Wren3d ago

I made these sprites and environments for a game I was working on with my wife for last year's DOS game jam. It was inspired by 70s speculative art and early Silmarils games. Unfortunately, I was rather too overambitious to get it done in time. We decided against releasing it unfinished, but it was such a cool idea we hope to pick it up again someday. It looks even better in action!

#gameDev #GameArt #retroGaming #pixelArt #fantasy #MastoArt

Show threadBen Chandler3d ago
@wrnyfyr There are far, far too few games that aspire to the beauty and strangeness of Silmarils titles. This looks wonderful.
Show threadWren
@ThreeOhFour and Metal Mutant is aesthetically peak
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Show threadBen Chandler3d ago
@wrnyfyr Yes, I feel like these (and a lot of Silmarils stuff in general) come from a particular time where machines like the Amiga and Atari ST gave artists a chance to really push their craft in the medium, before they were reigned in by constraints of set genres and best practices about UI. I love big, decorative interfaces, and I love games the commit to their aesthetic all the way.
Show threadThomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛3d ago

@wrnyfyr I had already finished the game back then!

I guess StarBlade was an inspiration too? (I haven't played it)

Show threadWren3d ago
@Gamrok yes that was the other one, though we never got very far. Sure was pretty though!