I do find the fawns to be a little creepy. I think perhaps it's an "Uncanny Valley" effect? But mostly, I don't look at them expecting to see replicas of human faces. Their features are markedly different because they aren't human--they're deer.

What's the big deal about a human face?
I can't wait to see their face when they look through the mirror in the morning hahaha (:

the whole concept scared the daylights out of me when I just saw it; I've had this mini-phobia of human faced animals ever since I was a weird little kid x3

but after a while, it started to not freak me out and I gave myself a little "test" to try and conquer this irrational fear of deer with human faces and I downloaded the game. needless to say, I played it as a nameless for about twenty minutes until I wanted to join xD


sure, the thread is about non-competitive games, but these people no doubt buy into the mainstream idea of games or.. whatever -brainfart-

Well, personally I love it. It's very creative and different, which make it awesome to me. ;D

Personally, the human faces of the adult deer are still a little unsettling to me, but not in a bad way- just in a "lol" way. Not to be offensive XD I love the emotion that can be portrayed on them, though.

And fawns are so cuuuute <3 I wouldn't have them any other way :3

I eh, can't really take that topic on there too seriously.. You know, if someone says "THAT"S UGLY", the rest will simply follow or they'll get flamed. I think the fawns are just -adorabe-, really artistic. They might not be pleasing to the "common" public, but to me The Endless Forest is moreso about art. If people see an abstract painting, most of the time they don't understand it or can't appreciate it. Mostly, I think, because they don't want to. Others might find them freaky, you know. "Ew, you like abstract?".
If people take the time to look, they might actually find the beauty. But, people are hasty. They don't take that time and simply go with whatever the rest thinks.
I only don't really like the fawn face when he's straight looking at me. But from a different angle, it's the cutest thing ever. But, the above picture here actually makes it straight looking at me cute.

awwwwww pooorrr ickle fawns (sends hugs) though when they are in the buterfly pelt they do have a rather cheesed off look.
I think the idea of humanish faces is very good and it adds to the magic of the game, and for people who an't to sure of them thats the great thing about the masks. So keep up the great work and happy galloping. (goes off to stare at fawns)

I thought the fauns were kinda cute ^.^ when i first saw it i was like.... uh... but after playing for like 5 seconds that was the one character i REALLY wanted to be :] the fauns are cute, adorable, cuddly and i just want to hug them all ^.^ besides at least i know my brother and sister wont bother my game lolol

Heh, myself I find the fawn face adorable.
It's the adult face that creeped me out a bit first because of the fact their features are very different from normal human faces... which I think is completely fine considering the fact these are fantasy creatures, not normal humans or normal deer.
But really, I bet people would find them "creepy" no matter how "normal" the face looked like because of the fact they're human faced deer. [which I myself find really fachinating and creative, but I guess not everyone can see things artistically...]
Many times I've heard the word "creepy" when it comes to my art as well but you know, I can only take that as a compliment. Different is good, stands out from the mass of "normalness" [<-wait, I bet that isn't even a word].
I can only lift my thumbs up for you guys for creating something different instead of going with normal deer faces. I just love the current character designs, that's all I can say.

I SO didn't notice that! 8'D

I think they're cute, to say the least, but the eyes are too off to the sides for me. Just a suggestion.

I think the fawns look cute, but maybe it's the eyes some people don't like... make them darker and more animalistic, and maybe they wouldn't be as freaked out...

It was unsettling at first.. odd, a bit different, but much more an interesting/artistic twist than that less eerie, more conventional (and utterly boring) concept of anthro that is an almost human body covered in fur.
It intrigued me further to what the game might be like, and how different to the norm it might be.

What also factored in to my first experience of TEF was that the forest was kind of silent that day, so I was kind of waiting.. wandering around as a little fawn thing.. hearing creaks and rustling.. and thinking "oh man whats going to jump out at my poor odd little animal T ^T ? " .
I didn't consider it negative experience, just awkward-memorable and thrillingly.. different.
My first days in the forest just had a really awesome mystery feel to it, that the character investigates and explores, like your other games seem to have. I think that the foreign/odd face in a fairly "real" landscape made me consider and associate with the character in different way than my usual in gaming. Plus it immersed me quickly because immediately I am asking myself questions like: well "i'm" obviously not a regular deer.. so what am I? What does that mean? Where does that mean this place is set then?
(As opposed to being like ok so im a fat short hairy italian plumber and ive got to save a princess so that means im a hero but a sympathetically not-handsome one ..aaaand Go! *Boing boing~ hey, 1up!)

Regardless of whether the face seems 'right' or not upon first look (and I assume for most it doesn't- we're hard-wired to recognize facial expression and proportion of our own species as social creatures since the face can tell us everything about another's status, and when it is off, it can disturb us), I feel the human faces are essential to what makes this game so unique. Unlike the other games, it is an admittance that these are not deer in a forest. They are humans who are deer, or deer who are humans. It acknowledges the player's presence in the forest.

When you accept this role and become this creature, there is nothing more darling in the forest than the fawn. When you yourself have grown from a fawn, it is no different a feeling than being an adult human with a child. They are just smaller, less experienced versions of yourself. They are goofy, they can surprise you, and they can be incredibly vulnerable.

If people are not willing to give this a try and put their immediate reactions aside, they are missing out on a very unique and meaningful experience.

well Im not fond of the face myself, it is a bit creepy. I would rather have a regular deer face than a human face, as it is a deer roleplay type thing. and talking in the game would also be nice

I wasn't all that bothered by the human faces on the stags & fawns, but then since I was 12 I've had a long side-interest in ungulate sphinx-types & one of my oldest original species is one.

lawl, i love reading those kind of reactions x) it's amusing. imo i think they're cute, especially when they lay down, they're eyes seem to be half closed and they look content. the human faces never bothered me, i thought it was the differentness (new word) that made the game.

Track to answer later.

Ugh, I hate those people that run around and yell things like that ):
I find them neither creepy n'or cute though c: maybe a little cute ♥

Lol
I think this guy is overeacting a bit much.
I love the fawn faces.I see a picture of innocence in them.Or at least from a distance.I admit that close up is a bit unerving,but I still find it somewhat cute.
And the human faces in general give the forest a mysterious atmosphere in my view.

Hi, Kiai, and welcome to TEFc. This post is very old and probably shouldn't have been brought up due to that age.

The deer in people's signatures are either their own artwork or artwork made for them by others. We frown upon using any art that you didn't make yourself or that you didn't have permission from the artist to use, because to us, we consider it stealing if you don't have permission to use the artwork.