Beautiful work :)

I'm not a big expert on NES hardware limitations but this looks authentic to me and it stands up against the best games from that era.

Okay, I've done a not ultra-quick but not massively in depth edit on this. Maybe hasn't fixed the arms entirely but I think they're better. I've upped the colours to 16 so I could soften up the shading on the face and re-worked the shading in general.

Thanks again for all the feedback.

EDIT: Just missed that last comment... I'll bare it in mind next time I'm working on something similar.

Hmm... I was hoping to leave this one behind now but maybe I can find time for a quick edit... Thanks for the feedback :)

@Carnivac:

If I had more time or if found myself doing something similar again I'd do some extra "wall" panels for the trees with some of the trunks set a bit further back. I guess some clever texturing could smooth out the tops and make them look a bit more organic...

@DawnBringer:

I love both versions, the 16 colour one is a masterpiece of unified palette design (and runs better than the AGA version so it's my favourite to play) but the AGA version, even though the sprites are really over saturated and glaring, has some really subtle colouring on the background tiles.

Thanks everyone,

@Carnivac - Yeah, fair point - I was reaching the deadline for the weekly challenge though (which is no excuse! I should've planned in advance). I enjoyed working on this though so I might develop it a bit further over the next few weeks...

No worries - fixed it :)

Should've realised when I was working on it and it didn't divide by 16 vertically!

@thUg:

Your avatar isn't influenced by Gods is it? :)

I saw this up on Pixellation forums, it's a masterpiece! The soft colours and the misty / haziness of it. Every time I see it I have to zoom in because I'm convinced there's some kind of photoshop blur filter over the top or something, but there isn't!

Thanks folks!

@Cobalthex:

Yeah, completely agree with you on the trees - it's something I'd like to go back to in a later piece and try and get right second time.

Everyone hates Francis. Here's the proof.

This is one of the best things I've ever seen on here. Gobsmacked.

Amazing work, you've the nail the style exactly. And I love how the preview icon is the little portraits they show on the map screen when you select a character.

It's all great but especially those mountains on the top right panel.

Only thing that sticks out for me is the rocks at the bottom in the background in the bottom left look a bit wierd - they might look better more tesselated / symmetrical or maybe more random and natural - at the moment they're kind of in between and look a bit odd.

Cheers folks,

Onek: Yeah, contrasts between light and dark I still struggle with sometimes  - a lot of stuff I've done in the past tends to look kind of washed out - I think this piece is a step in the right direction though!

Thanks for the feedback folks,

The hair was sort of an experiment, I don't know... it's not perfect but I still kind of like it.

Perfection!