Background Blitz: Bar Restaurant (Deadline for the votes: 13th October 2022)

Creamy · Wed 07/09/2022 20:01:09

B A R R E S T A U R A N T

Public places to eat, drink and socialize, bars and restaurants can be a mine of information for the visiting adventurer.

Your background this month must include a bar and/or a restaurant in the broad sense of the words. Think inn, sushi bar, pizzeria, high-altitude restaurant or any joint where people gather to chill out.

Usual voting criteria:
Concept: What is the background about? What sort of mood does it spark? What is, as it were, the big idea?
Playability: What is its opportunity for gameplay like? Walkable areas, hot-spots, and so forth?
Artistic Execution: How well does the picture convey an atmosphere? How well is it executed?

Feel free to include the patrons and bartender or not.

Deadline for the submissions: 6th October 2022.

Volcan · Wed 07/09/2022 22:06:06

This background is good to use in a platform game.

Hannah_Banana · Thu 08/09/2022 00:53:12

Great themeâ€¦ will have to think of something creative to enter. Nice one Creamy!

newwaveburritos · Thu 08/09/2022 02:39:42

Oh yeah this is right up my alley.

Creamy · Sat 10/09/2022 12:50:25

Can't wait to go hang out at your place.

QuoteThis background is good to use in a platform game.

It's from Ghost Tricks, a clever adventure game on Nintendo DS.
I started a collage of bars and restaurants from different adventure games - a piece of cake considering there are so many.
Then I stumbled upon that beautiful background that showcases both a bar and a restaurant and got lazy.

Creamy · Wed 21/09/2022 22:57:34

2 weeks left.

newwaveburritos · Wed 28/09/2022 06:08:00

Well, Background Blitzes are always good for a little experimentation. Usually I don't do isometric because I think it looks a little weird and instead I prefer to just sort of wing something and fudge it since perspective is always a little dicey for adventure game backgrounds. But I thought I would give it a shot. It was fun and I'm glad I did it but I don't think I'm going to do it again lol.

Hannah_Banana · Thu 29/09/2022 14:22:38

Quote from: newwaveburritos on Wed 28/09/2022 06:08:00Well, Background Blitzes are always good for a little experimentation. Usually I don't do isometric because I think it looks a little weird and instead I prefer to just sort of wing something and fudge it since perspective is always a little dicey for adventure game backgrounds. But I thought I would give it a shot. It was fun and I'm glad I did it but I don't think I'm going to do it again lol.

I reckon this turned out really cool newwaveburritos! Nice experiment. Can Imagine a lot of interesting folks in the chairs for conversations and objects on the table to interact with.

Hannah_Banana · Thu 29/09/2022 14:25:59

Felt like a trip to the canals in Venice would be a fun location for a game. Imagine people at the cafe, a gondola driver on the canoe to travel around Venice quickly, and plenty of items on tables or on the ground for your inventory.

newwaveburritos · Thu 29/09/2022 20:53:51

Oh that looks great! It's always nice when you can think of elegant ways to cut the walkable area down. I'd eat there!

Hannah_Banana · Sun 02/10/2022 02:08:30

Really hoping we get some more entries for this one. Come on peeps, great theme!

Creamy · Sun 02/10/2022 23:54:06

QuoteWell, Background Blitzes are always good for a little experimentation. Usually I don't do isometric because I think it looks a little weird and instead I prefer to just sort of wing something and fudge it since perspective is always a little dicey for adventure game backgrounds. But I thought I would give it a shot. It was fun and I'm glad I did it but I don't think I'm going to do it again lol.

Nice. You crammed a lot of objects in you fast-food restaurant thanks to this perspective. Plus, you can move the characters vertically without area scaling – which causes a pixel marmalade at this resolution.
I never got why isometric perspective rarely coexists with other types of perspectives in the same game.

QuoteFelt like a trip to the canals in Venice would be a fun location for a game. Imagine people at the cafe, a gondola driver on the canoe to travel around Venice quickly, and plenty of items on tables or on the ground for your inventory.

Lovely in a different style. It reminds me of my childhood readings.

Creamy · Fri 07/10/2022 23:20:44

Time's out.

The mood in the Blue Cup Café is more like Hooper than Véronèse these days. Still we have 2 worthy contenders:

newwaveburritos

Hannah_Banana

Please choose one entry for each category:
- Concept.
- Playability.
- Artistic Execution.

End of the votes: October 13th.

Sinitrena · Sun 09/10/2022 17:58:58

Concept: Hannah_Banana - Reminds me of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (and how long I was stuck on this stupid bottle puzzle as a kid). I really like this scene. It feels really idyllic, and still like a lot could happen at any moment.

Playability: newwaveburritos - Both entries are perfectly fine as playable backgrounds, but I think there might be slightly more possibilities for puzzles limited to this one screen in newwave's entry, whereas Hannah's seems a bit more like a transitional screen (the tiniest bit).

Artistic Execution: Hannah_Banana - Just lovely. Where can I book my vacation?

Hannah_Banana · Mon 10/10/2022 21:40:08

Haha thanks Sinitrena! Loved the Indiana Jones games growing up, def a bit of inspiration from there along with monkey island and the broken sword series.

Agree, lots of opportunity for puzzles in Newwaveburritos design.

ildu · Tue 11/10/2022 12:34:05

Concept: Hannah_Banana - This was a 50/50 one for me. I favored Hannah_Banana's, because there's a bit more storytelling going on. I can see myself adventuring in this Venetian cafe

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Playability: newwaveburritos - Just functionally speaking, newwaveburritos' entry feels more playable. I can clearly see where I would be able to walk, what to interact with, etc.

Artistic Execution: Hannah_Banana - While I love newwaveburritos' use of color and texture, I'm wooed by Hannah_Banana's similarity to the graphic adventures I grew up with, especially Broken Sword. It reminds me a lot of Project Joe (on Wintermute engine), if anyone else remembers that one

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Let's hope for more votes

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Creamy · Sat 15/10/2022 23:02:37

Too bad only 2 people voted. Well, a vote's a vote: Congrats Hannah!

Feel free to host the next round.

newwaveburritos · Sun 16/10/2022 03:21:25

Well, I was gonna vote for Hannah as well so it's definitively settled. Congrats! Looking forward to the next one.

Hannah_Banana · Fri 21/10/2022 08:41:24

I'm a bit slow, but thanks everyone. Loved your background too newwaveburritos, tricky doing isometric and agree with everyone on the playability point.

Will post a new challenge for backgrounds soon!