whole thing is very early-90's Miyamoto

Honestly I think it looks more like SEGA than Nintendo.

Great piece though, if only a bit on the flat side.. background could use a little more details.

AdamTierny: What's going on in these spots btw? The odd tiling in some spots I can look past, but parts of the scenery just abruptly ending like this does seem a bit weird. I take it (or rather, I hope) this is something you're working on?

i understand the whole relative issue but you must also understand that displaying it at 2x (this is how it will be displayed/saved in-game) is the correct way to display it, for criticism(?).

2x.. at what resolution? You're missing an important part here. If the engine is running at 320x200 at you're displaying a 32x32 sprite at 2x then it will take up 1/5th of the width of the screen. But if the engine is running at 1024x768 a 32x32 sprite at 2x would take up 1/16th of the width of the screen. On my monitor (running 2048x1536) the 32x32 sprite at 2x will take up 1/32th of the screen. What's 2x on your monitor might look like 1x (by your standards) on mine, and actual 1x would look.. well, pretty f-ing small.

This is why it's stupid to tell people what zoom level they should be using when looking at the sprite, because it's different for everyone.

more.

So wait, are these still Arne's generic 16 colour palette? Maybe you should give him credit..

Anyway, the mockups look hot albeit a bit on the blocky side, but I take it you're going for the tiled graphics look? It works for the indoor environments, but not so much for the outdoors.. I think I would've preferred a more organic look with less completely flat surfaces and angular edges.