New Graphick Bad/Good

[glennrieck]

Not "too curvy", just curvier than were used to.

Besides, give Spelunker a whole new reason to want to rescue her.

[Kirby Lord]

We're bordering trouble here.

What does everyone think of the pots?

[Arucard]

They are too big, but I think they'll probably be scaled back a bit along with some other stuff. Since carrying things in PC Spelunky basically just draws the item in front of you, already kind of obscuring the player, I wonder if there is a carrying animation or something so he really changes into a "holding" state.

[Dan MacDonald]

As a long time fan of Nun'n'Gun, this game is nothing like it. 

[astrospoon]

Whoa... Nun'n'Gun! Didn't think I would see THAT mentioned here. Besides.... of COURSE Spelunky is nothing like it- I didn't have anything to do with designing Spelunky!

[Haunted Herring]

The only thing that puts me off is how the terrain looks like separate blocks slotted together if you get what I mean. I liked how the ground looks like one solid mass.
Although that might be just temporary, I'm remembering the lighting effects and how they were made, is that why the blocks look like that?

[Baekara]

I always saw her as an allusion to Willie from Temple of Doom, kind of a typical damsel in distress type. In which case both gripes actually fit the character but this

...she is too curvy.

is clearly written by a woman. Though I wonder how noticeable the sprite details will really be.

In response to this and all the other Curvy conversation I think she's too curvy as well, and in fact, makes her look rather boring to me because of it. Lets stick her in a red dress, give her flowing blonde hair, large breasts, and nice legs, yeah seen it too much, its not creative in the least, basically Jessica Rabbit with Barbie's head. Im not saying that Curvy is a bad thing (I am after all a male) but throwing it all together in that combination makes for an uninteresting and generic costume, at least her face is unique.

As for the graphics in general I dislike them, the lighting thing is neat but the doesnt feel like there is enough contrast between the colors of things, the art style also bothers me but its too much to ask that they redo everything.

In the end, I dont really care. My biggest concern with the game is that Derek checks the forums and takes people's criticism and their wants seriously, I mean we have tons of wishlists going on right now that he needs to pay attention to, like the Achievement Unlocked thread.

Egh, I hope he plans on at least porting it to PSN after XBLA because i mean, whats a wasted opportunity, his first (?) console game and he might miss the chance to make as much money as he could because not everyone has an xbox. Of course I wouldnt expect it to be out right away with the xbox ver but cant someone take the time to learn how to reprogram it to fit the other system?

TL;DR Unnecessary Ranting

[Arucard]

Considering he's programming it in XNA, a port to PSN would mean starting from scratch, again. I doubt that's too much of a problem especially if it does well on 360, but as stated before, don't expect it within weeks of the first release. Graphics are also still under construction, as I assume is the whole game, and even if he doesn't have a lot to say here, I'm sure Derek takes a lot of the discussion into account. He did add the ice blocks to the Dice house after all.

[Kirby Lord]

Man us Wii owners are getting screwed over in terms of Spelunky.
I guess we are getting Cave Story and La-Mulana though.

[/offtopic]

The graphics I like a lot though. They have a nice clean feel to them. I can't wait to see the rest of the game.

[Baekara]

You already have Cavestory though

[Arucard]

You mean Spelunky?

[Baekara]

You mean Spelunky?

Not really, see...

I guess we are getting Cave Story and La-Mulana though.

Cave Story
Nicalis
2D Platformer
Release: Mar 22, 2010 »
ESRB: Everyone 10+

It's out, therefore he "has" it (maybe not own it, but it's there).

[Arucard]

I see what you meant, just a grammar issue because he said "getting". I really want La-Mulana though. Okay, enough of this off-topicedness!

[Baekara]

He also said we're so yeah

back on topic, discus the new alien sprite here as well

I think the design of the alien show that the sprites we've seen so far really are still beta, I dont think they match perfectly, the alien looks more polished... I think
who else takes this as a sign of hope? that.. one day... we will no longer have to look at ugly pots again?