Better or worse?
- by Sammy Barker
Concord, the ill-fated first-person shooter from Firewalk, failed for a multitude of reasons. We’ve documented many of these, but one thing PlayStation fans have latched onto are the character designs. As we pointed out in our review, they’re not all bad – but some of them do struggle to standout in a saturated market. Compare the heroes here to those in releases like, say, Overwatch or Genshin Impact, and no one’s going to be cosplaying as them, are they? That’s a problem.
One freelance artist on social media has taken the time to redesign four of the characters, and while these are just sketches, they do look a lot better. Perhaps the most impressive thing is how subtle the tweaks are: the addition of some colour, a slight alteration to the costumes, or even a tweak to a character’s face goes a long way. We’re sure there are talented artists at Firewalk who would have had similar ideas, so we’re a little baffled as to why the game came out the way it did.
Nevertheless, how do you feel about these redesigned characters? Are they more appealing? Do you think they would have helped Concord find an audience? Let us know in the comments section below.
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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.
