16x16 compared to 32x32

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Feb 10 2013, 5:00 pm
I've been using 32x32 for years, And aside from Feed i've never touched 16x16. What are some of the pros and cons between the two?
Feb 10 2013, 6:21 pm
If you look back at the 8-bit and 16-bit generations of gaming, a 16x16 pixel system was used in those games. Most 16x16 blocks were made up of 4 8x8 blocks, but everything was measured in 16x16. I like it over 32x32, easier to do tilesets, as well as it would be bit more specific if you're doing pixel-based movement.

Just my 2 cents.
Feb 11 2013, 2:57 am
Well, removing 3/4 of the pixels makes things faster to draw :)

It introduces its own challenges though, details are easier to convey with a larger tile size.
Feb 11 2013, 5:33 am
8x8 is where it's at, man. Barely touched, and never mastered.
Feb 11 2013, 8:35 am
I'm working with 25x25 now. It's the perfect middleman between 32x32 and 16x16.
Feb 11 2013, 8:36 am
In response to Kumorii
Kumorii wrote:
I'm working with 25x25 now. It's the perfect middleman between 32x32 and 16x16.

No, that would be 24x24.
Feb 11 2013, 8:56 am
I wish I'd started in 16x16 when I started my most recent project, but too late now!
Feb 11 2013, 10:42 am
In response to Kumorii
Kumorii wrote:
I'm working with 25x25 now. It's the perfect middleman between 32x32 and 16x16.

That's actually a pretty good idea - sometimes I get annoyed with even sizes because there is no middle pixel
Feb 11 2013, 11:44 am
In response to Magicsofa
Exactly why I like it.
Feb 11 2013, 11:53 am
Only [major] problem with using non-even sizes is that dithers will not work properly.