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CalzoneCannon November 9th, 2014 5:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Virgo (Post 8493448)
I always liked the original May. She was so badass looking with that bandanna and the gloves. The new May is still alright with me, but now she looks so cutesy and just idk not as cool. Makes me sad :(

Preach.

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE November 9th, 2014 5:59 PM

Although the new one's grown on me a lot, and I do like her top and the white shorts, I honestly prefer the original May due to design (I prefer her bandana, hair, face, gloves and I just think her whole outfit works really well together) as well as nostalgia; she was the first female character I ever got to play as my actual gender so her design's just a lot more familiar and "May-like" to me :)

TheGinger63 November 10th, 2014 10:01 AM

I admit i was disappointed in the new Mays design originally. It has kinda grown on me. But honestly i was hoping for the blue variation of Sapphires outfit. And i was bummed they didnt include AT LEAST a customization for that one. Oh wellllllll. Overall new May is growing on me

KostK2Boss November 11th, 2014 7:58 AM

I like the new design, except for that weird bow. Don't get me wrong, it makes her look adorable, but for me May without the bandana just doesn't look like May at all. So, as a standalone design ORAS May looks better, but best May is still R/S May to me.

Thursday November 12th, 2014 12:49 PM

WHAT ABOUT EMERALD MAY?!


I wish they would have stuck with the sporty look since this may looks kind of.... fragile? Like, it seems like she's about to go to a nice place, not go into the wilderness to capture little creatures that could probably beat her up. I wish they would at least kept her gloves.

precita November 13th, 2014 4:24 PM

Design wise I'm fine with either, but I like the ponytail the new ORAS design has and I wish the original had that too.

Still the original May is too classic, being one of the most memorable and popular characters in the anime for years. Although I guess for people who don't watch the anime that wouldn't matter.

Evening November 18th, 2014 4:38 AM

I prefer the ORAS design, mainly because I'm not fond of sporty looks.

SapphireMillennium November 18th, 2014 12:24 PM

I voted "both".

I always loved May because of how professional looking and cute her design was (for both R/S and E).

I like the girly flair they've given her new design. I don't really like any of her designs better than the others. They're all great.

Though that may change once I actually get the game. xD

Pendraflare November 18th, 2014 2:52 PM

In thinking about it, I like May's new look considerably more than in RS. But I prefer her Emerald design to either one, personally. That pose in her Sugimori art has her looking more lively than either of the RS designs of hers.

Satoshi Ookami November 19th, 2014 7:27 AM

New one is voiced by HanaKana, I can't not vote for her =D

In terms of looks, they are equal for me, both are really cute =D

Saronai November 22nd, 2014 3:44 PM

Put me in for the old May as well. Also, I didn't realize they looked different by version (having only played Emerald--which was the first pokemon game I played). Do they still look different by version? Or do they all look the same now?

Also, ugh. I have a soft spot for tomboyish characters. They got rid of everything about May that gave her a tomboyish vibe (visually speaking) and gave her cutesy ruffles and a big frickin bow. Bleh. Not to mention far less muscle into a little twig.

*sigh*

"HoneyClaws" November 22nd, 2014 5:32 PM

I dont like May's new design. It's just so generic now. I just cant connect to this version anymore. I don't see May in it other than the hairstyle.

Shes the daughter of a field-researcher & enviromentalist. I think she of all the characters should have kept that active, sports wear design or at least had a wetsuit thing like what Brendan has. That giant bow on her head now and the context ball-dress with that side-tuff pony-tail is just too babyish looking. I feel embarassed playing as a character like that. It just too girly, rather than the more seamless, gender-neutral feeling the old one had.

I like cool looking go-getter tomboy May, not the moe-doll New May. I'm sorry.

Lugia16 November 22nd, 2014 8:46 PM

New may looks younger than old may.

MarinoKadame November 22nd, 2014 9:19 PM

The new art style is different, that's why May seems to be younger. I prefer the new May over the old.

Sun November 23rd, 2014 7:21 AM

I'm in for May's RS and Emerald outfit. I truly appreciate how tomboyish she was, in which sets her different from the rest of the other female protagonists -- this tomboyish trait of hers was even brought and emphasized in the well received manga 'Pokémon Special'. The new outfit's designs are actually not bad, but it just doesn't suit May. Probably Lyra can even wear it better.

Vegeta™ November 23rd, 2014 7:42 AM

Is Pokemon Alpha Sapphire for girls?

~Platina's Jason~ November 23rd, 2014 8:26 AM

I like both though Old slightly more. I think combining the two designs would be awesome though. Give the new design the gloves and collar and remove the frills while giving her back her skirt and it'd be great. The bandanna can go either way since I like both her old and new ones.

Outsethero November 23rd, 2014 8:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Thursday (Post 8496095)
WHAT ABOUT EMERALD MAY?!

I wish they would have stuck with the sporty look since this may looks kind of.... fragile? Like, it seems like she's about to go to a nice place, not go into the wilderness to capture little creatures that could probably beat her up. I wish they would at least kept her gloves.

This!

Between R/S May and OR/AS May, I prefer the latter. I do really like her new design, especially when compared to the original, but I prefer Emerald's May design overall. I agree with Josh completely, and although I definitely do like OR/AS May I do prefer the sporty, "stronger" look of Emerald May.

Iceshadow3317 November 23rd, 2014 11:43 AM

I liked Emerald and original may better. I just liked the sporty look much better. But I think this is mainly because of the bow instead of the bandanna.

Clairissa November 23rd, 2014 11:47 AM

RSE's female protagonist did look a lot better to me personally.
Though that could be avoided if we had trainer customization... C'mon Gamefreak, let's keep new features in, not removing them in the next game.

LividZephyr November 23rd, 2014 1:13 PM

I greatly prefer Emerald May and the original is good too. New May? Ehh, not so much. I am not a fan of bow-tied bandannas like that and I don't find them cute in the slightest. The ring around her head with her hair being so weird is just... hideous.

I love a sporty look and Emerald May had that. I too wish there had been customization here, though, and am very disappointed it's gone. Why can't the customization options be reflective of the region they're in?

Megan November 23rd, 2014 1:32 PM

When I saw her design for the first time I was like "She is pretty ugly". Tbh she's almost your generic stereotypical anime girl, with an exception in her not having huge breasts.

May's old design was more raw and unpolished which gave her some kind of personality. Which is why I like her old design more.

But hey, at least she's not wearing a hat. That's a huge thing considering it's GF. {XD}

Enuff November 23rd, 2014 8:28 PM

What it is for me is the sprites are no longer short and stout you can actually see differences in weight and height of people.

"HoneyClaws" November 23rd, 2014 8:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Outsethero (Post 8506811)
This!

Between R/S May and OR/AS May, I prefer the latter. I do really like her new design, especially when compared to the original, but I prefer Emerald's May design overall. I agree with Josh completely, and although I definitely do like OR/AS May I do prefer the sporty, "stronger" look of Emerald May.

I forgot about Emerald. Those designs made them look like they were in the Ace-Trainer class, characters I would expect to beat the Elite 4 and Battle Frontier with pride. Especially May.

Her new outfit now, and personality just reminds me of a Shaunna or Bianca downgrade, where they're rookie trainers all throughout the game and just want to be friends with all the cute pokemon.... which May never seemed to be. Now shes just another face among the Mei/Rosa clones.

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Originally Posted by Clairissa (Post 8507020)
RSE's female protagonist did look a lot better to me personally.
Though that could be avoided if we had trainer customization... C'mon Gamefreak, let's keep new features in, not removing them in the next game.

I beg someone to petition for DLC for the original outfits to swap into... Is that too much to ask? If just for that?

Hikamaru November 23rd, 2014 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by R.F. (Post 8507101)
But hey, at least she's not wearing a hat. That's a huge thing considering it's GF. {XD}

I kinda like how she's now wearing a bow (her old design didn't really have a hat either, but a bandanna) which kinda sets her apart from most protagonists who tend to wear stereotypical hats. Hats get kinda boring after a while, it's nice to see change of pace from time to time.

I don't why people claim the OR/AS May is "too girly". There may be some frills on her top but it mixes the tomboyish style of her old outfit with some cute aspects as well. Essentially a fresh take on an iconic design.


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