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ART:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Visual Style Overview<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Theme<\/strong>: Dark with a surreal, dream-like quality. The game world feels alive and mysterious.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Mood<\/strong>: Tense and atmospheric, with moments of vibrant energy during combat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Colour Palette<\/strong>: Deep, rich colors like purples, blues, and reds, with glowing highlights<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Art Style<\/strong>: Stylised 2D, with bold outlines and hand-drawn sketchy quality and textures. Visuals inspired by Hades<\/em>, Curse of The Dead Gods<\/em> and Darkest Dungeon<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Note: Pixel art styles are also very effective and have been especially used in the roguelite genre, experimentation with pixel art is encouraged but not necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- Environment<\/strong>: Abandoned ruins, and otherworldly caverns. Can be minimalist but highly atmospheric. Inspirations: Children of Morta<\/em>, Below<\/em> and Cult of The Lamb<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nCharacters : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nMechanics : <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nConclusion : By doing this GDD research, it helped be get a better understanding of the character art and what visual style Anna wanted to get into. Ill be sure to apply these to the overall characters themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Theme<\/strong>: Dark with a surreal, dream-like quality. The game world feels alive and mysterious.<\/li>\n\n\n\n