Chiyo kind of reminds me of "La Grande Odalisque" by Ingres, maybe because of her posture while resting on the table ? I feel a deep eroticism emaning from her posture ; the way in how space is used to completely show off her body, but still hiding enough so that not anything is fully revealed, thus forcing the brain to make up for what can't be seen.
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To be honest, I'm not a big fan of the way she looks now, I liked the first direction that the artstyle was taking, and a feminine body with decently exaggerated proportions really felt right for a young and newlywed couple.
People said earlier that she looks fatter, and I agree on this : the legs and the behind of the female really feel off, maybe even too much. It may be because the game is going to be much bigger than before ; you guys saw the map, we are going to play in a full-on appartment complex, so even if you see the characters from afar, you have to be able to distinguish them via unique traits (A muscular man for Ryosuke, a skinny salary man for the husband, and a really meaty woman for Chiyo.).
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As the map became bigger, so did the characters, because they had to adapt to their new environment.
Finally, my main complaint would be the removal of her long skirt, I think that was one of the main elements that made Chiyo who she was. She's newlywed, young, and loves her husband : for decency, she had to wear something that would cover the entirety of her legs, not wanting everyone to see the feminine parts of her body. The cleavage is here for an obvious reason : it's a porn game ! But one may argue that the skirt is a symbol of modesty and cool tempered attitude, while the cleavage is mostly here to attract men and induce eroticism, making her "hotter", thus balancing it out with the dress.
With this outfit, Chiyo was oscillating between 2 states : the prostitute and the nun. The goal of the player, like a Satyr, was to transform this prude priestess into a love addicted nymph.
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Now what can we see with her new pair of jeans ? Everything and nothing at once, the sensibilty that one may have found in the cleavage of the old Chiyo is gone, and we now have to see an awful, pyjama-esque top paired with a way too tight pair of pants, reminiscent of those, dare I say it, God-striken morbidly obese creatures that roam the streets in our everyday society.
I really wished they would have kept the thinner Chiyo, but alas ! I have confidence that Critical Bliss will put their all into this game, because it really has potential, and it looks like they're willing to use it to his maximum.
In conclusion, I'll still play the NTRAholic DX version, because man often finds comfort in his own trials.
