Worst Redesigns

[Teddy Ursa]

Yeah, but Nami’s whole schtick is that she changes outfits often, which is why we got the objectively best Nami outfit post-time skip:

Spoiler

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(Anime proportions are still trash, though)

I don't mind her outfits. It's more just her overall appearance looks much worse to me. Her eyes are too far apart now and the short hair was a lot cuter.

That outfit + her old design would've been perfection

 

[bugbear]

God Warriors from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. They exaggerated all their features to the point where they look goofy, especially the teeth. They don't look like unstoppable weapons of mass destruction, they look like rejected Doom enemy concepts.
The redesign heavily borrowed from this one Warrior. The problem is this isn't what they're supposed to look like, this specific character is malformed and was born prematurely. He's not a good representative of his species.

Their appearence in the anime, this is what healthy Warriors are supposed to look like.

And this is the redesign. Mind you, it's supposed to be one of the healthy ones from the intro, not the dying deformed mutant from the climax.

Comparison

 

[The Last Stand]

I had two PSP models. The 1000 (original) and 2000 (first revision.)

The 2000 is slimmer, has double the RAM of the original and slightly more battery life. Not the worst console redesign, but I prefer the 1000 for one reason. The UMD drive.

The top is the 2000; the bottom is the 1000. Notice the "OPEN" slider on the right.

You would insert your UMD into a slot of sorts. It made it more secure during play.

Later revisions removed it. You would just open it up through a hole and just "place" the UMD in. You could hear it rattling a bit inside. I even had issues where sudden movements would "eject" the UMD, booting me back to the homescreen. I don't know how that issue resolved itself.

 

[Ghost of Wesley Willis]

Discord. Everything about that app has gotten worse in the past 2-3 years. Minor redesigns liks the (mostly subtle) logo change doesn't bother me much. But what bothers me is dumb little functions like 'double click to upload a file' because they want to add some dumb thread feature nobody ever uses. Or feeling that bios and profile banners must be added to the app now. It just went from being a simple chat application that was much more functional than skype at and much more user friendly than teamspeak to some bloated piece of junk that I hate logging into everyday and wondering what next dumb bullshit they're going to introduce or redesign.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Almost assuredly autistic - Console game cases. PS2 to PS3 had the cases go smaller, though at least it's consistent size with the ps4.
The Switch cases are even worse, they are tiny and feel halfassed compared to both Wii U and 3ds cases.

 

[The Fraggle Queen]

I haven’t bought a beanie baby since I was a kid but damn I almost kind of want this one

I actually own it and it’s the softest lil’ fucker out there.

 

[The Last Stand]

Almost assuredly autistic - Console game cases. PS2 to PS3 had the cases go smaller, though at least it's consistent size with the ps4.

Why are DVD and Blu-ray cases larger than CD cases?

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Here's a reasoning why DVD cases to Blu-Ray cases are different. I actually like the slimmer Blu-Ray cases.

Spine changes aside, I like how they look on a shelf next to each other. They take up less space than standard PS2 cases. I said before that I did not like the revision with PS3.

Speaking of game spines:

Why did Nintendo move the spine from left to right? It's weird.

Then put it on TOP for the NEW 3DS. What's next, the bottom?

 

[Icterus]

Why did Nintendo move the spine from left to right? It's weird.

Then put it on TOP for the NEW 3DS. What's next, the bottom?

I assume they were on some level aware that their (dumb) naming-scheme was going to be confusing for a large part of their target audience (stupid children and their tech-illiterate parents).

It looks to me like they're desperately trying to keep the DS-brand identity while at the same time making the cases look distinct enough to not be mistaken at a glance.

They did a better job with the Game Boy line imo:



Seeing as they didn't opt for a similar solution Nintendo may have recieved too many complaints about "decieving packaging" regarding this approach.

 

[TheClorax]

Moro’s first form was a nice new take on an evil wizard. Then his final form was a bad DragonBall OC.

Spoiler

 

[feedtheoctopus]

Reddit. If they ever disable the 'old' version of the site I'll have to stop trolling and shitposting there.

The reddit redsign is the most pain in the ass thing to use. Reddit's UI was never particularly good, but now it's just fucking illegible. It also breaks threads in half and throws a bunch of ads in everywhere.

I look forward to seeing them go the way of Digg.

 

[Hummingbird]

I will admit that I'm not a fan of the new design for He-Man in the upcoming 2021 reboot. Battle Cat looks good, but the tiny head and small legs ruin it. Also, the sword looks ugly. (I'm an 80s retro-toon fan, what can I say.)

 

[The Last Stand]

The Saints Row reboot.

For context: Saints Row started as a GTA parody. Urban gangsta open world game with customization, activities and humor.

Saints Row 1:

Now compare that to THIS:

This shows how out of touch companies are with their fans.

 

[WULULULULU]

I had two PSP models. The 1000 (original) and 2000 (first revision.)

The 2000 is slimmer, has double the RAM of the original and slightly more battery life. Not the worst console redesign, but I prefer the 1000 for one reason. The UMD drive.

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The top is the 2000; the bottom is the 1000. Notice the "OPEN" slider on the right.

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You would insert your UMD into a slot of sorts. It made it more secure during play.

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Later revisions removed it. You would just open it up through a hole and just "place" the UMD in. You could hear it rattling a bit inside. I even had issues where sudden movements would "eject" the UMD, booting me back to the homescreen. I don't know how that issue resolved itself.

1000 design gang.

Sad that most mobile devices for games are phones and are home to some of the most dogshit games I've played. Hopefully the Steam Deck pulls it off.

 

[The Last Stand]

Nike Air Max 97s.

What was Lil Nas X thinking?

 

[WULULULULU]

Time to dip my toes on this:

Dark Souls and it's box cover art:

JP Version

Appropriate. Not overdesigned and tells what exactly the person is getting from the box art.

Xbox360 version:

An incoherent mess of fuck all, what are these blue things? What about those knights on the side? And what about the entire background? Yeah, Bandai's name is plastered on it of course.

Remastered version:

It's fine, but not as good as the former.

 

[The Last Stand]

Time to dip my toes on this:

Dark Souls and it's box cover art:

JP Version
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Appropriate. Not overdesigned and tells what exactly the person is getting from the box art.

Xbox360 version:
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An incoherent mess of fuck all, what are these blue things? What about those knights on the side? And what about the entire background? Yeah, Bandai's name is plastered on it of course.

Remastered version:
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It's fine, but not as good as the former.

There's something about US/UK box arts that always differ from one another.

Ratchet & Clank box arts from US to UK always struck me as lacking any coherent design.

Tools of Destruction.

The US box art. Very breathtaking with Ratchet starring at Metropolis ready to start their new adventure. Notice the reflection on Clank's eyes.

Now look at the UK box art.

It looks like character models just randomly Photoshopped together with no flow. Dull background. And they removed the Future moniker. Like a fan made it.

 

[WULULULULU]

There's something about US/UK box arts that always differ from one another.

Ratchet & Clank box arts from US to UK always struck me as lacking any coherent design.

Tools of Destruction.

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The US box art. Very breathtaking with Ratchet starring at Metropolis ready to start their new adventure. Notice the reflection on Clank's eyes.

Now look at the UK box art.

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It looks like character models just randomly Photoshopped together with no flow. Dull background. And they removed the Future moniker. Like a fan made it.

When you add too many characters in one box art/poster of whatever the fuck, you know you fucked up in design. I miss simplistic designs.

 

[The Last Stand]

Hot Pockets packaging.

That's their new logo design. Yeah, that's just hideous.

 

[Teddy Ursa]

The orange lesbian flag is absolutely hideous. The pink one wasn't the best, but if you HAD to change it why not actually make it look good? Original labrys flag is coolest looking by far

 

[Valstrax]

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The orange lesbian flag is absolutely hideous. The pink one wasn't the best, but if you HAD to change it why not actually make it look good? Original labrys flag is coolest looking by far

Finally someone fucking said it.