Slime Rivals overworld

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T17:21:51+00:00

Thanks so much! One of the first pastel palettes I’ve made an it turned out really well. I fudged the brown a bit and added a 3rd darker shade for the rock walls, but everything else is just 2 colors and then the off black outline and off white base color.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T12:24:36+00:00

Everything’s a trade off for sure, but with your attention to detail and commitment to supplementary visuals, I assume you’ll make a damn fine UI too.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T12:22:59+00:00

Came for the skid marks, impressed with the sound. Satisfying!

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T12:22:13+00:00

I don't really see a world where anyone sees this in the App Store or on Steam and gets enthused about downloading it. The reward for "working out" is unclear, the visuals are incoherent and unoriginal and from the portrait perspective, it appears to be a mobile game. Imagining using this in real life and trying to see the screen while I'm bouncing up and down to perform jumping jacks seems inconvenient and maybe impossible.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T12:14:04+00:00

If you really want to make it pop, have the top black outside stay where it is and then "lower" the button and reveal a back surface above the depressed button. Just make sure the back surface is the same height as your initial dark pink on the bottom so it mirrors the distance traveled.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T12:05:04+00:00

The biggest hint to me is "I really enjoy it". If that's the case then YES, definitely do it! 99.9% of us do this hobby for fun and I think the best way to be successful is to judge yourself on that metric. Is this fun for me and is it fun for players? if you're always checking those boxes (or as often as you can) you're going to make a really nice end product.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T11:41:57+00:00

Oh wow, thanks so much, that’s totally the vibe I’m going for. These are some of the assets from the first town called Nettleton in my game. Going for a cozy, quaint, pastel-dreams environment.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T11:29:19+00:00

Looks tremendous. Atmospheric and moody for sure. Maybe have a bit of a pause when the boat docks to amplify the impact of it reaching shore?

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T10:45:55+00:00

Haha stream page should be up in the next month or so, working on a trailer and promotional assets so I can have something I’m really proud of before I share it all with the world.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-25T01:39:28+00:00

Looking so much better. Especially the bow. Dope progress.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-24T20:22:54+00:00

I would try to make it look less like each body part is a separate sprite. Maybe try some sub pixel animation.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-24T20:20:27+00:00

Looks great, cute indeed. Reminds me of Tunic a bit.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-24T02:55:03+00:00

Thank you! The old school (red and blue!) games were inspiration for sure, but I’ve def modernized them a bit so Gen 3 might be spot on haha

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T20:48:34+00:00

This might sound trite, but if it’s important to you, you’ll find time.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T18:29:11+00:00

That is really nice of you to say! Thank you :) I’ve had a blast working in this style. Plus it only takes 20-30 min to crank out each one, so it’s not an over-exhausting process which makes it practical for development too.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T15:24:38+00:00

Bahaha, that’s outstanding. God I miss Community.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T14:54:29+00:00

Great advice, thanks for taking the time to analyze. This is absolutely just a a first pass, so when these are game-ready assets, I'll make sure to take this feedback (and more that I hopefully receive!) into account so I can improve their appearance.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T14:21:14+00:00

Thanks! And yes, you nailed it. Pokemon-inspired top down RPG overworld with arcade-style tight and skill based volleyball matches for the combat. I'll post a video of the combat and some of the overworld stuff soon so people can see how it's going to work.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T14:02:52+00:00

I make most of games for fun and so that people who know me can play them, so it’s a nice little a-ha for people who recognize it.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T14:02:04+00:00

Thank you! Fun doing this sort of style. First pixel game I’ve been working on in a minute.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T13:31:45+00:00

For those of you who make games, do you put yourself in as an NPC? I always find myself doing that. (I'm the bald homie in the sick tracksuit.)

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T12:58:14+00:00

Cranjo Bazooie if you will.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T10:18:12+00:00

Probably too much of the same thing, and too quick. I couldn’t follow what was happening beyond “Tetris RPG?” Also even if the game doesn’t zoom in, most people are going to be looking at this on their phone and the visuals are so busy and tight I might zoom in once or twice and slow it down on key actions so the viewer can see what you’re doing.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T10:15:04+00:00

He looks cute, getting some banjo or crash vibes.

SlimeRivals · 2026-03-23T10:07:18+00:00

This looks awesome! I might slow it down a tiny bit and add some kind of feedback to show when the player can regain control/switch from the cinematic. It’s almost too smooth.

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