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[Nazgûl]

Is this really a coincident? Or might they Giants in BFME be designed with the movie The Gate in mind? (2 mins into the vid)

Edited by Nazgûl, 07 October 2011 - 12:46 PM.

[Gollum]

Haha Oh my gosh! yes! Besides the ears they are spot on! How did you even think of this?! Lol

[Nazgûl]

Yeah, and the extra arms... But othr than that, they sure look similar. Well, I saw this movie when I was a kid and images stick with me, so when I played BFME2 in 2006 for the first time I recognized the design. It's almost close to being a copyright violation

[Námo]

Them Giants of BfMe2 certainly don't have anything to do with Tolkien's world. I've always been wondering where the hell EA got that awful design from.

Guess you're right on this one, Naz ... thought the EA version somehow looks cute like teddy bears.

[Nazgûl]

Yeah I know... of the little fact Tolkien wrote about them, I guess most assume they where more humanoid? As in human looking, and not nescessarily evil as well? But... I guess the designer at EA probably saw this movie too once. This is more of a troll design, so with a little "open mind" I guess we can live with that. They will only be summons in SEE though, for Moria faction only. I think I'm gonna desaturate the skins too, to more reference to the "stone giant" look.

Edited by Nazgûl, 08 October 2011 - 10:12 PM.