Intro
The character for the model's base is Rei Ayanami from the anime series "Neon
Genesis Evangelion." See the link below for more info on Neon Gen. The
anime can be a bit thick and that sort of description isn't what we're here
for. The model is also based on the Winter Faerie model, which the author
freely admits.
Originality
Originality...this is a hard one to judge. The character is based off of a
Japanese anime. The model is based on the Winter Faerie with a few changes
to the hair to try to simulate the hair style of the anime character. The
animations are unmodified from the Winter Faerie's. With this all taken into
account, the originality scores on the low end. But as the choice of
character, this is some what better. Knowledge of Japanese anime is a fuzzy
realm in the states. This tends to make the model a little fresher than it
could have been. The Model
There isn't much to talk about that wasn't covered in the Winter Faerie
review. The only changes are that the wings have been clipped and the hair
has been modified. The long hair of the original was simply crushed up into
the head and the side strands bent a little to try to approach character's
style. This wasn't quite as successful as it could have been. Also as I'm
familiar with the anime quite well, its seems that the author missed a nice
opportunity to add a few details to the model around the lower ribs and the
backpack. It can be argued that this wasn't done to shave polys. However
due to the rest of the model, I tend to doubt this. In scoring this, I docked
him a letter grade for starting with an existing model, and two model for the
simple changes or lack of them. The Animations
The animations are completely unchanged from before. I understand that this
could be the the fact that that this is the author's first model. But this
isn't the case. It is his first modified model outside of the Q2 monster
conversions he's done. He seems to be very good at adapting premade models.
However, this doesn't help his overall score here. I gave him 2, same as
above for consistencies sake.
The skins aren't too bad. He's included CTF skins as well. There was an
earlier version of these made by Isamu & Icy. However the ones shown
above are what he offers as the latest skins on his homepage. The base skin
is a bit cartoonish, but then that's what the character is :) I would have
liked to see a few more levels of gradient to let the appearance be a bit
closer to the same level as the Q2 context. Overall, they get the job done
and make the model the recognizable character its supposed to be. 4 stars on
this one. Sounds
I must confess the skin and the sounds are what makes me keep Rei on just
about every team I play against with the Eraser Bot plugin. I've also made
her a very unskilled player, as all her pain and death sounds are absolutely
too adorable. This part of the model is perfect. I'd recommend to anyone
who likes to do BotDM that they grab Rei. She's just too much fun to stop
killing her. 5 stars. Visible Weapons Support N/A Pack Inclusion Rei will be included in the next pack. The model meets all the requirements easily. It is available for download separately, as well. Here's a few shots of Rei, right before I made turkey stuffing out of her.
review by rogue13
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