My title screen

[Shadonking]

Here is what my title screen looks like at the moment, what do you think of it

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Also it is animated to look like the smoke is moving in the back.

[Calintz]

Not bad...

I say, center everything a little better, and give your symbol thingy a nice solid outline. Maybe throw a stroke around the text of the command items too.

[Shadonking]

yeah i notest about it not being centred i'll deal with that after.

and about the commands, i agree they do need more to look better and so you are able to clearly see what is selected. got any good ideas to use.

[Landith]

A redish glow behind it?
The text doesn't really go with the image though...
I would go for Papyrus instead of Monotype Corsiva.

Although it might look good with the background, Idk...
Plus I don't know the theme of your game so yeah..xD

[Starrodkirby86]

The choices in the menu aren't fitting, as everyone said. Perhaps you should make them images if they aren't. Use the same or similar font as your title there possibly, or put a box or stroke around as mentioned before. Make it dark-gloomy looking, medieval, something more epic than just your regular white text. Maybe you can have a white glow do the job with the commands.The blur/transparency effect with those commands are great though.

Other than that, I would like to see how the smoke in the back moves. The more interesting and trippy/drug-inducing it moves, the better!

Love it overall.

[Shadonking]

The choices in the menu aren't fitting, as everyone said. Perhaps you should make them images if they aren't. Use the same or similar font as your title there possibly, or put a box or stroke around as mentioned before. Make it dark-gloomy looking, medieval, something more epic than just your regular white text. Maybe you can have a white glow do the job with the commands.The blur/transparency effect with those commands are great though.

Other than that, I would like to see how the smoke in the back moves. The more interesting and trippy/drug-inducing it moves, the better!

Love it overall.

i would like to get rid of the current commands but im lacking in the skill and graphics to do what i need at the moment.

i was thinking of using medevil swords to scroll through the chooses with a glow effect. (but for this a need a good image for a sword, help would be great here).

for the font shall i use the font i used for the title but make it more mettalic or something.

[Landith]

I would use a different font than the one you used on the top part.
Not saying it's bad I just think there is a better font you could use for the commands.
That and the Title should always be original.

[Shadonking]

ok, i'll have a good look trough the fonts that i can get to see what will fit with it.

edit

iv not spotted a font yet but i have made a fe changes to the logo thing in it.

iv made 4 different versions of style for the logo.

here they are

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i like the 1^st.

also the 4^th had a little error with the shadow and will be fixed if used.

so what do you think

[Landith]

I like the first also but I would go with more color added, the second is too dark, third is ehh, and the fourth looks to scratchy(maybe add an anti-alias effect).
But it's looking good
If you want a font that looks like the one on the title but still different, I would search here for Papyrus, or something similar. Hope I helped

[Shadonking]

okay, i'll try making some with more color with some effects that will fit the syle.

and the forth one went a bit wierd but i didnt spot it till i uploaded it.

personly i like some of the metalic styled ones. (but there are lots of patterns and shades to try)

the problem with fonts it that there are just so many to choose from. 

the logo wont take long to look good (i hope) just experementing a little with the stuff iv learnt. (im a complete noob with GIMP )

[Landith]

Well I would take your time, all the great stuff comes out when you take your time. That's how Calintz's sprites turn out so good, he takes forever to do them and fixes every little thing he finds.

[Starrodkirby86]

As much as Landith LOVES his Papyrus, I would go for fonts that are original and somewhat underused for something this "epic".

It depends on how your game's atmosphere would be for which of the four insignias you would choose I suppose. Take out 4, that one isn't smooth. 3's quite plain, but a simple game has simple features!

That leaves 1 and 2. One is feel is all metallic, and if that's your theme (Which it probably is) then sure, have that. 2 is red, which makes it look pretty sweet, and since it is red (Albeit dark), it's going to be quite an attention grabber. But it'll also be considered bloody and it might be an overused aspect, at least that's how I think it.

So choose what you like.

[Shadonking]

my game has a mixture of dark and creepy places and bright and wonderful places (well thats what im planning)


im def goin with the matalic style, but with stuff added to it. e.g. darken it a bit and add some more tones. also make it a bit smoother

[fugibo]

IMHO, you should make the title and symbol waaaaay more prominent, and shrink down the options and make them opaque and such (you'd need scripting for that, though) so that you don't notice them as much, and add in such flashy into the background smoke; the commands such be waaaay less important the the theme.

[Shadonking]

updated the pic to some of my changes.

also commands are nearly done. they still look okay but they could blend in to the theme better.

[tSwitch]

it looks alright, though I'd do something else with the selector instead of the swords.
probably something black and pointy kinda like the circle in the middle, maybe.
the swords just seem out of place.

[Shadonking]

i see, do you have an example of something to use instead of a sword.

i just need some help to start an idea. as you can see graphics are not my strong point 


edit

iv updated the title pic, what do you think of it.

is that what you were saying it needed

also the edges of the pattern just needs to be smoothed but apart from that its done