit in apothecary (and the outfit is really cute) but ive never run it because of the axe overlap. once again like olberic slotting her into warrior or warmaster is just the obvious choice so thats what i usually go for. i really love the short dress outfits she has, like the ones for cleric and scholar (even though those are probably not the classes i would go on her, lol)

in conclusion runelord looks good on everyone

#octopath #octopath traveler #not gonna tag all the characters lol #but i love the subjobs its such a fun system

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mahou-furbies · 5 years

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Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart character design ranking

Pechka

Starting with a great magical girl chef design. The outfit is recognisable as a chef’s uniform but is still strange enough to be a magical girl outfit, and the silly red thingies on the hem resembling stovetops keep it from being just a chef’s coat with frills. And the red stove things also repeat in her boots. The multicoloured hair is a little odd choice here, but at least the colours look good together. Add an overall pleasant colour scheme and a cute hat and you’re done, though the tail feathers kind of bother me. The one in the hat is an okay decoration, but the showy tail doesn’t really have anything to do with the rest of the outfit theme. 8/10.

Clantail

I really like Clantail but the design is kinda meh. There is something that fascinates me about deer-taurs and in general they are always charming and pretty to me so that is a big plus for Clantail, but since that’s not really a permanent part of her design when she can use any animal for her lower body I can’t give her too many points for that. And if you ignore the animal part of her design there’s not much to talk about. I mean, what is the theme here? She has sort of kimono-esque clothes, and a frilly apron, feathers (?), triangle tattoos on her neck, and floating flowers, one of which makes me think of a halo? And also horns (?), which I guess at least go with the deer theme, but overall I find Clantail kind of a mess and none of the individual design elements are particularly interesting details either. Nice hanging tassels and eye makeup, but sorry Clantail, this just doesn’t work for me. 2/10.

Rionetta

What I find a missed opportunity here is how you can barely see that she’s a doll. Shouldn’t a short-sleeved dress be a better choice here to show her elbow joints, or even a sleeveless dress altogether? The dress itself is a pretty basic frilly lolita dress without much in the magical department so in order for the design to stand out you should play up the doll body. But at quick glance she looks just like an ordinary anime girl, and even her eyes don’t really sell it properly that her sclera are black (at least in Marui-no’s style). But at least the dress design is cute with all the ribbons and layers, the colours and patterns are nice, and blue and beige (?) wouldn’t be the first option to come to my mind when thinking of a lolita style doll so there’s something non-standard there. The one unique detail she has is the... thing behind her, which bothers me a lot since I can’t quite make out what it is, which makes drawing her difficult. It’s like she has a paper fan glued to her butt, which is probably an inaccurate interpretation but it’s the best I can manage. 6/10.

Miyokata Nonako

I like the webbing and ribbons on the sleeves, but other than that this is quite a basic miko outfit (as in anime miko). Still looks alright tho since miko outfits are already aesthetically pleasing so it’s a good basis for a design, and the sleeves are nice enough that the look is not completely boring. But there’s not much I can say about this one 6/10.

Magical Daisy

I really like Daisy’s look; it doesn’t have a specific theme (like detective, chef, etc) and instead is just a basic magical girl outfit, as in a frilly dress with lots of layers and ribbons. But even though it is a basic magical girl look it still isn’t a boring and unimaginative one, since the cut of the dress is unique enough. Also the pale green and brown colour palette is a nice change from the usual pink you’d expect from a character who in-universe is the star of her own magical girl tv anime, and I like the logo on her (admittedly strange) headpiece and... bag? Apron?. Plus some bonus points for unique eyes. What I don’t like however are the dumb floating flowers behind her. 9/10.

Nokko-chan

When you really think about it, this is a basic maid dress and there’s nothing that stands out about her from neck down, and the headpiece only really has the cat ears that differentiate it from a generic maid hat. But still I find Nokko-chan super appealing to look at. Must be the hairstyle then; the way her braids are stuffed into those poofy cloth “bags” is just so cute and gives her a soft and friendly look. Add a good amount of ribbons and the aforementioned cat ears to add to the cuteness, and finish with a simple but appealing colour scheme. 8/10.

Meow-Meow

At first I thought this was a pretty basic anime China dress girl, but upon closer inspection I find that I actually quite like this design. The way the dress is cut obviously lends itself to fanservice that I don’t really care for, but without it there would be nothing of notice about this. And the overalls-like cut gives her a nice sporty vibe. The puffy arm things and the long ribbons add the much-needed details for this to have anything to do with a magical girl look. I do question the need for the tail though. 6/10.

Yumenoshima Genopsycho

Not into this kind of superhero suit things, sorry. The cat ear helmet and the tail give the suit some personality but I can’t think of anything to talk about this one, like there is enough detail for the design not to be completely boring but there’s nothing that stands out either. Next! 3/10.

Detec Bell

I like detectives and the generic Sherlock Holmes look, so this design is right up my alley. I think the key here is all the fluff; without that the design would be more of just girl detective, but the fluff with the ribbons pushes it to magical girl territory. Even the bunny tail like thingy works since now it doesn’t feel so random and out of place visually since there’s similar fluff elsewhere. Having the cape double as an utility belt is a fun idea and the asymmetric haircut adds some extra flavour to an otherwise (comparatively) down to earth look. 10/10.

Lapis Lazuline

One of my least favourite MagiPro girls but at least she has a great design. The dark palette and fur give her a classy and mature look, and even the tail doesn’t look as out of place as with many other Marui-no designs since she hast the same fur on her cape, earrings and socks too. The design is also recognisable enough as a magical girl design (must be the mini-dress and poofy detached sleeves?) and not just any fantasy anime outfit. And there’s just the correct amount of detail so the result is in the ideal spot between boring and overdesigned, like there’s a lot going on with the dress, but the hair and legwear are nice and basic to balance it out. Can’t really think of anything to dislike about this one. 10/10.

Melville

I like the idea for the outfit more than the actual design. I’m a big fan of concept designs, redesigns, adapted costumes and such, so a look that’s in-universe based on some other design is already an interesting idea. And I guess the actual result isn’t too bad either, though I have trouble figuring out how the pants work and it greatly bothers me. And I don’t like the huge roses at the edge of her cape, they make it look heavy and not very flowy. But at least the roses and thorns look good otherwise and the cape has a more unique look around her shoulders so that’s good. 6/10.

Cherna Mouse

I love everything a bout the hamster headgear, the ‘no cats!’ signs tell so much about the character, the single strand of hair poking out adds a playful detail and most importantly the hanging paw thingies are just so cute. Especially in the picture where she uses them as hands! The x eyes and band-aid also give the impression of a childlike character who tumbles around a lot. However while it may fit the character’s personality I’m not a huge fan of the babylike elements since I’m not a baby person in general, but apart from that I can’t really think of anything I’d dislike about this one. 8/10.

Pfle

Not sure about the theme of her outfit. I mean, I suppose we’re going for some kind of “sickly girl” look here, with the eye patch, wheelchair and nightgown-like dress, but that sounds like such a strange theme for me when the rest of the characters have more understandable themes like “cowboy” “nun” “doll” “maid”. And then there’s the fact that the bandages aren’t actually even a part of her look and are instead added later. But if this is what we’re going with, uh, I guess it’s not that bad. The hairstyle certainly adds to the upper class lady’s cozy homely bedtime look, and I like that the bird theme is consistent through the whole design. 6/10.

Shadow Gale

Shadow Gale is alright and a dark ‘evil’ nurse image is a less generic take than just a regular one, like I’d expect a nurse to have a white colourscheme, or at least pink or pale blue or green. Though at first I thought that without a more recognisable colour scheme you wouldn’t know this was a nurse design in the first place if you removed the hat, but then again she does have the medical crosses and a name tag. And the name being scribbled out adds to the shady look created by the dark colour scheme. Not a huge fan of the tacked on tail, but at least it is somehow related to her name and there are also feathers on the collar, which look a lot better (and black feathers also work with the eerie feel of the rest of the outfit). The tight dress and a wide outerskirt thingy also look good together. 8/10.

Masked Wonder

The tail is just unacceptable and pointless, there’s nothing cat-like about the rest of her design or personality and there are plenty of other MagiPro characters with animal features so that could have been left out here. But apart from that I think this is an alright design even if it’s a little too basic; solid black and some cool details. I like the sparkles on her cape and the rose theme ties everything together so it’s not just a bunch of random elements in the same design. 8/10.

Akane

Not enough magical girl here, she could easily be just another anime samurai. I do like the giant flower headpiece thingy and there are enough details so that the design isn’t exactly boring, but nothing about this excites me as a magical girl design, nor does it do enough to differentiate itself from other anime samurai looks I’ve seen. It does convey the character’s personality and role in the story well though. 3/10.

Keek

Okay this one isn’t even trying to be a magical girl. It’s just a generic anime nerd girl in a generic bikini and generic oversized lab coat. Like can’t you give the coat an interesting cut at least? Can’t the pockets be heart shaped, or maybe there could be frills on the hem or something? Or if you’re not into the frills-and-ribbons cutesy look, that’s okay, not everyone has to, but surely there are other ways to incorporate interesting details. Unique rims on her glasses perhaps? A bytecode tattoo? Some cool pattern on her socks? At least do something with the Rubik’s cubes, I mean we’re magical girls here and the best you can do is flat colours, can’t the thing at least glow?

I do like the poofy hair and the pale and muted and kind of sickly colour scheme which fits her shady and antagonistic character, and the hairclip is alright, but as a magical girl design there is nothing that interests me about this one. 1/10.

Restart average: 6,4.

#magical girl raising project #magical girl raising project: Restart #ranking #ranking: magical girl raising project #my stuff

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