Color or no color?

I'd be down for it if we didn't have to track down the dyes. Between all the crystal powers, weapons, armor sets, accessories and crafting materials, the game is already an explorer's dream game. Now if we had to, say, go to Miriam's room and use a magic mirror to customize it, that'd be fine. I rather like that concept art of Miriam looking in the mirror and putting on costumes.

On a more practical note: a dye system would give the artists something to do while the programmers bug test the game prior to release. A lot of cosmetic DLC for games is actually the result of the company wanting the artists to have something to do even though the game is at a stage where they cant otherwise contribute.

The main counter someone might use is the idea that the artists are creating a very specific gothic/stained glass aesthetic, and letting the player dye the outfits all kinds of colors could clash with the rest of the game's aforementioned aesthetic. I'm not saying it *would* but it *could*. I'd like them to get creative with the fact that, aside from Alucard's capes in SOTN we've never been able to alter the looks of a character before, BUT if the devs announced they don't want a dye system because they want to make sure everything regarding the art style stays consistent I wouldn't be mad.

yeah it was more than just two people. Anyways I wanted the color wheel to be vague, it was a loose idea that people could build on... most of my ideas are vague lol... anyway I based the color wheel on the "font color" in the reply menu. The thing is, if you click it, it looks more like a color square lol.

Oh and where is it confirmed that we have can change Miriam's outfit? I am also afraid they will choose what colors we can use... I hope they don't limit us to "gothic" colors that would suck, I know it might clash with the aesthetics of the game but it should be the individual player's choice to clash if they want.

And yeah I thought the dye hunting in the game would be awesome but I do understand their concerns, to go out and collect all different colors through out the game, it could get tedious... that is why I wanted the color wheel. for specifics I was thinking it could be in her room, and it can come up when you look into her wardrobe and choose an outfit then it could give you the option to put it on or customize, if you choose "customize" the color wheel comes up and you can choose parts of the clothes to color. there should be basic color, trim, inside and maybe extras (?)... I don't know what that means... maybe buttons and stuff that doesn't coincide with anything else..

again this is a vague idea so yeah...

I agree for a dye option but it should not be a limitless dying function, like having millions of tons available. I think it should be like three or five color versions for different skins or maybe dyeings you will find in secret rooms within the castle. I think basically that allowing the player to have pink hair, flashy green shoes, high red skirt and sky blue shirt would be gross and would kind of ruining the aesthetic to be fair.

There is a clear design choice that comes with the colour theme of the player character and environments and enemies can be designed around that to always have the main character stand out of, yet fit in to the surroundings. This concise design possibility might be sacrificed by having the main character's colours being an arbitrary choice of the player. Suddenly they have to make sure that every environment suits every player colour. That could result in less defined and less specifically designed overall imagery. And all that just for a gimmick like that? I'm not sure I want that.
Also, there's the brand-recognition issue that comes with having your character look like whatever the current player goes for. That's just a minor thing to me though. Might rather be something that the devs may or may not worry about.
A lot of the suggestions on here actually seem to stem from an additive design "philosophy" if you can even call it that. In practise this might prevent the project from exploring and fleshing out its most important features and assets instead diffusing about on lots of unpolished gimmicky features resulting in a worse overall quality.
Just my two cents on the issue and other people might have vastly different reasons for disagreeing with your idea.

Well I'm just going to quote myself from earlier in this thread:
The main counter someone might use is the idea that the artists are creating a very specific gothic/stained glass aesthetic, and letting the player dye the outfits all kinds of colors could clash with the rest of the game's aforementioned aesthetic. I'm not saying it *would* but it *could*. I'd like them to get creative with the fact that, aside from Alucard's capes in SOTN we've never been able to alter the looks of a character before, BUT if the devs announced they don't want a dye system because they want to make sure everything regarding the art style stays consistent I wouldn't be mad.

The average fan *seems* to put more value on making sure the art style stays consistent, and we are worried that allowing people to dye Miriam's clothes all kinds of silly colors would ruin the game's mood. If you want proof: just look at the backlash to Vesper's garish color scheme to see this in action. Castlevania fans in general take the art style and atmosphere VERY seriously.