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[increpare]

i also like the sketches   they seem to complement the design pretty well.

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

guys, which do you prefer:





second uses interpolation between pixels

[Xion]

I like the second, though I could see the appeal of the first. Maybe have an option to change between them?

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

yep, will probably have an option, but wondering which to use as the default

[policedanceclub]

the second one is much nicer.

[William Broom]

I think the second one looks nicer. First one just looks like poorly rotated sprites to me.

[TeeGee]

The second one. Though, you were right - pixel art doesn't look very good when rotated/resized.

[ChevyRay]

No it doesn't, it looks awful. But if somebody prefers it for whatever reason, I'd say have the option available. 2nd should definitely be the default, though.

[moi]

2nd

[increpare]

i personally prefer the first...

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

;_;

the first to break the trend!

i think both have problems: the second has smoother rotation but less harsh edges, which makes it sometimes harder to distinguish subject from ground; but the former has rotation problems (most rotated sprites look pretty bad if not filtered in some way due to the geometry of going from a grid to another grid). i'll probably make the second default but the first optional.

[Alex May]

I'd have to see it in motion. Statically, the second looks smoother, but I can imagine it looks a bit flat in motion. On the other hand the first one looks sharper, like it has more detail, but might look a little rough in motion.

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

i'll just post new screenies here in batches occasionally

[William Broom]

Those look awesome! I especially like the black sea, is that actually an intended area of the game or just a test zone?

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

that part is an area inside a dream, not an actual area from the game map

[Fuzz]

The story screen doesn't really seem to fit with the art style of the rest of the game. It looks quite oversaturated in comparison with the in-game screenshots.

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

there are different artists, so it won't all fit together all the time. even with a single artist that's difficult. i don't see anything inherently wrong with making some areas of the game more saturated and some less though -- most games have more saturated and less saturated areas (for instance, compare baron castle to the mist caves in ff4)

[ஒழுக்கின்மை (Paul Eres)]

some new screens:









lately when i've been showing screens to people i usually get 'looks nice, but is it original??' -- i guess the reaction that i'm stealing graphics should be taken as a complement, but it's also kind of insulting that people would think we'd steal graphics without permission

[EchoP]

looks nice, but is it original??



Seriously though, that is looking amazing, top notch job on the art, keep up the good work!

[Eclipse]

wow your artist really loves to use bright purple for shading
This stuff is VERY impressive, but as the objects on the water it will look better with a darker tone in the unlit zones IMO, because that purple is brighter than even few tones he uses for the lit parts...
Subscribing the thread anyway :] keep flooding it with awesomeness like that