Which one looks better?

[MRide]

So, I'm making a game in pure BASIC with dual-layer characters, and in it, the main character picks up a gun.  I could add right/left flipping to look cool, but I'm not sure what combos to use.
EDIT: Whoops, forgot to add, I'm using turn-by-turn RPG battles, so a flipping sprite to see gun direction isn't crucial.
EDIT 2: And the game is a top down view, so no jumping or anything, either.

Option 1: No flipping, but that means a cool sprite for holding the gun.


Option 2: Same starting sprite, but flipping, using the Pt-on(X,Y,3 to get the little cross


Option 3: Regular X for starting sprite, then the following for flipping (also using the pt-on cross)


If you have other ideas, please post them!

[meishe91]

I like the first one the best. I just don't really understand the other two sets really. But that's just me.

[Deep Toaster]

Personally, I like the second, though it looks a bit awkward in the corner, only because it can represent two different directions, which would look better in a game where a character moves horizontally.

[Builderboy]

I like the 3rd option Looks the most like an actual gun to me

[DJ Omnimaga]

I like 3, but what about the up/down directional sprite?

[MRide]

That's the advantage of 3.  I can modify to get all four directions. 
However, I still think the gun sprite for 1 looks cool.

[DJ Omnimaga]

Ah ok. Yeah ia gree it looks cool in the first. Idk, I guess I personally like 3 better. Your choice, though.

[willrandship]

Hmm, what about using 1 for left and right, 3 for up and down? Would that be too difficult? I've never worked with dual-layer or any kind of super-basic. Once I found out about axe, I almost completely ditched it.

[DJ Omnimaga]

I just noticed the poll. I voted

[Jonius7]

i think you can put a hybrid of 1 and three, for gun plot extra dots at 2,2 and 2,6 (relative to that sprite picture, check above) i dunno, your choice

[MRide]

Hmm, what about using 1 for left and right, 3 for up and down? Would that be too difficult? I've never worked with dual-layer or any kind of super-basic. Once I found out about axe, I almost completely ditched it.

i think you can put a hybrid of 1 and three, for gun plot extra dots at 2,2 and 2,6 (relative to that sprite picture, check above) i dunno, your choice

I'm not sure what you mean.
Before the gun, I'm not going to have flipping.  After the gun is picked up, the second sprite for 1 is the gun sprite and sprites for 3 are the flip w/gun.  I'd just use X before the gun (for 3)
Sorry if my explanation is a little confusing.

[MRide]

i think you can put a hybrid of 1 and three, for gun plot extra dots at 2,2 and 2,6 (relative to that sprite picture, check above) i dunno, your choice

What do you mean by this?  I'm not understanding your idea. (not that it's bad, I just don't know what you mean)

Sorry for the double post.

[meishe91]

I think what he means is that when you have no gun it is just the guy looking sprite. Then when you pick up the gun your up/down sprite turns into that modified human one (the second picture of number one) and then your left and right sprites become number three's pictures.

[MRide]

Ah, so up and down would look the same, but left and right would be the sprites in number 3?

[meishe91]

That's what it sounds like he meant. But I'm not for sure. That would be a cool idea though.