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[BBreakfast]

Heya guys, thank you so much for the thoughtful critiques. I think you're on to something, after having another look at the mockup there could be more done to improve it. I want to try & pick up as much criticism as I can now so I can come back with an improved mockup. So, what exactly isn't working about the shading? I am trying to do the FFTA2 style of shading (units all have same plain circle shadow directly below them) so I'm wondering what isn't working for me and how can I make it work in a similar way to FFTA2?

I'm going to tweak some colors, add more variety to the cliff bottoms & try to emphasize the direction of the sun more since I guess my shading is too unclear & pillowy at the moment? Hopefully next time will be an improvement!

[Pineapple]

I'd say the biggest issue isn't necessarily the shading - though it could definitely be improved - but the lack of contrast.

[DoomCube]

Hey folks, here is mock up I did for an imaginary adventure game that might just become a real one. What do you think?

[Canned Turkey]

Looks great
Although, one way it could look better would be to have the text and the text's outline be the same resolution as the rest of the game.
Also, there's some serious banding going on in the background. You might want to add a bit of dithering.

[Schoq]

Hey folks, here is mock up I did for an imaginary adventure game that might just become a real one. What do you think?

Added a way to air-drop enemies in front of the player

Coincidence??

[gimymblert]

Yulluminati confirmed half life 3

[DoomCube]

Coincidence??

Yes, it was drawn over a week ago 

Yulluminati confirmed half life 3

Haha, clearly.

Or too many Star Wars teasers!

jk both look great!

Quite possibly. They're unavoidable. Thanks.

[chriswearly]

Hey folks, here is mock up I did for an imaginary adventure game that might just become a real one. What do you think?

-snip-

Looks great
Although, one way it could look better would be to have the text and the text's outline be the same resolution as the rest of the game.
Also, there's some serious banding going on in the background. You might want to add a bit of dithering.

Well I'm bored, and wanted to touch some pixel letters.
So to you, but mainly OP (and I don't mean to step on their toes), how's this look? Different readability style, with top line the original font (+minor tweaks to letters), and the bottom one with pixel-perfect letters. Was a quick* thing done in MSPaint


edit: i finished the image editing

[skaz]

Heya guys, thank you so much for the thoughtful critiques. I think you're on to something, after having another look at the mockup there could be more done to improve it. I want to try & pick up as much criticism as I can now so I can come back with an improved mockup. So, what exactly isn't working about the shading? I am trying to do the FFTA2 style of shading (units all have same plain circle shadow directly below them) so I'm wondering what isn't working for me and how can I make it work in a similar way to FFTA2?

I'm going to tweak some colors, add more variety to the cliff bottoms & try to emphasize the direction of the sun more since I guess my shading is too unclear & pillowy at the moment? Hopefully next time will be an improvement!

I think the colours are the issue, as well as the contrast. The drawing in itself is really great. Throw the contrast through the roof, give some variation of saturation and light between the different tiles, like dirt darker, less saturated than grass for example. When I barely close my eyes and look at the picture, nothing stands out, it's pretty dark overall. Try de-saturating the picture, important stuff should still stand out.

Can't wait to see how good it'll go! Keep up! 

[Cobralad]

i think thats the classic mistake of moving slider up when lightening up colors as they go.
Instead of going from light green to dark green try on a tree, try going from blue to yellow.

[JobLeonard]

That image makes me think of Indiana Jones & The Fate of Atlantis in all the good ways.

[Sonoshee]

[Keops]

Hey folks, here is mock up I did for an imaginary adventure game that might just become a real one. What do you think?

Oh this is inspiring, looks great, and the colors are beautiful!

[sodap]

This looks good, but there's room for improvement. The arrangement of pixels/clusters and the shapes are good, but your problem is the lightsource. You need to define it: color, intensity, and position.

Your best bet would be daylight: a warm light coming from the top with cool ambient lighting

1) more contrast between top planes and side planes. You can even make side planes the same value, but top planes should be brighter
2) as your planes face the light, they should also shift hue towards yellow, and have more saturation. In opposition, side planes should be *slightly* more blue and have way less saturation

Then you also have to add what I'm inclined to call "game perspective", which is similar to atmospheric perspective, but you add more contrast between light and shadow depending on their influence in the gameplay:

From less contrast to more contrast
1) Background stuff that is on another plane and is just for decoration
2) Floors that you can walk on
3) Obstacles
4) Movable objects including characters
5) GUI elements

[Conker]

[CyangmouArt]

found some time to sketch a bit tonight.
I am still alive =D

[Conker]

Wow thats really cool

[DoomCube]

Well I'm bored, and wanted to touch some pixel letters.

Thanks that's a nice solution to it. It looks well.

That image makes me think of Indiana Jones & The Fate of Atlantis in all the good ways.

Thanks a lot, that's great to hear.

Oh this is inspiring, looks great, and the colors are beautiful!

Thanks very much!

[Steven]

[BBreakfast]

Tried to apply all the tips you guys gave - what do we think about this version?