Sprite Re-Use

Alec · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:10 am Post subject: Sprite Re-Use

A lot of people bash this in well... every game since Symphony. But I like it.

It's sort of fun to run through the game, seeing how many familiar sprites I can find. And then when I find a reused one I didn't know I go, "Huh... Must replay that game then."

What's your take on sprite reuse? It's not always due to laziness....
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Nightmare · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 12:29 pm Post subject:

It's always due to laziness.

Creeping shadow · Lair Staff/ Lookout Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 533

I admit that there are times when I see an old Rondo/Symphony sprite in one of the DS games and think "Oh cool that reminds me of Rondo/SotN" But there is a limit! It eventually got to the point to where I started rolling my eyes at every room because of the re-used enemies. Confused

Nightmare · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:40 am Post subject:

Yeah, I agree with Shadow. There are some times that it's alright (and nostalgic, somewhat) but when you're using a thirteen year old sprite (hello wyvern in PoR) it's just inexcusable.

Alec · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:06 am Post subject:

I would just like to say that Rondo's skeleton deserves a vacation. A paid vacation. I mean, the poor guy's been re-used in practically every game after Rondo, with a few exceptions.
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Nightmare · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:12 pm Post subject:

Actually, two sprites I don't have a problem with are the skeleton and medusa head sprites. They can reuse them as much as they want.

DoctaMario · Chieftain Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 109

I kinda hoped that once Rondo came out worldwide we'd see an end to the sprite reusage. I guess I was wrong though. X^P
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Phenomenal Miss Takeshiro · Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:56 am Post subject:

It was good until Portrait, where almost every enemy was recycled from a previous game, as if every game already established was simply made to provide sprites for that one. It's disgusting.

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Master Hero · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:56 pm Post subject:

Still, at least in Portrait they recycled sprites that hadn't been reused before!
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Lovely Mai · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 12:23 am Post subject:

Even Richter and Maria were ripped sprite sets in Portrait! That's AWFUL!
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Esperenza Grace · Chieftain Joined: 10 Apr 2008 Posts: 161

Sprite reuse is horrible, and one of my biggest gripe with each new game. It's a reason to like Circle; not one sprite was reused from another game.
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