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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?

Hello everyone!
I was always in love with classic adventure games. I mostly played Lucas Arts creations when I was young. As I grew older less and less adventure games came out each year, so I used the magic of internet to play older titles I never had a chance to experience back in the day. However, I did my best to avoid Sierra titles as the idea of death and getting stuck was rather unappealing.

Some time has passed and I eventually ran out of non-Sierra games to play so I finally gave Space Quest a shot. I'm Sierra fan ever since. I'm deeply in love with most of their games and I enjoyed playing them much more than many of the Lucas Arts titles (I still like them a lot though! Especially Grim Fandango).

Now I'm mustering all the artistic and programming skills I have to create Sierra-style adventure game as a tribute and personal "I'm sorry for hating your games for no reason" letter.

I encourage everyone who haven't played Sierra titles for the same reasons to finally give it a shot. You'll be surprised how fun they are!

Edit: Sorry for my English It's not my native language