The back design (if that's what it is) looks promising for sure. I like the crossed swords and the trefoils at the sides. Detailed without being busy. He even managed to use a skull motif without it feeling tired, which probably deserves its own award these days.
TwoPieceFeed wrote:Hana looked good, too, but again I was expecting inks to make them pop and I don't remember them being mentioned throughout the campaign, so I cancelled my pledge. Am I being too picky? Can anyone chime in on this? I'm probably being too picky...
De gustibus non disputandum est. The stuff that's a dealbreaker for me might be no problem for you, and vice versa; that's the nature of the hobby. There's no such thing as "too picky," so long as folks recognize that these things are subjective and not dogma (which, for the record, I think you do; I'm speaking very generally).
I was ultimately less satisfied with Hana than I was with Olympus and Anubis/Osiris, for pretty idiosyncratic reasons. I'm hard to please on Japan-themed decks, and though I can sympathize with the motivations Steve had for redoing the lineart in brush I preferred the crisper digital lineart, especially with the digital colors. The bitter cherry on top was that peeling up the seal to open the deck took off the color from the lid of the tuck underneath. A real shame all around, but I can still see how others might love it, and I'm hoping to fall back in love with this next project.
Seriously though, looks great so far!
