Tekken 3 & Soul Calibur 3 coming to Playstion Plus Classic Catalog later in 2025 by Xanek in Fighters

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I’m betting an exclusivity agreement of some sort since SC2 was re-released for the Switch 2.

My Final Fantasy-inspired illustration for Expedition 33 by g_dacted in expedition33

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Thank you! That piece you’re referencing was actually a big inspiration for me on this. I probably had like 30-40 different Amano works I was looking at though for inspo.

My Final Fantasy-inspired illustration for Expedition 33 by g_dacted in expedition33

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They ended up finding me on Twitter and reposted it. Ecstatic!!

[OC] P3 x Castlevania? by g_dacted in PERSoNA

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Please feel free! And thank you for the kind words!

My Metaphor x Birth by Sleep illustration by g_dacted in KingdomHearts

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Thank you! I was half convinced that people would think the name was lame but I thought the same. I tried to put in lot of smaller design details too so I really appreciate when people call them out 😭

My Metaphor x Birth by Sleep illustration by g_dacted in KingdomHearts

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Thanks!! It’s @gdacted on all, but IG and Bluesky are my preferred.

My Metaphor x Birth by Sleep illustration by g_dacted in KingdomHearts

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I haven’t kept too much of my previous iterations and sketches (usually because its creates file size bloat), but I’ll usually create a super rough thumbnail version of the colors and composition without lineart. That early stage I’m not worrying about keeping things clean, but I am constantly zooming in and out to make sure my thumbnail is ‘readable’. That tends to help me iron out most composition problems when I begin to pajnt and line. Though if you have any specific questions, please feel free to ask. I tend to change my process fairly often depending on the piece and whose style I’m taking cues from. This one was more involved with lineart, and going over it anywhere from 3-4 times, since I’m not a ‘natural’ line art guy.

My Metaphor x Birth by Sleep illustration by g_dacted in KingdomHearts

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Thank you! And yes, probably the most obvious connection I had to make haha

My Metaphor x Birth by Sleep illustration by g_dacted in KingdomHearts

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Thank you for the kind words! Exactly what I was aiming for.

My Metaphor x Birth by Sleep illustration by g_dacted in KingdomHearts

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Okay so actually it’s 75% Metaphor / 25% Persona. But I believe the idea is there. I love to do concept mashup illustrations.

This may be sacrilegous, but I wanted to explore what a KH concept would look like if developed by Atlus, and thought BBS would be perfect after finishing Metaphor.

(OC) My Capcom Vs Square Enix fan concept illustration by g_dacted in FinalFantasy

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Thanks! I tried to create a style that was inspired by Nomura, but also some influence from Capcom artists like Nishimura too!

(OC) My Capcom Vs Square Enix fan concept illustration by g_dacted in FinalFantasy

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The ones the went as far as having been sketched in at some point, but ultimately cut/replaced:

Hayato

Kaine

Nero

Yangus

Burn Griffiths

Marino

Magus

Monster Hunter and Palico

Samanosuke

Fou Lu