The Devil's Broker

[ZenVirZan]

Of those there, I like

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the most. It flows very nicely.

EDIT: On second thought, either of the middle row ones. The one on the left is much more standard / unoriginal looking, but it's simple and nice to look at. The one on the right is more unique for sure, and would work better as a logo due to the dimensions. They both look good, I can't pick :crazy:

 

[Xilef]

I'm not sure I like the font. Something typographic might actually be better.

If I were to pick one, I'd go for middle-right. Middle-left I dislike the full circle as it pushes the font back and having the font on-top of the circle makes it harder to scan with your eyes the first time you look at it. I dislike the blue-to-red gradient on it as well. Middle-right's gradient is much easier to look at for me.

Lower-left and upper-right I think are okay as well, but you can't turn either one into a meaningful icon; they look worthy of being on the front of box-art. I can imagine the middle two and the lower right having accompanying icons (although middle-left's I can't imagine scaling very well, I prefer having a corner of the circle for that reason).


Having you tried removing "THE" and seeing how it all looks? Or making it lower-case against the main title? "The DEVIL'S BROKER". I see that you've made it smaller, but it could be that it's still taking up a lot of the attention. "Devil's Broker" sounds like a really powerful, memorable title so it may look more comfortable if "The" was made even less significant.

 

[Perihelion]

Thanks for the input, guys! Unfortunately I think I've decided I hate all of them and am going back to the drawing board. Here's tonight's update, experimenting with different font layouts (ignore the mysteriously changing apostrophe):

Xilef, I'm actually pretty happy with the font. I'm trying to evoke a Bond feeling, and it's a very Bond font. Removing the The from the title, hmmm... I kind of like it, but I also feel like it's kind of weird not to have the article.

 

[arev]

I like the 4th one the most. One thing bugs me about it, though. The contours of the K and E are sticking out from I and L too much.
So, how 'bout this:

?

 

[Xhukari]

The 4th is also my favourite, with the same issue Arev has. And though their fix goes a long way to dealing with the problem, I feel it throws the balance off, due to 'Broker' only having a gradient.
I'm not sure, maybe have it so that the bottom of Devil / top of Broker is broken off or something? I'm not sure. Or perhaps colour would help to detract from the K E issue.

 

[Xilef]

So, how 'bout this:
http://i.imgur.com/OGhLNtN.png

I very much dislike the use of shadowing here


Peri, I'm liking top-left and middle-left. Also, I didn't mean remove "The" entirely, just reduce it's importance in the graphic. Lower-case "he", different colour, turned side-ways against the "DB", something like that.

Perhaps play off a gambling theme with "broker" and "devil" (gambling is what comes to mind for me with both these words); make the O a roulette wheel or something? Would have the added benefit of giving you an icon. If it's relevant to the game's theme, of course.

 

[Perihelion]

Yeah, middle left is my favorite too. Here are today's iterations.

Also, the game has to do with wizards and guns and contracts moreso than gambling. I have plenty of symbols that are relevant, just, errr, how do incorporate them... I have my magic circle thing, various other magical circle things, and the astrological symbol for Jupiter. I tried playing with the latter for a few of these. Here are today's lackluster iterations:

 

[Perihelion]

I wanna work my glyphy thing into it real bad but idk if this is too much or what

I want to like it real bad, but it's probably too much, arg

This is totally not going to work out

 

[Xhukari]

I really like the bottom right and the one just above it.
When it comes to the glyph, I could see it working to the right of the one I liked.

 

[coyotecraft]

I like the middle-right. I see it as sideway jupiter symbol

Kinda has an arcane vibe to it that way. But it might be too unfamiliar to everyone else who'll probably just see it as a decorative curl. Maybe if it had pointed serifs or a different lineweight to it for contrast? Relate it to your glyph by using the arrows and thick & thin line elements that your glyph has but without being too obtuse.

 

[Perihelion]

Yeah, it is the Jupiter symbol. I don't really care if people don't recognize it. I dunno, I like the idea, but I'm not sure I like the execution of any of those... Maybe I'll play with it more later.

 

[arev]

I'd go with the third one this time. I think the glyph would be better off left in the background. Larger, maybe fading in/out or some cheap trick with specular highlights, so that only a part of the image is visible, depending on the light's position.

 

[Perihelion]

Hello I'm bad at updating my thread. What do you guys think about this title screen? I feel like the shapes/composition still need some work, but I'm not sure what.

Character art is still a placeholder, obviously.

 

[Perihelion]

Woohoo! I finally finished the current draft. This is the last major pass over content. Next is adding choices, then polish, then it's off to the editor.

I know a few people wanted to read it, but I'm not sure if any of them are here. If you want to check it out and give me feedback, let me know.

 

[Perihelion]

I finished updating the website! Also, I expect the writing to be done relatively soon.

www.projectbc.net

I gave it a facelift and posted lots of info about the game.

 

[Xhukari]

Oh now that is a snazzy site! Glad you're trucking along with this; I'm excited to play!

 

[Perihelion]

Thanks! Yeah, I've been mired in writing for months, but I can at long last see the end of the tunnel. Should be able to update more regularly once I'm working on art again.

 

[Perihelion]

New background:

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

So pretty.

 

[Xhukari]

Very pretty. This game is great inspiration and motivation.