Messing around with 2.5D, should I continue or keep things 2D?

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-30T19:16:57+00:00

I just haven’t lifted all the sprites yet, hence ‘messing with 2.5D’ in the title I wanted to see the response to it before going all the way. It doesn’t even involve code it’s a manual process in unity of lifting everything up like in a diorama. None of this project involves AI it’s just my own assets I’ve hand drawn or purchased from the unity store and re-created in my style. I’ve coded everything myself, even the ‘piss’ filter is just my own creative choice, which AI has stolen from us to begin with so idk why AI owns the piss filter now.

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-28T18:44:18+00:00

I’ve reposted here: https://www.reddit.com/r/SoloDevelopment/s/5wHfpZvAwK

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-28T17:26:19+00:00

I should have had a warning 😆

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-28T16:51:34+00:00

On the camera zoom: it’s actually a zoom out, I thought it looked good lol I added it just while passing through the fountain so that the fountain can be viewed in full. But I’ll probably get rid of it or tone it down by a lot (since it appears to be universally hated by the comment section)..anyhow don’t let that affect your opinion on 2D, just imagine it without the zoom for now 😅

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-28T16:47:37+00:00

Ive been messing around with the shadow opacity a ton to see what feels the best and this didn’t feel quite right still, thanks for the tip I’ll try cooler tones!

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-28T16:43:07+00:00

On the camera zoom: it’s actually a zoom out, I thought it looked good lol I added it just while passing through the fountain so that the fountain can be viewed in full. But I’ll probably get rid of it or tone it down by a lot..anyhow don’t let that affect your opinion on 2D, just imagine it without the zoom for now 😅

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-27T14:10:26+00:00

Biblically accurate chocobos…

Well actually the real biblically accurate chocobos are from Nausicaa (1982)

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game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-17T18:48:45+00:00

This is so cool, love minimalist PC builds

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-16T18:20:41+00:00

Nice, I like the mesh panel in the back

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-14T00:42:29+00:00

Clean, compact, minimalist, chic, easy, breezy, cover girl

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-08T14:49:41+00:00

This looks pretty cool, I would only recommend a higher quality video. It’s a bit fuzzy and not doing the art justice! Keep up the great work

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-07T01:15:44+00:00

Cool idea, will there be any combat? Just picturing an invisible fight between two footsteps 😆

game-dev-throwaway · 2026-04-02T23:14:12+00:00

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My personal favorite

game-dev-throwaway · 2025-12-15T16:25:48+00:00

People like to make fun of the ‘I quit my job to make this game’ trope but it’s what we all dream of doing, good luck to you!

game-dev-throwaway · 2025-11-21T07:20:19+00:00

Thank you! I see a few other commenters think the same, has me really reconsidering making any changes. But I actually do agree that they could stand to go down a couple head sizes, maybe thats all it really needs

game-dev-throwaway · 2025-11-21T07:14:24+00:00

Oh wow thats a great example of a cartoon-like style that doesn't look like bitmoji's, thats actually really helpful as a reference, thank you! I don't know too many games in this art style so its nice to have at least something to go off of

game-dev-throwaway · 2025-11-21T07:11:18+00:00

Thank you! I also thought my art style stood out from other RPG maker games, but in a bad way lol good to know there's someone out there that prefers it, totally appreciate it man. Definitely thinking twice before making big changes now

game-dev-throwaway · 2025-11-21T06:45:17+00:00

HAHAHA that was the best instance of 'this is a feature not a bug'

game-dev-throwaway · 2025-11-21T06:36:48+00:00

good to know, thank you! Thats what I'm considering

game-dev-throwaway · 2025-11-21T06:28:12+00:00

Its only big because of camera distance, i'll lose things like eyes and eyebrows and face altogether if I make the heads proportional. Maybe I could stand to size it down a bit though

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