No Wardrobe Space, No Money? No Problem: I've Just Discovered...

A new excuse to sink hours into perfecting sliders and shades.

One of the most intimidating parts of getting into cosplay for me is having to find the space to put my outfits when they aren't in-use. Even though a lot of the characters on my "to cosplay" list wear pretty basic things rather than any of the intense armor I shared with you a few weeks ago, I struggle to find the space for my everyday clothes already. But, after stumbling across a set of pictures shared to Reddit showcasing in-game cosplay, I think I've found the key to still feeling involved with the hobby without having to throw half my clothes out.

Welcome to Character Select, a weekly column where PC Gamer takes a look at the art and cosplay created by you. Each week, I'll highlight a few of my favourite pieces, spotlight and interview creators and artists, or generally just chew your ear off about the talents of the gaming community.

In-game cosplay is something I've never even thought about but, now I've found it, makes complete sense and I'm shocked I haven't tried it before. What I mean by the term "in-game cosplay" is the art of using things like character creator and any way to customise clothing to re-create specific characters. You know, basically the same thing you'd do in real life except you don't have to spend hours and hours taking it all off at the end of the day. I can't guarantee it won't take hours to put a look together though.

The limitations of a video game character creator or the clothing already available to you makes the whole ordeal incredibly impressive too. Having spent more time than I like to admit in various character creators trying to make an avatar look half decent, let alone like someone else, I genuinely feel amazed by the talents players have. Seriously, manipulating sliders and preset options is not for the faint of heart, and when someone swans in and recreates a cast of NPCs, I can't help but feel a bit humbled.

Monster Hunter Wilds is one of the games I took a lot of joy in searching for character codes in when it launched, but this isn't a new thing. When Monster Hunter Worlds released in 2018, I remember a lot of people taking great pride in how their hunters looked. But u/WyattThrash took things one step further and shared this collection of Monster Hunter Worlds in-game cosplays to the Subreddit two years ago, and I genuinely cannot get over how picture perfect they are. I spent far too much time trying to create a character that vaguely re

Source: PC Gamer