The face is cute, but very childlike. Considering that the player character will appear in explicit sex scenes in the normal course of the game and be routinely addressed in a sexual way by companions, I find the idea of a childlike Tav more than a little disturbing. I am not saying that's what the mod author intended, and I realize that childish appearance is normal for anime (which sometimes goes way too far in sexualizing apparent children). I am not saying that the mod is unambiguously a child. Not quite that. But I think that this is an issue worth considering in light of the explicit sexual content of the game.
I think you're creating the issue yourself here. Frieren is an adult elf who has literally lived for centuries, and her appearance simply reflects the artistic style of her original work. Just because a character has youthful features doesn’t mean they are infantilized or sexualized by default. The mod faithfully adapts her design to the game’s engine. It’s an aesthetic choice consistent with Frieren, not an attempt to make the game "disturbing." Saying a character "looks too childlike to appear in sexual scenes" when they are canonically an adult is more about your own discomfort than anything else. I get that the mix of anime aesthetics and Western RPGs might feel unusual, but it’s important to avoid overanalyzing things where there’s no real issue.
If you look at a youthful face (adult faces can and frequently do have youthful features) on what are clearly adult bodies in an adult story filled with adult situations and dialogue that treats them as adults, because that is what they are, and you are choosing to imagine an infantilized Tav that looks and is treated like a child, you need to step back, take a breath, and consider that maybe, just maybe, you are projecting YOUR issues onto the mod.
Getting flustered because you're applying your own IRL world views onto a fictional character that is *checks Frieren notes*over a thousand+ years old, is more concerning than what this mod is actually about. Heck, I'm in my late thirties, and if I don't wear makeup, people think I'm still in my early teens (14-16), yeesh (being only 5'2" i suppose also adds salt to the wound, lmao! *long defeated sigh*). I mean, by your logic, then you're saying IRL midgets/little people are also sus---wait, then that means dwarves and halflings are also sus *side-eyes.gif*?
Hola, me encanta este mod y quiero usarlo. Voy a jugar con un amigo de PS5 con juego cruzado, pero no lo encontré en la sección de mods del juego. Como mi amigo tiene PS5, aunque lo instale, no podrá verlo, ¿verdad? ¿Podría añadirse a la lista de mods del juego para que también pueda instalarlo en consola? Gracias.
Hi thanks for the mod - I've downloaded all the hair mods you listed however am still not able to re-create it. Do you know which hair mod this is from? Thanks!
The pigtails are from Kay's Hair Extensions, the fringe from Silver's Modular Hair Pack and the "base" from hijimare hairs. The base isn't really meant for pigtails but rather a single pulled back ponytail or bun, so I'd encourage you to find something better of you can.
Woo, hella nice work (that's really well done!), Lydia/plaemon! Imma try this out on my next elf-main playthrough! THANK YOU for this mod! Endorsed and Kudos (frickin' LOVE Frieren!)! ♥ :)
EDIT: Whoa, you've got some other really great head mods!
Dude your timing is so good, I've been wanting to do a Frieren run and I was going to settle for a more scuffed head but this is perfect, thank you so much for this.
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The mod faithfully adapts her design to the game’s engine. It’s an aesthetic choice consistent with Frieren, not an attempt to make the game "disturbing." Saying a character "looks too childlike to appear in sexual scenes" when they are canonically an adult is more about your own discomfort than anything else.
I get that the mix of anime aesthetics and Western RPGs might feel unusual, but it’s important to avoid overanalyzing things where there’s no real issue.
Imma try this out on my next elf-main playthrough!
THANK YOU for this mod! Endorsed and Kudos (frickin' LOVE Frieren!)! ♥ :)
EDIT: Whoa, you've got some other really great head mods!