Soul Reaver 2D

[TomF]

Well, this was done a while ago for a pixel joint weekly challenge. Looking back I kinda rushed the piece and I wanted to take some time to get it done the way it should have.

So here's the old one for comparison


And the new work in progress:


I've mainly been working on the tiles, haven't touch raziel or the enemy yet. I'm not sure if I should go with a lighter background like in the original. 

[monteboyd]

Soul Reaver is one of my favourite games and I'm loving these!

I'd say yes, go for a lighter background but maybe desaturate a bit to give more of the misty/foggy green feel, rather than looking like moutains fading into a green sky. I would definitely buy a 2D Soul Reaver if it looked like this!

[robotacon]

I love Soul Reaver and your mock-ups are amazing. Spot on!

The shadow realm mechanics would work great in a platform environment.

*I need to get my Dreamcast back from my brother*

[tocky]

I think that enemy needs different colours so that he shows up against the new background, or change the background slightly so he pops out.

I liked a lot of the stuff you took out, too - the layered background, the full black in the foreground. As it is now, there's not enough contrast between different layers of depth.

[TomF]

Hey guys thanks for the replies. Only a few tiny updates. I just cant decide on a lighter or darker background, woe is me! 

   

I like the lighter background but the tiles don't sit well on it.

[monteboyd]

I prefer the green in the original - to match the colour of the spectral realm more. Made a really quick colour edit just on the background, hope you don't mind:

[TomF]

Okay, I think I'm nearly done with this.



The gargoyle thing is inspired by Helms lovely revision of the SOTB statue as seen in this thread.

[LMR]

Okay, I think I'm nearly done with this.



The gargoyle thing is inspired by Helms lovely revision of the SOTB statue as seen in this thread.

That flag doesn't really fit in the image imo, but otherwise really amazing work! 

[tehwexxl0rz]

It seems to me that the water should be shinier and just generally more wet-looking. Also, there's a level of detail clash with the enemy and everything else. He could be an NES sprite! Another color on his skin ramp would solve this, I think, and allow you to inject more detail.

Despite these minor quips, really great work! Love the tiles.

[Gizmonicgamer]

Looks amazing - my only complaints would be the character/enemy sprites, and the water. The two character sprites are lacking detail - making, particularly Kain, look awkwardly done around the outline and torso regions. Adding another color and fixing up the shading slightly could fix the problem.

As for the water, it looks too gelatinous to me. More like mud or goo then water.