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[Xenix]

Alrighty then. As I promised, here's an update. Is there anything wrong with the trees? I'm trying to get them to look as close to the big ones as possible.

[Jared]

It's very good! The small trees are better. But the palette makes the screen so boring, and dull. Either change that, or add some more color!

[Mero]

The trees look more like large bushes. You can't see the trunk.

[Xenix]

You can't see the trunk on the large trees either. so they should function better together without as much style clash.

Edit: Are you talking about the large trees or the small trees? if the small trees, then that's how they're supposed to look. if the large trees, then that's just how they were in MC.

Edited by Sepulcher, 09 October 2011 - 03:19 PM.

[Bourkification]

The big tree is coloured wrong for that palette. I would say its because the tree you got from the other thread was designed for DoR palettes, not Pure Remembrance ones. Even though they are the same structure, the greens can be of different shades.

[Xenix]

Hmm, ok. I'll check to see what I can do. also, Bourkification, you are also in my credits because of those tiles. It did jumpstart me. I am going to have to recolor some other MC tiles that aren't available on purezc. one set of them is in use on the ALttP grass. the MC grass. I had to sacrifice a green though, sadly. he/she will be missed.

[Jared]

Wait...does this ring a bell, anyone? Maybe from when I first joined?

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Hm...I wonder why!

Edited by Jared, 10 October 2011 - 03:27 AM.

[Shane]

A major improvement! Well done!

[Jared]

Thanks a lot, Shane! I'm going to change the roads a little, though. They seem a little funky to me. And boring. Any ideas?

Edited by Jared, 10 October 2011 - 03:46 AM.

[Mero]

Here's my tentative SoTW 341 entry, and I was wondering how I coud improve it. What do you guys think?

[Ica]

That screen is great, blackbishop!
If you want to improve it, you should make the river a bit more natural and maybe break pattern on the trees over the left side.

Also, really like that Zelda II feel of the subscreen

[Cukeman]

Here's my tentative SoTW 341 entry, and I was wondering how I coud improve it. What do you guys think?

The top half of the screen is a perfect mirror image of the bottom half.
It will feel more natural if it isn't symmetrical.

[Eddard McHorn Van-Schnuder]

Here's my tentative SoTW 341 entry, and I was wondering how I coud improve it. What do you guys think?

This is a pretty bad screen in my opinion. First off, it's waaay too symmetrical, and the only thing that really makes it interesting is the fact that there seems to be some kind of cutscene going on. The design is outright poor and it looks very uninspired.

And look at that river. It's one straight line. It just seems like you decided that the actual screens design didn't matter because you'd have a cutscene going on, but in my opinion that's not how it should be done. All I can really say here is that you should design this screen like you would any other. Adding some curves to the river would be a good idea as well, and just switching up the way the trees stand in order to make it less symmetrical would also do it wonders.

Other than that, I do like the subscreen, and the scene does make me wonder just what is going on. It looks like you're doing a more story-based quest in the classic tileset, and I cannot applaud you enough for doing that. The lack of a story and driven gameplay is after all what made the original Z1 such a horrible game (in my opinion folks, put your swords to rest).

[Jared]

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[Mero]

The screen is just something that I threw together with the resources I had, it's not from my quest at all. it's just me showing off my new subscreen, obvious lack of overworld building skills, and Cukeman's kickass Lizalfos sprites in case no one besides me Cukeman, and Radien actually read the Zelda 2 Enemies request thread. As for what's going on. Link is being ambushed at night by a Blue Lizalfos and his underlings. But I do enjoy hearing all you''rre feedback Robin. So this is what I learned...

1. Story driven gameplay is important.
2. Stop making things symmetrical for crying out loud.
3. Don't make a third of the screen a dense jungle.
4. And most of all don't make my rivers straight lines.

EDIT: Here's a new improved version. Also changed Link's tunic color from green to blue. and gave him some magic.
Is it an improvement?

Edited by blackbishop89, 10 October 2011 - 03:35 PM.