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Thanks guys! I'll try to start the next round within the next couple of days.

How awesomely EGA, ProgZ, always loved your ability to mimic various display standards and keep it consistent.


Okay, some of the above mentioned useless doodles:

[imgzoom]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/Kastchey/rs2k13_zpscf80d1e0.png[/imgzoom]

Two pictures in the top row are mock-ups of a horror-investigative adventure game, the left one in the middle row is concept art for a loose sci-fi game idea I had, middle right is the Lovecraft adaptation that keeps re-surfacing in my RS entries (took inspiration from Thomas Cole's art for this one), the two on the bottom are actually from a working demo (sort of) - a MAGS I once attempted, but never finished. It's even playable to some degree.

Well, at least you have something you can call a project, Duals. I have a bunch of useless doodles that are never going to turn into actual games

Matt, your pixel work is just charming. Top job.

I do have Earth in it, but a very small and distant Earth. I was thinking more of a close-up or even surface shot as an opposite.
Microcosm would also work, though! I guess we can leave the interpretation up to whoever decides to uptake the task, if anyone.

As for the rules, yep I got them, but filling up jwalt's entry seemed fun enough to give it a go straight away

Okay, to keep things going

Death, as the obvious opposite of life:
[imgzoom]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/Kastchey/opposites-death_zps695ec3a8.png[/imgzoom]

And for the next participant, space (opposite: Earth, I guess):
[imgzoom]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/Kastchey/opposites-space_zps29788288.png[/imgzoom]

MeditativePixel, it's your call
I'll of course be happy to organize if you're not up for it.

[MeditativePixel]

Thanks I'll be extremely happy to claim this beautiful trophy, but I was thinking.. perhaps I could pass the honor of hosting the next competition to MeditativePixel? They made a stunning entry in their first post here and were very close to winning the competition. They totally deserve it.

cMiez.Say("Approved"); ?

Atmosphere: MeditativePixel (Selmiak as a VERY close second, though)
Composition: ProgZ
Functionality: MeditativePixel
Technique: MeditativePixel

(I'll try to edit with comments later.. it's being a hectic week at work!)

Also, for those who didn't come across it: the soundtrack (which is just as incredible as the animation) by Mathias Winum is officially available for free download on SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/mathias-winum/reward-sound-track

Thanks for the comments guys! I tried to address this visibility issue that was repeatedly pointed out in the previous Blitz, hope this piece turned out a bit better

ProgZ, wow, that's new! Can't wait to see how this turns out. What made a master pixel artist turn to Photoshop?

[MurrayL]

My vote goes to MurrayL - funny idea and nice art at the same time, ProgZ being a close second for exactly the same reasons.

Whoo, a difficult one.
Okay, challenge accepted 

The trophies look absolutely beautiful, by the way.

Edit:
Here we go:
[imgzoom]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/Kastchey/xanadu_zpsea71b934.png[/imgzoom]
No lightening version:
[imgzoom]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/Kastchey/xanadu2_zps5d8891d0.png[/imgzoom]

And finally, the reference:

Oh dear. I think you have just won, waheela.

Yes, I've seen these before! Extremely creepy and fascinating at the same time.
Also, Madagascar:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9001000/9001866.stm

(this is going soo off-topic..)

[Lasca]

Damn, me and my ridiculous posting speed.. my votes wouldn't have affected the final score though, because I would have voted for:
*Lasca in Idea category (because voodoo doctors are cool; on a side note, I second what Ilyich said - it does have a Jagged Alliance-ish feel!),
*Kasander in Atmosphere and Design (because of the brilliant sinister folk tale touch, and because the individual elements are perfectly crafted - the spooky relief on the right side of the chapel is a prominent example)
*Miez in Composition and Technique (not much to comment on here, hehe - perfectly coherent, harmonious background. I always loved your choice of colors and the attention you pay to the detailed finishing)
*CaptainD in Functionality (because while all entries would be perfectly functional as in game backgrounds, this is the only one that doesn't look like a transition location, ie. room that serves as an entrance to a more important location)

Big congrats Miez, it's been ages since I saw a new work of yours. Do participate in Blitzes a bit more often, would you?

Also, thanks guys for the crits, I do have this readability issue with my works (I'm fighting it though). The composition was indeed intentional, I wanted the design to go with the idea and evoke the menacing, "crawly" feeling. But if you're having trouble making out what's in the picture, then I didn't do good enough!

I had this for a rough reference (hard to believe they're real.. America is such a crazy place):


Thanks for the great theme waheela, this Blitz turned out really well.

There's something hiding in the tool shed...



Not the best shape usage ever maybe, but the more the merrier

Thanks both for your kind comments, happy to hear it turned out okay despite those horrible scribbles on the left that pretend to be moss and foliage.

The technique I used in this one is slightly different to what I usually do, so I had quite a lot of fun trying it out

Awesome theme, waheela.

At first I was planning to picture an underwater temple of some lovecraftian god, but I ended up with this instead:

[imgzoom]http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii203/Kastchey/shrine_986g_02_zps7750bcd8.png[/imgzoom]
Shrine of a spider goddess?

My interpretation of the ending is...

Spoiler

that she's delusional and unless you manage to get the full ending, the truth won't get through to her because of her senses playing tricks on her. In reality both her victims are dead and the detective is saying "you were charged of murder", but she will keep hearing "murder attempt".

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Also as far as I remember, you can double click to speed up the transitions?