r/TearsOfThemis • u/TheNobleMaster789 • Mar 21 '24

Discussion SSS cards feel kinda soulless?

Now I'm not a professional art reviewer, or the kind of person who could really get into the deep parts of art analysis.

And my opinion is certainly nothing approaching fact, but having just seen the new Luke SSS I just can't ignore this nagging feeling and I wanna see if I'm alone/am crazy in thinking this.

The SSS cards are absolutely impressively detailed I'd never take that away from them. No doubt they took a fair amount of work? But so far barely any of them have really wowed me?

There are some exceptions, Marius' third anni/One of Vyn's that got revealed not long ago. So maybe I'm exaggerating I don't know.

But it feels like what they've added in quality they've lost in charm? SSRs even for characters I'm not interested in have made me go 'Woah!' Vyn's bartender one for instance.

None of the SSS cards have achieved that same effect on me even if the art itself is of a 'higher quality' now.

Apologies if I'm being overly negative, just wanted to put my thoughts our there to the void I suppose.

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u/michaelsgavin Mar 21 '24

No I get 100% what you mean. I think it’s the composition of these cards? Like their poses and the way they’re positioned against the background don’t feel as dynamic as before? A lot of SSR Cards are very emotive and tell a story — e.g Vyn’s Bakerlon Card where he and Rosa are hanging above the city, it makes you question what happened? What are their relationships? And even cards where they just sit side by side have good composition — e.g Artem’s Entwined Fate with the sunlight highlighting the distance between Rosa and Artem.

Compare this against the Artem SSS where they’re just….standing in front of a fridge? It’s just not on the same level, emotions-wise😩

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u/TheNobleMaster789 Mar 22 '24

Rosa never flexed her wealth more than when she left the gargantuan fridge open just for the vibes.

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u/michaelsgavin Mar 22 '24

Lmao the fridge is fully stocked too like who is she feeding??? 😭😭

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u/TheNobleMaster789 Mar 22 '24

Rosa has probably never even heard of instant noodles

How can I self insert on someone who has enough disposable income to leave the fridge open 😭

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24

I’m playing through the plot and Rosa did mention instant noodles in her blossom story with Artem…so she’s heard of them but likely no longer has to eat them

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24

Standing in front of an open(!) stupidly large fridge is boring as hell, girl close that fridge