Criticisms of the visual style of Street Fighter IV are a dime a dozen, ranging from gripes about exaggerated facial expressions to attacks on the, erm, girth of Chun-Li's thigh muscles. Now, it seems that the poor Chinese Interpol agent is once again under attack, though this time for the bizarre proportions of her hands.
A few new art shots on Capcom's official Street Fighter IV website have caught the attention of 1UP's Kris Pigna, who's become mono-maniacally focused on the portrayal of Chun-Li's appendages. We have to admit, the above image has given us pause as well. Not only is her one hand abnormally large -- and featuring a bizarre growth between her thumb and forefinger -- but her other hand is downright monstrous, with thick calloused digits and yellowed fingernails. Let's just hope this is an artistic snafu, and not some crazy new backstory about Chun-Li's mutant transformation.
Reader Comments (105)
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 8:40AM ScottG13 said
Hyper stylized art...? Possibly?
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 9:10AM mocax said
Now that redefines bitch-slap
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 10:51AM (Unverified) said
Probably the same person that drew Ryu and his 'bulge'
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/06/street-fighter-iv-first-details-revealed
Or maybe it's Chun-Li's thumb down there!
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/06/street-fighter-iv-first-details-revealed
Or maybe it's Chun-Li's thumb down there!
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 1:37PM (Unverified) said
Apart from the fact that I didn't know thumbs could bend that way (mine has two joints; one in the middle, and one where it like.. Connects, y'know.. And it looks like she has three; two kinda in the middle and one it connects).
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 10:41PM ThornedVenom said
A thumb like that could only mean one thing.
She's a pro at videogames.
She's a pro at videogames.
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