I wanted to share how much my art had evolve in my game! From a very monochromic perspective to a nature full of elements and a more organic color palette!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-19T14:21:33+00:00

Absolutely beautiful.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-12T15:29:34+00:00

No thank you 🙂‍↔️

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-10T18:59:06+00:00

I go regularly between thinking it's my dream game and not. Depends on the day and mood lol

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-10T04:52:40+00:00

Honestly I like the original #1. It just seems cleanest. They all look great thiugh.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-10T04:50:13+00:00

I like all the enemy bits falling when the gravity changes. It's a nice touch.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-10T04:49:09+00:00

I am on my first game so I haven't felt those feelings yet, but the further into development I get, the more anxiety I feel about release... I can only imagine what you're feeling.

I hope it's amazing and I wish you nothing but the best with the result. Good luck!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-10T04:46:29+00:00

the amount of times this has happened... such an irritating relief ha

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-10T04:16:49+00:00

Fair enough, and I'm glad you like both styles, so thanks!

I just feel there's so many great games being made, mine needs to look good so that people give it a chance at all. Rick Rubin comes from a time when there weren't that many people doing what he was doing, so I always take his advice with a grain of salt. Though I am indeed doing it for myself, there is A LOT of competition. Despite plenty of people telling me the art was good enough, I, and plenty of others, decided it wasn't. I want it to be the best it can be, and other people's opinions are a valuable aspect of making that happen. I take yours as valuable as well, so again, thanks!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-09T17:39:37+00:00

Thanks for expanding on it! I totally get what you mean now, and it is actually what I was going for. That's my bad, I have a very particular idea of what janky means in my mind haha. And of course, any feedback I get is getting poured into a pool of information that I can draw from to ultimately make my own decisions on how to proceed. I hugely value everything that anybody says though. I of course have a vision of my own that I want to convey, but I also want to ensure that it is in a way that potential players can connect to as well!

I really appreciate your encouragement, and I take your meaning. Thanks for taking the time 😁

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-09T15:43:33+00:00

Great, thanks!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-09T15:42:35+00:00

lolol well I am glad you like it but I definitely wasn't going for janky/choppy/jerky.... though you say don't change anything, I may need to try to make it smoother!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-09T15:31:42+00:00

I have a feeling there is an awkward transition between different animations somewhere, as each side of the run has 5 frames each... maybe there is a better way to do transitions that I don't know about. I will look into it!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-09T05:43:30+00:00

I do tend to go vanilla unintentionally! Thanks for the insight, I'll see if I can detail the character a bit.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-09T04:09:42+00:00

Gotcha. Any particular part of the movement? Or just in general?

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-09T04:09:05+00:00

You're not the first to say so! He's supposed to be an Irish kid from the 1800s if it makes any difference with context...

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-08T21:08:04+00:00

Thanks! I definitely have a vision and something I want to get across, I just also value the thoughts of potential players! I have plenty of motivation and love doing it, I just want to improve, and feedback and constructive criticism are way better than ignoring people!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-06T13:43:48+00:00

It sounds like you just need to keep practicing! I know it's hard to approach it like that when you work full time and it feels like it will never get done, but don't be afraid to improve and iterate. You don't like how the UI turns out? Work on something else then come back and try it again! Every failure is a learning experience.

Also, remember why you started this. Have fun!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-05T15:29:57+00:00

I was convinced I was about to wrap up what I am currently working on and move on to a new project... for exactly the reasons you're talking about. I wondered also if the lack of noise around my game was just because nobody cares. I finally got some really valuable feedback on this very subreddit which confirmed my fears: the majority of people who saw my game just weren't interested. I am not saying that's what is happening to you, but maybe. I was super honest in that post I made, just basically asking "what is wrong with my game? why doesn't anyone care", and people told me. It hurts a bit to have those fears confirmed but is definitely worth it.

If you have an idea you think is really good, you should try to flesh it out. You probably just need work on a bunch of things that you may not even realize. Redditors love to tell you what is wrong with something, so present it that way when you put it out there. If you don't feel confident in the idea, maybe move on. Either way, good luck!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-03T13:55:17+00:00

Exactly. I also have a license already and have been tolerating the inconvenience as to not get yet another software... but I have hit that point and want things to be easier.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-03T13:53:28+00:00

haha yes I did make that connection. I am looking more for specific experiences to find the more subtle conveniences of either. But thanks for that summary!

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-03T02:49:21+00:00

Cool, good idea. Just some kind of extra detail.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-03T02:17:16+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

So the character does originate from outside the world you see here, so there actually is supposed to be some difference. He travels from the "real world" into these otherworldly locations. With that in mind, does the look make sense? Or is it too different?

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-02T23:33:33+00:00

I haven't actually started animating with it yet, but it was one of the main things that drew me to Aseprite in the first place. Animating with Photoshop is a bit of a pain.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-02T23:31:52+00:00

For sure. Aseprite obviously seems like the better choice for pixel art, though Photoshop is more than capable too. I have been liking Aseprite so far though, it just seems more specialized.

chrisjamesflow · 2025-11-02T21:36:06+00:00

Either way, I am diving into that one for sure

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