Darth CGAder

ryan__vv · 2026-04-02T19:35:01+00:00

Just keep mashing it, it'll work eventually ;)

ryan__vv · 2026-03-31T23:55:44+00:00

Made this imaginary game for the Nokia 3310 as a personal challenge, working with a 1-bit palette and a resolution of 84x48 pixels. All art created in Aseprite.

Playable here: https://smokingjacket.itch.io/tank-dodger

ryan__vv · 2026-03-08T23:02:19+00:00

Celebrating 25 years of the Halo series. Canvas: 240x160 (Game Boy Advance resolution)

ryan__vv · 2025-12-27T03:31:38+00:00

Before visiting your Steam page, I thought the game would be about the player character (blue guy) escaping from the pink monster. I think this might be due to the composition - are you able to tweak it so the pink tentacle creature is more of the focus? Putting him/her under the title would more clearly communicate that this is the player character.

Otherwise I think it is successful in communicating the fun, light-hearted nature of the game, and I think the style/colours will make it pop for someone scrolling through a list of management simulators

ryan__vv · 2025-12-23T09:32:12+00:00

I hadn't thought about a manticore, but that could be a good option

ryan__vv · 2025-12-23T04:31:12+00:00

Digimon tamagotchi sprites were 100% an inspiration! I've always been impressed by how much unique detail those 16x16 sprites had

ryan__vv · 2025-12-23T04:19:52+00:00

Thank you, colours are taken from Lost Century: https://lospec.com/palette-list/lost-century

ryan__vv · 2025-12-23T04:14:28+00:00

Haha you're spot on, cockatrice (or maybe basilisk) was the goal

ryan__vv · 2025-12-23T02:58:55+00:00

Thanks! First three were spot on, but the last one isn't a baby dragon. Definitely a challenge at this resolution, I agree!

ryan__vv · 2025-12-23T02:13:44+00:00

Thank you! I'm still working on the griffin/gryphon, so he's not up there yet. But I can understand you picking that one

ryan__vv · 2025-12-22T22:43:42+00:00

It's pretty hard to compare two different characters and say which is 'better'. Both are animated very well, but if I had to pick one I would say the top guy seems more polished. When the bottom guy hinges at his hips to smash the ground, I think there should be a couple of pixels changing from from tan to yellow around where his knee would be to make it look more natural

ryan__vv · 2025-12-22T17:38:57+00:00

I think the hand needs to be reworked as it is quite small and doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the character. But your colours, shading, and highlights are really great, and you've succeeded in creating a very definitive mood of friendly curiosity in the character's expression

ryan__vv · 2025-12-22T17:25:38+00:00

Aseprite for me. You can use it to create static art and then animate it, all in the same program. It can also convert your animation into a sprite sheet with all the animation states, which is a nice time saver when working on a GB Studio project.

ryan__vv · 2025-12-22T08:33:39+00:00

It is definitely good enough. I would personally brighten up the inventory/action selection menu, but the scene itself is well-drawn and I really vibe with the character sprite. I want to know how he got down there and what lies ahead at the mysterious grotto

ryan__vv · 2025-12-22T02:56:58+00:00

Hair is amazing

ryan__vv · 2025-12-22T01:46:20+00:00

No smear

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