Re:Depixelizing Pixel Art
by panzi on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @04:37PM
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As you say: It depends. E.g. the sword looks better with hq4x, because the result isn't rounded.
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Look at Axe Battler 2 - if the sword isn't vertical, then the result is not superior. Unless, of course, you think the guy is wielding a sawtooth blade.
Not to mention that muscles have a smoothly-graded tone under the 'ours' algorithm, whereas hq4x has an unlifelike blocky effect.
Honestly I think hq4x and "Ours" both look like ass for both of the Axe Battlers. Nearest neighbor is a better choice for either of them. EPX on either is acceptable.
The Super Mario and Secret of Mana stuff works quite good, except it changes the facial expression on "Peach 2". I'd like to see Donkey Kong Country 1/2/3, Megaman (NES and SNES) and Chrono Trigger processed by this. And not just the sprites cut out of the background but embedded in a scene.