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It's not solely down to the rear view...
For example, Sonic can turn his head to see characters he's overtaking, Ristar would have to turn his whole body.
Sonics spikes move in the wind... Ristar would need to be much more solid and less flexible (it'd be weird to see the tips of his stars flapping about, they're not made of hair!).
That's before you consider how the arms would move around the 'star' to steer a wheel, or what kind of shape chair you'd have to build to sit him on. Or how his feet would reach the pedals.
Some characters can be moved from 2D to 3D, some aren't so straight-forward.
It's easy as a fan to go 'All these can be resolved' and it's very easy to do a drawing which looks like it will work. But it's not so easy to make this work in 3D, with animation, with facial blends, in a vehicle that's cool AND make it appealing to a wide audience.
Which is why... He gets to wave a flag this time
For example, Sonic can turn his head to see characters he's overtaking, Ristar would have to turn his whole body.
Sonics spikes move in the wind... Ristar would need to be much more solid and less flexible (it'd be weird to see the tips of his stars flapping about, they're not made of hair!).
That's before you consider how the arms would move around the 'star' to steer a wheel, or what kind of shape chair you'd have to build to sit him on. Or how his feet would reach the pedals.
Some characters can be moved from 2D to 3D, some aren't so straight-forward.
It's easy as a fan to go 'All these can be resolved' and it's very easy to do a drawing which looks like it will work. But it's not so easy to make this work in 3D, with animation, with facial blends, in a vehicle that's cool AND make it appealing to a wide audience.
Which is why... He gets to wave a flag this time
Il flotte sur une petite plate-forme volante basée sur le petit cercle rouge à droite du logo à l'écran-titre du Ristar MD
