Literally just blobs of different shapes and colors yet they're the most iconic rpg enemy ever, how did Toriyama do it

>>3771095 (OP)
Is that where the /vrpg/ mascot is from?

I like to believe he was shitposting when he sent back this design and didn't expect it to be actually adopted.

>>3771132
Running away like the damn COWARDS that they are

Slimes interest me

>>3771116
I like how the Yuji slime is just straight from Wizardry

>>3771095 (OP)
The simplicity of form appeals to our inner retard. It's "comfortable" to look at as it requires almost no cerebral strain.

>>3771098
Ye

>>3771116
Honestly? I can see it.
Remember that FF's prelude was written in like 30 minutes right before finalizing work on the game and only because the devs had a few bytes of space free on the cartridge and were like, "Hey, let's ask Uematsu to write us an intro."

Dragon Warrior was so fucking soulful, the grinding was terrible though.

>>3771116
Yeah thats about the most Toriyama thing that could happen. I actually mostly think thats what went down now

>>3771632
*inner autism

>>3771116
>glow up
such a faggot term

>>3771632
>requires almost no cerebral strain.
so does watching paint dry. you're retarded.

>>3771829
now this is the worst use of "soul" I've ever seen
maybe what you meant is "nostalgia"

>>3771098
You should be decapitated for not knowing DQ

>>3772123
retard

>>3771132
those fucking assholes...

Those. Fucking. ASSHOLES!!!!!!

>>3771292
the entire jrpg genre is stolen wholecloth straight from Wizardry

>>3771829
it doesn't take much grinding if you git gud. The "grindy" reputation probably comes from the fact that there isn't much to the game, so kids like me would spend hours just wandering around to stretch out our time. DQ1 can be beaten in a single sitting if you know what you are doing.

>>3771285
How do you feel about the Gelatinous Cube?

A ball with a face has always been a simple but effective design. It's what a Halloween pumpkin is and tons of other shit.

>>3771095 (OP)
Thanks, I hate all of them. Aside from his work in Chrono Trigger, his video game designs suck so my ass in my eyes.

>>3772455
what the hell happened in XIV? Did someone not catch that they're meant to made of fire instead of skin?

>>3772445
>How do you feel about the Gelatinous Cube?
Based dungeon jannies. The apex predator of a 10x10 square tunnel environ.

>>3774821
Probably just the raw model, in game they glow.

>>3774821
In FFXIV, fire spells hurt Bombs instead of healing them. There is a lot wrong with FFXIV.

>>3774835
>In FFXIV, fire spells hurt Bombs instead of healing them.
Things would get incredibly messy if you started involving things like elemental resistances when many classes have elemental attacks as part of their kit and rotations.
Black Mages primary damaging spells are all fire based.
Pictomancer has some spells in their chains be fire based.
Gunbreaker has a lot of explosive skills as their big damage ones.
Ninja has several fire based attacks.
Summoner has 2 fire based summons and they rotate through their summons, not pick 1 and stick to it.
Machinist has bombs and other fire based weaponry as part of their basic attacks.

Elemental based resistances would overcomplicate things and most likely force attacks to be non-elemental or always have alternatives that wouldn't have a big impact on their basic playstyle or performance.

Many RPGs or JRPGs can get away with that since they usually just have normal attacks (usually auto attacks or a single normal attack) and then spells. That structure wouldn't really work in an MMO unless you completely revolutionized how RPG combat is done, for no real good reason.

>>3774793
Nobody asked you, faggot

>>3774847
>you don't get it, it's retarded intentionally
k

>>3775043
Actually you're the retarded one.

You can only use an elemental system if the baseline is non-elemental and then allowing everyone to access most, if not all, elements.
In a standard CRPG a fighter has access to no elemental damage and can mainly just do basic attacks (not big combos or anything. Extremely basic and doesn't even interact with the elemental resistance system.
Meanwhile a wizard would need to either primarily have mainly non-elemental spells (doesn't interact with the elemental system) or have a bunch of redundant functioning spells (so even if enemies are resistant to 1 or 2 elements, you aren't severely gimped and can still attack on par with everyone else).

And for what? Some braindead
>oh i use ice spells on the fire monster for more damage

Elemental resistances is the the rock paper sciccors of RPGs, appeals to the lowest common denominator and is mainly for flavor, not gameplay depth.

>>3772413
Is it really? I never played Wizardry and now you make me want to.

>>3772150
some people just don't care about japs

>>3775166
He's exaggerating. It's stolen from Wizardry AND Ultima.
The whole genre, east and west, is just stole from D&D so it doesn't matter

>>3772445
They're cool

>>3772445
Yummy aspic monsters

>>3771116
>glow up

>>3774821
more like wtf happened in XIII? TF is this shit?

>>3775367
cover yourself, slut.

>>3774847
>>3775128
But Molten Core