Star Fox Runner Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Found this while looking around GoNintendo.com and it led me to a Silconera article. Apparently some concept art from Star Fox Assault was leaked out and now we can see it! And it's some pretty good looking stuff! http://www.siliconera.com/2011/08/10/star-fox-concept-art-slips-out-of-namco/ The most interesting is a picture of an Aparoid infected Pigma and a slightly infected Peppy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticQuery Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Great find, Runner, this is almost like a tiny treasure-trove of character information/styling. The artist(s) must've surely known what they were doing! And that half-infected Peppy would've been a great story twist for sure Just noticed that Krystal's name is spelled with a "C" instead of the usual "K". Odd to say the least unless I'm missing a difference between Japan and the North American versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxMcCloud Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Just noticed that Krystal's name is spelled with a "C" instead of the usual "K". Odd to say the least unless I'm missing a difference between Japan and the North American versions. I was just going to say the same thing xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psygonis Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 That's because japanese don't have different letters for C and K. Actually, they build words using syllabi instead of letters. That's also why you could read "Coneria" instead of Corneria on the foot soldier character-sheet. Instead of saying "Co-Ru-Ne-Ri-A", they spell it "Co-O-Ne-Ri-A", "...o-O" being a long o. The same would apply for Star Fox, they pronounce and spell it "Su-Taa Ho-ku-su", but still write it Star Fox when using our alphabetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticQuery Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 ^ Thanks for the insight, Psyg! I wouldn't have had the slightest clue :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 LOL @ the fact that SFAs's concept art is better than most furry art on the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psygonis Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 It's done by professionals you know... It's preliminary sketches that materialize what the artistic lead of the game studio has absorbed from existing material of the franchise (and that sometime includes fan stuff by the way). So why the LOL? :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublinthefox Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 These Assault illustrations are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiana Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Observations: -oh god what's wrong with krystal's arm in that rear-view shot aaaa -Andrew's chestplate has nipples oh god why would you do that -Panther's scar actually IS a scar and not just a white line on his face, cool -PANTHER HAS A SPACEMAN HELMET? -who's that green-suited dog guy But seriously though these are great-looking. I love Aparoid!Pigma/Peppy and the ruffians/cornerians. Overall, DAT ARTSTYLE. If there were any candidates for "animation style a STAWR FAWKS MOVEE SHUD HALF" then this is certainly up there. So much more dynamic and personality-filled than how they actually came off in the game, haha. Also SHADES PEPPER OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublinthefox Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Observations: -who's that green-suited dog guy It says his name is Adjutant. He must have been around during the Orbital Gate level or a scraped background character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiana Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 "Adjutant" means the assistant to a commanding officer. I just don't remember seeing him in the game, but he would have had an extremely bit part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asper Sarnoff Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Nice find Runner! If only they had looked as good in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarah Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 It might be just me, but I have the feeling there is something awkward about Krystal's face... But of all the characters, I like the drawings of Slippy and Pepper the most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 It reminds me how power ranger-ish all the flight costumes were in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dublinthefox Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 It reminds me how power ranger-ish all the flight costumes were in this game. Power Rangerish?.......I wouldn't think so. The suits from Power Rangers were basically stretchable fabric and leather. The ones that the Star Fox team wear appears to be the same but what looks like armor attached. Like Falco's for example: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icy Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Very nice find! It was fun to look at the concept art, and very interesting. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psygonis Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 A fun fact though is that these "leaked" artworks've been on the artist's blog since 2008... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rin Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Even so, it's the first time I've seen them. These are f--kin' amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkstarfox Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I don't know if they are "amazing." They are certainly amusing to look at though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzz Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 These are really great. I kinda find CAPTAIN PANTHER LIGHTYEAR funny tho. Someone please find concept art for the ships :I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nope. Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 -oh god what's wrong with krystal's arm in that rear-view shot aaaa Can't unsee! Good concept art though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myu Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 These are really great. I kinda find CAPTAIN PANTHER LIGHTYEAR funny tho. Someone please find concept art for the ships :I Haha, I noticed that too. Also YES. There has to be designs for the ships out there somewhere D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asper Sarnoff Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Haha, I noticed that too. Also YES. There has to be designs for the ships out there somewhere D: I had a go tracking down the guy behind these scetches, Hidetomo Komaki, and found his blog. He only did the character designs, so it seems to be a dead end as far as tracking down the person behind ships and vehicles. He also stated he was a supervisor for mechanical design, but whether or not this is relevant I'm not sure of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZComposer Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Remember, there was supposedly a do-over on SFAs (hence why it was delayed a lot), so some of these characters have been dropped from the final story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roku Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Remember, there was supposedly a do-over on SFAs (hence why it was delayed a lot), so some of these characters have been dropped from the final story. I recall the same thing happend alot with Ocarinia of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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