simon style graphics

potato hunter · Sun 19/02/2006 10:39:40

i am quite a perfectionist and i am never satisfied with my background art, i have a great love for the first two simon games and was just wondering if you had any advice on how to replicate their style of background art.

Afflict · Sun 19/02/2006 11:12:23

Yip, Google. Study, draw...

Saberteeth · Sun 19/02/2006 11:14:14

And try to Google some of the authors tutorials(I can't remember the name)!

potato hunter · Sun 19/02/2006 11:18:39

thanks, you see it seems easier to just go for a dott cartoony style but i wouldnt be satisfied with it

Daniel Thomas · Mon 20/02/2006 06:15:41

I think it would be easier to come with suggestions and advices if we saw some of your work.

Helm · Mon 20/02/2006 08:16:59

Buy, and familiarize yourself with the usage of Pro Motion. Or just warez and use deluxe paint 2 if you don't mind dosmode. Gfx2 is an option.. generally, mspaint and the like, even sprite-geared programs like Graphics Gale are not good options for indexed painting art like in the Simon games.

Good luck. It's not like anyone has pixelpushed any adventure game art that looks better than Simon.

Afflict · Mon 20/02/2006 11:01:31

Anybody saw this?

Another great adventure false curse to the power of huh... 3d
Dont even bother lokoing up screen shots its just a dissapointment

http://www.gameboomers.com/wtcheats/pcSs/Simon3D/S3Dtitle.jpg

Heres the link works fine in my browser

Saberteeth · Mon 20/02/2006 11:05:04

It just a red X to me!

I hate user-posted images.

lo_res_man · Mon 20/02/2006 21:09:22

IMHO it would be nicer to say "I hate it when user posted images don't load." just a small reminder to be kinder. well enough moralizing, I'll just sit back, twiddle my thumbs and whistle.

Saberteeth · Mon 20/02/2006 22:54:20

Don't worry, he PMed me so there's no prob...

Afflict · Mon 20/02/2006 22:57:05

hehe Dont worry old school is kewl!

potato hunter · Sat 25/02/2006 20:46:54

thanks, i will post some art as soon as i get the chance, working on script as of now.

BOYD1981 · Sat 25/02/2006 21:32:16

Quote from: Afflict on Mon 20/02/2006 11:01:31

Anybody saw this?

Another great adventure false curse to the power of huh... 3d
Dont even bother lokoing up screen shots its just a dissapointment

http://www.gameboomers.com/wtcheats/pcSs/Simon3D/S3Dtitle.jpg

Heres the link works fine in my browser

have you actually played the game?
it's almost not as bad as it looks, you do kind of get the impression they built the game around the 3d engine (and i don't just mean that it's a bad game because of the terrible engine), and not the engine around the game.
it really is a terrible engine with terrible textures, and even though the texture details has been increased in some of the places where it's needed (ie. signposts) it can still be difficult to make stuff out.
there are also too many references to it being a game, it's like they've just totally torn down the fourth wall rather than just maybe put a little window in it so they can peak out into the audience.
the bad engine doesn't make this a bad game though, nobody on the dev team having the balls to say "you know, this isn't actually looking that good and the game is kinda not up to the standard of the first two" does.

potato hunter · Sun 26/02/2006 11:28:21

i hated the third simon game, :'( it was the first two i was talking about