Re:How to Make a Roguelike
by codetrotter on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @12:56PM
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Regarding pixel art I find /r/pixelart on Reddit to be a good source of inspiration. If you want to learn pixelart, study how pixelart pieces you like were put together. Some tutorials are occasionally posted there as well.
DeviantArt used to have a good pixel art community. Don’t know if they still do these days but either way there are a lot of tutorials that have been put up there by pixel artists over time. Find the good ones.
Another option you might consider is to team up with an artist to take care of the artwork. If you find the right person then working together can be a lot of fun.
And start small! Don’t become another victim of feature creep. With fewer art assets and less code to write you can focus on making something that looks and plays great. If your idea is too big then either quality will suffer, or you will never finish it. Make small, good games first. And small, bad games too — it’s a learning experience :)
Make a team with an artist next Ludum Dare game jam and make a pixel art roguelike with very limited scope together.
DeviantArt used to have a good pixel art community. Don’t know if they still do these days but either way there are a lot of tutorials that have been put up there by pixel artists over time. Find the good ones.
Another option you might consider is to team up with an artist to take care of the artwork. If you find the right person then working together can be a lot of fun.
And start small! Don’t become another victim of feature creep. With fewer art assets and less code to write you can focus on making something that looks and plays great. If your idea is too big then either quality will suffer, or you will never finish it. Make small, good games first. And small, bad games too — it’s a learning experience :)
Make a team with an artist next Ludum Dare game jam and make a pixel art roguelike with very limited scope together.