Character Design That Sells Vs That Flops

This is a 2x2 comparison meme that contrasts popular, commercially successful video game character designs with poorly received, unpopular designs called flops. The left half under the heading *CHARACTER DESIGN THAT SELLS* features two conventionally attractive, well-liked character designs (one female, one male). The right half under *CHARACTER DESIGN THAT FLOPS* features two recent controversial character designs: Rook from Dragon Age: The Veilguard (top right) and a heavily criticized re-design of Wattson from Apex Legends (bottom right). The meme argues that game developers often unfairly blame gamers for the failure of bad character designs, when the contrast in quality and appeal between successful and flop designs is obvious.

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CHARACTER DESIGN THAT SELLS; CHARACTER DESIGN THAT FLOPS

Overview

This is a 2x2 comparison meme that contrasts popular, commercially successful video game character designs with poorly received, unpopular designs called flops. The left half under the heading CHARACTER DESIGN THAT SELLS features two conventionally attractive, well-liked character designs (one female, one male). The right half under CHARACTER DESIGN THAT FLOPS features two recent controversial character designs: Rook from Dragon Age: The Veilguard (top right) and a heavily criticized re-design of Wattson from Apex Legends (bottom right). The meme argues that game developers often unfairly blame gamers for the failure of bad character designs, when the contrast in quality and appeal between successful and flop designs is obvious.

Origin notes

This meme originated on 9GAG, as confirmed by the given original title. It is a user-created collage meme that compiles existing character renders from recent video games to comment on the trend of controversial character design in modern AAA gaming, where developers often blame gamers for negative feedback instead of addressing poor design choices.

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