New champion portraits are hard to recognize.

Mecca·9/12/2014, 1:49:20 PM·10 votes·1,850 views

Cassiopeia Orianna Renekton These guys are the main culprits. Their splash arts are cool and detailed; but their faces in their new mini portraits (when you get a kill) are extremely small, and aren't nearly as recognizable and clear as others, like Ahri Morgana Shaco .

This also leads me to bring up a related concern of mine: The new splash arts don't captivate the champion's characteristics as well as they could. Shyvana's is probably the exception here; but Irelia and Orianna are not represented well in their splash art.

Irelia in her Nightblade skin looks like a squishy assassin in her new splash art. Isn't she fairly well armored? Shouldn't the focus of the splash art be her blades?

While Orianna looks like nothing other than a razor sharp death robot in her new splash art, I feel like the focus should be on the ball, that's what you are playing around and focusing on when playing against her.

Don't get me wrong, these new splash arts are beautiful; but they need to be clear in game when we see the portraits, and they should really capture the essence of the champion.

14 Comments

Saint Millay9/12/2014, 4:44:10 PM6 votes

I agree whole-heartedly the mini-portraits are unrecognizable. Orianna looks like someone took a low resolution picture of a mannequin in a dark room and then tried to blow it up.

The splash art is very nice, but I see the mini-portrait about 100 times more often than I see the splash. It would be nice if making it recognizable / aesthetically pleasing were more of a priority.

Astropanda9/13/2014, 12:56:49 AM5 votes

I keep mistaking cass for wukongCassiopeia MonkeyKing

Coffee Ray Gun9/12/2014, 3:35:12 PM4 votes

That Irelia splash is for the Nightblade skin, which is more ninja/assassin like.

I agree with you though, I LOVE the new splashes and think they look amazing, but I can't tell you how many times I thought Renekton was Udyr on the minimap.

Bikohoness9/12/2014, 2:12:34 PM4 votes

I completely agree

Every time I see Orianna I think it is the tip of some weird white dildo thing.

Sunfield9/12/2014, 2:14:40 PM3 votes

But it might be just because you arent used to them... no?

I mean, how could you confuse them

Yotipo9/12/2014, 3:23:10 PM2 votes

Completely agree. Splash art is nice, but reverting would feel like a downgrade. At the same time, there's the concern of CLaRiTy. Not a huge issue--but I do get Karthus mixed up still once in awhile.

ShadowParker9/12/2014, 9:28:04 PM1 votes

Personally I like the new orianna picture, but it really didn't need it... It was pretty fine before, I feel like I like the whole idea behind akali but you can't really see who it is anymore... As well, I hate vayne's and Shyvanna's new portrait, I feel like theirs detail where it shouldn't be, personally I thought the old ones were fine, Renek's picture feels to me like... Like it was downgraded, like a portrait they would do when they first started the game. Cass's picture, look horrible. Flat out, horrible, she looks way to snakish, and not so much the alluring type anymore, which- is what her lore is supposed to be...

My opinion anyways.

Sir Yucko9/12/2014, 10:40:43 PM1 votes

They take some getting used to and could maybe be re-zoomed appropriately. Overall I don't think they would be confused with any other champ.

In conclusion... familiarity makes the heart grow fonder!? ;)

Peace out!

MrSc0tty9/12/2014, 2:01:09 PM1 votes

Better check the minimap. Map awareness woo!

Oh no I'm bring attacked by a brown square!!! Who the f-oh it's Renekton.

Clarity ho!

RIGed9/12/2014, 8:49:57 PM1 votes

I'd have to say that Akali Karthus Shyvana Vayne Azir are good and easily recognizable, Renekton could use work but its at least distinct enough to tell. But Cassiopeia Orianna are terrible! Even though Cass is distinct enough to see who it is, her face is so bland and generic I still cant tell her apart. And Oriana just look nothing like herself. Still though, the splash's look great lol

Lumus Avatar9/12/2014, 1:57:31 PM1 votes

I think if they zoom in on the face a bit more for Ori and Cassi, that will fix the miniportrait problem for those two. Renek's not bad. A zoom there, losing more of his snout focusing toward his eye could still be recognizable.