Sednaiur wrote:Enjl wrote:FanofSMBX wrote:
Logically speaking, you're right, but it seems to me like Rayman does exactly what you're disliking.
Kinda in some places but also not really? Like in the screen I posted above there is banding like this present on the blue tubes, but I think there's a distinct difference between Sednaiur's interpretation and the original sprites. Namely a stronger contrast for the highlight and shadow colours that help lift it off the gradient-y shading and highlight the important colours on the sprite. Also it has a green backlighting but that's only marginally related. Here's another example of what I mean:
The highlights and metallic shade are displayed much better than on Sednaiur's sprites that, in comparison, display a much less polished and reflective material.
Listen, Enjl-chan ^^
I like to thank you for your opinion, critism and suggestions here. And as I already meant to say with my previous post, I understand your point and already knew about the flaws of my graphics before. I will also take into consideration what others said.
But please, understand one thing. I said the following in my first post: "I was wondering how PSX graphics would look when
downgraded to
my graphical style."! That was not meant to say that I like to copy it like 1:1 for every possible detail. That would not be possible easily, as Rayman utilizes a 24x24 grid if one so wants. So that is a space of 150% the size that SMBX uses (and other PSX games do use that ratio also).
I looked onto the very same screens you provided here(and exactly two more :-P), for around 6 hours of total time. In that time, I did not just work onto the graphics themselves (and edit them several more times) but also decided what details I change in favor of my style (like not using almost black brightness for any hue provided on the original graphics) what details I may keep or need to drop completely (like the way the top and bottom skins of the drums are attached to the drumbarrel, what to do/not to do at the floot-graphics), aswell as what I can add to make it more custom. ^^
And yes, I know about all the banding and possible blurness. I am not satisfied with it, either, which made me say "Yes, that is
also a problem that I
still need to fix".
But now to my point:
I am working hard on my stuff, even if it is far from being professional, and most people like it, no matter if they are correct in your eyes, or not. I get rarely the time to come online more than around once every 10th day or so, which is of course not your problem.
But do you really think that I like to get in an argument with you or anyone else in such spare time, just because of such trivial problems like this (and especially in the Invasion 3-thread, for the checkpoint-issue), when we both have obviously better things to do? ^^
If you are really so serious about being so professional in about every detail, then I suggest you to either visit places like "Kickstarter" to host your own real game project, or maybe getting hired by a huge game software company, rather than hanging out with us "unprofessionals" here. I am not trying to force you or anything, as it is always nice to have some other interested and devoted people around here, really. And you sure help the community out with your participation on SMBX 2.0 ^^
But do me, yourself, and also others a favor, please. If you give critism, only do it if you really like to help, and not possibly to release steam. It really looks to me, that this is your main propelling force on here.
Let's be nice and not repeat what you did to me around 20 months ago, okay?
It will get you nothing. :-P
