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@Hooorse
11 ай бұрын
I think the one you liked the most looks very generic, but maybe that would be different with a fitting background. With only the logo, I think the 3rd fits the best.
@anonimowelwiatko9811
6 ай бұрын
Same
@andrewpullins8817
11 ай бұрын
The thing I don't like about all four logos is that all of the artists made castlemancer one uniform color. I would like to see the two words Castle and mancer separated by color, font, or even proper case CastleMancer.
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
Ya that could definitely help distinguish it a bit or make it more readable!
@hipunpun
11 ай бұрын
The gray one that you selected looks incredible!
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
Ya that hi-res pixel art is incredible!
@ElianeGameDev
11 ай бұрын
I heard a talk by Chris Zukowski, who is a specialist of marketing games and reviewing Steam page, and he said that even for pixel art games, it's usually better to have a non-pixel art capsule/title.
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
That's a great point, thanks for the comment!
@ringo2715
11 ай бұрын
The reasons you listed is pretty much why people tend to shy away from pixel art capsules. You can use pixel art for your title screen and gameplay but the capsule art doesn't have to match your games art. It's like an arcade marquee or a roadside billboard ad. It's a good idea to approach the capsule art as its own thing.
@ByteOfMichael
10 ай бұрын
Really good points, thanks!
@bazyt1
11 ай бұрын
All the artists did great quality work, but I agree with your top pick (matches the style, and stands out well when small).
@tottijoao
10 ай бұрын
Pixelart is not recomended for thumbnail art/logos. Just look at the most popular pixelart games: Celeste, Binding of Isaac, Vampire Survivors, Dead Cells, Wargroove, Moonstone Island. All of them use illustrations and a vector/painted logos (of course there are exceptions, like Stardew Valley or Terraria). Studies say that consumers perceive pixel thumbnails as low quality, so keep that in mind for your own game.
@ByteOfMichael
10 ай бұрын
Great note, I appreciate it!
@makeitsogames
11 ай бұрын
awesome devlog Michael!
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@techgoggles
11 ай бұрын
👏🏻 Great video!
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@G4laxyExtrem
11 ай бұрын
I think you should use the art that you made at the end but try to make it in pixel art to fit the art style of your game
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
That could work, I appreciate the comment!
@floramew
11 ай бұрын
I would never have thought 'vampire/gothic/etc' with the first logo. Even after you brought up the possibility, it's like... if I squint, I guess? If it had been red and black, or a lot of delicate aesthetic details, maybe, but not as is.
@floramew
11 ай бұрын
That said I think I dig the pixel art styled ones more, because they're giving the user a very immediate signal that the game is pixel art, too.
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
Ya I really like the aesthetic of the pixel art logos, but I think there was another comment here saying that its generally recommended to go with a non-pixel art logo
@therealgogo
11 ай бұрын
Broski gave them all different context and then ranked them as if they all had the same task. LoL gr8 vid tho
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
haha true, after each commission I was trying to give better context than the previous one
@therealgogo
11 ай бұрын
@@ByteOfMichael thanks for replying Michael! How can I connect with you so we share some knowledge and potentially spark a friendship even!?
@TimLeeLetsGo
11 ай бұрын
Good call on the logo ranking! Totally agree.. Adding the game character in there certainly makes a difference! Great video!
@MaximumAxiom
11 ай бұрын
I dont think its such a big deal that your logo is pixel art even if your game is, I think you're overthinking it. I would almost reverse your rankings for what stands out to me. Really for a logo you want the one that's most eye catching and you can iterate on making it stand out more on a small thumbnail. I definitely don't think the font and coloring on the logo you made fits, but its fine for a temp one.
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
That's a good callout!
@figxre516
11 ай бұрын
Whyd ya change ya name from marselluh?
@ByteOfMichael
10 ай бұрын
Its not super searchable, I felt like Byte of Michael was a bit more catchy!
@worstluck6113
11 ай бұрын
Bro I would’ve submitted one for free
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
haha cheers!
@Don-zo3ts
11 ай бұрын
Just change your art into pixel art
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
That has some potential haha
@TINJ_
11 ай бұрын
Did you tell all the artists that the Steam thumbnail was important?
@ByteOfMichael
11 ай бұрын
For some of them, I mentioned it in the commission conversation
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