secret of evermore boy complete

First off, might I say: YES.

Secret of Evermore gets so much flac for being the bastard cousin of Secret of Mana, but I'm (not-so)secretly in love with it. The alchemy system was inspired, the dog companion was ahead of it's time, and the sprite work is really well done. (Bouncy hair FOR THE WIN!)

...which segues to my 2 cents.

You should use the hair in the first example. That 1980's flipped-up hero bang is def. the way to go. Can I also make a small suggestion? Maybe throw in some of that blue shade to lower his neckline a bit and add about one pixel more of sleeve on each side. That way, it's a bit more obvious he's rocking the Marty Mcfly Orange life-saver vest.

Also, Also:

You're awesome, and all of your sprites rock. That is all.