Forum banners

[Hudders]

I don't agree with the fact that only award winner should be put in banners, i think all ART that is good should be put in the banners, even from critique lounge... and i will try to make one out of that, or two

I agree with that. The banners are all about art, not about how great the game is. A game might be fantastic but if it has so-so graphics, why should it be promoted over better works that have for one reason or another not won an award?

EDIT: I'd go further, in fact, and suggest being part of the forum banner as an award in it's own right. Perhaps something to be taken into account while the games in the database are being re-reviewed?

[Shane 'ProgZmax' Stevens]

I just want to say that I had nothing to do with the mind's eye banner, and yes, I do agree it looks tacky and poorly presented compared to the rest.  I'd like to see a better version made but what can you do?

[Sektor 13]

Here is one, with images taken from BG competition area:

[blueskirt]

I don't agree with the fact that only award winner should be put in banners, i think all ART that is good should be put in the banners...

I have no problem with this as long we are careful to not include good looking average/bad games.

...even from critique lounge...

However, I don't agree about including art from the critique lounge or BG competition. AGS is first about games, I think the banners should promote its best games, not backgrounds and characters that may or may not find their way into a game, nor games that have yet to be released, lest we lure more fans wondering what are the names of all these unreleased games on the banners.

I think there were far enough great and good looking games released in the last year and half to fill all the free slots in the banners, may they be award winner or not, to avoid selling AGS with false advertising. When the games with the screens from the critique lounge will be released, they'll most likely find their way on the banners in the next 1 - 1½ year, in the meantime, let's concentrate on the present last 1½ year, particuliary when the last 2 years represent IMHO the most productive and the most amazing era in the AGS games. I also wonder if 5 banners will be enough to fit all the great games.

Regarding the clickablility of the banners, if we can't manage to get the banners' screenshot, to directly access their respective game pages, why not make the banner a little bit longer and wider and put the name of the games below the screenshots with a 5x5 font?

[LimpingFish]

Banners, schmanners. Although Darth Mandarb's design has served us well, it's been over three years since its debut. Maybe a whole new look is in order?