Topic: Could I have feedback on the art of my game?

so i feel like my sprite is taking TOO much inspiration from celeste to the point where it feels like a character in the game, and i dont want that, so im making a new version of it

designing feet for pixel art characters is hell on earth

@DiamondCore It definitely is but I really liked it! Seriously though this game is coming along really nicely, your change and improvement with the colors and level design in just s few months is crazy.

@Snatcher yeah, i really liked the old sprite too, but it is required for me to change it so this game doesnt look like a celeste knockoff, the new sprite isnt all-too different though

I think the new sprite works well with the scenery too mostly, i just gotta change a few things and decide if i want a dark red outline or black outline

also, thanks so much for the appreciation! this is what happens when i spend a bit too much time in aseprite lol

@DiamondCore yeah it’s understandable. The scenery did like a complete one eighty from when you first showed us, the red in the background is amazing and the red used on the platforms being darker compared to lighter makes it look so good! I think black would look great but I would want to see both side by side.

@Snatcher here's them both side-by-side, with an additional, even darker gradient of red for the sprite in-between

Yeah, the scenery did a 180 faster then Unity when they faced backlash for pulling a Mr. Krabs lmao

@DiamondCore Oh I like the middle one, it seems like a pretty nice in between actually, I really like it! I think it’s a great mixture.

Lmao no kidding lol!

@Snatcher yeah i agree, thats what ill be using from now on as other people ive asked

I'm now just focusing on some tweaks to the sprite and adding BG elements to the image

I got some complaints of the image being "too red" so i decided to put the BG back to its orange-y like state, and am starting to add more background elements with more red-shading diversity

... i also finally added variation in the tiles!

… so uhhh, I made a random significant change after 2 weeks of doing nothing again lmao

this one isn’t final, as I still don’t know if I like the lighter BG or the darker BG better

I actually really like how it looks with the pixel-ly lighting from the first pic of this page.

I prefer the darker reds because it's easier on the eyes, and I imagine that it would be uncomfortable to be staring at such striking reds for extended periods of time, especially on the OLED Switch.

@Eel I can see why, as it looks a bit unique. though I personally think it makes the image just look rough because the 2x1 pixels being THAT apparent and big look off-putting and feel a bit cheap

@Sisilly_G I think i agree, the darker reds look a lot nicer for this sort of atmosphere.
Plus, it kinda helps give off the vibes that this is an underground setting a bit more lol (which it is)

Aaand I'm pretty much done with the concept art image now!

I gotta focus on actually making the game now so I don't think I'll be posting anything related to the art for a bit, but thank you guys for the feedback on this, it helped a lot!