THE SCREENSHOT TOPIC RETURNS

author=Dyhalto
Okay, so I've been making custom Fire Emblem mugs for my SRPG over the years.
I've just noticed that, thoughout those years, I've been using a monitor that's darker than other monitors. On the other hand, this new computer I'm on has a lenovo stupidly-bright monitor which is way brighter than most. When I adjust color schemes (the black/grey parts, really), one set looks better on one monitor but blows on the other.
Where's the middle ground? I can't see it. I need second opinions.
Specifically, I want to know which row looks better to you as far as black/grey is concerned. Is the top row decidedly grey where it should be darker, or is the bottom row way off the deep end in shadow?
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I'm aware that Duessel isn't a custom :p

bottom row, except that the middle guy looks better with the lighter grey robe

author=Dyhalto
Specifically, I want to know which row looks better to you as far as black/grey is concerned. Is the top row decidedly grey where it should be darker, or is the bottom row way off the deep end in shadow?

Can my answer be both? For the blue-haired guy, both problems are true. This is probably because some of his gray outline (the part around his clothes) is a much lighter color than the rest of the outlines you're using. The brown-haired guy has the same problem in a couple small spots, though it's not as noticable. So these two characters both look better on the bottom row, but I don't think it's the darkness that makes the difference, I think it's that on the bottom row you fixed the outlines to be consistent.

The other three are outlined more consistently, and I think they all look fine on the top row. They also look fine on the bottom row, though. I could go either way. If I were forced to pick, I'd go with the top row for those three.

FYI, since you're ripping these from a GBA game, they're going to look brighter on a computer screen than they did in the original game. The GBA screen darkened its images quite a bit (to make the screen easier to see in direct sunlight). But that's not necessarily a bad thing. The pastel look isn't bad. I'd just use whichever one blends better with your tilesets and system graphics.

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I like it, it does fit well in the background, though it is terribly pixelled but does it matter..?

author=rgangsta
Wow. These screenshots look pretty awesome. Here's some of mine.

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I really want to see what the gameplay is like in this. o:

Amazing, almost too professional?!jk

@Chana: Thank you =p

@Sana: Thanks, maybe if you decide to ever do a semi-3d look to your game you might consider it. That screenshot is just from 1 graphics pack I offer on my blog. #2 is essentially a japanese themed town while #1 offers your classic rpg flare with castles towns, dungeons, forests, caves and so on.

@Dethmetal: Thanks, so you are certainly not limited to using fms/ref character sets. I personally really like the look of combining pre-rendered environments with 2d sprites but I know not everyone is a fan of this style. Feel free to use a different character set or if you can make your own to better suite my graphics-pack =]

@kentona:
As a kid I always thought that the world map entrances to the underground levels, like your desert level 4, were being held in baseball mitts. It didn't occur to me that the brown part around the glowing dot was supposed to be dirt.

YOU CAN'T UNSEE IT NOW

Supposed to be an earring hanging from it. I might have to recolor it.