Journal #7125

It looks like a promising Indie game, but I hope it will not remain black like that( it's told that the graphics are placeholders in the video anyway).

I actually like it black. It gives it a feel that is interesting, like how N didn't have any wall textures.

Edit: Interesting was not the adjective I was looking for...

I believe he was inspired by the game, Limbo. Also he isn't much of an artist and probably chose this style because it's easy to work with. Same with my Iphone game, I chose vector art cause my painting skills are not as good.

Looks interesting. Wish him luck for me!

Hehe, I'm sure he read it mate.

Very cool. I'd love to make a game.

Any game. :<

How about finishing a certain volcano map first

Rad game bro, but wheres the widescreen? Times are the now and 4:3 was the yesterday.

Heh, I didn't notice that. Odd, maybe he recorded it using the Unity editor preview which is a square like Hammer.

That's good, you be tellin a bro he did a RAD job on the game for me.

Sure thing bro...llo.

Thanks for all the feedback!

I am going to stick with the silhouette visuals. It's much simpler to create, easier to make things look good, and on a functional level it communicates very clearly to the player. It also allows me to focus more time on making the gameplay better.

The art style was actually inspired by some older games, but Limbo is a more recent one that did it very well too. Limbo was completely black and white though, while Luminesca will have a bit more colour.

The aspect ratio is something I can change very easily with Unity so that's certainly open to change.

@Strider: What's stopping you?