Hello guys!
I'm having some troubles designing how pickable items will look in a game I'm working on called Trahsomancer. In this game there are 3 types of pickable items aside from hp pickups and ammo/currency:
We have items that you can rebuild yourself will and you will loose as you run out of hp (type 1).
Then we have power ups that are permanent untill you die (type 2).
Finally we have weapons (type 3).
First I thought about color coding the type of items (1= blue, 2= green, 3= red) and making them float a bit, but my partner says that items of type 1 should look different overall and actually fall to the floor.
For me this is a consistency problem as I believe that these 3 types of items that you can pick and basically power you up in one way or another should have consistency in the looks.
Also the color coding looks a bit too flashy but I also think that it really adds to the usability of this system and makes you able to distinguish fast what you are picking.
Overall I think that non color coded items with some physics looks better but it really breaks a lot of usability and breaks consistency when they behave differnt from type to type.
This is a mock of what we have so far, what do you guys think about this subject? should I strive for consistency, looks or usability? any suggestions?
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