Making a PC Game - Need Feedback on designs

[Spazz]

Hey everyone... for the past few months... I have been working on some video game design and have renamed all of my projects to Iconic Productions (was previously Spazz Inc. Prodcutions). Anyways... the upcoming game is in the midst of being programmed and put together. Well, we decided to test some of our designs on the public. So please post your opinions and feedback/questions you may have about these weapons.

The game is called Valoure.
~ The first weapon you will see is a blade the double the size of a DVD or CD-ROM. It is heavy enough to cause damage, but light enough that the player will be able to fling this blade around like a yo-yo. It will have a chain attached to the back and will lock into a holster on your arm.

~ The Second weapon you will see is a hand axe... basic... simple.

~ The Third and Final Weapon we have to show is a Great Axe (in FFXI terms) and designed to represent the mythical bird of the Phoenix.

[Tokitoki]

Re: Making a PC Game - Need Feedback on designs

Looks pretty good. Dunno if those weapons are done or not but the great axe at least seems like it could use some more detail. It looks kind of bland.

[Spazz]

Re: Making a PC Game - Need Feedback on designs

at the moment, those are still not textured and have some work that needs to be done... especially the axe.

[DJplaeskool]

Re: Making a PC Game - Need Feedback on designs

...moving

[Jei]

Re: Making a PC Game - Need Feedback on designs

make sure your idea works on paper first ^^

take a look at some ancient weapons. this ugly site has a lot of large pics for reference.
http://therionarms.com/old_armor_page.shtml

also some google search

now if these are going to be used in-game you might want to consider using just a simple plane for the blade and cut it with opacity maps.

[DakAttack]

Re: Making a PC Game - Need Feedback on designs

The third one would look better if the phoenix were represented with the wings spr ead horizontally.

[kuu]

Re: Making a PC Game - Need Feedback on designs

Somewhat exotic, but there's something missing... though hard to since without shading and lighting, things don't look as good as they should.

Perhaps certain areas need to be elongated more to give it a "wicked" feeling.

If you need ideas, you can't go wrong with watching anime or read manga and err borrow a few ideas here and there. Kewl exotic looking weapons is never a lack if you look in that genre.