Looking around the forums, I know there's been a couple attempts at things like this before, but I'd like to hope mine is different enough to warrant someone's attention. Plus, I think she goes pretty well with the likes of Astaroth_'s "Celes Amamo".
And so, I proudly present... Terra, wearing an outfit much more in-line with her Yoshitaka Amano and Dissidia Final Fantasy design:
I actually made this as a personal project, since for whatever reason, as I started to re-play the game again... her original design felt strange to me. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, mind... and I probably wouldn't have even given a second thought, had I not seen Amano's artwork or her Dissidia renders... but something in me wanted her to look different. And so, I set to work on making it happen.
Initially, I just changed her hair color in Final Fantasy 3 Sprite Editor. I also recolored her legs while I was in there, giving her the illusion of white leggings. While she looked good with blond hair and white leggings, even in her in-game outfit... I still wasn't happy, so I decided to spend the rest of the day working on editing her sprites.
After a few hours of work, I was finished with her dress sprites. They looked and moved perfectly in-game! But I still wasn't done...and so I decided to give her her cape/cloak thing. It took a lot of work to make it look right and even now, I'm not sure it does... but it definitely looks "passable" -- like it's official spritework, almost. So, I was finally happy.
I'd intended to release this as a "universal" ROM hack, since all it does is edit graphics and/or palettes... but upon further investigation, I decided that releasing such a minor update for a game just didn't feel worth the effort, despite the fact I'd already made patches and documentation and everything. And so... here I am, at the one place I am dead certain would be appropriate to release this.
Enjoy the sprites, folks. You are welcome to use them in anything, but I'd appreciate credit for the edits where applicable.
Edit: I forgot the extra pose. It's included now. (The legs sprite is the same for both versions.)
And so, I proudly present... Terra, wearing an outfit much more in-line with her Yoshitaka Amano and Dissidia Final Fantasy design:
Amano-style dress with cape
[spoiler]![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_cape.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_cape.png)
![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_animation_1.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_animation_1.png)
![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_animation_2.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_animation_2.png)
![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_legs.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_legs.png)
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Amano-style dress with no cape
[spoiler]![[Image: ff6-terra_amano.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano.png)
![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_no_cape_animation_1.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_no_cape_animation_1.png)
![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_no_cape_animation_2.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_no_cape_animation_2.png)
![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_no_cape_legs.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_no_cape_legs.png)
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Amano-style dress with cape and blond hair
[spoiler]![[Image: ff6-terra_amano_blond.png]](https://www.ff6hacking.com/misc/sprites/ff6-terra_amano_blond.png)
(Use this one to get the blond hair palette in FF3usME.)[/spoiler]
Various versions in-game
[spoiler]![[Image: 7p9pcnu.png]](http://i.imgur.com/7p9pcnu.png)
![[Image: r9sdcuh.png]](http://i.imgur.com/r9sdcuh.png)
^ Dress and cape ----- Dress, no cape ^
v Blond hair (seen on menu) ----- Dress, cape, and blond hair v
![[Image: 7WN2sb4.png]](http://i.imgur.com/7WN2sb4.png)
![[Image: oHlTNc6.png]](http://i.imgur.com/oHlTNc6.png)
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[spoiler]
[/spoiler]Amano-style dress with no cape
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[/spoiler]Amano-style dress with cape and blond hair
[spoiler]
(Use this one to get the blond hair palette in FF3usME.)[/spoiler]
Various versions in-game
[spoiler]
^ Dress and cape ----- Dress, no cape ^
v Blond hair (seen on menu) ----- Dress, cape, and blond hair v
[/spoiler]I actually made this as a personal project, since for whatever reason, as I started to re-play the game again... her original design felt strange to me. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it, mind... and I probably wouldn't have even given a second thought, had I not seen Amano's artwork or her Dissidia renders... but something in me wanted her to look different. And so, I set to work on making it happen.
Initially, I just changed her hair color in Final Fantasy 3 Sprite Editor. I also recolored her legs while I was in there, giving her the illusion of white leggings. While she looked good with blond hair and white leggings, even in her in-game outfit... I still wasn't happy, so I decided to spend the rest of the day working on editing her sprites.
After a few hours of work, I was finished with her dress sprites. They looked and moved perfectly in-game! But I still wasn't done...and so I decided to give her her cape/cloak thing. It took a lot of work to make it look right and even now, I'm not sure it does... but it definitely looks "passable" -- like it's official spritework, almost. So, I was finally happy.
I'd intended to release this as a "universal" ROM hack, since all it does is edit graphics and/or palettes... but upon further investigation, I decided that releasing such a minor update for a game just didn't feel worth the effort, despite the fact I'd already made patches and documentation and everything. And so... here I am, at the one place I am dead certain would be appropriate to release this.
Enjoy the sprites, folks. You are welcome to use them in anything, but I'd appreciate credit for the edits where applicable.
Edit: I forgot the extra pose. It's included now. (The legs sprite is the same for both versions.)