Really like the updates to reflections and the water here The mall of Westside, an area I’m building on, is meant to be a mix of feeling between abandonment and trying to stay in business like a local mall in my area but in an extreme sense of flooding #gamedev #pixelart

Another day another set of character portraits This is Simon, an eccentric salesman bent on getting referral bonuses from Bankruptcy Casino in Block F #gamedev #pixelart

Nancy, the vinyl shop clerk in Block F! She's a sweet gal who works odd jobs to make ends meet. #pixelart #gamedev

Updated the dialogue portraits to better highlight them while speaking and the phonics I added #gamedev #pixelart

Dialogue portrait for a character I’m working on. They’re meant to reference a mix of 2000s and 90s culture. Been fun to iterate and design on #gamedev #pixelart

Small amount of polish on the inventory menu I avoided too much to keep it from being draining but I may change that #gamedev #pixelart

Enjoying the subtle lighting changes #pixelart #gamedev

Another before and after with the early antagonist, Dodger. I kind of threw together his initial portrait starting out game dev and it’s haunted me for a while. This is a theme lately with my posts but I feel so good knowing the studies and work is paying off #gamedev #pixelart

Been working on updates to the lighting so the characters feel like they interact with the world more I didn't really like that "HD" overlay they have, so I'm working on updating the shader. This is an area past the casino I'm working on #gamedev #pixelart

Emotions of Sona, been working at giving it a varied look so dialogue will feel alive #gamedev #pixelart

After some female hair studies I tried to define the shape more clearly #pixelart

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Still some polishing left to do but like how she came out #pixelart

Still some polishing left to do but like how she came out #pixelart

Been working on updating the game's art - inevitable with improvement lol. Sona, the main character, is in the works Also working on making battles feel more satisfying with the new animation system #indiedev #pixelart

I don't really show cutscenes much, but this triggers after you leave the pawn shop early on. Simon recruits for Bankruptcy Casino's "big winners" #gamedev

Expressive RPG dialogue felt important to me, so I reworked portraits to feel a bit more like something like MegaMan Battle Network (love that game). For mouth movements I focused on real phonics to try to give it a different feel. So it actually looks at letters and pieces it together. #gamedev

Another new versus old. I think I'm going to push the skin tone more on Chase, the excessive gambler. Also wanted a hairstyle that has that feeling a bit more than before. The old Chase was the first one I drew just to have something in-game. #pixelart #gamedev

Updated the full body art for Liz in the MixHeart stat screen. I think it feels cleaner but I’m sure I will polish it again later. Honestly don’t even want to share the original lol. Little steps at a time #pixelart #gamedev

Reworking Liz’s portraits still to include a wider range of emotions. Portraying characters correctly during dialogue is something I’ve put a larger focus on as initially it was to make it exist. So it’s time to make her portraits look good now #indiedev #pixelart

“Metropolis” (The House of God) — Emil James Bisttram, 1929 oil on canvas

Area of Block F I recently worked on I loved doing the little karate poses #pixelart #gamedev

I updated the idles for the characters when they're able to attack to beat with the music. I upped their size a bit as well as they felt a little small before. The little bits of polish add up #indiedev #pixelart

Animated a couple of supporting moves #indiedev

An area I've been working on, a flooded mall in the Block outskirts Still working on the water depth #pixelartㅤㅤㅤㅤ

Going back over attacks one at a time with basic key frames to give them more impact Started battle music too #gamedev

Random part of Block F #pixelart #gamedev

This is a very early look at the abandoned mall dungeon as well as a mechanic that’s not heavily animated yet. ESP is used much more in this section #gamedev

Love roaming around Block F, MixHeart’s hub The conversation window is based on MSN and AIM #pixelart #gamedev

Vibing in a part of a new area #pixelart #gamedev

New pic and skin tone for Sona, MixHeart's protagonist Right is old #pixelart

Still building out new areas but felt good to revisit this portrait. Going to work on Sona and other characters. Left before right after (WIP) #pixelart #gamedev