What exactly does "look like armor" to you?
Especially when it comes to Warhammer I wonder how it does not look like armor.
For example dwarf warriors from the Warhammer TW game (some concept art from it has been posted before)
Gambeson and chain mail. Except for the horns on the helmet that looks rather sensible to me even when you go for realistic armor.
When you go into fantasy territory with oversized shoulder plates you have
A combination of plate on the upper body and a splint armor skirt.
Or the "full plate version"
All look convincing and I have seen much worse fantasy armor when it comes to how impractical they are.
So why does that not look like armor to you?