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The Whole Dragon's Crown Sorceress Thing
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(04-10-2016, 01:42 PM)Benny The Miraj Wrote: Apparently people who think making games with anthros in them is a waste because "not enough people wouldn't hate it just for staring anthros" beg to differ.

the ultimate division in what makes a quality "Funny Animal" and a strange "Furry" is design
take a look at Mickey Mouse
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you wouldn't consider Mickey Mouse a furry because of how anatomically incorrect he is, he's designed to entertain

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while Donkey Kong may be musclebound, he looks effectively like what gorillas look like in life

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Banjo is the same way, but his design looks smooth, not chiseled or defined even though he's muscular

Here's where it gets weird...

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acceptable ends where reality begins, if an anthropomorphic character looks like a human with an animal's head then it becomes too relatable and it's not something an audience wants to subject itself to.

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this is effectively much like the uncanny valley, humans stop seeing a funny animal and start seeing a furry, a cringe worthy extension of a human rather than a funny/cute creation
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The Whole Dragon's Crown Sorceress Thing - by Koh - 04-10-2016, 05:45 AM
RE: The Whole Dragon's Crown Sorceress Thing - by Hiynastrike - 04-11-2016, 08:43 PM

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