Log #17: Character Expressions!
As anyone who's played a visual novel is probably aware of, the characters' expressions are a huge part of the experience – and, when there's no voice acting, they affect how you read the characters' words in your head.
We've been hard at work making (or rather, having our slave artist Paradise make) distinct expressions for our characters. Let's take a look at some of them today!
We like to call this "chipmunk Rivian," or the rejected "annoyed" expression. Isn't he ridiculously cute? We thought this was generally a bit too exaggeratedly anime-ish for our currently more serious style, but it may make an appearance somewhere in the game.
Silas' annoyed expression, or as Paradise likes to call it, "who just broke something?"
Angry Hazel is angry. Everyone else seems to think she looks like a demon, but I'm of the opinion that she's pretty dang cute. Maybe not Chipmunk Rivian levels of cute, but you know, still up there.
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE LET PARADISE OFF THE LEASH. Not indicative of final product. =.=;
For all the visual novel developers out there, how do you decide which expressions a character needs? For those of you just play VNs, do you prefer super exaggerated anime expressions with goofy eyes/lines/etc, or a more serious style?