Re: 2X resolution sprites
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:01 pm
OK, I finally got around to checking these out and... I think the reception has been a bit harsh. some of these aren't too bad. Clearly some are not finished (eg some rotations of some sprites look just like re-sized versions with no filtering applied and then scaled back down so they don't look much, if any, different. However, the ones that have been edited could have looked a lot worse. In fact, I'm sure we've seen far worse attempts in the past. Sure, they will never be as good as scratch artwork designed for that resolution but I think they do give a slight improvement to the look of some of the sprites. Unfortunately, when I say slight, I do mean slight and I'm not sure that the effort is worth it.
However, what really caught my eye were the BIG-Xtras. I think some of those look great. OK, again a few could do with a bit of finishing off but I really like some of them (the zombie replacements particularly, although the Caco is fun too - if not totally in keeping with the Doom style).
So yeah August, I think you should keep plugging away at the Xtras at least. I'm less convinced by the hi-res originals but perhaps you could be going somewhere with them too.
However, what really caught my eye were the BIG-Xtras. I think some of those look great. OK, again a few could do with a bit of finishing off but I really like some of them (the zombie replacements particularly, although the Caco is fun too - if not totally in keeping with the Doom style).
So yeah August, I think you should keep plugging away at the Xtras at least. I'm less convinced by the hi-res originals but perhaps you could be going somewhere with them too.