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Post by Kanly on Jul 4, 2015 10:21:51 GMT -5
I love the star background for the icon. My one concern with the sun in the background picture was that people would think it was a crusade game without knowing the context. Simple. Clear. Badass.
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Post by fallen on Jul 4, 2015 10:35:04 GMT -5
@kanly - thanks for the feedback. The change in BG gives us the sci-fi feel (space!) as well as helping us get control of the color palette.
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Post by contributor on Jul 4, 2015 17:21:43 GMT -5
Just got the 0.0.19 update. I have to say that I really liked the previous icon (the close up one that never made it as an actual app icon). The fact that it looked like oil-on-canvas really set it apart for me as a unique icon among the gazillion others you might see on Google Play. It really said "This app is different in a very classy way," like you might be opening up a very old and very good book. Also the shadow on the front of the knight sets a great grim tone. The new one just looks very cartoony to me and not so unique. The contrast is too high for my liking and it's not entirely clear that he's holding a sword. It also looks blurry on my device. So that's without seeing the one i like really small. Maybe that would change my opinion, but I did really like it's style.
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Post by fallen on Jul 4, 2015 17:26:01 GMT -5
contributor - thanks for the feedback on the new draft! We're trying a number of different styles to see what works best. The icon is probably the most important piece of art in the game, so we've got to be sure to get something that has the right appeal.
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Post by ntsheep on Jul 4, 2015 18:13:13 GMT -5
Some of us are still waiting for Narvidians in fishnet stockings  |
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Jul 4, 2015 19:19:23 GMT -5
Just got the 0.0.19 update. I have to say that I really liked the previous icon (the close up one that never made it as an actual app icon). The fact that it looked like oil-on-canvas really set it apart for me as a unique icon among the gazillion others you might see on Google Play. It really said "This app is different in a very classy way," like you might be opening up a very old and very good book. Also the shadow on the front of the knight sets a great grim tone. The new one just looks very cartoony to me and not so unique. The contrast is too high for my liking and it's not entirely clear that he's holding a sword. It also looks blurry on my device. So that's without seeing the one i like really small. Maybe that would change my opinion, but I did really like it's style. I wouldn't say it looks cartoonish, but I do prefer the other close up |
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Post by Kanly on Jul 5, 2015 8:24:03 GMT -5
2 more thoughts on the new icon. The biggest bright spot is at the bottom of his armor, near his crotch, drawing attention there.
I do like the feel of the first icon more, I just think the picture should have something to indicate the game is not about the crusades. In the zoomed out version he held a gun, which solved this issue for me.
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Post by contributor on Jul 5, 2015 11:02:40 GMT -5
Or conversely you could make them look more like the crusaders and see if you can spark some sort of controversy so that people become aware of your game. Maybe you're not willing to go that far to get people to look at your game though. This all gets me thinking about so much. What are the historians going to have to say about the great xeno funeral pyre lit by the templars? After all, the Star Traders are the ones coming to the xenos corner of quadrant and if the things can make space traveling ships you would expect to be able to negotiate with them. Have we tried sitting down and talking with them yet!?!?!? ( dayan need a side cartoon project?). I feel like I need to alert somebody before this becomes another in a long line of genocides. |
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Post by fallen on Jul 5, 2015 11:16:36 GMT -5
The biggest bright spot is at the bottom of his armor, near his crotch, drawing attention there. Lol, yes, I noticed how the light hits that spot so brightly a little while after publishing |
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Jul 5, 2015 11:27:59 GMT -5
Since it is a mech suit, there wouldn't really be anything there tho, right???
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Post by fallen on Jul 5, 2015 11:40:00 GMT -5
Just plated armor protecting vital systems living in the core of the suit. New subject |
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Post by ntsheep on Jul 5, 2015 12:16:18 GMT -5
Just plated armor protecting vital systems living in the core of the suit.New subject You give us a golden comedic opportunity and expect the Kingdom of Derail to not say anything. Oh all right, I'm sure everyone else can fill in the blanks |
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Post by fallen on Jul 10, 2015 1:42:01 GMT -5
I figured out why the icon was soo blurry. I accidentally resized everything off, so the devices are resizing again. Ugly town.
The next update will include a new icon design.
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Post by contributor on Jul 11, 2015 6:33:31 GMT -5
I like this new one better. It has the same flavor as the in game art, which the previous one didn't seem to match right. I'm wondering a little bit about the choice of the Hydra as the BF poster-child. I do love the Hydra's, but their armor somehow evokes the idea of a gorilla in armor, for me. On my small screen his "mouth" also looks very round which gives an odd impression.
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Post by Brutus Aurelius on Jul 11, 2015 6:46:09 GMT -5
Neptune for the win.
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