pineboxgames

pineboxgames, 7 months ago to indiegames

Detail from an early-game backdrop for the game I'm making, 'Future Ghost'. A title card will make it unmistakable in-game, but maybe a casual viewer could guess at this setting as well.

The art style is inspired by mid-80s comic books, with adjustments to make it suit a point & click style of exploration.

#indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #indiegame #indiegames #gameart #comicart #pointandclick #rpg #jrpg #turnbased #scifi

A red earth rocky hillside, with a spattering of green growth on one rock

pineboxgames, 7 months ago to illustration

Meet Wei Song, protagonist of WIP point & click / RPG indie game 'Future Ghost'.

An ageing ex-fighter, Song is primarily driven by survivor's guilt and his personal sense of duty.

Been drawing this guy in one form or another for more than 20 years. Contemplated giving the player a choice between masc Song or fem Song, but it's just too much work...

#indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev #illustration #comicart #gameart #pointandclick #rpg

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pineboxgames, 7 months ago to random

I have trouble with the elevator pitch for 'Future Ghost'. Here are a few ideas I'm playing with...

1. A blend of 2D point & click adventure and JRPG, ‘Future Ghost’ is the story of an ageing fighter whose adventures begin with immortality.

2. ‘Future Ghost’ is a metaphysical scifi narrative adventure blending 2D point & click with JRPG turn-based battles and character progression.

(more below)

#indiegame #indiedev #comicart

pineboxgames, 7 months ago to scifi

Little partial shot of an interior location the player will visit in metaphysical #scifi #pointandclick / #JRPG #indiegame 'Future Ghost' (currently in production).

Mid-80s #comics didn't often have this much variety in their background colours, but I need to strike a balance between emulating that style and producing visuals suitable for a point & click #adventure type of #game

#indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #hobbydev #gameart #comicart #comics #retrofuturism

wy477wh173, 7 months ago to random

Was adding a cheeky little DooM E1M1 reference into the Gauntlet Finales for Soul King.

And then I clicked the wrong button, crashed LDtk and lost like 50 minutes of work. Maybe that's it for me tonight.

pineboxgames, 7 months ago to indiegames

What making a game currently looks like for me. The setup is humble. The palette is from mid-80s comics. There are 20 or so cartoonish hand-drawn 2D backdrops left to colour; about 1/3 of the total.

#indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #hobbydev #handdrawngame #indiegame #indiegames #pointandclick #rpg #jrpg #comics #comicart

pineboxgames, 7 months ago to JRPG

Media that influenced my WIP #indiegame, #pointandclick / #JRPG 'Future Ghost'...

#Films

1. Highlander (1986)
2. Armour of God (1986)
3. Blade Runner (1982)
4. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
5. Kundun (1998)

#TVSeries

1. The Expanse (2015-22)
2. Monkey/西遊記 (1978-80)
3. Kung Fu (1972-75)
4. Star Trek: TNG (1987-94)
5. The Umbrella Academy (2019-)

#VideoGames

1. Gabriel Knight (1993)
2. Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
3. Full Throttle (1995)
4. Breath of Fire (1993)
5. To The Moon (2011)

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The Expanse streaming TV series promo/capsule image

pineboxgames, 7 months ago to comics

My childhood #comics collection is a hodgepodge. Now it's fuel for my own creativity, using Marvel's 1980s printed palette.

'The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe' provided swatches for my ingame visuals (2nd image). Next I'll sample the printed cover colours for updated Steam capsule art, etc.

You don't see the rich red on that 1989 Amazing Spider-Man cover on mid '80s X-Men titles!

#indiedev #comicart #gameart #illustration #indiegame #indiegames #pointandclick #narrativegame #rpg

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pineboxgames, 7 months ago to RPG

Reverse artwork process, in-game environment backdrop for #pointandclick #adventuregame #rpg #indiegame 'Future Ghost': Armn's study. The scene of a flashback - and #JRPG style play fight - with the protagonist's adoptive brother.

#indiedev #solodev #hobbydev #gameart #comicart #indiegames #adventuregames #narrativegame

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pineboxgames, 8 months ago to blender

A #3Dsculpt and 3D printed miniatures of the protagonist/s of #indiegame 'Future Ghost', Wei Song and the ghost Creed.

Printed on my Ender 3 Pro, the smallest has a base diameter of 2.5cm. Tweaked extensively in #Blender from two custom Desktop Hero models. Possible promo item at some point?

#indiedev #solodev #indiegames #pointandclick #adventure #rpg #3dprinting

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pineboxgames, 8 months ago to comics

Developing methods for digitally replicating features of '80s #comics in #indiegame 'Future Ghost'. Here is green "printed" over black (the device screen), then OG Thor with red and blue overlays on black for comparison, then the full ingame location.

#indiedev #gamedev #gameart #comicart #pointandclick #rpg #illustration

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pineboxgames, 8 months ago to illustration

New to Mastodon, so here's a little self-intro!

I'm Kenn and I like making games.

5 years ago I was game jamming and dropping demos. Then lockdown etc. meant #hobbydev got shelved, but now I'm back in the saddle!

Currently working on #comicart style asset #illustration for metaphysical #scifi #pointandclick #rpg #indiegame 'Future Ghost'. Rewrote the script entirely and still tweaking. The old demo and other things are on Itch & Steam...

• https://pinebox.itch.io/
• https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Pinebox%20Games

Ikkir, 8 months ago to gaming

Using my movement special code for stuff now: adding in a wall of shuriken with a key combo and special attack (plus it even works with the multiplier powerup!) #gaming #gamedev #pixelart

A demon hunter, Daisuke, moves around and throws shuriken which orbit around him. After the player switches to another hunter, Hitomi, the shuriken fly off at various angles. After purchasing another powerup, the amount of shuriken increase from 4 to 8 on the next attempt.