The example comparing Kabal and Freddy doesn’t work since Kabal doesn’t have a 30 year history across movies, books, and TV shows based on one interpretation. The noseless Freddy tones Freddy’s trademark snark down due to it’s devotion to realism rather than character. This would have been less of an issue IF Haley/new Freddy was in par with the old design’s level of personality in both design and in action, but sadly that is not the case. His face is mostly burnt dead muscle with no real expression. It’s why I said that the design is the major complaint for his appearance in this game; He’s just not as commanding a presence as a design based on Englund would have been.
I wan’t directly comparing, I was talking about the concept artists at NRS themselves. Artists tend to have common traits in their drawings right?
However, the original Freddy was simply burnt skin allowing all the little bits of his personality to reflect in his facial expressions. This new one simply is a Frankenstein’s monster creation from both. But now that WB got involved with both franchises I’m sure the reboot has had some impact.
No? For sure they have various artists with different ideas. When you have several different artists working on the concept of one character, they go over various sketches and revisions before settling on just one final concept. I wouldn’t have any doubt that these artists wanted the best of two world. I just feel that the transition from canvas to game was just not as smooth as their intentions, imo.
Also, the original Freddy had little burnt skin to inhibit facial expressions. A lot of Freddy’s old face was skin melted into the muscle, or sometimes just muscle, not melted skin overtaking the face.