I'm creating early-Sierra-like adventure game. I decided for barbarian themed game as Sierra never did do anything like it, but I think it would fit their range of games perfectly. Obviously I went with AGI style, however, I can't decide between earlier "blocky" 2x1 pixel size and later 1x1 pixel size. I include test backgrounds created by me below. Please zoom in 
2x1 pixel size
[imgzoom]http://gdurl.com/grs7[/imgzoom]
1x1 pixel size
[imgzoom]http://gdurl.com/LMYP[/imgzoom]
Those backgrounds are not a part of the game (actually I loosely based them on this image). I made them just to check which style looks better and to evaluate how much time I need to create background using each style. I gave myself 1 hour for each background and ended up with similar end result (which is shocking as I thought higher resolution would take more time to create). However, it seems that 1x1 would need more cleanup/fixes than 2x1.
And yes, I know that they aren't perfect - I would normally spend much more than 1 hour on a bacground I just wanted a quick mock-up to compare styles.
I'm not sure which style is more appealing as they both have this cool retro feel for me. That's why I would love your feedback and help with deciding. Which style do you prefer and why?
2x1 pixel size
[imgzoom]http://gdurl.com/grs7[/imgzoom]
1x1 pixel size
[imgzoom]http://gdurl.com/LMYP[/imgzoom]
Those backgrounds are not a part of the game (actually I loosely based them on this image). I made them just to check which style looks better and to evaluate how much time I need to create background using each style. I gave myself 1 hour for each background and ended up with similar end result (which is shocking as I thought higher resolution would take more time to create). However, it seems that 1x1 would need more cleanup/fixes than 2x1.
And yes, I know that they aren't perfect - I would normally spend much more than 1 hour on a bacground
I just wanted a quick mock-up to compare styles.I'm not sure which style is more appealing as they both have this cool retro feel for me. That's why I would love your feedback and help with deciding. Which style do you prefer and why?