{"author_name":"Vertigon","cat":"LD #37","comments":[],"epoch":1482183240,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"886","p_author":"Vertigon","p_authorkey":"37354","p_urlkey":"35734","p_title":"The Power of Art","p_cat":"LD #37","p_event":"LD37","p_time":"1482183240","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"37354","us_name":"Vertigon","us_username":"vertigon","event_start":"1481241600","event_key":"81","event_name":"Ludum Dare 37"},"text":"

I had a lot of fun\u00a0last weekend with my game\u00a0Cardinal Cell<\/a>. \u00a0It was pretty fun in the end but it was ugly enough to make babies cry because I cobbled together the art on my own. \u00a0I could have maybe increased the quality another quarter-point on my own before finishing off the 48 hours… \u00a0I could have chosen a style. \u00a0I could have smoothed out the busy textures. \u00a0However, I was focused on closing the book with\u00a0features-features-features.<\/p>\n

I’m pretty confident that it was a mistake on my part… \u00a0while\u00a0I go through other people’s games I constantly have to tell myself\u00a0to not let an ugly game influence my assessment of its fun… or let a pretty game get away with dull gameplay. \u00a0Maybe it’s not fair, but that’s the way the world works. \u00a0Those of us with weaker art skills have a challenge to overcome.<\/p>\n

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Because the game looked\u00a0so bad I did a quick reskin this weekend to use some pixel art and audio that I had handy. \u00a0I think the gameplay stands well on its own, but the revamp makes a difference in my opinion. \u00a0A friend\u00a0offered up some real art and we’re going to\u00a0rebrand it as… \u00a0wait for it…\u00a0Skate Knight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you’re interested in seeing what a few hours of stock graphics and sounds can do for a game, click\u00a0the image below to see the update\u00a0on itch.io<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Skate\"<\/a><\/p>","time":"December 19th, 2016 4:34 pm","title":"The Power of Art"}