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Art Preview: Nozomi and Sayori Sprite Additions

Heeey, cakes!

As Penlight continues to get bigger and bigger (hoping to pass 300,000 words this month!) I've felt its main stars could do with a little more visual expression. So I went ahead and got a third pose made for each of them!

Nozomi also gets several new facial expressions, like the one showcased above. Her sprite's often central between her friends so I thought it'd be a cute detail for her front-facing sprite to look towards them while they're speaking. Sayori gets one new expression of her own, which probably won't see much use. I've been mostly satisfied with her existing expression set, and I think the new pose will say a lot more for her than any new faces will xD

The upgrades to Nozomi and Sayori's sprites are well on their way to being completed and will feature in a limited fashion in the next early access update, which should be up by the end of this week. By the end of this month I'm expecting to roll out their new looks to more of the existing script, as well as having an upgraded Hiroko sprite in place, so there's that to look forward to~


Art Preview: Nozomi and Sayori Sprite Additions

Comments

I bet I know another person that would get an upgrade as well besides the main three. Would be interesting since she isn't seen alot in game.

Matthew Codispoti

Nice. More facial expressions will definitely help. I do something different for my game. In my game the sprites are typically drawn as part of the background. While my sprites are not as detailed as yours, I make up for it by drawing the sprites so their shading matches the lighting of the scene they're in. I also give them a lot of facial expressions, and animations like heads rotating. Now am I recommending this method? Oh hell no. (It is a pain and requires repeated testing to get the timings right) But it works for my game, just as your method works for your game. Your character artwork is very nice by the way. Mmm I wouldn't mind seeing Nozomi in a situation like this: https://i.imgur.com/P8t0jY0.jpg I know, I know, that's outside the scope of your game. But I can dream can't I?


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