The Evolution of Sword of Moonlight

[Hguols]

After 3 years of working on my project, various "SOM enthusiasts" encouraged me to keep my own style, but try to keep the artwork similar to SOMs artwork. Its been damn tough keeping on track when you are a 1 man team, relying on snippets of advice as a framework, then filling in the blanks yourself.

Damn tough is right - if it took 3 years for me to make something, it wouldn't get done. ‎ 
I applaud your drive and devotion.

I made Diadem of Maunstraut in 2 months. Trismegistus in 6 months. ‎  The Field of Kings in 5 months. ‎  ...and this is just one opinion of a has-been on the board, but SoM is essentially a tool to make bird houses. ‎  It seems like most people here (correct me if I'm wrong) have taken the approach of taking an extra however-many months to formulate (and create) extra supplies so they can try to make a bird condominium out of a tool that's intended to make bird houses.

The point of my thread is "back to the basics". ‎  You're absolutely right that SoM has grown into something beyond From Software - I think its even done so in the absense of custom models and pieces. ‎  Once again, not to step on anyone's toes with my opinion, but I myself would rather see some more completed birdhouses than so many bird condominiums under construction. ‎  (I also have a theory that some games were abandoned because their condo got wobbly because they were trying to use a house-maker to make it)

Can you imagine where we would be at right now if it took me 3 years to make Diadem of Maunstraut?
Can you imagine where we would be at right now if there were 5 more completed QUALITY games made from the original SoM template(s)?

You're right about John.

If John wouldn't have taken the initiative to translate the game, none of us would be here.
If Todd wouldn't have taken the initiative to register the domain name, none of us would be here.
If I wouldn't have taken the initiative to create the first US released game or give a copy of SoM to Todd (with his promise to make a game with it), John would have done it. ‎