![venom20gif[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/eApvkHC.gif "venom20gif[1].gif")
what makes a good sprite "good".
why FF6 on IOS looks so fucking shitty.
You can just tell when sprite animations have tons of work put into them.
I honestly don't know where to begin.
>Inconsistency between the graininess of world tiles, enemy sprites, and character sprites.
>Some sprites, like enemies, look like the hands of a human have touched them.
>Character sprites on the other hand look like someone designed a new AI to interpret mankind's nightmares in Adobe Illustrator.
>Color palette has been butchered.
>>320732351
Like any form of art, Consistency, contrast, and detail.
If animated, flow and form.
A solid sprite needs to have a specific palette applied to it, you can't just throw basic MS paint colors at it and hope it sticks, it'll look awful. It takes a lot of color and light theory, like any piece of art.
Some pixel artists understand that, others don't. Primarily those who "Recolor"
>>320732726
The overworld is a nightmare.
>>320732646
From where is pic related? looks really good
>>320732726
Not to mention.
>Everything is prited
>Except the UI, which is drawn
>And the buildings which are 3D modeled.
It looks so horrible because theres no consistency between them all
Just LOOK at this. For some reason they figured Kefka's war-torn future had to have lava instead of water. .
>>320732958
It only gets better!
Forgot in my first post
>Fucking absolute garbage 3d models for towns on the overworld.
for one, there's the visuals and amount of details/composition of the sprite
but what makes sprites really shine is proper and believable animation
honestly I have a feeling that OP's the only one who legitimately gives a shit about the overworld sprites
people play to see the battle sprites and those are alright
>>320733167
UNIEL.
>>320733771
>The battle sprites are alright
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwJq8VFEAcM
I don't remember My menu UIs looking like Mobile trash and having gian finger press tap buttons come up for me to insta-win.
>>320733487
jesus fucking christ
what game so i never even think about playing it
>>320733637
can we stop using the fucking hermit crab as the prime example
literally any street fighter 3 character's neutral animation would suffice
>>320734098
Final Fantasy 6 on steam
It's literally a port of the garbage mobile version.
>>320734128
why
>>320734098
Its the remake of FF6 for ios the original is loads better
>>320734040
>disliking the improved UI
you're trying so hard
>>320732351
Divine punishment for FFVI's fanbase butthurt over VII's popularity.
>>320734183
the ass is sufficient :)
>>320734183
Because
>>320734221
>Improved
Are you fucking kidding me? Its a translucent box in the same vein as a shitty RPGmaker default. You can't POSSIBLY think that looks good.
FF6 had the marbled blue texture for its original UI. Not this crap.
>>320733487
>>320733234
>UI is vector
>towns 3d models
>airship is nicely shaded sprite, albeit a bit blurry
>character is a mess of solid colors
>ground is abysmally low res comparatively
>ground has trees plastered on and then a tree in the town model
how does someone look at this and say "yeah that's good"
>>320734515
"It's not the retro art so it must automatically be better"
>>320734656
you just went full retard
dude
are you fucking blind or something?
its not because its retro, it just looks like shit
LOOK AT IT
>>320733487
>>320733234
I WANT OFF THIS RETARD RIDE
>>320734128
How about some AoF3?
>>320734040
Holy fuck they completely ruined that battles atmoshpere
>>320734221
The only improvement to the UI is the ability to let Cyan charge his sword techs while you issue commands to other characters, so he's not complete dogshit
Everything else about it is fucking terrible.
>>320734128
>is it sand or water?
>>320734889
>being unable to detect sarcasm
>>320734889
follow the quote chain, moron. Learn how to communicate on this website before actually attempting to
>>320734515
>how does someone look at this and say "yeah that's good
>>320734656
>"It's not the retro art so it must automatically be better"
quotation marks imply it's a response as if from the mouth of someone that worked on the port.
>>320734889
I put the sentence in quotation marks because it was the stock response people might give as a defense of the art. I don't defend this art at all.
![[Exiled-Destiny]_Gun_X_Sword_Ep26_(9885B595).mkv_snapshot_11.44_[2012.02.14_02.21.00].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/em7ggU4.jpg "[Exiled-Destiny]_Gun_X_Sword_Ep26_(9885B595).mkv_snapshot_11.44_[2012.02.14_02.21.00].jpg")
>>320734221
THAT SHIT IS NOT IMPROVED
>>320734341
>>320734950
>>320735260
it's simpler and more modern-looking. why are you getting so hot under the collar about a positive design change
>>320732351
>why FF6 on IOS looks so fucking shitty.
They took the existing sprites, scaled them up, force-shifted perspective by removing a leg and an arm from each sprite to try and make them flat 2d, and then recolored them in pastels.
They fucked up games that didn't need any visual touch-ups at all because they're fools.
>>320735382
>>320734221
Do you have nothing to contribute to the discussion? No uploads of pixelart, no recommendations of pixel artists?
>>320735382
>it's simpler
no. It's not
> why are you getting so hot under the collar about a positive design change
because it's not a positive change. I bet you are one of those fags who think Donte was an improvement over Dante
>>320735507
>>320735516
I'm contributing a voice of logic and reason. Y'all are letting your emotions cloud your judgment.
Pixel art is so fucking incredible when done right. I love it. I wish more companies or indie devs actually used pixel art WITH EFFORT instead of the lazy, generic indie pixel shit.
Cohesive artistic direction
Actual fucking hard work or atleast not the bare minimum
Defined lines that dont look like they were drawn with an oil pastelle then smeared with vaseline
The IOS ports look like garbage. They couldve used the snes/gba/ps1 sprites or couldve went the way of FF1,2 and 4 and redrawn them but stayed true to the originals
>>320735697
>except defending the FF6 iOS port is not illogical.
that is supposed to be
>except defending the FF6 iOS port is illogical.
>>320735697
you're right, it isn't. that's why I'm doing so.
>>320735603
The UI does less with more space. This is objectively bad design. Also, when porting from an original, you owe your design to the original. Sleek, translucent panes clash with the gritty and earthy textures of the source material. This is akin to giving a Lord of the Rings video game the UI from Phantasy Star Online.
There is little objectivity in UI design aside from screen space efficiency and this UI fails that.
>>320735696
If good pixel art were easy everyone would do it.
>>320735603
So you don't have any pixel art, you don't have any artists to link to, you don't have any constructive feedback on the OP, you don't have any anecdotes or other information related to the port mentioned in the OP? You don't have anything productive to provide.
>>320735808
>you're right, it isn't. that's why I'm doing so.
so you admit to being a shitposter by defending the FF6 iOSport
>>320735696
that scene is pretty cool
>>320735893
>4chan
>having to contribute anything
You seem to be delusional. Try playing some FFVI on a mobile device. The sheer quality of the user interface will help clear your mind.
>>320735696
There was a time in my childhood when I awaited the future of big budget, high resolution sprite-based games.
"They'll look as good as my favorite cartoons!"
>>320735919
I admit to no such thing. You said yourself that defending the FFVI iOS port is not illogical and have no proof that >>320735789 is you, and you can't provide any.
>>320735919
>>320736081
stfu nerds
post good pixel art
![24898-mario_pixel[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/dzbr0nJ.png "24898-mario_pixel[1].png")
how about filters though?
>>320733234
>>320733487
Disgusting
>>320736081
except that >>320735789 has a (You) on my screen
I would post a screencap but you could call it a photoshop.
>>320734908
That one looks pretty good.
>>320736179
nothing wrong with them. smooth vector curves vs. sharp pixel edges is a matter of personal taste
>>320736179
>>320732726
can you still do psycho cyan here?
>>320736236
no, please, continue to defend yourself and your shitty opinion. I invite you.
>>320736395
defend what? The fact that FF6 iOS port looks like total ass?
>>320736474
of course. you have no objective facts to back up that claim.
>>320732351
Sprite thread? Nice.
>>320736179
I've never seen a filter that looks better than the original to me. Usually anything they improve is offset by something else looking substantially worse.
>>320736564
>you have no objective facts to back up that claim.
Okay:
>>320734040
>>320733487
>>320733234
>>320732726
will you accept screencaps as "objective proof" that the FF6 iOS port is total ass?
>>320736005
>>320736716
No, because it is my subjective opinion that those are objectively good design choices. You can't win.but there are alternatives to fighting
>>320736978
Yeah, you can leave.
>>320736652
so glad darkstalkers was cancelled with their shit animations and character design.
Dumbasses honestly thought a Halloween fighter would be successful.
