Character Evolution Research
Final Fantasy Moogle Character evolution
The Final Fantasy character Moogle first appeared in the
Final Fantasy games in 1990. The character started out as a white cat like
character in Final Fantasy 3.
In later Gameboy spin
offs they are shown as rabbit like characters. The colours they used for the Gameboy spin off
were more based around earthy colours like green, brown and orange. In the most current games they are much more
like the original design but there are small changes like the latest moogle has
a cleaner finish, also some of the colours have been altered like the colours
of the wings. The floating circle above the characters head was changed to a
pink crystal.
Kirby Character Evolution
The character Kirby appeared in its first game in 1992. The
character started of as a basic black and white outline. After the first game
the character what coloured in pink. Through out the games Kirby’s colour
changed between white, bright pink and light pink. The latest Kirby design kind
of relates back to the original outline design of Kirby. In this design Kirby
just has a pink outline and the rest of the character is transparent. Some of
the designs have black outlining the character but others don’t. The latest
designs of Kirby are very simplistic much like the original designs. Other
later designs are also 3D.
Wario first appeared in a game in 1992 as
an antagonist. The first design of Wario is just a basic black outline of the character.
The first few designs are like this but have small differences between each one
like the size of the character and slight changes in assets like his nose and
hat. The character is designed in 3D but in the next design the style of the
design looks more hand drawn and 2D. Also the colour scheme changes from yellow
and purple to blue and purple with small yellow accents. The latest design of
Wario is the new colour scheme but Wario is more 3D.
Mickey Mouse Character Evolution
Mickey Mouse’s first appearance was in Steamboat Willie in
1928. The first design of Mickey Mouse is a basic black and white character.
The next design of Mickey looks pretty different to the original, the shape of
the characters face is more round, nose is a different shape and all the
clothes have been changed. Once colour was added to the character there was
little changes between designs. The only changes were the size of facial
features. Then the character’s colour palette changed from red and yellow to
blue and yellow. After a few designs like this the colour palette returned to
the original colours. The newest design of Mickey Mouse looks like one of the
1930s designs but in colour. The newest designs are much simpler.
Lara Croft Character Evolution
Lara Croft’s first appearance in a game
was in 1996. The first design of Lara Croft is very pixelated. All the shapes
used in the original are very pointy and square like. As the designs progress
the shapes become more curved. Through out the earlier designs there are small
differences between them like slight differences in facial features, colour and
clothing. The last few designs look much more realistic especially the most
recent. The designs include more realistic facial features and big differences
in clothing. I think the latest design of the character uses colour and
appearance better than the previous designs because they can be associated with
the character’s surroundings and the games concept much better.
0 comments: