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So I'm re-doing some of my Do Not Press The Button (Or You'll Delete The Multiverse) character models and I have this duck that is kind of inspired by the Companion Cube in Portal. I want to make it as appealing as possible so the players will attach to it and carry it around with them. Which looks better! I'm more partial to the neck tie (because I like wearing them) but what do you guys think?

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[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 140 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 32 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Bowtie, but make it a little bit smaller.

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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 54 points 1 week ago

My issue is the disparity of the pictures, with the bowtie picture having the duck's entire neck almost completely in shadow, while the shadow is comparatively minimized on the necktie image. It'd be nice to see both options under both light and dark conditions.

That said, I currently prefer the necktie; it provides an element to the rest of the body. I'm the bowtie picture, everything is happening around the head - beak, eyes, hat, bowtie - leaving the rest of the body comparatively empty.

[–] nepenthes@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bow tie, but lower on the neck. Very dapper :)

(Also, in the future maybe post identical bodies/relation to background. There might be some subconscious preference occurring based on subject's proximity to viewer or foot appearance.)

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[–] Brosplosion@lemm.ee 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Both and each time you look away it swaps!

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[–] LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 week ago

Bow tie fits better.

[–] iconic_admin@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

Bow tie for sure.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 20 points 1 week ago
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Bowtie 100%

[–] Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 week ago

Neck tie, if it were a bit bigger.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Bow tie but it seems a little too high on the duck's neck imo, should be moved down closer to the body a smidge

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Bowties have been out of fashion for so long they just look silly most of the time. That seems like exactly what you'd want for a character who's supposed to be whimsical.

Also a necktie doesn't go with a tophat. For reasons I can't explain, that kind of incongruity looks more accidental than it does whimsical.

[–] RagingHungryPanda@lemm.ee 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The neck tie is less crowded. The bow tie with the hat and the ducks bill has a lot going on all in the same area. Maybe if the bow tie was lower or overall there was a little more space, it'd work better.

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[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 16 points 1 week ago

Bow tie. Needs a waistcoat.

[–] jasn@lemm.ee 16 points 1 week ago

Bow tie 100%

[–] haywire7@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bowtie for the duck. Not for me though.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The neck tie has the appeal of flapping around in the wind.

[–] Road_Warrior_10@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately most of the game takes place indoors so no wind, but I can make it to flap around when you carry the duck which is a cool idea

[–] crypto@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 week ago

Have the narrator ask the player to choose

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

I'm going to have to go with the bow tie, especially with the hat.

[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 11 points 1 week ago

Flip a coin and choose the one you secretly wished for during the flip

[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I really like the neck tie. Contrast feels stronger.

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[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

The necktie, but I think it would look better just slightly larger.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Neck, but the bow would also look great if it was a little lower

[–] enshu@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

Bow tie looks better.

[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bow tie, it makes the ducks neck look a little less long and that's more aesthetically pleasing to me, just one opinion.

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[–] Snailpope@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

What if, and here me out, there are additional tie and hat options hidden through out the game?

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago

bow tie for sure

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I like the neck tie myself.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago

Split the difference, bolo tie

[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 8 points 1 week ago

Bow tie for sure. I suggest raise the hat a little bit so you can see the eyes a bit better.

[–] Glitterkoe@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Bow tie, lower on the neck and slightly bigger to make it more comical

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 7 points 1 week ago

I don’t know anything about how this character is used in the game, so please pardon my ignorance. Having said that: the bow tie has a huge advantage in that it never has to move. If the duck waddles along, the tie should move side-to-side independently. If the duck jumps, is hit, or near wind or an explosion, the tie will need independent animations for each circumstance. If the duck is carried, the neck tie should always point down, unless it’s fast or wobbly; then the tie should move accordingly. I’m sure there are other circumstances I haven’t mentioned, but you get the point.

Wow. I have overthought this.

From a development perspective, I lean strongly towards the bow tie. It’s much simpler. Also, as another commenter mentioned, that top hat demands a bow tie.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Bowtie, but also, maybe add a vest and a cane?

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bowtie, but also prefer them IRL over a necktie.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Necktie. Fully rigged and physics enabled. I want that necktie to crush all modern video cards.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Bow tie, and also add a monocle.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

The necktie needs a line of horizontal stitching along the chest as it puts a lot of vertical focus on the duck. The bowtie balances out the vertical stitching with its horizontal orientation.

Also/alternatively a vertical seam up the neckline might help with the neck being noisy with the stitch and tie.

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

A bow tie is dapper

[–] needanke@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago

Bow tie looks better imo

[–] rowinxavier@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You could make it a selection for the player, they choose one then the other is destroyed in a comically horrific manner. The narrator could berate the player for so callously destroying the unchosen duck who clearly has a deep and tragic back story and has long lost relatives who will sorely miss them. The duck you choose may turn out evil or maybe somehow the worst, just an awful duck who you should not have saved. The Duck Linked Content could be an included DLC.

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[–] ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago
[–] GooberEar@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 week ago

Neck tie, but I'd love to see it comically long or at least more proportional and realistically sized. Right now it just doesn't take up enough space, in my opinion.

That being said, if we're "stuck" with these two options exactly as they are, the bow tie works better because it's a more fitting size and better proportions. For me, it makes the design a little unbalanced with too much going on above the neck, too little going on below. Coincidentally, if you made it comically small, that might actually work out better, but I'd have to see it before I could be certain. However, that's a fairly minor drawback.

[–] vala@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago
[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If i were choosing a duck to be the new mayor, definitely the necktie.

If I were looking for a duck with whom to party, bow-tie in the convertible all the way to the liquor store and back.

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[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago

Both are perfect. But if I had to pick one, the Bowtie duck is the one I would carry to hell and back.

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