This looks pretty good. I think it would help, if they made the hits feel more impactful. Funny enough, despite being inspired by action JRPGs, you will only be guaranteed Japanese localization at its highest stretch goal.
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I can agree with this, it feels generic and pointless. Though still not my thing, at least the Steam games get more to the point: undressing them/etc. No reason to have them in a game that's supposed to have polished gameplay and real depth. Fittingly, this game appears to have neither of these things so far.
I didn't see any sexual themes in that trailer. People need to learn the difference between a young girl and a loli. It's not a game featuring a 20 year old guy with a bunch of 13 year olds as his harem. I only saw girls in that trailer, meaning they're the main or only focus.
So if a game features mainly girls then there's no reason for there to be polished gameplay and real depth? You'd rather they just collect Barbie dolls and talk about the boys they like?
Don't put words in my mouth. There's a big difference between farkin' lolis and the female gender. Or even proper anime.
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In the traditional anime/manga sense, loli has absolutely nothing to do with the lolita fashion style; it is more simply used to describe young girls who are sexualized by their artists/designers. It's no one's fault but your own that you associate lolita fashion with "loli" and lolita fashion with sexuality. Have you never read/played/watched anything in the realm of fantasy? Corsets are commonplace. Maybe if they were wearing an outfit similar to the one in the video that the person above me posted then sure, I'd have to call them lolis.
Garter belts are items used to hold up stockings, which the character you mentioned was wearing. They certainly have been sexualized in at least American media (can't really speak for anything else because I'm not familiar with it), but that can be said about lots of items of clothing, like knee-high boots or your aforementioned Victorian-era clothing. They aren't intrinsically sexual. It all depends on the context, and based on what I saw in the trailer I didn't see it or the characters themselves being sexualized. If we banned or criticized any media for having things that are sometimes seen as sexual then we'd have to criticize or ban tons of things. A girl barefoot? Nope, a guy with a foot fetish might like it. A girl with braces? Nope, a guy with a metal/braces/loli fetish might like it.
Who determines where "loli" fits or not? Seems like random restriction. You can say that for any anime/manga trope.
It means half-assed anime girls with massive eyes and often hair down to their ankles. Ridiculously over-stylized in other words. It's not always the case, but lolis are typically used to distract from an otherwise sub-par game.
If everything is "over-stylized" in a game then it isn't a problem, which this game certainly looks like. You can't compare something "cartoony" to something more serious like Attack on Titan. There is a HUGE discrepancy in theme and tone between Attack on Titan and this game that the developers describe as "lighthearted and humorous." Also, have you not seen any anime more than 10 years old? Massive eyes were commonplace back then. Not to mention, you picked the squintiest-eyed girl on the show. I'm sure I could find a picture of Sasha and her bulging eyes to contrast. Like this:
Seems like you picked a scene with a wide-eyed expression, but my point still stands...that looks nothing like the lolis in the OP. Their mouths are smaller, there's not near as much detail, and the one with its mouth open shows no teeth like this image does.If everything is "over-stylized" in a game then it isn't a problem, which this game certainly looks like. You can't compare something "cartoony" to something more serious like Attack on Titan. There is a HUGE discrepancy in theme and tone between Attack on Titan and this game that the developers describe as "lighthearted and humorous." Also, have you not seen any anime more than 10 years old? Massive eyes were commonplace back then. Not to mention, you picked the squintiest-eyed girl on the show. I'm sure I could find a picture of Sasha and her bulging eyes to contrast. Like this:
I see you have an answer for everything and everyone. /s
You now seem to be just naming and complaining about common anime styles, not specifically lolis. Female mouths (and noses for that matter) in Anime are characteristically small and neither amount of "detail" nor a lack of teeth are instant signs of sexualized 9-14 year olds. You're grasping at straws for things to complain about and judging something without real evidence (as was seen with your lack of "real depth" comment) or fairness. If you don't want a cartoony, "undetailed" video game then fine, you don't have to play it, but don't make unfair comparisons like this game's visual art style with a AAA anime and its gameplay with an at least AA game that is barely even in the same realm of genre.
You're the one that keeps bringing up sexualization, not me. I mentioned it in relation to loli games on Steam, but there isn't too much in the way of sexualization in this particular game. Some super short skirts and one character on that front image has no shirt on, but whatever, that's not the point. It looks bad, that's the bottom line. There are so many good games out now (both on Switch and other platforms) that you shouldn't waste your time with the bad ones. RWBY: Grimm Eclipse on Steam seems a much better game if you're looking for one with a similar style. Valkyria Chronicles is also great of course, but more of a strategy game.
