tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post1097183999887391534..comments2023-09-24T07:49:19.084-04:00Comments on Games By Design Has Moved!: New WIP Art Images For A Valley Without WindChristopher M. Parkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719365007524426389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-58411780599236472022013-01-25T00:19:06.652-05:002013-01-25T00:19:06.652-05:00My apologies! I misread - or, rather, I didn'...My apologies! I misread - or, rather, I didn't read enough! I just learned that Valley 2 won't be replacing AVWW. It's a bummer that AVWW won't be getting new updates, but it's nice to know that the game won't be being "overwritten" by Valley 2.<br /><br />Best of luck on Valley 2! I will keep on trying to get behind the game like I did AVWW. The continually improving gamepad support has gone a long way to keep me hopeful.Rich Basilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-48629178084980059352013-01-24T23:57:19.068-05:002013-01-24T23:57:19.068-05:00I thought the original art style was amazing. I h...I thought the original art style was amazing. I had never seen anything like it - not just in video games, but artistic direction regardless of medium. <br /><br />I even had a deep appreciation for the wonky attack animations. The bizarre poses done while attacking had a quirky charm about them. <br /><br />Some people knock how the game's appearance lacked uniformity. I always felt that the immediate incongruencies were only as jarring as a patchwork quilt with all of it's bohemian charm.<br /><br />The previous look really made me feel the concept of an existence comprised of tethered together realities. I never bothered to read any of the text in the game, because the look alone made me feel a ramshackle cohesion of the ages more so than the stabs at lore.<br /><br />It was a very refreshing design choice, and the fact that it was almost universally panned by critics showed me just how little I actually value the opinions of the better known reviewing sites.<br /><br />So, I'm really bummed out that things are changing. I mean, the new art is interesting enough - it should garner more wide spread acclaim, I think. And I am able to stand behind it if it draws more support for Arcen.<br /><br />However, I feel a huge personal loss knowing that the cartoony style is going to be replacing the one that I have come to really love. And I've got nothing against cartoony styling when it's innovative. But for AVWW, it just seems like an effort to be more widespread. <br /><br />The cartoony stuff for Valley 2 is acceptable, because it's a different game with more direction to it. The metagame has more initiative and the narrative of the game has a more traditional adherence to story telling conventions (there's a beginning, middle, and end; there is one well defined villain).<br /><br />I am sure that Valley 2 will shape up to be a great game. I have been with AVWW from back when it was supposed to be an isometric game - so I am well aware that Arcen can make drastic gameplay changes for the better. I have approached all of the AVWW updates in anticipation. And whenever I see a new Valley 2 update, I try it out, hoping that it can pull me into the game like AVWW.<br /><br />But Valley 2 is just too directed for my liking. AVWW is the kind of game that's well suited to just idling about in a happenstance mosaic of gameplay elements, something well reflected in the art. <br /><br />Valley 2 is more of a conventional game. Or, rather, it's much easier to say what kind of game it is. I'd say that it's a side scroller with a strategy metagame. I never feel like I do justice to AVWW unless I call it anything other than a game where you walk around and do things at your leisure.<br /><br />Again, I'm sure a lot of people will say that this is for the better. I just wanted to put out my own selfish views.<br /><br />In an ideal world, we'd be able to keep both art styles, and switch between them on the fly - but I was reading how unlikely that would be on account of hit boxes being modified and the like.Rich Basilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-18628709589593291122012-09-18T09:22:28.071-04:002012-09-18T09:22:28.071-04:00Looking amazing so far. I'm with Adam and I l...Looking amazing so far. I'm with Adam and I love the original style, but even so the new art direction looks amazing.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070438135229359577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439941893980599296.post-59563715910568524392012-09-17T14:51:32.001-04:002012-09-17T14:51:32.001-04:00I personally liked the old art style, but that stu...I personally liked the old art style, but that stuff is pretty sweetAdam Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809596758004216208noreply@blogger.com