07-29-2012, 02:13 PM
I tried your Alpha Test Site, just now. On the main page, I like everything but the artwork. It's a clean, simple design, and the Ilkor logo looks really good.
I proceeded to the Character Creation screen, and I tried to create a character. The black box that pops up that says:
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Not so fast, would be adventurer! Looks like you're not quite ready...
Enter a password, but choose wisely! Your input will be frowned upon if both password fields do not match...
Your Gatekey is required in order to enter the world of Arcadia. This was sent to you via email.
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I couldn't get that box to disappear. I tried entering a password and proceeding, but I could never get off of this page.
On your menu system, I don't care for the shade of brown that you are using. I do like the shade of green that you are using for your background on that main page.
I do not like being unable to name my character, right off the bat. That would be an instant interest killer, for me.
For some reason, I thought that I was going to be able to change the appearance of my character's face and torso, in that image that sets off on the right hand side of the screen. Not being able to helps to mute my interest.
I can't seem to proceed past the Character Creation screen, so the amount of feedback that I can give to you is limited.
Just clicking on a few links at the bottom, I do like the Gazetteer page over on your game's wiki section. Very nice - although the artwork in the character portraits on display on the right hand side I am not overly fond of. Senyors favors Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The maps are a plus. Maps are always a plus with me. I do not like the white background on the horizontal bar that runs across the bottom of the Gazetteer page.
I clicked on the Mythology page of your game's wiki, and ack!! The white menu and white horizontal bar play havoc with my eyes. I don't like this, at all, and I would not spend any lengthy amount of time browsing your game wiki, for that very reason. Also, the color for links on that page could be improved. In conjunction with the white menus and bar, I just don't want to explore the page any longer. Maybe put the links in bold, or change their color slightly. Because the background color behind the links is a light tan sort of color, it is best if your text and your links are dark. The general text is black, which is fine. The links, however, need to be darker.
I do not like the half-sun stand alone symbol that is used at the upper left corner of the game wiki (wiki_logo.png). It's not a critical dislike, unlike the white menu and horizontal bar, but it could be improved if you added something with it in that space. Perhaps some text with it, displayed in the Ilkor font. I'm not sure what. Perhaps the word Wiki or Gazateer right beneath the half-sun image. Just make it part of that image.
On the game wiki Introduction page, there is the world Arcadia in large gray lettering. That gray part sucks. Make that image:
http://wiki.ilkor.com/mediawiki/images/1...a-Logo.png
look more like the main Ilkor image located on the following page:
http://alpha.ilkor.com/
Just some thoughts for you to chew on.
I proceeded to the Character Creation screen, and I tried to create a character. The black box that pops up that says:
-----
Not so fast, would be adventurer! Looks like you're not quite ready...
Enter a password, but choose wisely! Your input will be frowned upon if both password fields do not match...
Your Gatekey is required in order to enter the world of Arcadia. This was sent to you via email.
-----
I couldn't get that box to disappear. I tried entering a password and proceeding, but I could never get off of this page.
On your menu system, I don't care for the shade of brown that you are using. I do like the shade of green that you are using for your background on that main page.
I do not like being unable to name my character, right off the bat. That would be an instant interest killer, for me.
For some reason, I thought that I was going to be able to change the appearance of my character's face and torso, in that image that sets off on the right hand side of the screen. Not being able to helps to mute my interest.
I can't seem to proceed past the Character Creation screen, so the amount of feedback that I can give to you is limited.
Just clicking on a few links at the bottom, I do like the Gazetteer page over on your game's wiki section. Very nice - although the artwork in the character portraits on display on the right hand side I am not overly fond of. Senyors favors Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The maps are a plus. Maps are always a plus with me. I do not like the white background on the horizontal bar that runs across the bottom of the Gazetteer page.
I clicked on the Mythology page of your game's wiki, and ack!! The white menu and white horizontal bar play havoc with my eyes. I don't like this, at all, and I would not spend any lengthy amount of time browsing your game wiki, for that very reason. Also, the color for links on that page could be improved. In conjunction with the white menus and bar, I just don't want to explore the page any longer. Maybe put the links in bold, or change their color slightly. Because the background color behind the links is a light tan sort of color, it is best if your text and your links are dark. The general text is black, which is fine. The links, however, need to be darker.
I do not like the half-sun stand alone symbol that is used at the upper left corner of the game wiki (wiki_logo.png). It's not a critical dislike, unlike the white menu and horizontal bar, but it could be improved if you added something with it in that space. Perhaps some text with it, displayed in the Ilkor font. I'm not sure what. Perhaps the word Wiki or Gazateer right beneath the half-sun image. Just make it part of that image.
On the game wiki Introduction page, there is the world Arcadia in large gray lettering. That gray part sucks. Make that image:
http://wiki.ilkor.com/mediawiki/images/1...a-Logo.png
look more like the main Ilkor image located on the following page:
http://alpha.ilkor.com/
Just some thoughts for you to chew on.