gina lestrade sprites my beloved
[ID: Two sprites of Gina Lestrade. One is of her in DGS1 and one is of her in DGS2. The DGS2 one appears slightly lower. End ID]
so on the left you can see her entire left hand, meanwhile on the right you can only see about half of it. ive done the math and looked at the screenshots and this isnt just a thing abt the way the sprites were exported, gina's actually CLOSER to the viewer and CLOSER to ryuunosuke in the second game. which just shows how far she's come especially when you consider her behind bars in 1-5, standing so far away you can see halfway down her legs.
that specific sprite they just changed her clothes and brought it over exactly between games. but in general her DGS1 sprites (and the ones they carried over for simplicity's sake) she's either angled slightly away from the viewer or has a defensive stance. the lone exception to this is her breakdown sprite which explicitly shows her saying she's grateful ryuunosuke believed in her.
[ID: Three sprites of Gina Lestrade. The first is her presenting her badge, the second is her saluting, and the third is her putting her hands on her hips. In all three she smiles. End ID]
In her DGS2 exclusive sprites she SMILES. She only smiled in her breakdown in DGS1 (aside from her smug expression when rolling a coin, a sprite she never does when actually happy). She still has her DGS1 sprites and the buttons off of her DGS1 hat, showing she hasnt let go of her roots or forgotten her past, but she has a much more vibrant design and she's HAPPY in her new life.
[ID: Two sprites of Gina Lestrade. The first shows her defensively pointing a smoke gun at the viewer in DGS1. The second shows her in DGS2, cheerfully shooting a firework in the air. End ID]
Another great example is having the same lifted smoke gun across both games, but in the second she's cheerful and celebrating a verdict when she uses it. In the first she fires it defensively whenever she's been called into question in court (could not find the sprite of her firing it, but trust me on this).
[ID: A sprite of Gina in DGS2. Her dog is not present in the sprite, but it is recognizable as the sprite where her dog licks her face, tilting her head backwards. She's smiling. End ID]
Her dog has a separate model (used when he attacks Ryuunosuke) but this is another good example so just visualize the dog being there I guess. DGS1 Gina would absolutely look out of place doing this animation.
TLDR Gina's sprites across both games show how far she's come in terms of trusting people and also demonstrate that she has a much happier life in DGS2 than DGS1.
remyyyyyyy............................... what if i started crying what if i started sobbing on the floor............................. i love gina sm im so happy for her i love her..................... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...............................