Reimagining an old IP

So since last week I’ve continued in my clothing sketches….

Strange Japanese runway fashions

Also, I’ve begun working on reimagining Xenogears (one of my favorite RPGs from back in the day) as a modern day HD IP.  They are remaking everything else, so why not?  But instead of just making fan art, I want to actually turn this into a design project, completely reinventing the designs, especially of characters, while keeping the feel/essence of the original.  Something kind of like the 2007 Transformers movie attempted to do.  Say what you will about the movies, but I thought the updated designs were pretty cool.  Some of the designs that looked fine in the old anime/PS1 graphics might look pretty crazy in an HD remake, so that will play a factor as well.

A few man-ponytail sketches…ideas for main character Fei Fong Wong’s hair

Some sketches of Fei from the original game

Some early concepts for Fei