I Need Feedback on my Title Screen

[Juan J. Sánchez]

I thought perhaps I'd make a new thread for people to give me feedback on my title screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0GBzGyJ29I

I need to know everything possibly wrong with it. Is it too grey? Are the graphics suitable for the atmosphere? What kind of music should it have (if any)? Are the transitions too abrupt? Anything.

 

[candle]

Please post a screen shot, not a video if you want critiques on you title screen.

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

I'll post a couple of screenshots, but it's really not the same. It's not static, like most title screens.

 

[regi]

I don't see a problem with a video if it's animated, candle.
Overall it's not bad, though a tad too grey and colorless (this really depends on the mood/theme of the game, though, and the RTP graphics probably aren't conveying it accurately). It would be alright if the mood was bleary or lifeless. I'm not too fond of the random fog/overlay, it's rather distracting and doesn't add much; tone it down or remove it. Otherwise, everything looks smooth.

 

[candle]

sorry, i didn't know it was animated since the youtube link embed is broken and i didn't feel like copy/pasting the url. i just assumed it was like any other title.

 

[Star]

The Fog makes it look hideous! The Music also needs to be muted. At least put a song on there not everybody will recognize, and I'm ashamed to say I do recognize it. I love the pictures and the menus and the way they move

The one thing I have to nit pick about it is that the save file shouldn't have a picture of the map saved on the back. It should be in the middle of the save file instead, or put faces of the current party members and lvls

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

I fixed the link. For some reason, the youtube embedding is not working.

Overall it's not bad, though a tad too grey and colorless (this really depends on the mood/theme of the game, though, and the RTP graphics probably aren't conveying it accurately). It would be alright if the mood was bleary or lifeless. I'm not too fond of the random fog/overlay, it's rather distracting and doesn't add much; tone it down or remove it. Otherwise, everything looks smooth.

Well, I must admit the game is still on a pretty early stage right now. But in my head, I'm picturing a bleak world with dark, grayish tones, deep sounding music and still ambiance. I still haven't done much for the graphics right now, so I used RTP for the video. Do not worry. That will be changed.

The Fog makes it look hideous! The Music also needs to be muted. At least put a song on there not everybody will recognize, and I'm ashamed to say I do recognize it. I love the pictures and the menus and the way they move

I guess the overall consensus is the fog should be removed. No arguments there. The music was more for the video, so that it wouldn't be silent. I still haven't decided whether I should have music or not. What do you think?

The one thing I have to nit pick about it is that the save file shouldn't have a picture of the map saved on the back. It should be in the middle of the save file instead, or put faces of the current party members and lvls

Really? You don't like it? What I thought would be cool about it is to jump directly into the game from the load screen, like a soft transition. It is also supposed to help the gamer remember where he left the game. What if I make the image gray or sepia toned? Would that help?

 

[Star]

Really? You don't like it? What I thought would be cool about it is to jump directly into the game from the load screen, like a soft transition. It is also supposed to help the gamer remember where he left the game. What if I make the image gray or sepia toned? Would that help?

Well. I see what you're trying to get there. But if someone was to go really fast through the list it would give them a headache if they had a lot of save files. To see all the backgrounds flash with inconsistency. Maybe I'm just pickin' Maybe grey will help, to blend in more with the background. It's worth a shot I guess. Also toning down on opacity

Also, as long as it's your own music or music we don't recognize and give us a weird tingling feeling then it's fine, if not, make it silent for testing purposes

 

[BlueScope]

On a side note regarding VirtualDub: The program didn't always support screen recording, and therefore logically wasn't planned as a screen capture program. That's why you won't usually find it in lists like this, and frankly, even people having the program sometimes aren't aware of the feature. I'm prety sure it's been added in v3+, however it might've been included in v2+ already...