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[steep vessel]

I partially agree with you because I don't like new Xardas' face too much. Moreover, his hair is also set to back but this is not so important. Maybe I'm a too orthodox Xardas' fan but he seems different to me.

About his robe I can't understand if he wears an armour or a cloth robe: I think that in GR is a cloth plus leather robe too. Original Robe of the Dark Arts consisted of dark blue clothing with red symbols, a leather mantle with large peaked pauldron and a metal belt with demon wings and a red stone. Here we have to wait and see.

But old robe was not as skin-tight as the new one.

Anyway, the original design benefited from a fitter, grittier-darker aesthetic, whereas the new model looks more polished and groomed, almost as if he just stepped out of a barber shop.

[sharp breach]

means a lot of armor, like freshly built, see for example the Old Camp Guards armor

[tepid dock]

Moreover, his hair is also set to back but this is not so important.

Its set to back as well in the originals

Actually they nailed head+hair almost 1:1

Basically the same, just HD

Where do you see "armor" here? Like metal, chainmail etc I think the upper layer is some sort of hardened leather, same as he wore in original and same material used in fire mages robes. Below that I honestly cant see anything looking like metal. Its robes

[steep vessel]

I referred his first appearance

[tepid dock]

I think the shoulder pads were too large on all armors in G1/G2. IMO they dont fit on modern graphics. They look too cartoonish. I think reducing the sizes is good choice since they try to go for realism

[tepid dock]

Isnt that just concept art?

Prior to G1 release? And I still think his hair is set to back in that concept as well

at least the front

But I do agree with you on the interior design of the tower

I'll wait until I see it in-game, but from what they showed the interior looks too clean

like from a different game

It doesnt fit the style of everything else they've shown

[steep vessel]

His appearance seems totally different to me, he seems another character

[tepid dock]

Supposedly the tower was built by summoned demons. In G1/G2 it shows with a gritty, dirty interior with uneven cut bricks etc. Looks 'raw'

while here in Remake it looks like he hired interior designers

and professional build crew and metal workers

[sturdy crescent]

true, interior is completely off the mark when compared to the tower’s exterior; it’s simply over the top and far too sterile, as if it were from a different game. Unfortunately, they haven’t changed a thing in this regard; one of the developers even claimed that it was her work.

[tepid dock]

You seem to be comparing concept art design of G1 to remake in-game version. If you compare in-game models, they look damn close IMO. Same hair style with hair going back, same beard (bar the bit under the nose), same type of ears, nose

Maybe his face is a little to wide in the remake though if I had to find a difference

[noble panther]

tbh the biggeest difference is how pale he is but I love that change tbh

[tepid dock]

As for the colours, like his hair etc. Hard to tell as Remake lighting produces different results in different settings

[steep vessel]

We have totally opposite visions, I don't see them as the same character.

[tepid dock]

It may be because of the remake lighting, which makes everything look desaturated : V

[steep vessel]

I see these differences from the original Xardas: the beard under the nose, facial proportions (e.g. the upper lip, face length, nose broader, etc.), skin colour, eyes is not totally white, the expression seems more lived-in and suffering.

But the most important thing is that Xardas's character idea was inspired by Saruman from Lord of the Rings! (I mean facial proportion, not the hair or beard)

I see these differences, you don't, but no problem to me. 👍

[thorn magnet]

I dont see much difference, he is nearly a 1:1 copy and one of the most faithful designs in the remake

[steep vessel]

What can I say? My opinion is still different: I see two different characters. Maybe I'm the only one, but this is my point.

[wet oak]

this is xardas from gothic 1, that screenshot you sent is from gothic 2

as you can see his hair are set to side, just like in concept art, not to back

i also think that his eyes in remake are a little to small

[sharp breach]

in Gothic 2 Xardas lost a lot of weight

[fluid mulch]

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