Best and Worst armor design in RPGs. -- Please use spoiler tags for large images or strings of them

[Sinatar]

Worst: The stupidly huge shoulder pads era that WoW started. Jesus fuck that shit looks rancid.

 

[vazha]

Siege of Avalon - Released Eons ago, and is still unsurpassed in this department. Honorable mentions: Inquisitor, Mount & Blade: PoP mod, KCD, Exanima.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

 

[Aemar]

Worst: The witcher(1)

The only game of this kind where I used the same "armour" throughout the entire game without bothering to switch to an upgraded version. Not that there were many other options though.

 

[d1r]

Elite Riot Gear from Fallout New Vegas
(best, obviously)

 

[Alphons]

Alright, best is subjective, but we can all agree on the worst ones:

Fallout 4 combat armour

Post-apo chainmail bikini

If I can't see them...

 

[mondblut]

Awful D3 armor

Imagine actually wearing this shit on top on your head. Or on your shoulders at middle bottom. These people are truly retarded.

Other type of armor which I hate with passion is chainmail bikini. Feminists say that it is made to appeal to "male gaze", to "male power fantasy" and other BS like that. There is nothing wrong with appealing to male sexual desires. The problem is that bikini armor is not a "efficient" way to do that. Give me a naked succucbus pet like on Age of Conan. Give me a servant like Heather Poe from VtMB, allow me to own a brothel like on fable. That is much better than seeing a half naked woman getting hurt in the battlefield.

I changed my stance on chainmail bikini once feminazis began to complain. And half-naked women getting hurt is always a bonus.

 

[Tihskael]

Just look at my damn avatar.

 

[Sykar]

WoW ruined armor design.

Giant fuckhueg pauldrons everywhere.

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Ugly as fuck!

I do like chainmail bikinis and other sexy armors though. What can I say, they're hot! Especially when combined with cute sandals that show the toes
But for your regular fighter types that aren't amazonian bitches, I like believable and practical armor styles. Stuff that looks like it actually protects you and doesn't have any bullshit parts that just get in the way, like massive pauldrons or other bullshit.

As a game set in the actual middle ages, Kingdom Come Deliverance had great armor:

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Exanima has great medieval armor too, and it's layered!

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Wrath on gnomes is hilarious:

Blades making up 50% of the gnome. Bloody helmet balde almost as tall as the gnome.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Dragon's dogma ain't bad in the armor department. Has double layers even.

 

[JarlFrank]

Awful D3 armor

Imagine actually wearing this shit on top on your head. Or on your shoulders at middle bottom. These people are truly retarded.

Other type of armor which I hate with passion is chainmail bikini. Feminists say that it is made to appeal to "male gaze", to "male power fantasy" and other BS like that. There is nothing wrong with appealing to male sexual desires. The problem is that bikini armor is not a "efficient" way to do that. Give me a naked succucbus pet like on Age of Conan. Give me a servant like Heather Poe from VtMB, allow me to own a brothel like on fable. That is much better than seeing a half naked woman getting hurt in the battlefield.

I changed my stance on chainmail bikini once feminazis began to complain. And half-naked women getting hurt is always a bonus.

I love skimpy armor too. Simply because it's hot and nice to look at. Any man who doesn't like it is probably a closet fag!

But even then, I prefer "reasonable" skimpy armor to fucking retarded shit. That outfit in the first spoiler is pretty revealing, but it's also prosperian as fuck, as you said. Completely retarded. No sane person would wear this even as a carnival costume.

More Red Sonja, less dumb anime shit!

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[Generic-Giant-Spider]

I like my women surface elves in leaf bikini tops and miniskirts and I like my women dark elves in BDSM dominatrix get-up.

And I like them, I like them,

makes big squeezy hands near his chest

With BIG fucking TITS. Y'KNOW?

 

[Reinhardt]

I remember when i played VtM Redemption i thought teutonic knights armor was really cool.

 

[Goldschmidt]

Once again Path of Exile 2 will obliterate the competition !!!!

 

[SharkClub]

Fallout 4 combat armour

Nowhere near as bad as the Fallout 4 ceramic toilet seat armor.

 

[vazha]

Once again Path of Exile 2 will obliterate the competition !!!!

Gotta admit the armors look pretty dope, too bad the game is not that great unless you are an utter grind & combatfag.

 

[lukaszek]

Path of Exile 2

sure... lets check first cosmetic armor that pops up for poe1

 

[VHS9000]

Dark Souls series is unsurpassed in aesthetic category. Pure armor porn.

 

[kangaxx]

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

Dragon's Dogma, in its base game (i.e. not the Dark Arisen expansion) has fairly practical, realistic, well-designed armor and clothing. Further, it has slots for Torso Clothing, Leg Clothing, Torso Armor, Leg Armor, Arm Armor, Head Armor, and Cape, which allows for both matched sets and more creative combinations.

Someone's PC wearing Iron Headgear, Iron Manicae, Iron Lorica, Chainmail Skirt, Gambeson, and Braided Hosen:

Someone's PC wearing a full set of Gryphic armor (Helm, Cloak, Armor, Gauntlets, and Greaves):

Someone's PC wearing a Clerical Cap, Knight's Mantle, Grand Surcoat, Navy Leather Gloves, and Fine Over-Knee Boots:

The NPC Ophis wears a Lady's Corset, Striker's Greaves, Assailant's Bracers, Sultry Pareo, Dragon Band, and Alchemickal Cloak:

Someone's PC wearing a full Scholar's set (Cape, Coat, Bangle, and Boots) with Circlet, Linen Shirt, and Cotton Hosen:

Someone's PC wearing a Cyclops Veil, Feral Cape, Scale Coat, Hard Leather Plate, Scale Armguard, Twisted Leathers, and Scale Greaves:

Similarly, Dragon's Dogma possesses a first-class character creator, relying primarily on a list of options for body parts (not just for the face) rather than on sliders, that can easily create a multitude of distinct-yet-coherent characters and even has a few effects on gameplay via height and weight.

 

[curds]

Dragon Age: Origins has some pretty ugly armour.

Dark Souls 1 and Dragon's Dogma have some of the best.

 

[The_Mask]

By the creed "A shining knight never had his mettle truly tested." I'm just adding to the collection a bit of Kenshi, which thrives on looking matte and used, but, to me, this is how a warrior looks like in armour.

 

[Darth Canoli]

Best armor design: Dungeon of Drax

Other than this, simple and realistic is best but sometimes weird armors work as well, mostly for villains.

 

[d1r]

Best armor design: Dungeon of Drax

Other than this, simple and realistic is best but sometimes weird armors work as well, mostly for villains.

Where is the armor?

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Best armor design: Dungeon of Drax

Other than this, simple and realistic is best but sometimes weird armors work as well, mostly for villains.

Where is the armor?

Look at the axe. Best defense is good offense.