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The Castlevania Dungeon Forums => Fan Stuff => Topic started by: Dengo vlad tepes on June 15, 2011, 02:06:57 PM
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Actually i'm working on Castlevania 1999 war fan game so please tell me your opinion of the main menu design
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi872.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab290%2FDENGO-ZERO%2Fintro-2.png&hash=b9e8dffc2784d1d115b9250d382d32d587756256)
I'm not done of it . . .
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Ooh. That looks pretty nice. And I like the usage of HD's Julius art. The "1999 War" part should be a different color, or at least have some sort of effect to make it more visible.
I suggest calling the game "Castlevania: Demon Castle Wars" or something.
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This might be a bit harsh sounding, but good critique usually is.
Where's the CV logo from? I like it.
*Overall it looks rather haphazardly slapped together because everything has a different style. It needs better composition, too.
*The 'New game' font looks out of place, and it generally looks better to either use all caps, all lowercase, or cap both words.
*Can barely see '1999 War'.
*Needs a better title. 'Castlevania: 1999 War' is bland and uninteresting.
The best part of this so far is the logo.
If you concentrate on working around that logo and complimenting it this could come out awesome.
I look forward to seeing the next version.
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Oh yeah, TBH, here's what your Julius will look like. No outline and color edited. I might add gloves to make it resemble his HD artwork, which you're using.
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fserio.piiym-net.com%2FCVBla%2Ftxtboard%2Fsrc%2Fjedit.png&hash=83b211b6abc67d41fcc65041a1aa18ce22aaf99f)
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I have one reservation about that artwork. Shouldn't Julius look... younger? The game does take place 36 years earlier. That's a big gap.
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As long as he keeps his beard, I'm okay with however he looks. :3
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I changed some stuffs on the Menu thx guys for the notes ;D
I agree his beard rocks ! but i guess i should make it shorter ?
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I agree his beard rocks ! but i guess i should make it shorter ?
I imagine Julius rather than having a full beard, he has a scruff kinda like Gabriel or Solid Snake in MGS2. But that's just me. It'd be pretty cool to get your own art done for this game. I can draw, but I can't scan it since I'm technologically-retarded and I don't know how to hook up my scanner. :3
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One more suggestion. I love the new font, but maybe give it a thin black outline so it doesn't blend into the background as much.
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Hmmm...i'll let my friend make his job with that i know he will do it
tell me what do you think of the menu now ?
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The new menu looks pretty nice. You should take a gold outline similar to the one on the Castlevania logo and put it around the "Demon Castle Wars" part. And yeah, the thin black outline could go around the rest of the next. It'll really make it pop out there.
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A menu doesn't make a fan game. Anyone can make a menu, but only an exceptional few can make a game. Let's see some in game shots.
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A menu doesn't make a fan game. Anyone can make a menu, but only an exceptional few can make a game. Let's see some in game shots.
Maybe he doesn't have it yet? It's working on it little by little. Starting with a menu.
Or so I assume.
Oh yeah, until I get the sprites done, TBH, you might wanna use Julius's DoS sprites as a placeholder.
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A menu doesn't make a fan game. Anyone can make a menu, but only an exceptional few can make a game. Let's see some in game shots.
wait i'm working little by little and i must make badass styles starting from the main menu
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Maybe he doesn't have it yet? It's working on it little by little. Starting with a menu.
Or so I assume.
Oh yeah, until I get the sprites done, TBH, you might wanna use Julius's DoS sprites as a placeholder.
maybe i'll release the demo with DOS sprites
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I think you should rescale Julius. He got squashed a bit. The menu font kinda blends into the background too.
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I have one reservation about that artwork. Shouldn't Julius look... younger? The game does take place 36 years earlier. That's a big gap.
I was think this as I looked at the menu too. A much younger Julius Belmont would be a good thing for the title screen. If you are going to use the Julius sprites for DoS then I recommend you fix them up a bit since they are somewhat amateurish looking and with the black border on them, it looks just god-awful. And don't forget to give him a proper Vampirekiller whip. Not that cheap, lifeless imitation they used in DoS ;)
The title screen does look nice though. Keep it up!
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I have one reservation about that artwork. Shouldn't Julius look... younger? The game does take place 36 years earlier. That's a big gap.
I was think this as I looked at the menu too. A much younger Julius Belmont would be a good thing for the title screen. If you are going to use the Julius sprites for DoS then I recommend you fix them up a bit since they are somewhat amateurish looking and with the black border on them, it looks just god-awful. And don't forget to give him a proper Vampirekiller whip. Not that cheap, lifeless imitation they used in DoS ;)
The title screen does look nice though. Keep it up!
The DoS sprites are only to be placeholders. I'm reworking Julius for him already. I'm removing the outline and recoloring his outfit to look not so amateurish. I'm also using new whip graphics. ^^
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SWEET!!! :D
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If you look on the first page of this thread you'll see some of the reworked Julius sprites. However, those are sprites done by Serio, with slight modifications by me. I'm just finishing up the whole sheet.
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Claimh will do a great job on julius and i will do a great job on the game as well ^___^
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Looked, but couldn't see any. If there's a link then it isn't noticeable. Link please?
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Looked, but couldn't see any. If there's a link then it isn't noticeable. Link please?
I dunno how you missed it, but here it is again.
EDIT: Removed link.
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I dunno how you missed it, but here it is again.
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fserio.piiym-net.com%2FCVBla%2Ftxtboard%2Fsrc%2Fjedit.png&hash=83b211b6abc67d41fcc65041a1aa18ce22aaf99f)
Click here if you don't see it again (http://serio.piiym-net.com/CVBla/txtboard/src/jedit.png)
Wow. that was not what I expected. Very interesting at all despite the lack of any sprites... that site is definitely a keeper.
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Wow. that was not what I expected. Very interesting at all despite the lack of any sprites... that site is definitely a keeper.
Oh, derp. I keep forgetting Serio's site is unable to be hotlinked from here (that's where the sheet was uploaded). >.< I dunno why it turns into a porn site of all things.
Here you go, check the attachment.
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Its not a porn site. Its a "moan your IP adress site" which is just plain amusing.
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Its not a porn site. Its a "moan your IP adress site" which is just plain amusing.
Eh, it looks close enough. :P Well, there you go. How do you like the sprites?
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Very nice! Waaayyy better than the DoS sprites.
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Eh, it looks close enough. :P Well, there you go. How do you like the sprites?
pretty good. I never understood why Julius had such bad sprites in DoS. Even the mos amateur spiter knows never to have a solid black outline on a sprite, ever. (though Juste's blue outline is definitely the worse offender)
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though Juste's blue outline is definitely the worse offender
That combined with Maxim's red outline. :P
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Those Julius sprites are way better then DoS'. Can't wait to see the rest :)
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Those Julius sprites are way better then DoS'. Can't wait to see the rest :)
Thank you very much. ^^
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Great job , loved the sprites it looks way better than DOS :P
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though Juste's blue outline is definitely the worse offender
That combined with Maxim's red outline. :P
How about these?
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uploadgeek.com%2Fimage-35B0_4C2EFF6E.jpg&hash=34d18a7ded6d631a89197084b39d6d431027b45a)
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1046.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb464%2FPemburu_Vampir%2F1284450456.png&hash=e586a8a0ac38730440d7db3c3491975b0dd2ffac)
I made the hack of it a year ago.
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How about these?
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uploadgeek.com%2Fimage-35B0_4C2EFF6E.jpg&hash=34d18a7ded6d631a89197084b39d6d431027b45a)
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1046.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb464%2FPemburu_Vampir%2F1284450456.png&hash=e586a8a0ac38730440d7db3c3491975b0dd2ffac)
I made the hack of it a year ago.
Oh yeah, I have this hack. I always play it over the original game.
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Oh yeah, I have this hack. I always play it over the original game.
The original sucks isn't? Lol anyway, I have it updated some months ago. If you want it, go to the original thread for the Download link:
http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=2572.msg47031#msg47031
^ It's the CVHoD next gen Alucard hack thread. So yeah, I sort of hijacked DarkPrinceAlucard thread back when I was a newbie here. Lol
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The original sucks isn't? Lol anyway, I have it updated some months ago. If you want it, go to the original thread for the Download link:
http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=2572.msg47031#msg47031
^ It's the CVHoD next gen Alucard hack thread. So yeah, I sort of hijacked DarkPrinceAlucard thread back when I was a newbie here. Lol
Well, it's not that the original game sucks, cuz I rather like HoD. It's just the outline annoys the hell outta me. I'll check out your update. ^^
On an ontopic note, Julius's sprite is actually almost ready. I just need to make some stair animations and he'll be finished! :D