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Title: About the font that is used in SOTN name enter screen
Post by: superDioplus on April 27, 2009, 08:54:40 AM

Is it "Old English Text MT" or "Blackletter 686"? Why are these two fonts so similar? Anyone can give me a history lesson on these two fonts? :-\

Blackletter 686
(http://www.fontscape.com/pictures/bitstream/Blackletter686.gif)
Old English Text MT
(http://www.identifont.com/samples/monotype-imaging/OldEnglishText.gif)

Title: Re: About the font that is used in SOTN name enter screen
Post by: Battler Ushiromiya on April 27, 2009, 09:40:54 AM

In Reply To #1

The two "N"s are different, so typing a capital N in the name select should tell you which font SotN uses.

As for the history to the fonts, I have no bloody clue. Sorry.

Title: Re: About the font that is used in SOTN name enter screen
Post by: Aridale on April 27, 2009, 10:22:13 AM

Doesnt look like either to me I think they used a custom font since they all had to be bitmap fonts anyway

http://spriters-resource.com/psx_ps2/cvsotn/sheet/3692

Title: Re: About the font that is used in SOTN name enter screen
Post by: Battler Ushiromiya on April 27, 2009, 12:21:00 PM

It's a custom or third font. The H used in SotN's name font is different than both fonts here - It looks closer to a capital H than a large lowercase H.

Title: Re: About the font that is used in SOTN name enter screen
Post by: Successor The Cruel on April 28, 2009, 11:33:56 PM

In Reply To #1

Aside from being gothic fonts, they are not similar, as far as fonts go. Almost all the capitol letters and numbers have plain as day differences. The lower case may, too, but I don't feel like looking at them that closely.