what causes this? where does this even come from?its crazy how ubiquitous it is considering there's like no historical precedent for it at all aside from one super niche shortsword from africa.
>muh realityKill yourself.
>>738037517thats not what OP is about retard
Most artists don't copy from real life or history, they copy from other artists.
>>738037475>historical precedentmpw
>>738037475Autism aswell as zero concept of the divine marriage between aesthetic and functionality.But they will cope, deflect and screech as ever.
>>738037475i don't even know what it's called, but i really like that right one and love when it shows up in my bideo game
to be clear, i dont dislike this trend, its just so weird how often they turn up
>>738037863>don't even know what it's called, but i really like that right one and love when it shows up in my bideo gamehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikakalaka
>>738037475The first time I saw the one on the right was in PP Warrior Within and 15 years old me thought it was fucking cool
>>738037475>swordfish>hammerhead
>>738037475its cool
>>738038102>Beyond their use as weapons, some Kondas were used as symbols of social status among both men and women.[1]>look into the source>page not foundnever change, kikepedia
>>738037475They're trying to create two things that obviously visually oppose one another
>>738037475
>>738039394Not really the wiki's fault if a museum takes down the page on an exhibit when the exhibit stops being displayed. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824232944/https://africa.si.edu/exhibitions/current-exhibitions/striking-iron-the-art-of-african-blacksmiths/blades-of-power-and-prestige/
>>738039487this is from the lord fo the rings movies.
Realism for weapons only matters if you're trying to make something historical. Otherwise, it has just to seem reasonable within the context of what you're making.
>>738039668Based and correct. The only rules that should matter to weapon design are the ones of your specific game, whether they be design rules or magic rules. If you want realism, that is your choice, and it becomes a design rule.
>>738038102>kakalakaFucking lmao, that's very close to literally being "peepeepoopoo" in german.
>>738037475Cool as fuck, every time.
>>738037475there's only so many ways you can draw a sword. if you want more than, say, 6 unique swords you're going to have to get weird about itthe actual issue with jap sword design is that they'll design the more Euro-centric setting imaginable and then equip their blonde haired vikings with fucking katanas
>>738037475What's wrong with that? Unless it's a game set in the real world, there's no need to make the surrounding scenery and decor 1:1 with real life. It also makes your game less memorable. No one is going to remember some real sword in a game, but everyone knows of the Buster Sword, the Beastlord, Virtuous Contract/Treaty, Cruel Oath, Cruel Blood Oath and other very stylish swords from vidya and manga/anime.Unless it's a very famous sword like El Cid's Tizona and Colada, there's no point basing fictional weapons on that basis.>>738040851Every single Japanese game in a European setting has European-style swords as a default. There might be katanas and scimitars and shit like that you can equip, but most enemies and people in those games just use things ranging from claymores, Zweihanders, gladii and standard broadswords along with other historically European sword types.
>>738041318>>738037989
>>738039668Why is the blade anal beads?
>>738041413Fair enough. I guess Japs really like swords with curved ends. To be fair they are cool. The Beastlord is not exactly the same as te sword in the OP, but it does have the cool curved blade end which made it the most iconic weapon in the Nier games.
>>738037475For you
why not double up?
>>738041597They're sacred anal beadsMakes it easier to shove up a monster's ass
>>738040230>german sees anything thinks of pee and pootypical...
Fixed it.
>>738037475the minds of the greatest men
