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[Mitchfork]

The final round begins!

Ares Winner ~ Ebola Zaire - SotM 62


Athena Winner ~ Christian - SotM 66

[Feenicks]

Had to go with Christian for this one. Eb's is just too crowded for my liking. Both are fantastic screens, regardless.
Besides, I have a fetish an attraction to GB tiles.

[Christian]

Omg, i am surprised i am going against that spectacular screen. Seriously Ebola, that's one heck of a screen.

[Titanium Justice]

I voted for Ebola Zaire. As I've said before, his screenshot is just plain awesome. I hope he wins!

[William]

I went with Ebola's shot, nice shot

[Sheik]

I know four persons who should be happy about this. Ebola, Christian, Plissken (if I'm recalling that one right, but I'm almost certain I do) and me. Oh, I just love GBC-Zelda =)
Voted for Christian again. A really nice shot.

[Mitchfork]

I'm extremely happy to have made it this far, although closing/opening topics in which I'm a participant has always been a little awkward. Saying "Good job!" to yourself just doesn't sound right. Whatever, the screen I made is one of the ones I'm most satisfied with, so thank you everyone who voted on it. I'm happy I'm competing with such a good shot that's in a completely different style; out of the 11 SotM winners we had, 8 of the used DoR 2.0; it's good that the other tilesets got a place in the finals. Great job Christian, your shot is fantastic and definitely deserves to be here.

[Russ]

Voted for Ebola. It's just an all around awesome shot. The way it's layered gives a good sense of height, and the grass growing everywhere really gives it the sense of being old. Very old. Everything about it is perfect.

[Christian]

Great job Christian, your shot is fantastic and definitely deserves to be here.

Thank you for your kind words Ebola. I am seriously shocked that a Gameboy Color Tileset has made it this far and going against one of the most well designed DOR 2.0 shot of this year. I also want to thank everyone who voted for my Screenshot. Means a lot to me really. If i don't win, i will still be happy and proud that i participated as a finalist for the best of the year.

[SpacemanDan]

Dang, they both look awesome. But, in the end, I voted for...

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Christian. I like how it's simple, but still looks great. But both shots look awesome and both deserve to be here!

[AgentLym]

I had a tough time picking which I liked best, but I didn't want to null, so...

I voted for Ebola's. I usually don't like to vote for DoR shots, 'cause I'm a big fan of the classics, but his ruins screen is amazing! I love how the waterfall is coming out of the ruins. I really think it's just the timing that got the shot to look so perfect, but the way it's animating makes it look like the water's current is running flat until it falls out, and the gleam of the sun disappears because of the new angle, which really gives the whole image a nice depth. Also, Link being at the bottom just makes me want to take control and go inside so I can find out what those ruins have to be hiding! The tiles all fit together very nicely, and that tall pillar works really well. The only very minor thing about it is the reddish tree at the bottom, which confuses me as to whether there's ground for walking on behind it or not, but if I was playing the game, I'd already know by then. But, either way, excellent job!

And Christian, I adore your screen only a fraction less! I love gameboy screens, and I was very impressed at how you put the gasha seed soil between the cut-able (<-word?) plants, just like in OoS/OoA! It's a perfectly executed GB screen, and goes to show your mastery at using the tileset! Awesome!

Edited by AgentLym, 18 January 2010 - 10:29 PM.

[Cameron]

Great shot Ebola! It all works together so well. Christian's is good, but I never really liked winter scenes.

[Sheik]

It's a perfectly executed GB screen

Well, actually... it looks off how the treebrush hits the snow'block' and it's unlogical why the leaf-loosing (now, in winter leafless) tree was placed there since it's not any useful to have it leafless (gameplay-vise). Also, it's a little strange that there's a mushroom but you can enter that part of the screen in winter, too. Also, on a sidenote, I would've placed the trees slightly different but that way it works, too.
BUT these are rather minor problems. And actually Ebola wins in terms of design (eventhough I do not think that this shot here is Ebola's best of the past year). BUT I gotta love good GBC

[nicklegends]

Ebola all the way. The layout's a bit iffy, but the color composition and setting are brilliant. Awesome job to both of you.

[Bayta]

Imma have to go with Ebola here. Absolutely beautiful.