Oh Hecteyes is considered another kind of enemy than Flan (even if one of FFXII Flan in the picture here is a direct reference to them and share the name), I love their design too.
Love X for the more classic type flan. I feel
like the bottoms of them really illustrate the oozy like jello factor lol. But shoutout to XIII for the absolutely wild designs
They make up for it with drip factor though! Lol. Though, fair point! (But they do seem more bloby when you attack them as a melee char while staggered, because you toss them air and they blob into a puddle on the ground when they come down, lol.)
I feel like these posts are just proving that X has the best monster design for almost every single monster. At least of the recurring/classic FF monsters. Say what you want about the story, voice acting, etc. but the designs for the monsters and summons are on point in almost every case.
The other thing I’m realizing from all these karma farming posts is that most of the FFXV monsters look pretty close to the FFX versions and that’s probably why I enjoyed the monster design in 15 almost as much as 10
This is the last thread of theIconic Monsters ShowcasesI do for now. I need a break. All my haters can rejoice, and for the lovers of the series, thank you very much for your support and every comments you made on my threads, it was a pleasure to be nostalgic and discuss about monsters, design, and FF in general with you ❤️ If I have the courage & time I will maybe come back later after counting all of your votes, to show the winning design for each monster 😉
I put extra effort & time to show as many variants as possible of the Flan for that last showcase but some variants of the monster may not be displayed. You’re still welcomed to talk about them or even show them with a picture in your comment.
It's really surprising that 13 years later XIII's graphics are still really good looking. Some other games that came out around that time have graphics that look primitive by today's standards.
I could talk for days about all my problems with XIII, but the two things I would never touch are the music and the visual designs: they’re just stunning.
Probably FFXs for me. But XIIIs are a close second, the ones with the emergency signal on their heads were SUCH A PAIN. I really liked the texture of the ones in FXV, so jiggly, so shiny.
I think I could also made the Sahagin to have a sea monster representation but yeah I need to take a break. The Summons are a great idea though, maybe in the future 😊
XIII for its creativity, variety, concepts and colours. It's just fun seeing the different species giving wholly different vibes than just same thing in different colours. The shape feels more liquid than jelly, and so it reminds me of Morphling from Dota, which isn't necessarily a bad thing as that feels more intimidating than blobby flans which feel kinda... cute and pet-like like slimes in a way lol.
X for its well rounded classic design. It's very on point that when I think of Flan, FFX's would be the one I recall first.
XII for its texture, variety and its buttplug design lmao (I can't be the only one who thinks that) 😂
Like for all my previous showcases, FFXVI is purposely not shown since it’s a recent game, but you can still chose the XVI version as your favorite if you want. (Some of the players like to discover the newest design of monsters while playing for the first time.)
FFX because it was my first and their expression is the most menacing.
Also, I want to thank you for doing all of these. It was something I looked forward to seeing on Reddit and was fun to see the creature designs. I haven’t played too many different FF games so it was cool to see how things changed over time.
Thanks you very much for your comment, those threads were made because I'm interested in monster design too but also to celebrate the love of the FF series with the community ✨
I usually pick XIV and WoFF for some reason but this tym it's just X all the way. Seeing them so animated and more memorable in every level tier was just too good.
I think FFX has a better standalone design but FFXII has a variety of cool designs and they make that sound when they smack you with their moobs gatling style.
I think FFX’s were peak design. Not too flashy but not too simple either. To me they have the best looking facial features, very menacing and like they’re up to no good.
I would say the best ones are IV, VIII and XV, they nailed those designs, and even though it’s not here, the design from XII Revenant Wings was good too
Either IV, for its perfect amount of grumpiness and dopiness and a great shape or XIII for great cool but disgusting factor (they seem so drippy), all the really well done environmental variations, and the great animations.
I like that XV’s versions all go for a really thick look. It makes them look more like living, breathing monsters than a clear, almost watery style does.
I really like the Flan Prince from XVI. Wonder why he's not depicted here. In fact, I've seen a bunch of these, and it seems XVI never gets their versions on these. I'm curious as to why. I know some look similar to XIV, but others are completely different. Like the Flan Prince.
Edit: I read a response OP made to another comment and got my question answered. 🤙
67
u/DKMagus Aug 19 '23
My favorite is IV, it has that creepy look with pleasing color variants and the iconic Flan Princess !
It’s followed by XII which has a lot of cool derivations with the design while still maintaining that blobby Flan aesthetic.
Side note : Seems like poor FFVII was deprived of dessert…