everconfused wrote:
I hope they don't forget about this, or give us variations on the newer "cutesy" look. I agree, the old kougra may have seemed a little flat(?), but at least it looked more like a noble big cat (think cougar, lion, lioness - the "baby"/kitten one is adorably cute like the baby kougra, but a grown one? - I don't think "cute" when I see a picture of one).
The remake is, to me, kind of like the lupe revamp (took a noble, could be fierce wolf-like creature and turned it into an overgrown puppy). Too cute, out of balance - that long skinny body, kind of silly look it their face.
So, yes, a slight change to the kougra would have been fine, but I think they went too far. Not everything needs to be fluffy/cute.
Of course, I'm no artist and I do respect the work that goes into any of the art on the site. I just don't always agree with the outcome.
See, I happen to think the new Lupe is extremely well-done. And I think the new Kougra was fine, just not it's Happy pose or Sad pose, and since the Happy one is the one you see the most, I'm kind of glad it's getting re-revamped.
You also have to remember that the Kougra is based on a "Tiger Cub" (that's what it was called when it was chosen to be a pet). So it's not meant to be a noble big cat: this pet is supposed to be "cute".
I still don't get people's definition of cute though. To me, the new style that pets are drawn in is cartoony, not necessarily "cute". But to each his own.
I can respect that some people don't like the new one, but I can't understand people who think that the Kougra was fine the way it was. I also think that Neopets needs to understand that people will always complain. Hopefully the result of this vote will be the last re-vamp and they won't give in to complaining users again. I've been waiting since the Skeith re-vamp for this to happen.
EDIT: Rune, I have to agree with you about that card. Yet I look at it and I still think that everyone will think it's too "cute".