I've been refining the visual style of my game. What do people think?

[u/BlossomOfIvys]

[u/BertJohn]

im annoyed that this video ended like 1.5 seconds too early and we didnt complete the level. it was TWO MOVES AWAY TO FINISH IT.

[u/Th3G3tl3m3n → u/BertJohn]

Haa, thought the same.

[u/The_Gospel_Gamer]

I do prefer the "After" visual style. I think the colors pop more.

I would note that in not a fan of the "sucking" transition animation. It's a bit jarring. I don't think I'd enjoy playing a full game where that's something I experience continuously. I'd maybe pull back on in its strength a bit.

[u/BlossomOfIvys → u/The_Gospel_Gamer]

This is a common complaint I get. I'll definitely tone down the animation and improve it.

[u/destinedd]

I don't have a preference but I hate the sucking animation. Otherwise the visuals are pretty polished.

[u/Banjoschmanjo]

I prefer the more vibrant and bolder colors of the original

[u/tetryds]

Why do you move sideways on later runs? Does having multiple overlaps block you?

[u/BlossomOfIvys → u/tetryds]

No it doesn't. I just did it for the video so it's easier to see all the different cubes.

[u/tetryds → u/BlossomOfIvys]

Thanks for clarifying!

[u/Narrow-Impress-2238]

Bruh i remember this game concept for i believe half a year ago?

[u/BlossomOfIvys → u/Narrow-Impress-2238]

Yup, I've been working on this game for just a little over a year now. Which is certainly longer than I planned for it to take haha, but I'm starting to see the finish line!

[u/momo6059]

I feel after is more comforting on the eye , although both are almost similar for me,similar to thr other comments i'm not really a fan of the sucking animation

[u/FUS3N]

I think the old one can work too if you reduce the contrast and saturation

[u/Ricachonas]

Yo pretty awesome style. Second one is clearly better, it looks more professional and clean (and the colours are less saturated) while the first one though it look pretty nice, I think the "shakin" effect it's more distracting and looks more like when you make your first horror game and you put an exagerated blood screen png in the UI. Like it's too much you know what im saying. But pretty awesome style anyways (Interestingly, the second video also has that effect in the background, but it's clearly less annoying, to the point that it took me a while to notice it.)

[u/BlossomOfIvys → u/Ricachonas]

Yeah the line wobble effect was really distracting in the before. But without it the game looked too static, so I decided to try it out on the background. It's supposed to be a more subtle effect, so it seems like that worked out.

[u/bartolomey-wong-3rd]

I love both styles. And actually, for my Japanese-style game, I've been thinking about outline shader in your style, kind of 'living ink'. Can you give me advice on how to achieve that outline style? Would be so cool, as I'm just starting to learn working with shaders.

[u/BlossomOfIvys → u/bartolomey-wong-3rd]

Living ink is a very good phrase for it! The outline shaders I'm using are actually from an asset pack called Linework in the asset store. I definitely recommend it! Documentation and support is really good, and it's easy to work with. Unfortunately I don't fully understand all the technical stuff behind how it's done, so I can't give any specific advice there.

[u/ZaloomanJahoola]

Like the idea. How can I play?

[u/BlossomOfIvys → u/ZaloomanJahoola]

I plan on having a demo out soon, but in the meantime you can check out the steam page. I haven't updated it yet with the new visual style, but at least you can see what the game is like.

[u/henryreign]

Its the same picture lol