I don't know to what I do owe the honor of starting the new blitz, but here it is ;)
Let's go shopping!
I want you to draw a shop, either from inside or outside. It can sell anything from clothes, vegetables to voodoo supplies, whatever you feel like.
Size and color restrictions: Anything that AGS can handle.
I hope this time there will be more entries. Come on folks, let's get this competition back to life!
Voting has started!
The categories:
Idea - The underlying idea to the background. Doesn't
necessarily have to coincide perfectly with the theme of the
week, just strike you as interesting/amusing/inspiring; a place
you'd really enjoy visiting within a game.
Atmosphere - How well the image manages to evoke a certain feeling or mood.
Composition - How well the elements in the image work
together/are positioned in relation to each other.
Functionality - How well it would work when adding sprites,
including appropriate walking distances, a good angle for
character sprites, clever walkway solutions, easily understood
exits, etc.
Technique - How well the ideas are executed in form of
rendering.
Voting ends on 10th of October.
(http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/Buckets.png)
Yaaaaay! Buckets for sale! :D
To put all your inventories in ;D
sids discount tentacle warehouse
(http://home.att.net/~yorik/Tentacle640x400.jpg)
Great entries so far! There is still one week to enter the competition.
*bump*
Only two days left - hurry up, if you want to participate. Or contact me, if you need one or two additional days.
"In my restless dreams I see that town..." (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbgHMNQpZG0)
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Flowers shop.
Game Boy AGS Emulator version of this place (http://www.silenthillheaven.com/Site/SH2/Images/Screens/SV008.jpg)... ;)
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Edit: I edited the links. I hope you can see them now...
yarooze your image is not showing. just a little red x.
I see it fine, but not the one he links to.
Ok, it's voting time now.
The categories:
Idea - The underlying idea to the background. Doesn't
necessarily have to coincide perfectly with the theme of the
week, just strike you as interesting/amusing/inspiring; a place
you'd really enjoy visiting within a game.
Atmosphere - How well the image manages to evoke a certain feeling or mood.
Composition - How well the elements in the image work
together/are positioned in relation to each other.
Functionality - How well it would work when adding sprites,
including appropriate walking distances, a good angle for
character sprites, clever walkway solutions, easily understood
exits, etc.
Technique - How well the ideas are executed in form of
rendering.
Voting ends on 10th of October.
Idea - Ben. I'd like to see an adventure game where you had to buy an item to be able to use your inventory.
I'd like Neutron's more if the shop was a more generic seafood store with more to look at. Yarooze's idea of a flower shop just isn't all that interesting to me, honestly.
Atmosphere - Neutron. The muted greens really sell the background.
I like Ben's color choice but there isn't much happening in the image to evoke atmosphere. More buildings or walkways might help give it more depth. Yarooze's image is also a bit sparse and I don't get a sense of atmosphere from what little is seen.
Composition - Neutron. There's a lot going on in the image even if it isn't very exciting (just tentacles). Some variety in the tentacles would really pick this image up (or make it a seafood shop with all sorts of different things like massive crab claws, a bucket of fish eyes, etc).
I liked Ben's but it's very desolate, as is yarooze's.
Functionality - Yarooze. In terms of functionality, there's plenty of room in this background for character sprites without worrying about placement.
Both Ben's and Neutron's backgrounds would work fine as well, though making a walkbehind with the sketchy nature of Neutron's background for the cashier (unless it's on a separate layer) could be difficult. The angle of Neutron's image would also make it somewhat difficult to place the character in a good position for dialog with a cashier, while the angle of Ben's shop would make this easier.
Technique - Neutron. The background itself is nice to look at if somewhat unexciting. I think the best way to improve it would be to expand what the shop offers and make a variety of strange things for the player to look at.
Ben's background is clean but there's very little going on aside from a path and a shop, and while it gets the job done, it's not extremely interesting. Yarooze's background is the same, really.
Is this competition really so unpopular now? 3 entries and 1 vote? :-\
I can remember the better time. :'(
2 ProgZmax: I wanted to show the Game Boy atmosphere. ::) ;D
I know it's the very same ProgZ posted but my decisions just are the same and that's why I won't comment my choices. I wouldn't really add something to ProgZ' comments....
Idea - Ben
Atmosphere - Neutron
Composition - Neutron
Functionality - Yarooze
Technique - Neutron
Idea - Ben304
Atmosphere - Neutron
Composition - Ben304
Functionality - Ben304
Technique - Neutron
(I was going to join you guys but couldn't. My idea was Little shop of horrors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors) related.)
Idea - Neutron
Atmosphere - Neutron
Composition - Ben304
Functionality - yarooze
Technique - Neutron
Idea - Yarooze.
Well, obviously, a gameboy look-like background isn't something you see too often.
Atmosphere - Yarooze.
It takes me back to my childhood.
Composition - Ben.
I just think that your tablet is doing well, as you are, and well, I really love it
Functionality - Ben.
Well, I don't really think it would have any trouble putting characters or objects, Yarooze was a close runner.
Technique - Neutron.
Well, it feels like ..can't really tell, but sure looks very good.
Idea - Neutron The idea is beyond crazy - I love it!
Atmosphere - Neutron The drawing style and the choice of colors add a lot to the atmosphere
Composition - Ben The lines in the background create a lot of depth.
Functionality - Yarooze Clear walkable areas and exits. Ben's is just close after that but Neutron's walkable areas are way too small.
Technique - That's the hardest one. Every entry has good technique according to the chosen style. My vote goes to Neutron
Ok, so Neutron is the winner, congratulations!
Please start a new competition.
Thanks to all participants!