THE SCREENSHOT TOPIC RETURNS

author=Minnow
Fair point :p

I'll try to make them bigger. I just don't want them to take up the whole screen at 2x. Thanks for the feedback!

It wasn't a complaint, just an observation. The character, street, trees, sign, and the windows/doors/chimneys of the houses are all to the same scale and match each-other. The actual size of the houses is comically small, but if you're going for a cartoony feel then it's perfectly fine.

author=Sooz
Finished almost all the elements for my first "level"! (It's really just a kind of intro.)

This looks better every time you post it. I love your non-chibi sprites, but I'm worried they're too small for the size of other things on the map. Just making the bricks in the wall be about 1/4 the size they are now would go a long way toward fixing this illusion. I mean, I guess the objects almost all match the people in scale, it's just the wall and floor tiles that make everything else look tiny. Each of those bricks is the size of a person, as is the exit sign.

author=Schwer-von-Begriff
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Question: Does it look okay, the way the name is represented on the far left even though Hisao's portrait is on the right?

Yes that looks fine, except I would erase the gap between the text and the name. There seems to be an extra line break there.

@Aegix_Drakan: Cool mechanic, reminds me of the Ooze in Guild Wars. Is that a one time thing or does it keep dividing? And do the divided slimes start with full hp, or a fraction of the original?

@Topic: Got my Cooking System done, well except for the background, though I might leave that as is, if I fail to "draw" a good alternative.

author=Lihinel
@Topic: Got my Cooking System done, well except for the background, though I might leave that as is, if I fail to "draw" a good alternative.

If the player will be cooking A LOT of food items, you might want to consider some kind of quick cook option. Or at least, be able to put multiple of the same ingredients to have multiple food items come out. That's fun to do a few dozen times, but after a few hundred times it will be a pain in the ass.

author=Minnow
Fair point :p

I'll try to make them bigger. I just don't want them to take up the whole screen at 2x. Thanks for the feedback!

I wouldn't worry about making them bigger. LockeZ always tells people that houses should be to scale with everything. You have the right idea, you don't want a house to take up too much of the screen. You might consider making houses look more unique though. Door on the right, no window on the front, more different colors. Rather than just a different roof.

Having realistically-sized houses would get annoying really quick, since it'd take forever to get anywhere.

I figure the smaller-looking houses should be OK, since they're pretty much just symbols. So long as the interior looks like it's about the same shape and all, it's fine IMO.

author=Sooz
*Pretty picture*

That's a really nice map! I love all the little people, they're so full of personality. Do they actually move or is this kind of a static scene?

One thing bothers me, though, and is that everything looks a bit flat. You can barely tell the walls from the floor, and at first glance I thought those stairs where a closed store or something... I think you could improve the 'readability' of this scene by playing with the colors and the contrast a little. For example, you don't really need to look at those tracks, do you? Then obscure that entire area. Likewise, add a subtle gradient to the bottom part of the wall; this will help to "frame" the platform so the focus is on the people. And as for the stairs, I think they need to be mostly in darkness. Again, place the transition near the bottom, to aid the illusion of depth.

If you're not working with too strict a palette and if you think this is worth your trouble, give it a try. You may actually like the result. =P

author=Sooz
They're mostly static; the kid runs around the mom, and some people turn their heads to look when you talk to them, but that's it. It's a really short "level," pretty much just a prologue for the actual gameplay, so not much to it beyond establishing a "reality" to contrast with the weird stuff later on.

I've been working with the colors while implementing LockeZ's suggestions. Some of the revisions are looking less flat (to me) now, but I'll see if some of your suggestions can't help it even more. :D

Try a different pattern for the floor. It's very similar to the walls.

I think you should use the shift key for those tiles on the top left, under the waterfall. No one else mentioned this, though, so I might be wrong. :P



This is an entrance for an artificial underground, um, what's the word? Cave? Dungeon? It was made for a TV show. Each of those gate leads to a different trial.
It feels a little empty now, so I'm not sure what I should add. I hope there isn't anything awkward? :D

Menus, dialog, and tactical battle will make fine screenshots.
I'm looking forward to what you put forth >:3