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Songs of Myara: Graphics Reboot

A topic by victim666 created Jul 10, 2021 Views: 186

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As the solo dev behind Songs of Myara, I am pleased to announce its graphics are being overhauled for a third and final time this year, finally bringing the detail and scale up to the 1990s click-and-point adventure aesthetic previously envisioned, based on such classic titles as Legend of Kyrandia and King's Quest.

The graphics began in 2019 as a small iconographic style inspired by classic roguelikes and Zelda clones, and then progressed to a sort of middle-stage as my pixel art skills improved in 2020. After doing a great deal of study on adventure game aesthetics, I have finally landed on the final animated style seen on the right. These take much longer to draw, but fortunately I have learned a number of new techniques to make them work. Of course everything else is being scaled up, too -- plants, buildings, fauna -- so stay tuned for new updates to come.

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