I love the way you add detail but preserve simplicity. You read a lot of personality into the generally stiff sprites. The originals succeed with the distinctive sprite silhouettes, a necessity with the old specs.

Your sprites seem overly rounded out -- to the point of being plush toys. Adding a few sharp corners would help greatly. It would give the shapes more contrast and add more visual interest. Maybe sharpen up some of the missiles, too.

Great work!

Just wanted to say, I love the stark style, especially on the player sprite. It makes the scene feel lit with harsh moonlight.

A stylish HUD could be a good polished touch, something to think about for the future.

The perspective looks twisted to me. I look at the second floor straight on and little above it, but the door/pillar distance implies that everything is sticking out to the right, an isometric-like angle. I would try to add cues for the second floor, too. Maybe a few boards rest higher than the others so you can describe slightly diagonal lines along their edges.

I would love to see the sky in this, but I understand why that wouldn't work. Just make sure to have some sky segments in other parts of the level. It showcases the contrast between being enclosed or free, and it could make the level very dynamic and fun.

What a great edit!  

With low resolution, you gotta use color, it helps the shapes and details read clearly. Introducing a set of color harmonies adds a lot of visual interest to the scene. It makes a location memorable and distinguishable in the player's mind. Also, in rooms with a lot of texture, don't forget to give the player places to rest her eyes. You can even use them like accents -- maybe the floor is textured but the top of the bar and the stools have simple interior shading.

In the edit, if the tops of the walls blend better into the black background it could improve the scene's sense of depth. Otherwise, the transition is so distinct that the room looks suspended mid-air.

We are 6 tiles away from completion and everybody keeps claiming tiles and letting neglecting to make anything then abandoning it.  Anyone that's been waiting to make a tile - now's the time to do it if you want in on the collab and we'll get to see its unveiling.

I never abandoned one either! And I was only responsible for one of the curses.

Not to go off-topic with crits --

The orange is too saturated, it clashes with the tiles for attention.

I'm not a fan of the line of rocks between the grass/rock tiles and the little rock tiles.

The stones look a little crate-like, they read more as individual objects. I feel like they should at least be able to tile with themselves. Using both the brown and green highlights on those tiles seems overkill. It would look more consistent with the established look if those green parts were grass (drawn like the grass tiles) growing in the rocks' cracks.

As for the rockdigger, it looks a good but a bit boxy. I would try to deviate from rectangular shapes to de-emphasize the implied tile grid. If that darkest shade was a little darker and with a slight blue tint, it would make the forms pop a lot more. Also, the vehicle's function is not immediately apparent. Initially I thought those grinders were a tank tread. The scoop that sticks out in front is difficult to distinguish from the grass and rocks.

Overall, this set is much more concrete and cohesive. Usually, sketching on paper is a good way to plan ahead without wasting much time.