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« Reply #20 on: June 29, 2009, 02:38:34 PM » |
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Ah, that thread was quite a source of inspiration for me! Have you seen "The Heron and the Crane" yet? That's another of my favorites from that thread. This definitely looks worth keeping an eye on. The fact that you've already got an engine up and running gives me all the more reason to be interested. The game already seems atmospheric even at this early stage. Visually, I'm hoping you'll go with something a bit more like the source material and less like a traditional game. I'm seeing definite indications of you going your own direction in the mockups, but I'm also seeing echoes of Yoshi's Island and Knytt, if I'm not mistaken. You're obviously a very talented artist, so I'd like to give you my vote of confidence and encourage you to really go with a less traditional style here. There are a lot of really neat stylistic touches from "The Hedgehog in the Fog" which might be a good source of ideas. Thanks for all the replies, can't believe this thread is on the second page already! I will talk about what I'm planning for the gameplay soon. Before that I think I want to talk about the themes I've taken from Hedgehog in the Fog and how I intend to convey them.
Don't worry about being on the second page... turnover is just high around here. I'm sure it's not for lack of interest in your game. Keep up the good work, this looks ace. Thanks! I actually meant that I'm surprised that this thread already has two pages. Wasn't expecting such a good response. I haven't seen "The Heron and the Crane", will check it out. |
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« Reply #21 on: June 30, 2009, 03:49:55 AM » |
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« Reply #22 on: June 30, 2009, 11:23:11 PM » |
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Wow, great artwork. Although I notice the only difference between the 2nd and 3rd styles is the characters are sepia-toned in the latter. Looks like it has good potential, although...  That image? Pretty deep in the uncanny valley. That second one of the two of them looks pretty nice, though. |
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« Reply #23 on: July 01, 2009, 05:25:06 AM » |
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That image? Pretty deep in the uncanny valley. i disagree |
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« Reply #24 on: July 01, 2009, 05:25:46 AM » |
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doesn't the uncanny valley refer to 3d that looks almost real? that's more a 2d sketch
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« Reply #25 on: July 01, 2009, 07:38:25 AM » |
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This is looking really cool! I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this thread, and am looking forward to seeing where this goes.  Art style wise, I think the ones with larger patches of solid colour work really well at conveying a mood; there aren't too many details to get caught up in, so you focus on the whole a lot faster. In terms of the uncanny valley comment, that image does bug me, but only because of the rosy cheeks. Remove them, and the problem* is solved, and you're left with a really awesome portrait pic (much stronger character than the second one of the two). *if it's not a problem to you, then keep them, because it's your game. |
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« Reply #26 on: July 01, 2009, 07:51:04 AM » |
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As many have already said, this looks great. I particularly love the character art, pixelated and otherwise. It reminds me of Akihiko Yoshida's work ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Yoshida). I can't wait to see more of this. |
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« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2009, 04:09:19 PM » |
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Those mock-ups look amazing. I want it!
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« Reply #28 on: July 02, 2009, 12:58:22 PM » |
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Looking good. I'm looking forward to more looking.
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« Reply #29 on: July 03, 2009, 09:55:01 AM » |
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I'm looking forward to looking more looking
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« Reply #30 on: July 05, 2009, 02:18:44 PM » |
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This looks great! I can't wait to see a final product!
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« Reply #31 on: July 08, 2009, 05:28:38 PM » |
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Great designs! Can't wait to see it in action.
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« Reply #32 on: August 11, 2009, 09:29:46 AM » |
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nuuuu i hope this hasn't died
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« Reply #33 on: August 11, 2009, 02:24:29 PM » |
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Dang, and I was hoping Anna had posted. Me too, JaJitsu! This game looks really neat.
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« Reply #34 on: August 11, 2009, 04:24:42 PM » |
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I can't add much to what everyone else said besides "this looks neato", but man, I admire your artistic style. So few pixels and it still looks great. Hope you post more.
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« Reply #35 on: August 14, 2009, 09:15:51 AM » |
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It's not dead! I'm just super busy with something else. I'm now planning on turning this into a portfolio piece so I can work on it for school, it'll get done that way for sure. I'll be aiming to release it in May 2010.
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« Reply #36 on: August 14, 2009, 09:24:07 AM » |
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« Reply #37 on: August 14, 2009, 01:19:02 PM » |
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Great to hear! Will be checking in on this thread on May 1st, 2010 then.  |
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« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2009, 04:48:33 PM » |
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Much rejoicing! You've got us all intrigued by this. Can't wait for you to share more.
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« Reply #39 on: August 15, 2009, 07:15:15 PM » |
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Characters (only the red one is playable):  You have just earned a notch of my respect. Any chance of co-op? It seems a shame to waste the theme of multicolored twins. |
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