What is the best health indicator in vidya?
>>341406751
>7
The screen getting smeared with strawberry jam as you take damage.
A number. Other indicators aren't precise enough.
I prefer units like the megaman cubes, castlevania one health or Kirby's health.
It's just easier. Unless it's an rpg in that case i want a number so i can autisticly gauge my health to minimize wasting potions.
I like health bars personally. It always feels really good when you clutch out a victory and your butt cheeks are clenched together super hard when you have so little hp the whole bar is black but you are still alive.
>>341406751
>Health bar + HP count combo
Looks optimal to me. Bonus points if the health bar changes color. If it's an FPS, then the screen has to flash upon taking damage.
I think tf2 had the best one I've seen
I want to be able to tell how badly im hurt without having to look at the bar. Peripherals should be enough to tell me I'm really damaged. Bars aren't descriptive enough in the peripheral.
>>341406751
Current health/max Health in numbers over a bar. That way a quick glance at the bar will give you a rough idea of much HP you have, and if you need accurate information you can read the numbers.
>>341407436
Dead Space's UI gets me hard
I don't know why but I really like the Dishonored Mana and HP indicators
I still love it.
>>341407793
I was always bugged by how it's referred to as "Mana". It's a very common term but there's a bunch of unique shit to do with powers but they still call it that.
But the UI is very good across the board.
>>341407436
How does Isaac keep track of his own health though?
>>341406895
but a number isn't a good indicator after several digits
bars color coded by percentage of varying lengths with a number abbreviated to no more than 4 characters is the best
>>341406751
>>341408195
Little monitor on his chest.
>>341407436
can be hard to differentiate when you're at full or near full though
Premium: Life points ala Castlevania and other classic games
Standard: Life meter
Stundard+: Life meter with number
Acceptable: A number
Unacceptable: Lifebars that do pic related
>game has health and energy bars
>eventually you find out everything up to this point has been a simulation
>from now on there is no HUD at all
>you have to pause if you want to know how much health you have
(spoiler)BREAKDOWN(/spoiler)
>>341408494
If you pressctrl sit makes a spoiler box for you
Health Indicator systems
God tier
>Integrated with player (Dead Space)
Good tier
>Same as okay, but stylized to be something other than just a plain bar (Diablo)
>Hearts (LoZ, Minecraft)
Okay tier
>Numbers (Half Life, DOOM)
>Bar with numbers (WoW, Morrowind)
Shit tier
>Bars with no numbers (Metal Gear Solid, Dark Souls)
>Strawberry jam on screen (CoD, Battlefield)
>>341408692
shit, my olga bar is getting low
>>341408267
WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO HIM??
>>341408341
>Life meter with number
>displaying the same information twice
>wasting screen space
>>341408713
I know I can't do anything about it but please don't spoonfeed kudasai
>>341408713
Not on PC, don't understand I've never tried to spoiler on this device
>>341409072
You used parenthesis to do spoilers you need brackets
[spoiler
not
(spoiler
>>341407331
I prefer this one.
>>341408887
Battlefield has numbers tho
mario's size
>>341408956
snake bit him probably
>>341409039
in an rpg with multiple party character having a lifebar and a number is very useful
your tank could be at half health but have 10,000 HP but your wizard who's also at half health only has 1,000 HP
