Hi, y'all!! Hope you're doing well!! Sooo, I haven't really posted any games on this account - mostly because I've been too busy to fully develop any of my ideas - but I really do enjoy programming on this site as well as posting art! And now I'm hyper fixated on a new game concept sooo... read below + let me know in the comments if you're interested!! Firstly, this concept was inspired by the song "Garden Jargon" by Madilyn Mei - a FABULOUS artist, please go listen to her work!! - hence, the flower pot, but other than that, this is all my work! Please don't use without my permission :) The basic premise of the game is that you, the player, awaken as a small fluffy cat with no memories on a mysterious island filled with others who also have no memories prior to arriving at the island. Despite this, everyone is very happy and enjoys the island a lot - it's peaceful and everything you need is there. You end up settling down in a beach house and, upon going into the water, you find a large amount of trash piling up there. You start pulling it out and find a small LIVING flower pot shivering from the cold water. This is a "Junkie", a living discarded piece of trash - though, as the flower pot quickly informs you, they consider that description very rude. Junkies have thoughts, feelings, and personalities, and quickly, you become a sort of parent figure for this Junkie - caring for them, going on adventures, and becoming best friends. At the same time, you start investigating your own past, trying to figure out where the island and especially the islanders came from while fighting the strange mist creatures that only appear at night and seem determined to get rid of any islander exploring further inland. Aaaand, yeah, that's the basic premise!!! It will be fun and fluffy for the most part, but will have darker themes as well, especially in the plot lines. In terms of games it's similar to... I'd say probably Star Dew Valley from what I've seen (I've never played :,)), due to the farming + mining aspects and the importance of developing relationships with NPCs - this is REALLY a big part of my game!! Let me know if you're interested in seeing this project develop since I might finish it at some point!! :D
Description of art is down here, since instructions were so long XP Right and left keys/ tap! Sorry for the photo quality, my phone camera is ancient XP 1: My initial sketches of the player and the Junkies! 2: Some islanders (left to right): Tortilla (she/her), Bagel (he/him), Player sprite, and Pancake (they/them) 3: Some pixel art of Pancake (design NOT finalized - I forgot their prosthetic >:()!! This was my first time making pixel art in Procreate and it was a... mixed experience. If anyone has recommendations on other programs for pixel art, PLEASE share with me :,D 4: More sketches of characters! Pancake's first concept design, design for an axolotl islander, and the player again! 5: Axolotl twin characters: Fruity and Pebbles, as well as Tortilla! 6: More Player and Junkies!!
