Hey guys, I'm back  Right now I'm just attempting something small to get a better grasp on programming, so I'm trying to keep it simple.



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The backgrounds are extreme WIP. In the second screenshot he's standing over water; I'll add a reflection when I finally get my hands on Flash 5. I used a partially transparent yellow rectangle over the bg in the third one to convey what the atmosphere should be like.

So I'm frustrated with the palettes and style. They look okay for each individual tile, I think, but collectively the game doesn't have a defining look to it.
Also, I want to stray away from the Cave Story look but I'm not sure how to give the player sprite more character.

His feet shouldn't be moving at all unless he's on ice or something
The punch looks weak. I think this post might help in terms of creating momentum.
Great progress so far :D

Proportionally his knees should be higher, about halfway down the whole leg. Is he kneeling?
He looks really tense; lower his shoulders a little.
If you want him to be muscular, then his chest should be more prominent and his legs more built.
Yep

The second one is easier on the eyes and more suited to the style you're going for, although the bush looks like his hair a little
The scarf still doesn't read well.

I wasn't aware of that, and I agree that the way he responded may not have been the best way to do it, but I do think we should also take a bit of responsibility for not having tact. Aimsworth's post mentioned trolling and that implied that he wasn't being taken seriously.
From what I remember, his second post went something like "What would make it pixel art?"
His third post I think was where he misunderstood 1up to mean that we start at the pixel level instead of drawing the big picture first, and the pixel art style vs lifestyle thing he mentioned, I interpreted as, he misunderstood the intention of this forum as helping him to achieve a pixel 'look' rather than a pixel 'method.'
His fourth post he commented on 1up's rudeness, which I think was pretty fair given the way he was treated.
I think the reason why he was being so rude to you is because he thought you had read his comments before he deleted them and, as admin, you should have been more responsible, although you had not in fact read them and so perhaps that was another misunderstanding
I hope I'm not just being hung up over this incident, but he also PMed me and I kinda understand where he's coming from.

-- edit --- Maybe I should have PMed you about this too, Helm ._.;