amarthar: Yes, and my first post was that - my opinion.
Then, knowing that you shouldn't get angry if some disagree??
amarthar: You keep saying, that I claimed that my covers were better. Where and when did I say that? Because I did no such thing. I said the covers on the site are bad, you said to show my work, and I did. I didn't mean "your covers are worse than mine", I meant "your covers are worse then what I've seen other amateur cover makers do". Just go look at thecoverproject.net or vgboxart.com
You insinuate, with your extreme knowledge, that you were correct and the images here were crap. You showed your work (which I mistakenly assumed you were displaying as an example) and I was like . . . really?? I've seen better work on thecoverproject.net or vgboxart.com. NOW you say " Oh no, I meant your covers are (even) worse then what I've seen other amateur cover makers do (NOT that MINE were better)."
So your are average now, much like the GOG community covers with better examples being found elsewhere?? Make up your mind are you better at cover making or is GOG just the worst covers on the internet??? lol
amarthar: Why should I treat this as "a challenge"? I do this for fun. Why should I put more stress on myself? Why should I create covers that YOU want me to create, instead of covers that I want to make, at the pace I want to make them?
You don't.
Because you have no intention of doing ANYTHING but criticizing the work of your fellow community members. You would actually have to do some real work, meet some deadlines and post nearly daily
finished covers. You are so self-inflated about your knowledge and skills that to accept the challenge would expose you. You don't need to stress yourself, nooooo, just go on GOG and slam their efforts to create covers, you are WAY above wasting your precious skills on such trivial pursuits. Just make the easy ones you like to make and feel really superior to those talentless individuals that are hustling ever day to create covers for daily releases without access to resources. Just muddle along at in your comfort zone and log on to ridicule the efforts of these guys when you are bored making your superior covers.
amarthar: Oh, and I think that we finally agree on something. I also think that this debate is done. You've got your opinion, I've got mine. Let's keep it that way.
We do indeed.
amarthar: And about bad games. Sure, there are games that are subjectively bad, but then there are games that are objectively bad. Full of glitches, bugs, bad art, bad animation, bad gameplay decisions, untested, etc. Do you consider them to be good? Because I don't. If you want some examples of bad games, then here you are: Big Riggs, Ride to Hell: Retribution, Superman 64, Bubsy 3D. Those are bad games.
This "bad games" discussion is so old and boring I can't believe you want to go there. Any game I enjoy is good, regardless of what anyone else says, good or bad is an opinion. Going on and on about it is adolescent.
amarthar: PS: By the way, it seems that one of the servers you put some of your covers on is down.
If you actually participated on this site you would know where to find the GOG cover collections. =)
Since we are done with this debate I will add this . .
We discussed going "full size" with the cover format in the past. If you will find a cover image from say 1986 it will be about 72 dpi or 96 dpi. Drop that into your full size format and drag it to fit the front cover. Now drop the same image into the format size we use here on GOG. Compare the two and you will see the huge drop in image quality between the two format sizes with the image stretched to fit the full size cover format noticeably inferior. We basically decided to make the largest cover format that would work the best over many different image sizes and available quality. Plus, every cover on GOG prints the same way, old or new, they are all the same size.
But lets look at another issue. If you save the "full size" cover you will see the file size can be huge especially if you save it in png format. To make the file sizes acceptable the existing format was also chosen since it could be saved around 1 Mb - 3 Mb for each cover minimizing the disk space required to save them. It was a compromise between image quality and finish size. Even so the png files some post can be large.
Anyway, good luck with your cover making . . .
Just a thought . . did you consider that maybe the images you see on other sites might be made by the same people posting covers here??? If I post there it is great but here it's crap? 0_o
Edit : forgot to address this in an early response . . .
amarthar: You say that the GOG release schedule should dictate what covers are to be made. Why? Do you work for GOG? Are you getting money for those covers? Why should something you do fun, for the community, be dictated. Maybe if you stop sticking so tightly to new releases then maybe you'd be less uptight about it?
I do not work for GOG in any way. I have never received compensation from GOG or affiliates . . ever. I am a community member just like you. I receive NOTHING for any covers I have or will submit.
I do cover work because a) I enjoy the challenge. b) I want to support the community project.
Why you ask. What you seem to not understand (lack of participation?) is there is a fan made cover for
every game GOG has released. Years ago those of us making covers agreed on this goal and have cooperated in making sure we kept up with the releases. Releases have increased and the goal of keeping covers posted for every game is more difficult but we have managed to do so. The community members working on covers change but the goal has remained.
I can't speak for anyone but myself but your two week, unfinished four covers romp is a lol since there is no pressure in cranking out four mediocre covers that you choose to make over two weeks time using great images. Anybody can find great images to make covers they select themselves.
You mistake my amusement with your great accomplishment as being uptight. I merely suggest you do what the community has been doing for years and make covers for unknown games and post finished covers prior to the next game release. Anybody can make covers using wallpaper images at their leisure. Show us what you got and make covers and post them as they are released. I'm simply suggesting you show us you can produce rather than preen.
