Pixelation
Critique => Pixel Art => Topic started by: Sersch on August 13, 2017, 07:43:40 pm
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Another monster for my game, "Kitty Slash" - looking for critique and suggestions
(http://i.imgur.com/IKMrjnh.png)
Also a bit of off topic question to native English speakers, does "Kitty Slash" sound odd/weird as a name or is it ok?
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Kitty Slash sounds like an attack name or a game title, not a monster name. Reversing it to Slash Kitty makes it more like a name for a kitty that slashes.
The pixelling looks good, but the pose is dull. For enemies, I think it's good to start with an attack or movement pose, since those are what the player will see most often. The idle should probably be a pose that can lead easily into one of those.
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It would look more interesting if it had some color.
I agree with Eishiya on the pose. Also, it looks more like a dog to me.
Little quick edit:
(http://i.imgur.com/ZjdeaZD.png)
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Kitty Slash sounds like an attack name or a game title, not a monster name. Reversing it to Slash Kitty makes it more like a name for a kitty that slashes.
The pixelling looks good, but the pose is dull. For enemies, I think it's good to start with an attack or movement pose, since those are what the player will see most often. The idle should probably be a pose that can lead easily into one of those.
Great advice. That makes a lot of sense for enemy development.
I would suggest putting the sword in his hand, or having his hand on the hilt ready for the slash animation. Legs wider fighting stance style.
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thanks for the suggestions and for the great overpaint, can definitely see the improvements there!
I've tried it with a bit of a different pose this time:
(http://i.imgur.com/LwLkHCT.png)
Also i had realized that i forgot the tail :)
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Might be cool to try it with a sword that contrasts more from the body color. Not a necessity, just might be worth a check to see if it looks better. Right now the tail blends in a lot with the sword. Keep in mind this is coming from someone who is a little bit color blind.
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tried more of a red color for the sword and animated it now:
(http://i.imgur.com/kssZ9pU.gif)
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its really good! I think it would look better if you lowered his ear during his squatting in the animation.
(sorry my bad english, i'm brazilian) continue sending animations of sword kitty
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Mmm... I find the red sword a bit weird. It could just be that particular shade, but either way, the red sword distracts me from the picture as a whole. It's both the brightest part of the image and a weird colour for a sword. While the cat and the original sword were kind of similar colours, I would have thought making the cat a touch darker overall would have been enough, especially when the picture is animated and the sword and tail are moving distinct of each other.