Battlecruiser Portrait

[pure.Wasted]

If this thing existed in a vacuum, I probably wouldn't mind it one bit. It's "fine," although I don't really like the over-acting of the voice that goes along with it. I much preferred Gaskerville's Southern gentleman with this look. But I digress.

Then I saw the original concept art for it:



And the two aren't even comparable... one looks noble, respectable, even scary -- worthy of an Admiral. He's super well manicured, polished, the image of a gentleman, bearing a striking resemblance to Sir Ian McKellen. His red eye is like a little glowing ember. The blue lighting adds to the atmosphere, projecting an air of cool efficiency.

Then the other is just all over the place. Color-wise it doesn't really establish any sort of mood; the bright skin tone overwhelms the pic and reduces focus of the technological implants to the point of them being a trivial curiosity, rather than adding to the over-all atmosphere. Physically, it's not a match for the original; he's neither overly slovenly nor clean and polished. Neither here nor there, rather nondescript.

So for what it's worth at this point in the game, I'd love a redesign closer to the original in appearance AND mood. And if the voice changed along with it, I wouldn't mind that either. Thoughts?

[Hamshank]

Voice is a disgrace, like many of the voices in this game. I think the main characters will have amazing voices, however, which makes no sense.

[Maxa]

I like the look but not the sound. That said, there are other portraits (cough *THOR*) which are in more dire need of improvement.

[GRUNT]

Yeah it's funny how the non-UED Terrans have traditionally been 'Southern' in accent, yet the Battlecruiser was noticeably Russian .

I gotta say that the new BC voice really hasn't stuck with me yet, and neither has his portrait, but I disagree that the concept art and in-game portrait aren't 'comparable' - they look pretty similar to me :P. Gonna have to take another look at it though. I noticed that the 2d Portraits often look different from the 3D one. The Banshee's is probably the most noticeable example .

I think one of the portraits which bugs me the most is the Marauder's. I wish they'd take away all that steam because it looks too washed out compared to the others .

[pure.Wasted]

I gotta say that the new BC voice really hasn't stuck with me yet, and neither has his portrait, but I disagree that the concept art and in-game portrait aren't 'comparable' - they look pretty similar to me :P. Gonna have to take another look at it though. I noticed that the 2d Portraits often look different from the 3D one. The Banshee's is probably the most noticeable example .

Well, when I say "not comparable" naturally I'm exaggerating. There are very obvious similarities and the transition from concept to portrait is perfectly clear. But I think a lot of the "subtler" touches were lost in translations and the unit's personality suffered greatly as a result.

If you look at the concept there's just bits and pieces that stick out to create a very specific mood. It's not that the portrait is bad, it's that this mood wasn't at all preserved.

[n00bonicPlague]

[phazonjunkie]

mmmm........crunchberries.......

[arthas]

Yeah it's funny how the non-UED Terrans have traditionally been 'Southern' in accent, yet the Battlecruiser was noticeably Russian .

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Wait remember the Valkirye from BW,the accent was clearly Nordic or rather Scandinavian ,and BTW i really miss the 'Battlecruiser operational line'

[Aldrius]

Wait remember the Valkirye from BW,the accent was clearly Nordic or rather Scandinavian ,and BTW i really miss the 'Battlecruiser operational line'

They were UED units.

[arthas]

They were UED units.

Hmm,but they were used by the dominion also,or that's was probably because of the gameplay...