User blog comment:Vostan/Review 1: Artists and their artworks/@comment-5299683-20130612020614

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Of all the artists that stand out in my mind, it's Kenkou, frfr, UN_DO, Setouchi, Delphinus, Xelvy and Thomas.

Kenkou is one fo the big names in monster girls. And with gals like Erubetie and Alice, there's no question as to why. Yeah, he gets a lot of credit for drawing a mere three characters. But seeing as one of them was the lead heroine, he can sit on his laurels as far as I'm concerned. Most of the game's momentum hinged on Alice. She had an ass-ton of rapescenes, and whole wide range of emotions she needed to convey in order to connect with the audience. If they gave her to the wrong artist (glares at Setouchi), nobody would be drawn into the game. Yeah, Frfr could've stitched together an Alice to remember, no doubt. But it was Kenkou's Alice who made the game iconic. Makes sense since he's pretty much the iconic monster girl artist. And let's not forget his slime, who embodies everything that's cute and sexy about the monsters we all know and love. And Erubetie is flat-out jaw-dropping. Even if you like nothing else about her, the minute she enters a room, she's turning heads. I guarantee it.

I'd also say Frfr was on top of his game. Like Kenkou, he knows how to cook up one cute, sexy mamano in his own cartoony style. His work speaks for itself; hell there's a very good reason why most of my sidestories feature one or more of his gals center stage. Now, I've heard some complain that his since of proportions can be a little off. For instance, I've seen folks accuse crazy Ilias of having flipper hands. In some cases, I can see where they're coming from. But nine times out of ten, his stuff is top drawer. But what really sells this guy are the expressions. Take Granberia. She can go from badass who kicks ass and takes names to a cute, sexually insecure tsundere. Don't know how she manages to pull it off, but it made her the cutest girl in the whole game to me. Hands down. If it weren't for his expressions, the tidbit in the Monsterpedia claiming she was sexually insecure would seem like it was tacked on. Or take a look at Ilias. She's a dish in of herself. But above all else, she gets happy, she gets sad. She gets angry, she gets freaked out (all in one evaluation, no less). She gets disgusted, she gets smug. But above all else she goes from gentle, to being at peace, to being BATSHIT INSANE, no problem. Say what you want about the goddess, but man, that is one versatile lady. And if I could take away only one CG from the game, it's crazy Ilias. That was the face that reeled me in and made me the Swiss cheese junky you all know and hate today.

Setouchi I love griping about. Part of my problem with Setouchi is in order to dig his style, you have to be willing to take femdom pretty far. And in a game that already takes femdom pretty far, he takes it all the way to Chattanooga. Just ask Kraken, Beelzebub, or Black Alice. He certainly loves his tentacles. Me...Not so much (well, there is one exception to that). His designs are definitely not my cup of tea. The mantis girl and dragon girl were huge disappointments, and those were monsters I was looking forward to. And I'll never know what the King of Sabasa saw in Setouchi's Sphinx. But what kills me is, and I know I'm not alone when I say this, but his gals all have the same damn three expressions: Blank and soulless, cruel and soulless, mildly irritated and soulless. Compare that with the range we just saw with Granberia and Ilias, and you can see why Setouchi leaves me cold. That isn't to say Setouchi's a total washout to me. His Lava Girl was pretty sweet. One of the best gals of MGQ2, if you ask me and generally a nice way to start Gold Volcano. And believe it or not, I actually like his mandragora a lot more than Kenkou's. And there are a few glimpses of Promestein I saw from her CG that I'm intrigued to see in-game. None of them are rape-scene related. But if they did show up in a rape scene...Oh man...What could've been...

Delphinus however, was a misfire to me. He got off to a bad start with his dark elf mage. Anyone who knows me knows I HATE dark elves. But then we got to Plansect, where some of his designs started taking it on the chin. And then his angels where I feel he hit rock bottom....I said this in my blog once, but seriously, not once in all the years I've played Silent Hill have I seen gals this messed up. When you start losing the high ground to Silent Hill's nurses, it's time to rethink your whole perspective. But Silkiel and Riveiel in particular. Yowza. I wouldn't wish those two on my worst enemy.

Thomas, I like his style. HIs graphic novel approach is pretty unique and can be a lot fun. Too bad he doesn't usually have the design to go with it. Plus, I've heard some criticisms that he relies too much on insets for his rape scenes. I have to admit, I would've had more fun with the Kunoichi and Samurai elves if I saw more than just a picture of their honeypots tucked away in a corner of the screen. But beyond those two, none of his other girls really grabbed me. But at least he didn't get under my skin like Setouchi and Delphinus did.

UN_DO's style is certainly...surreal. But not in a bad way at all. Like ya said, it's all in the colors. Ya may not like a girl with the curves many of his gals do, but they certainly grab my attention. But I'm also impressed at how far he goes to illustrate a rape scene. And I agree, the only way to experience his gals in all their glory is to lose to them. Sure, that's true of all the ladies in this game. But with him, it really rings true. And his designs can be a lot of fun. Chrome's evil nurse get-up makes the Silent Hill nerd in me happy, even if I'm not into lolis. And Frederika has some of the coolest CG in the entire game. I know exactly what I'm talking about.

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:17.6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Xelvy is another one who takes femdom further than I'm comfortable with. He certainly brings to life how critical ecstasy works, no argument. But with that said, my finger's gonna be on the fast forward button or the reload button every time one of his gals come out to play. And if the CG's any indication, his scenes are gonna go on for freakin' ever. The trooperoid has 39 pieces of CG for just one rape scene. None of them gentle. If I ain't mistaken, Alice has roughly 50 rape scene pics altogether. Personally, I wouldn't say any of his gals deserve this much attention.

<p style="margin:12pt0in;line-height:17.6pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh well. MGQ tries to dazzle a whole range of audiences. And some folks might find Kenkou and frfr's style to be a little soft (even though frfr is not all shy about vore). So that's where fellas like Setouchi, Delphinus and Xelvy come in. But hey, UN_DO, frfr and Kenkou know what they're doing. If not for them, especially frfr and Kenkou, MGQ wouldn't have the charm it has today.