Frenzie and I were talking about a new game that is due to come out. I can't remember the name of it or even who is developing it. But we were both dissatisfied with nothing except the character design.

As far I could ascertain, the game is set in some sort of noir setting, with all that implies and we both initially thought 'something Kafkaesque'. But what we saw was something more along the lines of "http://www.psychonauts.com/"; which was a disappointment.

So my response was to redesign the characters (with absolutely no hope any kind of change taking place). This is the product of said redesign; I was aiming to create an oppressive setting featuring grotesque characters who (they them selves) have suffered along with the urban decay they dwell in. However, bare in mind I have done very little conceptual work. So this was just a preliminary attempt to give myself an idea or a base. I hope to have another few attempts at it later, tomorrow morning.