What's on your mind?
04-11-2015, 05:38 AM
(04-11-2015, 03:07 AM)DerVVulfman Wrote: Tell you truth, I have a replica of Ahnood Shwarzenoogie's sword from the 1978 'Conan the Barbarian' movie. You'd be surprised how easy it is to wield. The weight is actually in the handle, not the blade, so that character of Lani's might have more ease at picking it up than you think. But I have been familiar with swords for years.That may be the case for yours, but every video I've seen of people making Cloud's bigass sword and Sephiroths 9-foot katana as well as the creation of several other large and long blades (including Sora's Keyblade, shudder), have effectively *demonstrated* their impracticality.
There is a cost to originality and practicality, that must be balanced. That is all I say to keep in mind. Now mind you, JRPGs have a habit of Big Fucking Swords™ and the like, so it is almost expected. Just be aware of how obviously impractical they are.
"Turning iron ore into iron swords is a hard process, for one must first dig out the rock, and melt it to refine it, then one must pour that metal into a mould, let it cool a bit, and pound on it while it cools even further. Games are no different." - Ahzoh
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