Ostensibly, the reason your death animation looks off is because the creature loses volume in the middle of the frame, only to regain it as it becomes a puddle. Perhaps a case study of my earlier comparison would be useful. This has the most impressive aesthetic, I think, though this is probably more relevant (on a flat surface).

Well, I figured since most jellies are magical aberrations and the like, their death would not resemble the classic jelly death. I want something with more character, and so what I went for was the jelly sort of eating itself and then splashing to the ground and dissipating. I think the membrane burst is actually a good idea, though, I'll mess around with that.

The walk animation is very cute, by the way. It has a lot of personality.

Thanks! I did try.

I think it would look cool if the hands were a little bit more bony and not so sausage-like.

I'm inclined to agree with this. The hands are a little incongruous with the body currently, since the rest of the anatomy is very severely cut and bony. Even the simple addition of knuckles would remedy the hands nicely.

Well, that sounds great! I've always wanted something like Dragon Age in a steampunk setting.

I'd actually be willing to help out in any way I can, if you'll let me. I love steampunk, and I can probably help with spriting and/or story aspects of the game. Not to sound vain, but I think I have a few cool ideas in my belt.

Try watching the animated movie "Steam boy" for more inspiration, trust me you'll love it.

It would suit you well, yes indeed. Not only is it a great movie, with a great plot.. the visuals and the steampunky mechanics of it are beautifully done. It should serve as an awesome jumping off point.

That was kind of a pointless post, I saw "Steam Boy" and memories came flooding back. Sorry! Let's see if I can't save this post...

To be honest, there are other ways to achieve that sort of "gravelly" affect. The legs, I think, are perfect, since there's not nearly as much granulation. The body however is vaguely reminiscent of orange brick, which I don't think is quite the texture you were going for. 

The gun appears to ever so slightly out of proportion. The sizing and shape of it are just a little bit off. Unfortunately I don't really have an eye for those sorts of things, so I couldn't begin to tell you how to go about fixing it, but sometimes just knowing something's wrong helps.

Hope I didn't burst your bubble or anything! Look forward to further updates from you in this regard.

I've just recently started up a project with a few programmers and a couple of interested visionaries. My original concept was more Nethack styled, as you'll see from the @-like tokens for each of the classes... however my programmers have been giving me friendly pokes to at least try out actual characters, something I had never done before. The characters above 16 px. in height are fine that way; the layering system we'll be using will allow for many varied character heights.

My first attempts are... interesting. Interesting in a horrible way. I'd love to have help from you guys, since I've come here before and received loads of good advice.

Ignore the tiles for the most part, I'm still in the process of downsizing them from 24x24 to 16x16 for a more optimal "rendering" process.

Alright, get ready to cringe...



EDIT: Updated with pointless ghosts and height example templates.

EDIT II: Added an experimental logo, and a few more character sprites.

EDIT III: Improved logo, added additional character sprites, changed skin tones to make each race more distinct, and started getting a feel for armor bulk.