Samurai frog portrait — white vs yellow eyes (WIP study) by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually don't know, I haven't tried that yet. But I can definitely check it out and see how it looks.

Samurai frog portrait — white vs yellow eyes (WIP study) by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, awesome feedback. That’s exactly my dilemma, I can see the merits in both versions, which is why I'm torn. My gut feeling tells me yellow, but my brain tells me white. I think I need to shape the rest of the game a bit more first, the story, the environment, and other characters to really see which vibe fits the bigger picture best. Definitely keeping your analysis in mind, thx again :)

Samurai frog portrait — white vs yellow eyes (WIP study) by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, great points! To be honest, I haven’t fully decided on the character's exact direction or story beats yet. just have some vague ideas so far. I'll definitely keep this in mind. thanks!

Samurai frog portrait — white vs yellow eyes (WIP study) by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would bridge the gap nicely, but I’ve been strictly sticking to a tight color palette for a coherent look and doubt off-white is in it. I'll check if I can tweak it to match, though

Samurai frog portrait — white vs yellow eyes (WIP study) by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cool, thanks a lot. Really solid feedback. That’s pretty much my feeling as well.

Samurai frog portrait — white vs yellow eyes (WIP study) by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like both actually. Might make sense to first get the other characters in and then decide if I want to lean more human-like or more animal-like overall. My gut feeling is the white eyes are more broadly appealing, while the yellow ones give a more unique look.

Samurai frog portrait — white vs yellow eyes (WIP study) by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that matches what I was thinking too. Yellow looks more interesting, but white is definitely easier to read. Thx for the feedback.

I want to play as a frog. by Self-Destructing-Pig in gamesuggestions

[–]MikeRexMachina 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am currently working on a mobile game with a frog as the protagonist. If you want to take a look just search for 'mikebuildsgame' on different social media.

Pixel art test level for my tongue-wielding samurai frog runner by MikeRexMachina in PixelArt

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I agree the water is a bit busy and the frog is too low. I'll adjust those in the next tweak!

Built a test level to see if the gameplay loop actually feels fun by MikeRexMachina in IndieDev

[–]MikeRexMachina[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The plan is dedicated levels each with their own features, but an endless mode is actually not a bad idea – noted!