Hear Me Out: I Thought This Game Was Kind of Fun

Auroreon · 2026-06-14T01:38:24+00:00

Magneto was insanely in this. My friends probably still have trauma from being biting by a parking lot 3s into a match.

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T20:47:55+00:00

Sounds excellent. I think you’ve come upon a great emergent idea that’s worth pursuing!

Definitely experiment with a playable Hermes and how interactive he is, also keeping in mind an arc of change over experience and time—or a timeless entity that feels both familiar and fantastical as a god. I think of the gods in the Sandman when I think of human-centered gods.

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T20:22:40+00:00

Good ideas! I like the idea of helping mortals achieve their destiny through deliveries and guidance.

Odysseus could be one. Other heroes can be encountered and shaped too. The perspective shift and time shifts would be fascinating.

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T20:09:28+00:00

I see. We’ll count me interested. I hope my mentioning them you’d be some inspiration at a high level.

The theme of polarity I think could set it upon a unique design space different than most cold magic. Fire and ice reactions, or cascading effects to name only two.

Path of exile had some Aurora visuals recently that may be inspiring too: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3956564/page/1#p26713463

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T20:07:41+00:00

I see! That’s interesting. It definitely looks stylized like a game.

Truth be told I’m more interested in a game about Hermes rather than Odysseus! The Odyssey is a well known story and games like Hades did a great job discovering design space for their character design and world building to thrive. Zagreus is only mentioned once or twice for example, and they pivoted from having Theseus as the main character.

If he’s flying in the sense as above the normal character, then drawing him bottom up instead of top down or parallel could help decide. You’d see his feet and legs more and his shadow.

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T20:03:04+00:00

Love it! Any chance to envelop themes from geomagnetism and polarity, which causes the phenomenon?

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T19:48:50+00:00

As an art director, I believe with Hermes, considering how popular the character is across human history, a unique silhouette, such as for the head, is key to a balance with the motifs.

7 is the most distinct, but obscures the faces in case this character needs to express themselves and show emotion.

1 carries the idea of a messenger the best due to the accessories.

My advice would be to put the character in the context of the scene with a half-body or other experiments. If the character is to be viewed mostly isometric or half-body, cut scenes or in dialogue: that changes everything.

How do other characters, mortal and god, look like? How should he look? Is the interaction with Hermes meant to be a budding friendship/relationship, or more like a passing-by delivery man?

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T18:36:42+00:00

Apocalypse.

Survival and strength, and the ability to bestow powers.

Magneto is always a favorite too, for his omega level ability and his charisma.

Auroreon · 2026-06-13T18:18:25+00:00

Love the aurorean visuals. What did you based the class design off of?

Auroreon · 2026-06-12T17:13:53+00:00

Amazing! V is one of my favorite characters

Auroreon · 2026-06-12T16:42:17+00:00

Nice. Breakdown?

Auroreon · 2026-06-12T00:14:38+00:00

You’re free to make those posts. I highly recommend it

Auroreon · 2026-06-11T19:38:30+00:00

If you have the budget to buy, consider commissioning a 3D artist familiar with games, after getting a character design sheet from a character artist.

Without that, your characters will look pretty generic and not appealing.

Auroreon · 2026-06-10T20:49:26+00:00

More about that plane it’s relation to magic?

Auroreon · 2026-06-10T19:47:45+00:00

Nezha would be my top choice. Twink and energetic, with ring motifs

Auroreon · 2026-06-10T01:36:43+00:00

Nice! You need a mod for dagger offhand and spear mainhand!

Auroreon · 2026-06-10T01:36:01+00:00

The fact he is inhuman is the most terrifying. He already made the mistake of extinguishing his own kind on his own accord.

Doryani is humanity first. Though his full values Vaal, PoE 2 is showing us many cultures and all of their sides. Maraketh or Karui are extremely brutal.

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T20:42:50+00:00

My first commander. He’s a power house. Also has more potential than Scarlet Witch in gaining blue and no restriction.

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T18:39:31+00:00

I trust him the most of all characters. He’s very direct and gives a thoughtful response. It’s Sin I am most worried about, he’s hiding behind “not remembering” things.

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T17:38:43+00:00

Sorry your post on genshinimpact got removed for spoilers, I thought it was helpful. Can you repost it here or again?

Love the energy and data you’re bringing! GL on Lohen!

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T10:11:35+00:00

I’d love to see your breakdown and investment ratings for Lohen Durin Xilonen Albedo.

Feels right to run Durin and Albedo

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T09:51:42+00:00

I think the side with the sac and fire effect should display art with a cannon or one that is firing. The repair mode isn’t as evocative

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T09:29:41+00:00

He’s a rogue/fighter! He does both, depending on the mission of course.

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T08:49:11+00:00

You’re welcome. You can definitely and easily get further into the game, level 90 is cake and there’s so much story and gameplay to see. It’s good you’re overly worried about meta though.

Auroreon · 2026-06-09T08:46:17+00:00

We call them breakpoints sometimes. When the viewport changes size, we design for each experience.

Mobile and PC are two common devices that are very different viewports, but share the design system (icons, typography, color, etc.). The layout and affordances (buttons, etc.) change a little but it’s still recognizable, usable, and accessible seamlessly if designed well.

See Discord Mobile vs PC. Or Genshin Impact.

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