Yeah, it still doesn't feel very organic. Any time I need some tiles, I always look to Warcraft II for inspiration. The sheet there's not organized in a way that immediately makes sense, but try a quick mockup with them and you'll see how it works.

Beyond that, I'm not a huge fan of the dirt. Next to the grass, which is full of texture, the dirt just feels very bland. Try giving it a little texture--doesn't have to be a lot, just something subtle to help it get along with the grass. Also, I've found stones and such (see: the Warcraft tiles) help a lot. I think you were on the right track with the flowers, though I think that orange was a little too blaring. Try a yellow or a pink, maybe?

Thanks, MysteryMeat. You were definitely right about it being exaggerated. I kinda liked it, it felt characterful, but it didn't feel right at the original pace (see: hyperventilation) and trying to space it out made it feel really dead and lacking. I think this is a good compromise.

I also fixed his foot, thought not the same way you did.

Hey there! I've been on-and-off doing pixel art for years now (with no great success, just as a hobby). Starting to mess around with Gamemaker thanks to the recent Humble Bundle, and I'm interested in setting up a really simple platformer to get the hang of the mechanics.

I have the very basic core mechanics set up--jumping, collisions, etc, so now I want to implement some animations and start bringing the game to life a little bit (and learn how to deal with images in the code at the same time).


So here's one of the characters I have planned. Big, proud, generally angry fighter-type named Avalanche. I've got his chest rising and falling dramatically (sword excluded for now just to get the motion of the body down), but I can't figure out what his legs should be doing. It obviously looks strange with them just staying perfectly still like that. Any recommendations?

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thats what id try, but you dont have to do that of course. if you keep what you have, id at least change one thing about the shading though, the way the specular highlight on the jewel remains exactly the same even as its pretty much entirely liquid is a bit strange to me, its like the highlight has its own mass

Dealt with the highlight weirdness and cleaned a few stray pixels. Any better, you think?