Original Pocket Mirror's TS is a masterpiece. The picture itself is drawn very nice, but there's more than that. Goldia is lying in the darkness, where her pocket mirror is the only source of light, like it is for Goldia herself. It is also near the center of composition, which only proofs its importance. As some commenters pointed out, Goldia only opens her eyes when the game is about to start. Her being asleep in TS is because TS comes before the game, and so her adventure starts only when she opens her eyes (i hope you can understand my point, English isn't my first language lol). Also shatters of glass flying around more resonates with game's vibe, unlike rose petals. Plus new title screen is more still and doesn't replicate the epicness of TS's theme start.
I really like the new art style but I find the old start menu more cool, the way the opens her eye when you start, i love it! (sorry for bad eng, not my first language)
There are lots of things I like more about the Original, like the soundbites (Annalise's laugh was my favorite thing ever when I was younger) as well as the character art, but I do like the quality of the new version a lot more, and I especially love the extra sprite movements! Goldia's hair lift and the hands coming out of the mirror are gorgeous! I agree with the comment saying it seems a little less dark, but at least its easier to see, haha. I'm not entirely sure why they changed the character art style, I really did like the original, but the new version of egliette is beautiful so I definitely can see myself switching between designs!
I do love the comparison. Pocket mirror original will always have a place in my heart. The remake doesn't have that "horror" and dark aspect the original has, but I'll check it out for myself. I can't wait when the full version is released!! Thank you for the comparisons!
Np, I'm glad you enjoyed! ^^ I also agree that the horror is toned down a bit due to well the beautiful lighting of course but I guess if we can see it we can enjoy the assets a bit more now lol.
This game relies more on psychological horror than visual body horror to scare the players, so as long as the creepy scenes (I'm looking at you, dolls and paintings) and sound effects/quality are executed perfectly and improved upon compared to the original, it's good enough😁
I think it’s cool that they have a setting so you can choose between the new and old art styles! While I do like the newer style, it feels a bit too much, personally anyways, but it’s nice that they give people the option to switch styles
I felt like the art in the remake for the characters is a bit too much for me especialky for Harpae and Lisette because I prefer the old style of their art when I saw the original game of Pocket Mirror though the cool thing for the remake IS THAT THE STAIR MECHANISM ISNT SO HARD since Enjel wont be as fast of a runner to caught up to the main protag. Though I dont like how Enjel has to jump and create a shockwave to damage us in the remake cause I would freak out. Also I love the extra dialogue for Enjel cause I felt that something is missing there for Enjel cause it ended very fast. I also love that there is a new ending for the remake cause I do like some extra endings.
Now that the remake has been out for some time, really wild how they cut out most of the ball room section I didn’t mind that much, it became one of my least liked sections of the game because of how drawn out it felt when at the end it was kind of.. pointless, at least symbolism wise (unless you believe the theory that it’s the murder that happened in Harpae’s section with the ghost dresses from a different, more childish perspective but that kind of feels like reaching to me) Still, it shocked me quite a bit when I realized it :^ wonder what else they have cut out
Yeah, like that scene where the fox lady gives you up to the cops always stuck with me and when I played through Goldenertraum I thought I had somehow missed it. But OH MY GOD are the sidescrolling sprites for the MC so much better. The proportions of the sideways Goldia always bugged me.
Yes I have actually! Overall it's definitely an improvement and I would recommend it over the original these days. Not much was actually lost when moving over tbh and we got a lot of new qol features/some new endgame content. ^^ (it also crashes less) The original is still perfectly fine of course. Admittedly I do miss some of the old sprites, but I think that's a bit of nostalgia talking more so than anything else.
actually i like the details that i can see more clearly in new versions but the characters art i like old one (especially egliette whyyyyyyyyy😭😭😭😭) i feel like they want to have same color style as their new game but they don't have to🥲 but the new animation is great!
No entiendo por que a mucha gente no le gusta el estilo de arte del remake, digo es prácticamente el mismo, solo que con cambios menores a excepción de harpae quien sufrio un cambio muy drástico que en lo personal me gusta, ya que el objetico de ella es parecer una hermana mayor amorosa, cosa que el diaeño original no trasmite. Té puede gustar el original esta bien pero no traamite la sensación que deberia trasmitir harpae. dé algo que me quejo es que eliminaron parte del escenario se baile y el laberinto del jardín que pensándolo bien, creo que fue lo mejor esas partes en especial el laberinto entorpecian el progreso. A menos que seas como yo, que le gusta investigar hasta el objeto mas inutil. En fin el remake no es malo es muy bueno de hecho me gusta tanto su estilo como el del original si no te gusta tienes el original que nadie te lo va a quitar.
sorry i def don't like the new sprites xwx Goldia and Eggliette look both so stretched up. i don't like the big difference between Eggliette being held by Fletta and her alone self in the new game either, the button eyes are fine but the mouth, she feels like a whole different doll than her self.
Pienso lo mismo. El primero estaba mejor. Las imágenes que se obtienen de todas las personalidades me parecen muy feas y extravagantes. Con Fleta sus rizos del cabello son muy exagerados en el remake, mientras que en el original su cabello es mas liso y natural. Lo mismo con Arphae, cuando está en la cama, en el remake su cara se ve demasiado demacrada, como una niña enferma y la piel muuuyy blanca. Mientras que en el original, su piel es mas suave y con un tono más normal haciéndola ver mas linda. Es como tu dijiste, las caras también se ven muy estiradas y alargadas. Todo mal
@@nktyronshi9245I heavily agree with you, especially with Lisette as it doesn't help that she's my favourite character in the game. Her original design was beyond perfect and her face was visibly more expressive yet doesn't feel out of place. You can see this the most when she's at her anrgiest when the glowing eyes/shadow covering one of them and when she looks really sad. For the love of god half her face is covered by her hand in the remake so her face isn't as visible and the face itself is nowhere near the greatness of the original facial expressions she had. Also visual clutter from too much detail from the design overall hurts my eyes.
Story is the same, but they did add a few things new that you can find on New game+. Only section I saw removed from the original was 2 of the mirror rooms in the ballroom section but that's it.
Original Pocket Mirror's TS is a masterpiece. The picture itself is drawn very nice, but there's more than that. Goldia is lying in the darkness, where her pocket mirror is the only source of light, like it is for Goldia herself. It is also near the center of composition, which only proofs its importance. As some commenters pointed out, Goldia only opens her eyes when the game is about to start. Her being asleep in TS is because TS comes before the game, and so her adventure starts only when she opens her eyes (i hope you can understand my point, English isn't my first language lol). Also shatters of glass flying around more resonates with game's vibe, unlike rose petals. Plus new title screen is more still and doesn't replicate the epicness of TS's theme start.
Don't worry I can understand you fine. I also agree on the TS, I personally prefer the original one as well.
I really like the new art style but I find the old start menu more cool, the way the opens her eye when you start, i love it! (sorry for bad eng, not my first language)
There are lots of things I like more about the Original, like the soundbites (Annalise's laugh was my favorite thing ever when I was younger) as well as the character art, but I do like the quality of the new version a lot more, and I especially love the extra sprite movements! Goldia's hair lift and the hands coming out of the mirror are gorgeous! I agree with the comment saying it seems a little less dark, but at least its easier to see, haha. I'm not entirely sure why they changed the character art style, I really did like the original, but the new version of egliette is beautiful so I definitely can see myself switching between designs!
I do love the comparison. Pocket mirror original will always have a place in my heart. The remake doesn't have that "horror" and dark aspect the original has, but I'll check it out for myself. I can't wait when the full version is released!! Thank you for the comparisons!
Np, I'm glad you enjoyed! ^^ I also agree that the horror is toned down a bit due to well the beautiful lighting of course but I guess if we can see it we can enjoy the assets a bit more now lol.
I bet the dark parts will be even darker
This game relies more on psychological horror than visual body horror to scare the players, so as long as the creepy scenes (I'm looking at you, dolls and paintings) and sound effects/quality are executed perfectly and improved upon compared to the original, it's good enough😁
I think it’s cool that they have a setting so you can choose between the new and old art styles! While I do like the newer style, it feels a bit too much, personally anyways, but it’s nice that they give people the option to switch styles
I appreciate the remake, but I really prefer the art style of the original tbh
me too
In the remake there's the option to keep the old art style luckly
I agree, Lisette's old artwork combined with the creepy music out of nowhere on the mirror room chase is one of my favorite part of the game
I felt like the art in the remake for the characters is a bit too much for me especialky for Harpae and Lisette because I prefer the old style of their art when I saw the original game of Pocket Mirror though the cool thing for the remake IS THAT THE STAIR MECHANISM ISNT SO HARD since Enjel wont be as fast of a runner to caught up to the main protag. Though I dont like how Enjel has to jump and create a shockwave to damage us in the remake cause I would freak out. Also I love the extra dialogue for Enjel cause I felt that something is missing there for Enjel cause it ended very fast. I also love that there is a new ending for the remake cause I do like some extra endings.
Now that the remake has been out for some time, really wild how they cut out most of the ball room section
I didn’t mind that much, it became one of my least liked sections of the game because of how drawn out it felt when at the end it was kind of.. pointless, at least symbolism wise (unless you believe the theory that it’s the murder that happened in Harpae’s section with the ghost dresses from a different, more childish perspective but that kind of feels like reaching to me)
Still, it shocked me quite a bit when I realized it :^ wonder what else they have cut out
Yeah, like that scene where the fox lady gives you up to the cops always stuck with me and when I played through Goldenertraum I thought I had somehow missed it. But OH MY GOD are the sidescrolling sprites for the MC so much better. The proportions of the sideways Goldia always bugged me.
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they changed the menu ;-; nooo that was my fav part of the game
I prefer the soft laughter of the original , it's way creepier
Other than that , the remake looks stellar
A lot of people don't like goldenertraums art style but i think its perfect and the designs are wayyy better than the Original pocket mirror
have you played the full version yet? if so, what was your opinion on the remaster? did you prefer it?
Yes I have actually! Overall it's definitely an improvement and I would recommend it over the original these days. Not much was actually lost when moving over tbh and we got a lot of new qol features/some new endgame content. ^^ (it also crashes less)
The original is still perfectly fine of course. Admittedly I do miss some of the old sprites, but I think that's a bit of nostalgia talking more so than anything else.
actually i like the details that i can see more clearly in new versions but the characters art i like old one (especially egliette whyyyyyyyyy😭😭😭😭)
i feel like they want to have same color style as their new game but they don't have to🥲
but the new animation is great!
pocket mirror remake reduce horror :
No entiendo por que a mucha gente no le gusta el estilo de arte del remake, digo es prácticamente el mismo, solo que con cambios menores a excepción de harpae quien sufrio un cambio muy drástico que en lo personal me gusta, ya que el objetico de ella es parecer una hermana mayor amorosa, cosa que el diaeño original no trasmite. Té puede gustar el original esta bien pero no traamite la sensación que deberia trasmitir harpae. dé algo que me quejo es que eliminaron parte del escenario se baile y el laberinto del jardín que pensándolo bien, creo que fue lo mejor esas partes en especial el laberinto entorpecian el progreso. A menos que seas como yo, que le gusta investigar hasta el objeto mas inutil. En fin el remake no es malo es muy bueno de hecho me gusta tanto su estilo como el del original si no te gusta tienes el original que nadie te lo va a quitar.
Yo no sé pero yo creo es por nostalgia
The title theme makes my soul ache.
sorry i def don't like the new sprites xwx Goldia and Eggliette look both so stretched up. i don't like the big difference between Eggliette being held by Fletta and her alone self in the new game either, the button eyes are fine but the mouth, she feels like a whole different doll than her self.
Pienso lo mismo. El primero estaba mejor. Las imágenes que se obtienen de todas las personalidades me parecen muy feas y extravagantes. Con Fleta sus rizos del cabello son muy exagerados en el remake, mientras que en el original su cabello es mas liso y natural.
Lo mismo con Arphae, cuando está en la cama, en el remake su cara se ve demasiado demacrada, como una niña enferma y la piel muuuyy blanca. Mientras que en el original, su piel es mas suave y con un tono más normal haciéndola ver mas linda.
Es como tu dijiste, las caras también se ven muy estiradas y alargadas. Todo mal
I think the biggest downside imo is the sprite in the remake of goldia, its just a personal preference but i dont really like it at all
Personal preference: I dontlike the remake design for Harpae and Lisette I prefer their old one
@@nktyronshi9245I heavily agree with you, especially with Lisette as it doesn't help that she's my favourite character in the game. Her original design was beyond perfect and her face was visibly more expressive yet doesn't feel out of place. You can see this the most when she's at her anrgiest when the glowing eyes/shadow covering one of them and when she looks really sad. For the love of god half her face is covered by her hand in the remake so her face isn't as visible and the face itself is nowhere near the greatness of the original facial expressions she had. Also visual clutter from too much detail from the design overall hurts my eyes.
Is the story still the same 1/1 in the remastered or they removed/added parts of it
Story is the same, but they did add a few things new that you can find on New game+. Only section I saw removed from the original was 2 of the mirror rooms in the ballroom section but that's it.