As the artist who worked on this game, thank you very much. :) I tried to go for a creepy-cute game, with my main inspiration being Spooky's House of Jumpscares.
Our main developer, Nathan, decided on the popsicle and cutout aesthetic, which was inspired by Paper Mario and a Youtube video ( [Neco-Arc] Battle Preview). We also had elements that were drawn from games like Doom.
Our developers did have some issues with the camera's FOV. Initially, we had some issues with the camera clipping through the walls and making the experience a lot more disorienting—in a negative way. The camera zooming-in was the quickest way we could resolve the clippage (even though there still might be some minor clipping left in the final build). However, some enemies were hidden intentionally, working with the camera's limited line of view. We wanted to add a slight jumpscare effect to our game without having any super spooky images or loud sounds that assault your ears. You probably noticed as you played through it, but the enemies' placement was the same every time to make it easier to adapt to the hidden enemies. So, you'll get the initial scare of the enemy being there but it's not totally unpredictable when you play through it again.
Our music was made by Nate, one of our team members, and we all think he did an amazing job! I agree, it adds to the overall atmosphere.
