Really nice minimalistic pixel art style! The color palette is really nicely picked. There were some requests that I wish I could accept in real life; It reminds me of 'Papers, Please,' but with cheerful vibes :D. The music and SFX fit really well with the game. Awesome job! Keep up the good work
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Thanks! Yes, @Code_Forge did an amazing job on the artwork.
Unfortunately we cannot take all the credit for the color palette as he did use PICO-8 for most of the artwork, which has a set palette. However, it was @Code_Forge’s idea to use PICO-8 as he was already used to the system, so he can receive credit for the choice of tools and resulting main colors of the game.
Haha yeah I see what you mean about it reminding you of “Papers Please.” Most games I create have a cheerful vibe to them, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
What surprised me most was that we were able to whip out such a masterpiece (At least in my eyes!) in such a short amount of time! 9 days is not a lot to work with - and partnered with this being our first game jam, as well as first finished game on Itch or GDevelop, it turned out suprisingly well.
Ah, thank you! My wife used Photoshop for the creation of art and frame-by-frame animations; she's most familiar with it because of her graphic design background (I am so glad that she transitioned to game artist! :D). You may try using LibreSprite for pixel art – it's a free fork of Aseprite and it works pretty well. (A pixel art enthusiast here! :D )