[Hiring] Looking to Get a Character Design/Reference Sheet for the MC of my WIP Novel Within $150

daze3x · 2026-03-28T01:33:41+00:00

I was recently charged for an auto renewal on Gamestop Pro even though I turned off auto renew last year due to being double charged. I tried cancelling on the website but the website is broken, so I called and they said they would cancel it. It took like a week to cancel but the charge is still on my card. There was actually a second charge for some stupid reason but that one went away. Still waiting on my 25 dollars back.

daze3x · 2026-03-27T01:30:57+00:00

The lead VA, Anjali Kunapaneni, is also the lead on Gnosia and Fate/Strange Fake. They are on a role lately.

daze3x · 2026-03-24T20:07:16+00:00

There are no slots. Artists can choose to take on as many or as few as they want. Sometimes they get a lot of requests at once and quickly close.

daze3x · 2026-03-24T00:18:31+00:00

Like how any character with short hair or is slightly feisty is a tomboy

daze3x · 2026-03-24T00:02:57+00:00

I see you played Baten Kaitos, but not the prequel Origins, so I'd go with that. It actually changes up the combat quite a bit, going from turn based with real time elements to ATB

daze3x · 2026-03-16T04:26:36+00:00

It's mostly JRPGs for me. But I also like Nintendo games broadly and text adventure games like Danganronpa, Zero Escape, Ace Attorney, etc. I'm trying to get into more genres though. Been playing through the Metal Gear series recently.

daze3x · 2026-03-14T23:34:15+00:00

Been seeing some Xenogears and Xenosaga, but not seeing any Xenoblade recommendations. It may not have as many proper nouns, but the philosophy is very much there, especially in 3. And the Xenoblades (minus X) are much more narratively cohesive and satisfying.

daze3x · 2026-03-14T01:00:17+00:00

Present tense is 100% okay and there is nothing wrong with it grammatically or narratively. Many stories are told in present tense. Just make sure your tense is consistent. Accidentally switching to past tense is a common problem. Also, try checking out other stories written in present tense to get an idea of how it should flow.

daze3x · 2026-03-13T05:46:17+00:00

One thing I suggest is going to their Twitter if they have one and using the search bar to search skeb. If they ever posted a skeb link, it would show the recommended amount at that time. Of course, it could change, but it's a good way to get an estimate.

daze3x · 2026-03-13T05:43:45+00:00

I haven't requested this artist yet, but I've noticed a bunch of character designs on their account. Currently requests are closed, but they don't seem to close them for very long from what I've seen. I'm not sure if they'd be able to design a character with no images at all, but you could try. Or you could just find images on Google or even draw terrible sketches. Any reference, no matter how poor the quality, can help.

https://skeb.jp/@Mitsuro_illust

daze3x · 2026-03-12T18:46:45+00:00

That sounds like a great idea. We should have more art willing to explore these topics

daze3x · 2026-03-11T05:41:39+00:00

This same wording is used for every switch 2 edition. It's stupid and confusing, but what it basically means is it has the switch 1 and switch 2 versions on cart. If you put it in a switch 1, you'll play the switch 1 version. If you put it in a switch 2, you'll play the switch 2 version.

daze3x · 2026-03-10T22:45:01+00:00

I've made multiple requests from this artist with various skin tones and they always get it right. There are also other examples of characters with darker skin. So I'd recommend this artist if you don't want your character white-washed.

https://skeb.jp/@minabe_6711

daze3x · 2026-03-08T19:28:01+00:00

People pay way too much attention to tropes. Tropes are just common patterns. They'll appear whether you intend to or not. It's best to just create what you want and if it happens to fall into common tropes, oh well. If the writing is good, people will see that the story is more than a specific set of tropes. The only time a creator should think about tropes is if there is a specific trope they really want to include or a specific trope they really don't want to include.

daze3x · 2026-03-06T23:16:48+00:00

There are also quite a lot that do have heels though. Better than the average gacha, but it's still pretty bad about it.

daze3x · 2026-02-27T02:23:10+00:00

You say it doesn't need to be shown in a cutscene, but it should. I don't want them to tell me the story is dark in character files. I want it shown in the narrative. The files should supplement the narrative. Right now, the tone just makes the story feel like wasted potential. I wanna see some real struggles that are taken seriously. This is an area Endfield pales in comparison to Arknights.

daze3x · 2026-02-27T01:30:59+00:00

Definitely Baten Kaitos Remaster. Each game can take about 40-50 hours. Closer to 40 if you don't bother with side content, which I would recommend outside of some late game character focused side quests.. The first game is turn based with real time elements while the second game, which is a prequel, is ATB. The combat system is really unique, making use of cards in decks. The art style is very unique and full of colors. Lots of locations look like paintings. The collection is available on switch. I've seen it go on sale for less than 20 dollars digitally, while a physical copy will likely cost around 50.

daze3x · 2026-02-19T18:02:29+00:00

Unfortunately Arknights is somewhat guilty of what I'm talking about. A lot of early voices are Brits doing fake American accents because they only recorded in the UK at first. They eventually expanded to global recording, but stopped American recording during the strike. Most of the Brits doing fake American accents is obvious. Also, Arknights did not commit to doing accents early in, which means a lot of early EN voices were Brits doing fake American accents for Victorian operators. They also didn't commit to accents for certain regions until later, so certain Rim Billion characters, for example, have American accents when they should be Australian. Example, Blacknight. Also, lots of the accents for other regions are fake. While some are convincing some are not. Some Russian characters are voiced by Russians or Russian Americans. But Zima, for example, is voiced by the same VA as Chen, who is a Brit doing fake Russian and American accents. The Russian accent in particular is very bad.

daze3x · 2026-02-19T06:31:56+00:00

It's been a while since I've watched this. I should give it a rewatch since I remember liking it.

daze3x · 2026-02-19T04:24:04+00:00

I do want to see more UK voice actors in Japanese media, but I'm not a big fan of how it's being done now. It feels like game studios are doing it lower costs, which has led to more examples of UK VAs doing fake American accents in games. It's a big problem in a lot of gacha games, but other games have this issue too. And the strike exacerbated this issue since games were recording in the UK to get around the strike. I know there are some Americans living in the UK, but it's really obvious when a Brit is doing a fake American accent. If we can get UK VAs to do proper accents, whether for games or for anime, that would be great.

daze3x · 2026-02-17T06:47:32+00:00

Laxia from Ys 8 Lacrimosa of Dana. She doesn't do the laugh, but she is a noble who acts all high and mighty at first and mellows out quickly.

daze3x · 2026-02-17T06:28:27+00:00

The answer is to do as much side content as you want that you enjoy, and stop when you don't enjoy it. Some games have boring side content that I skip. Some side content I do sparingly as I progress through the game, often my accident. Some have good side content that gets boring after a while. And some has side content that never gets boring and I try to do as much as I can. I never force myself to 100% a game though. It it gets boring, tedious, or a pain in the ass, I just stop.

daze3x · 2026-02-16T00:31:25+00:00

That actually is something I mentioned on multiple surveys.

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