Metaphor: ReFantazio is a good-looking game—it might not have the highest-resolution textures at times, but in terms of character design, visual worldbuilding, and menu aesthetics? It’s all downright peak. It’s also really sexy apparently, but, like, in a way that transcends gender boundaries.
That’s according to a former Atlus artist, who goes by LAM online, and who went freelance in 2018. He was joined by present art director and character designer Shigenori Soejima during a three-way interview on Denfaminicogamer, as spotted and translated here by Automaton.
When asked what makes Soejima’s character designs so good, LAM casts all pretence aside and just goes for it: “In a word, it’s sex appeal. When I saw Soejima’s character designs, it was the first time I found male characters sexy.”
Aside from the fact that an RPG character might’ve awoken something in LAM (been there), he thinks the trick is that the sex appeal is present regardless of your gender—not adhering to any…