Pixel-Art Megathread: It's not programmer art it's *retro*

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Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Yeah, in fighting games you're really only looking at two giant sprites the entire game--the rest is just fluff. It makes sense for them to be huge. There's way too much other stuff in platformers to be focusing on.

# ¿ Feb 4, 2013 19:54

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# ¿ Jun 2, 2024 11:30

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Those are great!

# ¿ Mar 16, 2013 20:26

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

I think it's readable, but requires too much focus and strains the eye a little bit. I think it's the brightness of the top row, the pink color. Try making it a few shades darker and re-post?

# ¿ May 30, 2013 19:51

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

I agree that the top one is better, but the little notch is bothering me.

# ¿ May 31, 2013 17:01

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

chaos engine...are you working on a game these days?

# ¿ Aug 17, 2013 17:11

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

It actually looks pretty good, except for that thing jutting out on the left. I'd remove that.

# ¿ Nov 2, 2013 18:40

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Bottom one looks like Alf, except in my nightmares.

# ¿ Nov 12, 2013 20:18

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Wow, that's only 13 colors? Amazing!

My only issue with this and the last few shots you've posted is I'm starting to think screenshake is being overused lately. Dunno, maybe it's just me. Can you post one without screenshake just to see what it looks like?

# ¿ Mar 24, 2014 01:58

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Supernorn posted:

Jungle environment I created for pirate game. The characters were drawn by a cool dude called Zach Montoya.

Looks cool. I'm sure you've gotten this before, but is this inspired by Hyper Light Drifter at all?

# ¿ Jun 9, 2014 19:56

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Chipp, sorry I know there's been a lot of discussion on your progress here, I might have missed it, but has anyone given you advice about the black border pixels? They seem really jarring to me.

# ¿ Jul 13, 2014 17:54

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Chipp Zanuff posted:

Just an update on Non-Human/Enemy units, with previous versions for comparison:

Bottom row is the latest update.

I still think they would look way better without those black outlines.

# ¿ Aug 12, 2014 20:38

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Chipp Zanuff posted:

I'm aiming for readability and the sprites may not always be placed against a single-colour backround.

But i did give it a go and here it is, for comparison's sake:

Hopefully you recognize how amazingly better these look.

# ¿ Aug 13, 2014 01:28

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Scut posted:

I've been doing almost all client work the past week and wanted something unattached to any specific project to stretch my creative muscles a touch. Say hello to my fictional gang member. He's a video correspondent for the Waffle Conans, selling footage to network affiliates as his crew vies for control of the Mortuary Junction.

Coming from someone who thinks your work is consistently amazing, I feel like something is off here with the shoulder/ice cream thing. It doesn't fit for some reason, but I'm not an artist and can't pinpoint the reason. Too bright?

# ¿ Sep 26, 2014 21:47

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

rinski posted:

Edit: better loop for the last one.

That monster is awesome, did you get inspiration from anything?

# ¿ Dec 2, 2014 18:34

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

Screenshake is the most utterly overused thing in indie games lately and I cringe every time I see it. I like your blur better!

# ¿ Jan 29, 2015 07:02

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# ¿ Jun 2, 2024 11:30

Orzo: Sep 3, 2004; IT! IT is confusing! Say your goddamn pronouns!

The lighting is cool but it doesn't look like the way I'd expect someone to sit in a chair. It kinda looks like the way someone would sit down if they had their eyes closed.

# ¿ Feb 6, 2015 06:45

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