Intrepid's head design actually looks like the proportions are fine, if you ignore the giant radar set behind her head.
That, combined with the life jacket around her neck making her look like she has no neck, gives an optical illusion of sorts that makes her head seem smaller then it is.
If you shade out her equipment her proportions look more normal.
I like Shibafu's art usually. He makes really detailed clothes and equipment, while also not going too heavy into the sexual fanservice, which isn't really my thing but I'm sure some like it.
Her line art also makes her head pop, like its 3D almost. Shibafu is good at going depth of field in art usually, imo.
I do feel some vocal dissonance as well. Her voice is not as a pictured it, so I feel it doesn't fit her body. Though ymmv.
Her pelvis armor is also like the Japanese carrier's armor on lots of IJN CV in this game.
It's an interesting blend with some of the IJN CV visual design trends in her design, which I find interesting.
Her gun also isn't for the flight deck, its for the anti air guns it looks like.
She's got a gun with a longer effective range then Saratoga.
Sara's got a shorter ranged, faster firing SMG. (Though a really heavy SMG firing full sized rifle rounds instead of pistol ones)
Intrepid has a longer ranged Springfield weapons system, though with anti air guns where a sniper scope would be.
Fair enough, but I feel the devs could put male ship design in if they wanted to. Or other personifications. There could be various justifications or rationalizations people could find if they look hard enough, and its a fictional setting and game after all.
They don't need to do this of course, and some audiences might not care or might not want male designs, but its still possible. Though unlikely to happen.
Personally I wouldn't mind, but I don't need it to happen to enjoy the franchise.
That, combined with the life jacket around her neck making her look like she has no neck, gives an optical illusion of sorts that makes her head seem smaller then it is.
If you shade out her equipment her proportions look more normal.
I like Shibafu's art usually. He makes really detailed clothes and equipment, while also not going too heavy into the sexual fanservice, which isn't really my thing but I'm sure some like it.
Her line art also makes her head pop, like its 3D almost. Shibafu is good at going depth of field in art usually, imo.
I do feel some vocal dissonance as well. Her voice is not as a pictured it, so I feel it doesn't fit her body. Though ymmv.
Her pelvis armor is also like the Japanese carrier's armor on lots of IJN CV in this game.
It's an interesting blend with some of the IJN CV visual design trends in her design, which I find interesting.
Her gun also isn't for the flight deck, its for the anti air guns it looks like.
She's got a gun with a longer effective range then Saratoga.
Sara's got a shorter ranged, faster firing SMG. (Though a really heavy SMG firing full sized rifle rounds instead of pistol ones)
Intrepid has a longer ranged Springfield weapons system, though with anti air guns where a sniper scope would be.
The Kriegsmarine and Royal Navy both considered ships to be female (well, outside of Bismarck's Captain but he was considered an oddball about that). Pretty sure that it would be the same way for the IJN as well, hence them not being girls would be weird.
Fair enough, but I feel the devs could put male ship design in if they wanted to. Or other personifications. There could be various justifications or rationalizations people could find if they look hard enough, and its a fictional setting and game after all.
They don't need to do this of course, and some audiences might not care or might not want male designs, but its still possible. Though unlikely to happen.
Personally I wouldn't mind, but I don't need it to happen to enjoy the franchise.
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