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[Amigo Bandito Crujiente]

The in-game backgrounds will be significantly less photo-realistic than the main menu, to fit the sprites that have already been made, as well as the spirit of the game.

Menus should always be eye catching. static images don't draw as much attention as moving ones, or fully animated gameplay. Because of this, static imagery must be more complex than animation to maintain viewer attention.


Conversely, a complex moving image can never be fully appreciated, and is best left in a simpler form.

[Gruso]

Great artwork, great design philosophy, great username.

[Butterman]

Very impressive Artwork. It is an Inspiring style, somehow between Lord of the Rings and World of Warcraft I wonder, in what direction this game will go.

What's really important I guess is that the graphic style in whole game matches. If the in-game graphic can be made in a similar style as what you posted it would be quite impressive.
That graphic should also depends of what the creator of the game intended I guess. Your graphic somehow feel a lok "darker".

Yupp, Photo-realisic maybe is to realistic, nothing beats old fasioned Pixel-Art. But I'm sure, the Artist is able to bring everything together to a fitting Style. I already can see many beautiful graphic Layers, Parallax-Overkill in the background.

I think the style would fit perfectly with some modifications, pixel art is good'n'all but decent digital painting gives a much much better finish.

[Amigo Bandito Crujiente]

To an extent, I agree with you, butterman.

However, I have been working on this project now for barely 24 hours, It would be rude of me to ask Marko to start from scratch, which is what would would have to happen to get photorealistic graphics.


Panjoust is still young, there is plenty of opportunity for change and plenty of time to let it happen. I don't want to be the rogue artist that snatches the reins from the hands of the people who have already worked very hard on this game. It is predominately THEIR work that I am doing here, not my own.

Anyway, THIS...

Is curently how the graphics are looking on my end of the pipe. Ignore the magenta, I have close to no idea how to work with indexed .png, which I will have to pick up as I go

Both the clouds and the mountain will animate dynamically based on which direction you are traveling and there will be another mountain range, farther away, but that will take time.


From the sprites currently in my possession, it looks like marko has planned for both indoor(A castle ) and outdoor levels.


This is going to be awesome, but, artistically, I have only figured for the outdoor colorwork.

The three color pallets that will work best for the current set of sprites are the mountain one (best match)

A night sky might look like this

It will have animated clouds of course, maybe some star twinkle effects, hell if I know.


And a close match, although there would be some conflict, would be an very red equatorial sunrise like this

Complete with animating banyan trees and other savanna shrubbery

Please note that most of this might not make it into development. If the poor people at Penjin had to code in everything that comes out of my brain, you guys would be waiting a LONG LOOOONG time for the final game.


Panjoust is going places.
Get on board.

[pupnik]

To an extent, I agree with you, butterman.

However, I have been working on this project now for barely 24 hours, It would be rude of me to ask Marko to start from scratch, which is what would would have to happen to get photorealistic graphics.
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Panjoust is going places.
Get on board.

Moar panjoust pls. Change 'falling' animation to be more gravity-accelerated, lower initial downward speed. Also suggest dropping the ambitious level plans for starters -- instead work to dial-in a really good Joust-style gameplay .

I'd sure like something like this for nokia n810 and n900. Was going to do it myself but why duplicate the work.

[Amigo Bandito Crujiente]

Also suggest dropping the ambitious level plans for starters

That's probably wise, but what do you expect me to do? twiddle my thumbs while the rest of the guys have all the fun?

Though you are right, It would be a shame if I ended up burning myself out with my overachieving before I can actually help with the real work.


I've always been a bit of a dreamer, you'll have to forgive me.

[Xenu]

The game looks like a lot of fun, and the new graphics makes me wan't to play it even more. Will there be any power-ups in the game?

Edited by Xenu, 20 January 2010 - 10:46 AM.

[PokeParadox]

Please note that most of this might not make it into development. If the poor people at Penjin had to code in everything that comes out of my brain, you guys would be waiting a LONG LOOOONG time for the final game.

Thanks for that consideration, but please if you have feature suggestions you can leave them on the Penjin GoogleCode page.

Also I haven't said so previously, but awesome work! This is why I love homebrew collaboration.

[MarkoeZ]

love it

love it

love it...

Don't hold back, allmost everything is possible. And if not, we'll make it work!!
Talking about work, have to go do some now, but ill be active tonight.

Cheers!!

[fusion_power]

I think the style would fit perfectly with some modifications, pixel art is good'n'all but decent digital painting gives a much much better finish.

yupp, this image looks promising:


No "classic" pixel-Art in the background but also no Photo-realisitc style. Looks hand drawn like Bob Ross usualy did "Happy Little Clouds" and of course "Happy Little Mountains"
Very nice. ^^

[MarkoeZ]

Well i implemented some of the new amazing graphics by Amigo, made some extra layers, did some other stuff, and, look for yourself:

Latest Panjoust video. Really, it's a change...

Obviously the cages, weird BG stuff, and main menu in the end, are under development.

[Amigo Bandito Crujiente]

Well i implemented some of the new amazing graphics by Amigo, made some extra layers, did some other stuff, and, look for yourself:

Latest Panjoust video. Really, it's a change...

Obviously the cages, weird BG stuff, and main menu in the end, are under development.

I love it.

I think I should crank out some higher resolution versions of these backgrounds. I'll get you a .zip of some of the more recent work ASAP, so you don't have to pull the failres images out of my posts here.

[Tripmonkey_uk]

That looks fantastic.
The backgrounds and menu look like they will fit perfectly when fully implemented

[Prometheus]

*Gorgeous*! It looks so incredibly polished already. Excellent work, all.

I can't wait to try it out.

[Bosbeetle]

Nice video makoez

he'j mooi 'edaan.