Name: Breeze Town
Game: Fire Red
The grass tile is going to be swapped with Emerald Grass. It's a starter town, so it's pretty boring.
I agree with Winter to say that starting towns are not meant to be boring, just simplistic. maybe you think simplistic is boring, but on to the review. Btw, im going to try to say things winter didnt already cover, if there is any =/.
Im going to start with the trees, now mapping "nintendo style", the straight line borders, is an ok way to go, but should be expanded on by the mapper. your trees seem very un natural, in the sense that you see repetitive patterns like on the bottom where there are singles trees to make a corner less square. instead, try adding multiple trees in random groups, extending from the border, or even groups of trees in the middle of maps(if big enough).
Next comes buildings. i wouldnt consider these tile errors, and maybe its because you plan to change the grass tiles, but the grass tiles behind top of the houses are solid colors, i think that would be changed though by the addition of the new grass tiles. another repetitive thing i see are the bushes along side the east side of the houses, one even blocks access behind the houses. this seems odd to me, but the mailbox next to the house on top should actually be right next to it, not the tile below.
Finally, lets talk space and placement, Winter covered this, but im going to suggest simple ideas that can change and manage space. so as winter said, the houses should have a lot of space around them, but that doesnt mean empty space. in between houses or next to one, add a fenced garden or maybe in the middle of the map, a small plaza-like spot with a signpost. and if the houses are next to the borders, u can even add some kind of tree group to separate them.
overall, this is a learning map, where you learn what you need to work on and how to improve.Make sure you keep your mind open to ideas when mapping, anything that may seem crazy or unreasonable can lead to a brilliant map idea. Map Score: 2.5/10.
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Map Name: No Name
Rom: (Untouched) Firered
Info: Small little town i whipped up real quick for practice. i decided not to add a pokemart because it seemed excessive to the idea of a really simplistic town. the only thing that bothers me is the mountain, seems a bit odd, but maybe its me being pessimistic.
Credits: Nintendo
Note: For future reviews of maps, i (as well as most mappers asking for review, probably) would appreciate if reviews go deep into detail when mentioning errors such as tile errors and etc. i think it would be nice if each review also had a small conclusions providing suggestions, if not already stated. so please take this into mind, its not needed, though it would help many.