A Little Disappointed with Blood Moon Talon
Before I begin, let me just say I love the skin and think it is great and everything I say is just my opinion. The being said, I feel like the BM Talon skin isn't really worth its price. Now, before you dismiss me as some complaining Talon main, allow me to elaborate. Let's start with the splash. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FBavEo6oLws/WI-rbD3Q35I/AAAAAAAAdBw/q6Nmu60tqXkfzY6ZKhAtVdNC-3MIq9HzQCLcB/s640/Talon_Splash_5.jpg For comparison, BM Jhin as well. https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mgWJ6ntpng8/WJJL3f9sudI/AAAAAAAAdJU/2qIGh9ovxco5mxRujzLZ7FgNC86ke3MEwCLcB/s640/Jhin_Splash_2.jpg Looking at the two, IMO, it's pretty clear that BM Jhin is simply better looking. I love the art style of BM Talon, and it is fitting to his theme, but not to the theme of BM. The colors are darker and draggy in Talon's splash, while in the Jhin's it is still a darker theme, but the reds and blues really pop. Like I said, I love the art, like the rain drops, shattered glass, and the rake blades, but I feel like the colors just need to be a little more saturated, like it is done in his in-game model. Anyway, splash obviously has nothing to do with pricing of the skin, so onto the in-game model. I know many people have said that he needs a hood, but personally, I think the mask looks fantastic and a hood would ruin the effect. IDK maybe some horns but they probably wouldnt fit his theme. In addition, I just want to say that the SFX sound great, and the Q, W, and R look amazing. What I feel needs improvement is his passive bleed effect (not the three marks), his auto attacks, his E animation, and his recall animation. Going in order, the passive bleed effect 1) doesn't give enough BM effect, if that makes any sense. I know that it would be difficult to accomplish this with a simple bleed animation, but it doesn't feel blood moony(?) enough. 2) It doesn't change enough from the default particles of Talon. Yeah that's about it. Next, his auto attacks. I know this part may be asking for a little too much, but if you look at Jhin (yes I know he's an ADC so it makes sense for his AA to look the coolest), hes got some amazing AAs. I just wish Talon's were a little cooler as well, especially given that its an epic skin. Next up, Talon's E animation. This would be the most difficult to change becuase, well, there's not much to change. It's just him jumping over a wall and I understand that. It's just that for a 1350RP skin, I would hop all his abilities would change a little bit. Lastly, and probably the least likely, if any, to be changed, is his back animation. It feels lackluster to both his kit and BM, especially because its his first skin to actually feature a back animation. All Talon does is rise on a lamp, ninja shuriken it, and knock it over. Again, using Jhin as an example (because he has a similar paint theme), he makes a symbol on the ground and fades into paint, or Twisted Fate or opens a portal in front of him, or Kennen who literally sinks in a pool of blood. BM Talon also just doesn't move for a good 2 seconds in his recall animation. Overall, I think it's a really amazing skin and splash art, but when comparing it to other skins of the same price, even ones that are being released along side it, it just doesn't quite seem worth the price tag. Personally, I think I'm going to stick with SSW Talon. That being said, I just want to reiterate how amazing the skin and the splash art are. _ I understand how much work goes into them and I really respect how much the effort designers put into them, as well as the fact that the skins are so close to releasing_ . If I made any mistakes please let me know, and it would also be really great if some of the things I mentioned could be changed. That's all from me. [slayer-jinx-catface]
