The Dark Knight [ wip ]

[XeNoMoRPH]

New upcoming game for CPC from Mananuk !!!!

video: https://files.fm/u/yrddwqjv8e#/view/m3gh2d72hb

[Gryzor]

That's a cute crusader😊

[cwpab]

Military themed game, 1980s:



Military themed game, 2020s:



Batman game, 1980s:



Batman game, 2020s:



Vampire themed game, 1980s:



Vampire themed game, 2020s:



It seems the cuteness has invaded CPC game graphics. Whether or not that's positive would be a good topic for a lengthy debate.

[dodogildo]

New upcoming game for CPC from Mananuk !!!!

video: https://files.fm/u/yrddwqjv8e#/view/m3gh2d72hb

Will it have ingame music?

[XeNoMoRPH]

New upcoming game for CPC from Mananuk !!!!
video: https://files.fm/u/yrddwqjv8e#/view/m3gh2d72hb

Will it have ingame music?

In principle only in the menu and between phases

[Gryzor]

Military themed game, 1980s:



Military themed game, 2020s:



Batman game, 1980s:



Batman game, 2020s:



Vampire themed game, 1980s:



Vampire themed game, 2020s:



It seems the cuteness has invaded CPC game graphics. Whether or not that's positive would be a good topic for a lengthy debate.

It's not only cuteness. The sprite size difference also makes a difference in what you put on the screen and in gameplay. 

Also consider that people didn't necessarily know how to draw distinctive sprites with fewer pixels back then. The first successful ones were -what, Lemmings and Sensi/MegaLoMania?

[abalore]

Certainly for a subject like Batman I would expect a darker mood. It's true there are many 8x16 sprite games recently, maybe because using the same engines. The same with loading screens, they share the same pixel-perfect, clean, cartoonish style (not the case in this game, apparently)

Anyway, this game seems to have some interesting mechanics, like the returning batarang. With well designed levels it can be a good game.

[cwpab]

Yeah, I have also complained in the past about sprites being too big in some games not allowing players too see s**t while scrolling. 

But it's also true that you can technically make small sprites without them having to be chibi/super deformed:



So yeah... I blame manga!