Hey there! We are a little team of 3 people so far working on a dark fantasy first-person dungeon crawler RPG called "Tomb of Methys: Labyrinth" inspired by games like Labyrinth of Refrain; Etrian Odyssey; and the grandfather of RPGs, Wizardry. We're still very early in pre-production and between the 3 of us we have a composer, sound designer, writer, 3D modeller, and two programmers; but no 2D artist. We are looking for an artist to be part of our team and help make character- and monster art. For character art this would include player character portraits, as well as art for NPCs during dialogue, and for monsters it would be the enemies you fight in battle. The aesthetic that we're hoping to achieve is somewhere between 90's-00's fantasy anime/JRPG and more modern dark fantasy like Dark Souls or Elden Ring. The game has a general retro aesthetic, though not so low fidelity as to call it "PSX-style"- if I were to compare it to I console I would rather say early GameCube, or Nintendo DS. It might be a little messy but I've included a moodboard for the general vibe we're aiming for character-wise at the end. Additionally, a big part of the project for us is to go back to the tradition of a bygone era and include a lengthy manual and strategy guide which will also serve as an art- and lore book. The game takes place in Yur, a land that the head writer and programmer has been using as their main TTRPG setting for several years.
I want to be honest and upfront about the fact that this is a passion project and we don't have a budget. We are hoping that later down the line when we have a working proof-of-concept we shoot our shots on a Kickstarter so we can compensate you fairly as well as be able to increase the scope of the project, but until then all we can guarantee is a share of the revenue.
If you're interested in joining the project feel free to mail or send me a message on Discord along with your portfolio.
Mail: marcelinefraanje@gmail.com
Discord: youmegravity
Kind regards,
Marceline Charlotte (sound- and game design)
