Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Online

This must be the first hand drawn tileset ever. Another thing someone could do is make a Photographic tileset. (Parts of photos ripped)

I didn’t like it. No further comment.
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Hmm… interesting. It’s not the first hand-drawn tileset I’ve seen, but it still has a very interesting style. It indeed does look like a strange world of art, and that is a good enough theme to build on. I would say, were you to continue this, try for a lot more eyecandy- some things for the background layers, perhaps. Maybe hills or something. Also, I would say it would be very atmospheric if you were to mess with the palette so that Jazz and all the events were the same colors as the tileset, though I am no great expert of palettes. Also I would say to make better edges for the brick texture and such. It would also be cool if you could put a few gaps in the background, perhaps, with sky or small scenes or something in it- just for variety.

Ok, I have downloaded and looked at the tileset, might as well review it. I will keep in mind it’s a test tileset, so I’ll consider it unfinished for now. If you want to make a level, don’t use this set. Just a warning beforehand.

Graphics
Well, it certainly is different from what I’m used to see. If I have to make an equation; it’s like a page in a sketchbook, or an etching you see in an art museum. That’s the vibe I get. It really is different, out of this world if you will. The colors really support that; I’d say it’s grey scale, but it looks like beige scale at best. Overall, I get the feeling Jazz is stuck in an artsy sketch world, which is definitely different, weird, but also appealing, because it’s never been done before.

Blocks
Even though the hand-drawn blocks look like art exercises in shading, it really looks cool. Shading on the computer is one thing, shading by hand and importing them to JCS is another. Of the three pairs of big blocks, no block is like the other. On the bottom you’ll find patterns of rooftops, realistic brick walls and ceramic tiles. The best thing is, they look good when put next to eachother, because the individual pieces are so smal and the colors obscure the minor oddities. There’s a smaller version of the bricks and one of the big blocks for the background. Overall, very nicely done so far.

Extras
This is a test tileset, so it’s not surprising you won’t find anything like vines and poles. Still, it would have been nice to see at least a preview of them

Eye Candy
I only have to say this: the eye candy is huge. Here we an open back hand, a torch and the Eiffel Tower on a very, very, VERY hot summer day; it’s slightly bent over. They may have been random, but that only adds to the weirdness of this set. They have that “artsy” feel to them too, which makes them fit in anyway.

Mask
Everything is automasked here, as everything is still blocky (even with the sketchyness), except for the three pieces of eye candy mentioned above. You can stand on both the hand and the torch with no problem. The Eiffel Tower deserves a special mention as you can actually climb it! The mask is actually two parts, from the groudn to the first beam, and the second beam. You can’t climb to the top, but such ideas are always appreciated :)

Final Verdict
This tileset is all about looks at the moment, as it has no poles, vines ect. Still, it’s just a test so it’s forgivable. It’s definitely worth checking out for those who want to see something completely different (other than Monty Python). I’m expecting to see a new version with all the extras :)

- JelZe GoldRabbit =:3

Hmm..
Its a big one, and a pretty good one..
(though I am not a communist, nothing more to say, I am busy :P)

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Ok, before I start this review, I want to point out to everyone that this tileset is not stolen. I’ve done some research i.e. downloaded Cool Day, and having the two side by side I conclude the two sets are not identical. Just getting this out of the way.

I honestly don’t know how to start, but since the Bad Day and Cool Day are so much alike I’ll use my “conversion” template.

Converison Completeness
Let me this straightened out: even tho it’s not stolen, it however is largely ripped from Ice M A N’s Cool Day, as the author claims. I say largely because a significant chunk of the original can be found in Bad Day: mainly the texture and bricks. That’s all, the many pieces of Eye Candy however, like the Spaz, the Dopefish (swim, swim, hungry) and sun with the sunglasses have been omitted.

Added Stuff that’s Good
Yes, Bad Day has some “original” stuff on its own. Yes, most of it is ripped too, but from another source: JJ2, which is allowable. From top to bottom we have: the arrow signs from Psych, the teleporter from Castle and Labrat, a blank block disappearing, Countdown Blocks (in two colors, tho it’s barely noticable), Weapon Blocks, the standard Fire, a Helmut and a Spaz animation. From other sources we find a moon, a sucker tube, a Textured background, a regular background, clouds, a waterfall, and splashing water, and that’s what’s bugging me a little. Not just because of the fact it’s ripped, it’s that the sources are not mentioned, which is a big no-no. For your information, the textured background and clouds are from Agama’s Heaven, the water stuff is from a Xargon conversion, the regular background is from Overlord I believe… Next time, credit your sources. Lastly, there is some original stuff: an invisible tile, a pole/vine (?), the army style letters, an elevator and a block with a First Aid kit. Cute.

Palette
Yes, a new entry, bare with me here. The colors deserve a mention because… well, it’s grim. Lots of blue-green, grey, black in different shades. In short, not really pleasant to look at. Of course, what did you expect from the creator of Hearts of Iron? Everything fared well with the palette editing except for one thing: the 3D Background. It’s too simplified. Granted, this has happened a lot because it usually has so many colors, it has to be simplified for the transition. Still, there have been successfull rips of this kind, it’s a real shame to let this happen.

Mask
Cool Day already was pretty angular, Bad Day is basically the same. If any, the sucker tubes are all unmasked. It would have been nice if the rounded edges were eliminated. Also, what exactly is that pole thing? A vine or a V-pole? It’s useless either way, the mask is done wrong. It’s too thick for a vine, and poles have to be unmasked in order to work.

Verdict
I’m not going to give it a rating since this tileset is one large rip, not only from Cool Day (the only source mentioned), but from other tilesets as well. The polite thing would have been to ask the person for permission, and credit him if he does allow you to use it. If there was anything worth rating, it’s the palette editing, and even that became a mess with the 3D Background. Not recommended.

- JelZe GoldRabbit =:3

well …your right about all those copies ..hehe…sorry,well my tileset hearts of iron looks pretty the same …you can look at it here http://img300.echo.cx/img300/8003/hoi4522aaaaaaaaaaaa5wa.png maybe it look small?..still …ok stupid tileset this bad day ….its just i didn’t know what tileset to make…so i thought only of cool day…

LOL. Please do not rate, it’s not his work.

EDIT: 3 reviews and 1 downloads, that just cool.

And have you asked Icey for permission to edit his tileset?

Cooooooooooool ;]

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Yes, the mechanism is good, but the candy gets blown into the wall, and will stay there because you cannot get there.
Handy for a hotel or something…

So,what do you think?Is in good no?