Which R-Type explosions look better?

Xonatron · Post by **Xonatron** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:34 pm

R-Type I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxuI7cBFhQ#t=2m31s (stage 1 boss; ignore that boss breaks apart...)
R-Type I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxuI7cBFhQ#t=6m31s (stage 2 boss; ...because they all don't)
R-Type II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGHGnUoDy7I#t=2m35s (stage 1 boss)

Vote and explain why...

EDIT: Please don't sway your vote to R-Type I because the boss breaks apart. I think 3 votes on R-Type I were chosen for this. This poll is about the sprite explosions specifically, not boss deaths. I'm sorry I wasn't more specific.

Plastic · Post by **Plastic** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:11 pm

R-Type II. The first seems a bit "sluggish."

antron · Post by **antron** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:54 pm

I, because the boss at least breaks appart. In II, there are explosions and the boss just dissappears.

t0yrobo · Post by **t0yrobo** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:21 pm

I prefer 1, it's less obvious that there's only one or two explosion animations being used over and over.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:28 pm

II, because they look cooler.
and it's not like I'm biased towards II...

Zweihander · Post by **Zweihander** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:30 pm

antron wrote:I, because the boss at least breaks appart. In II, there are explosions and the boss just dissappears.

This, to the word.

indutrial · Post by **indutrial** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:45 am

I like 1 better, the colors have more variation. As well, the fade-to-black in 2 is somewhat anti-climactic in comparison.

Xonatron · Post by **Xonatron** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:11 am

Zweihander wrote:
antron wrote:I, because the boss at least breaks appart. In II, there are explosions and the boss just dissappears.
This, to the word.

Damn, that's two potentially wrong votes. It was (supposed to be) a poll about the sprite animation explosions specifically, not the boss death as a whole. I should have been more clear.

For example, the poll results should be the same had I shown you R-Type I's stage 3 boss that doesn't break apart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxuI7cBFhQ#t=6m31s

By the way, the R-Type II stage 1 boss does break apart, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGHGnUoDy7I#t=2m35s
But, nevermind, I see what you mean that they body of the boss breaks apart in R-Type I stage 1.

BrianC · Post by **BrianC** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:10 am

I like the explosions in 1 better. I like the mix of big and little explosions.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:32 am

1, since 2 just has effects on top of the boss before it vanishes.

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:37 am

I watched the stage 1 boss in R-Type 3, wow, it's going backwards in refinement :shock:

example

mmmmffff

Xonatron · Post by **Xonatron** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:02 am

Elixir wrote:1, since 2 just has effects on top of the boss before it vanishes.

As opposed to the boss breaking apart you mean? Read my previous post... I think I ruined the point of this survey by not being more clear.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 5:35 am

How to make awesome explosions

1. Lots of particle effects
2. Explosion sound that goes BOOOOOM
3. ???
4. Profit

Erinu · Post by **Erinu** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:30 am

Neither.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:19 pm

2 because brown rules

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:46 pm

I. Because they're chaotic as hell. II is pansyass.

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:02 am

Fenrir wrote:I. Because they're chaotic as hell. II is pansyass.

This exactly.