Some thoughts about new tiles.
Posted: Thursday, 8th February 2018, 08:17
Roctavian is surely a great tile artist, but I think some tiles should be tweaked a bit. Maybe it looks like a "I don't want new tiles give me my favourite old tiles!!!", but I just want to discuss good decisions made while drawing old tiles that was lost in the new ones.
Cacodemon always was something fat, nasty and abominable - it reflects it's malmutating essence. The new shows it a bit "impy". Also cacodemon was color-coded with yellow and easily distinguishable among other monsters, now it lost it's unique appearance. Also it looks a bit like . Caco should be fatter and have more yellow pixels.
Ice fiend . The old looks more powerful: easily-distinguishable strong wings, torso of a power-lifter, all this details inflicts tremble upon player when you meet it in Ice Cave or see 4-5 fiends coming for you near the Antaeus hut. The new is a bit messy: bent knees and spikes on hands hides the strength of a demon.
don't have mosquito-like legs, now it looks like flying worm.
is a dried and dancing version of a . It should stop dancing. And wear a long robe. Previous was awesome in long robe.
And please, make more like ! It's a KILLER!!
Cacodemon always was something fat, nasty and abominable - it reflects it's malmutating essence. The new shows it a bit "impy". Also cacodemon was color-coded with yellow and easily distinguishable among other monsters, now it lost it's unique appearance. Also it looks a bit like . Caco should be fatter and have more yellow pixels.
Ice fiend . The old looks more powerful: easily-distinguishable strong wings, torso of a power-lifter, all this details inflicts tremble upon player when you meet it in Ice Cave or see 4-5 fiends coming for you near the Antaeus hut. The new is a bit messy: bent knees and spikes on hands hides the strength of a demon.
don't have mosquito-like legs, now it looks like flying worm.
is a dried and dancing version of a . It should stop dancing. And wear a long robe. Previous was awesome in long robe.
And please, make more like ! It's a KILLER!!