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DRa90NBoi In reply to Fisher1991 [2011-08-06 18:38:53 +0000 UTC]

Yes--I had several ideas running through when working on this project in the beginning (which is a way long time back, maybe about 7-8 years by now). Initially, I just wanted it to be an action-oriented subject, then I decided stealth might be a good idea, but now, I've settled on a kind of stealth-action hybrid, with more emphasis on action. Most importantly though, I wanted this to be a tribute to martial arts in general, so that plays a big role in this universe (or so I hope it will end up).

So for the character designs, I decided I wanted to push the fantasy element rather than focus on the "this-is-what-a-REAL-ninja-would-look-like-and-do-because-it-is-historically-accurate" kind of thing. And after doing the factual research (but who knows what ninjas are really like, they are supposedly very secretive and it's best for them to stay that way!), I figured to take what I liked and wanted to incorporate, mixing it up with the popular culture references and this is what came out so far--and of course, the look may change over time as this is still work in progress.

Sorry for the long reply, but I thought this might help explain my reasoning behind the design.

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Fisher1991 In reply to DRa90NBoi [2011-08-08 18:34:04 +0000 UTC]

I see, I can understand now, BTW it seems you were making a project, was it a game concept, a comic or a fanfic ?!

Is it still alive till now, or did you stop working on it ?!

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DRa90NBoi In reply to Fisher1991 [2011-08-09 03:11:20 +0000 UTC]

Initially, it was a game concept, but now it has extended in detail that I may very well have to create different mediums to express the ideas I have for it--so right now, I am keeping it more of a comic book-like project (as that is more realistic to the skills I have at the moment), though I am hoping it gets translated or expanded in video game and film format (live-action and/or animated). I ultimately want it to be a good storytelling project as well as an interactive one. I think that would be cool, but for now, it's just a running idea for a personal project.

It is very much alive and I am hoping to post new content on it once I complete more related pieces!

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Fisher1991 In reply to DRa90NBoi [2011-08-10 21:16:43 +0000 UTC]

I see that's great, and I am really looking forwards to see more of you

I hope you don't mind my advice, but I don't think you should focus on movie, except if it is anime, cause real live movies don't work quit well with Ninjas

I think you should go for anime still, you can make as many episodes as you want, make an original background and the perfect setting, even the game can take place in a different time line to nit cause confusion to those who didn't watch the anime, that way you can have every character you made somewhere

Last thing, since your project is about Ninjas, I am pretty sure you played alot of Ninja games, but just in case if you didn't play Tenchu, you need to play it, it is a great game

Waiting to hear more for you

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DRa90NBoi In reply to Fisher1991 [2011-08-14 03:08:22 +0000 UTC]

No prob, and I look forward to sharing more!

Well, for me, live-action film has always been an option. It's true, ninjas may not work well unless it's tossed into the B-Movie martial arts film category, but that's what my initial idea was spawned off of to begin with, so it would be no surprise, heheh. But as far as it being big budget, it will have to depend on how I go about it. I may have to totally change the entire concept for it to fit better in that medium, but I'm prepared to do that if it comes to it--I don't mind if it's changed drastically, as long as some trademark aspects of the original concept are there, either physically or in spirit, I'm cool with that. Of course, all this talk is theoretical, so it may turn out that I won't end up doing a concept for film, but that's okay with me too.

Yea, an animated series may be a good outlet too--but if I were to do that, I would imagine it being a relatively short series, maybe like 8-12 episodes maximum or something with some quality animation--that would be cool. I don't think I'd want to drag it on and provide so much material to be the standard 24-52 episode fair. It would be a lot to talk about, and I don't think I'm that good of a writer to have it extend for so long, heheh. But yes, this is definitely a character-centric story, so each character is important in telling the story that it's good to have enough screen time for each. And I am well aware that in each medium, the story will be told differently--to what extent, I am unsure of at this point, but I just want to establish a concrete outline of the story before I consider dissecting and mixing it up like that.

Yea, I've played a good share of ninja games. Tenchu is actually one of the first ninja games I got into--it was actually Tenchu 2: Silent Assassins, since I never actually played through the first Tenchu, at least not completely. I agree, the Tenchu series is pretty awesome and I would recommend it to anyone interested in playing ninja-themed stealth action games. Ninja Gaiden would be my favorite and I have yet to play Ninja Blade, which I've heard good things about.

Sorry for the extremely long reply, but I hope these were at least decent responses, heheh. Thank you for your interests and I hope to post more when I can!

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Fisher1991 In reply to DRa90NBoi [2011-08-15 18:14:38 +0000 UTC]

No need to apologize at all, i like it when i talk with people about different concepts for a game/fanfic...etc

I wish you all luck, and keep in touch

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DRa90NBoi In reply to The-Russian-Gestapo [2009-12-26 17:48:16 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thanks for the kind words!

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DRa90NBoi In reply to Jinzouki [2009-12-20 19:38:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! That's what I was going for, heheh.

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Jinzouki In reply to DRa90NBoi [2009-12-20 21:24:05 +0000 UTC]

No problem

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DRa90NBoi In reply to RedWingsDragon [2009-12-18 00:40:18 +0000 UTC]

No, not the pie...!

Heheh, thanks!

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DRa90NBoi In reply to TheGeckoNinja [2009-12-13 23:53:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, more to come once I have time!

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DRa90NBoi In reply to Hanoko [2009-12-13 23:48:00 +0000 UTC]

I hope not, heheh. I'm trying to avoid that look--a lot of my old designs are too comparable with existing characters, which is the purpose of this revamp--to break the mold on them and make them more unique.

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DRa90NBoi In reply to rikasaurus [2009-12-13 23:46:05 +0000 UTC]

Heheh, I call it a crest. I didn't quite draw it right on this sketch, but I'll eventually get a better version of it in later drawings.

Thanks, and I'm glad you like it!

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DRa90NBoi In reply to exokopaka [2009-12-12 20:36:51 +0000 UTC]

Assuming he can get shot--but the chances of that happening? None.

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