batistabus
Smash Journeyman
First, I want to preface this by saying this is not a big deal. This does not bother me, and this does not make me think less of PM. This is just something I think would make it look better and have a more cohesive style.
I know that the victory screen in PM is meant to look more like the Melee one, but I feel it is a bad compromise between the two. In my opinion it is a clash between two different styles, and here are the problems I see with it.
-Characters stand in a big black void, but the camera moves as if it is a 3D world (as opposed to Melee where the camera was stationary and characters just moved in front of the camera). In Brawl, the 3D looked "fine" because it seemed like a plausible space to exist in. In Melee, the black worked because it was a 2D space, and it didn't actually look as if characters were existing in that place; they seemed more like the photo renders that would be used for basketball players or something like that.
-The music. The music is very cheery and up-beat (and annoying, but that's beside the point), and it doesn't go well with a blank background. Also, in Melee when I want to take a break from Smash, my friends and I tend to leave the TV on so we can just pick up controllers and play again whenever we want. For PM(/Brawl), the TV needs to be muted or turned off because we don't want to hear that song constantly, so that's just an extra step away from playing again. This also creates extra noise pollution at tournaments, since after matches, TVs tend to be left on this screen.
I have 3 suggestions:
1. Make it as closer to Melee: Make the camera stationary (not zoom in, not move around the character), make the characters stand in a 2D line next to eachother (not like in the 3D space where the winner is closest to the screen and the loser is farther) because I doubt it would be possible to put them in a small box like Melee, and turn off the music.
2. Do the above, but add more PM flair. Instead of just plain black background, use the blue/purple/black PM texture that appears in the loading screens. http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb218/justinbatista12/background_zpsaf9a8476.png
3. Leave it 3D, but make the background less of an eyesore than the Brawl one (also turn off the music). Maybe something like Smash 64?
What do you think? Are there any changes you would like to see in the victory screen?
I know that the victory screen in PM is meant to look more like the Melee one, but I feel it is a bad compromise between the two. In my opinion it is a clash between two different styles, and here are the problems I see with it.
-Characters stand in a big black void, but the camera moves as if it is a 3D world (as opposed to Melee where the camera was stationary and characters just moved in front of the camera). In Brawl, the 3D looked "fine" because it seemed like a plausible space to exist in. In Melee, the black worked because it was a 2D space, and it didn't actually look as if characters were existing in that place; they seemed more like the photo renders that would be used for basketball players or something like that.
-The music. The music is very cheery and up-beat (and annoying, but that's beside the point), and it doesn't go well with a blank background. Also, in Melee when I want to take a break from Smash, my friends and I tend to leave the TV on so we can just pick up controllers and play again whenever we want. For PM(/Brawl), the TV needs to be muted or turned off because we don't want to hear that song constantly, so that's just an extra step away from playing again. This also creates extra noise pollution at tournaments, since after matches, TVs tend to be left on this screen.
I have 3 suggestions:
1. Make it as closer to Melee: Make the camera stationary (not zoom in, not move around the character), make the characters stand in a 2D line next to eachother (not like in the 3D space where the winner is closest to the screen and the loser is farther) because I doubt it would be possible to put them in a small box like Melee, and turn off the music.
2. Do the above, but add more PM flair. Instead of just plain black background, use the blue/purple/black PM texture that appears in the loading screens. http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb218/justinbatista12/background_zpsaf9a8476.png
3. Leave it 3D, but make the background less of an eyesore than the Brawl one (also turn off the music). Maybe something like Smash 64?
What do you think? Are there any changes you would like to see in the victory screen?
