LOTUS_GAMES'S PROFILE

Haha Lockez, I tricked you! Actually I said on a post here before that I wasn't going to make a platform game with my mock image until I can produce more detailed pixel art. But it's just a w.i.p...I'll make it more interesting in terms of aesthetics and game play with each progressive video I do =]

@SK: Overlays are a compromise, use them but if you abuse them it affects play-ability. I think the opacity right now looks fine, I'd just refine the circles a bit more, particles in light are much smaller and abundant. Right now it looks more like an underwater scene with the overlay alone. I'm really digging that character portrait.


I made a short devlog video for a (so far) simple game I'm working on called Breakout Hero...enjoy =]

That's a neat effect, I mostly see it in the statue. You can't compare rpg maker to SNES games, mostly because of the user-base but also because rpg maker has a ton of limitations (not even graphically, but just being useful for rpg type games). SNES games were all made by professionals who knew what they were doing but rpg maker is usually used by people getting into game design. Also having played around with different engines, even setting aside graphics it has become very clear that rpg maker is full of limitations..atleast 2003...I'm sure with ruby some of those are lifted in later versions. But creating a dynamic and realistic lighting effect in rpg maker is a lot harder to do right than it would be in an engine that could handle a proper lighting system. You can use tricks and techniques to help but those only get you so far and you really need to know what you are doing to implement them. As far as lowering your standards, you have to know what kind of game you are making. If you want to make an SNES type rpg game than no you can't lower your standards...because if you really know how to make them you can in rpg maker. But if you want a game utilizing proper artificial intelligence, dynamic systems, and HD graphics with high res textures and shaders than you really are lowering your standards if you try to use rpg maker.

This tutorial was for people looking into lighting and how it could be implemented. Yes for a professional in the industry it is completely useless but for someone who is getting into game design using rpg maker I think it's a very useful tutorial.

Thanks for the input Lockez and Joseph, I realize there is no "wow" factor in the screenshot yet but I'll keep working on it, I'm thinking of making a breakout sort of game with it and saving a platform for when I'm more comfortable creating more detailed pixel art. Thanks guys, and thanks for the example screen Lockez, great idea with the tree platforms =]

@Daria: Yes, I am still learning and slowly developing my own style in the process so in time I'm sure I'll be able to impress =]

I worked with the suggestions I received and made the trees larger, the house and clouds more similar in size to the rest of the scene in terms of pixel size, and I also added more detail to the ground to give it a more seamless feel. Do you guys think this looks better, any further suggestions?