Background C&C - worm's apple home (WIP) - 2nd update - in/outside

[Khris]

The first background for a new game.

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The worm to the left is the main character.
He's supposed to live in the apple. What do you think?
I'll add books later, the candle also needs some work.

Anything else missing, wrong?

[Sektor 13]

Nice picture, i would add a nice picture of worm's grandmom

[CodeJunkie]

Perhaps something to fill the empty space on the above part of the back wall.  A hole to get in maybe?  Happy Birthday by the way

[Khris]

Happy Birthday by the way

Thanks

The black rectangle in the front right is the door hole.
But I agree, the back wall definitely needs some pictures and stuff.

[LilBlueSmurf]

For some reason I just love it.  Nice job.  As stated it needs something to fill that blank space, another idea is something hanging from the ceiling.

[Chicky]

heh awesome, it looks kinda like frisby's style.

[aussie]

What about books? (or something more wormy)

That shelf looks a bit empty...

[Ubel]

Looks nice, it's somehow similiar to the style I mostly use. I also spotted that the wall looks quite bad when it's so empty. Just add something there and it will be good. Also you should consider adding more shadow layers to the wall.

ps. Happy birthday!

[Mats Berglinn]

Aussie: I was going to suggest that!

I find it strange that the worm's got a hamock. Shouldn't he have a bed instead? Also I think that the worm shouldn't be white but pinkish color or green. Also the walls inside the apple, shouldn't they be white instead of green? Yeah I know that would melt together with the apple's skin shine but still...

I agree with the others that there should be pictures on the wall and maybe a chandilair from the ceiling. Why not have a TV? Ã, 

I wonder, is the house suppoused to be an object since it's surrounded by a "neutral" color? If it's not, why not add grass and a sky outside it?

Otherwise, it's very good.

[Darth Mandarb]

This is pretty sweet!  As others have said already, details are the name of the game!

It does look a lot like Frisby's style (which is a good thing!)

Also you should consider adding more shadow layers to the wall.

I don't know about that ... I rather like the minimal use of colors.

[Ubel]

Well, it looks quite blocky to me at the moment and a couple of more shadows would give it a rounder look.

[Khris]

Thanks for all your comments, greatly appreciated!

The worm will be coloured, I used the sprite only to maintain proportions.
I was trying to keep the color count low, aiming for a comical style.
Details are to be added soon, especially the bookcase won't remain empty.

Mats: I'm not sure about the background, ATM I plan on making it black, to not distract the players attention.

[Darth Mandarb]

You should fill in the background with other things ... make it an actual background and the apple is "whole" with a door on the front.  Then when you click on the door (or however you do it to enter the house) the front of the house "fades" out as you enter the door.  (like I did in JP & Cosmo).

Just a thought

[Mr Flibble]

Instead of black outside the apple, how about an image of whats behind the apple? Like a forest of something.
Blurred slightly, but you know, a picture.

Keep it in mind because you may find your colours look a lot different when that pink changes to black.

[Khris]

Ok, here's the next version:

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added:
-picture of parents in paris
-books and statue in bookcase
-background

Please c&c!

[LilBlueSmurf]

If it's hanging from a tree how do you walk into the door?  I don't know why you have to have a background either, there are plenty of games out there with smaller rooms that don't take up the whole screen.

[AlbinoPanther]

House we mean apple is realy good but the other part of bg is a bit confusing.

first how do you think that your worm will enter the house can he fly or something.
second what is green stuff(details a ocean of details that is what makes great BG great)

We love parents picture and candle too.
Everything seems fine just find something to match outside of house(apple).
And you should do what Darth mandarb said about door thing
keep good work on and your game will be real good

[Khris]

Yeah, well, I'm not too happy with the bg's bg either, but I wanted to give it a try and see what people's reactions are.

About the door:
Since he's a worm, I imagined him to just crawl along the apple up to its top and then up into the tree.
As worms don't stick to surfaces like insects do, I wondered whether to draw some kind of rope bridge leading away from the door. But in the story I have in mind, the apple gets plucked and is then thrown into a trashcan, where the rest of the game takes place. And who would pluck an apple which has a little rope bridge attached...?

Well, I guess I have to live with that "plot hole".

[LGM]

If you get rid of the background and make it black, it would look great.

[Ozwalled]

I'm personally not crazy about the way the foreground chest thing looks. I wasn't 100% sure what it was at first. More detail and a slightly lighter colour might help it, maybe? And I agree on ditching the tree background. If you DO want it there somehow, i think it'd be neater to have to appear once you step outside, to give players a little surpirise.

As for the door, I think that he'd do just fine crawing up the side of the apple. It's cartoony enough that I don't think a little apple worm's stickiness would be questioned all too much, especially if it crawls to the top of the apple on its own once exiting: it'd nicely and concisely present the player with the possibility of walking of surfaces that aren't horrizontal, I'd wager, even. And I think that'd be pretty cool.

Overall, awesome background!