Sounds like my color palette needs some updating, which I should have thought of sooner! I didn't do any basic color theory, just picked some tacky pinks and cyans that definitely don't work with all the green. I like your suggestion of keeping it small and simple. I'll put some thought into the color palette!
18 days ago(+1)
Definitely! Usually pixel artist uses 4 colours as a baseline for everything. There is sometimes a visibility problem with it though. For my game jam game, I just use black and white and colour it in engine if I want something to be more highlighted or obvious
18 days ago(+1)
If you are interested in pixel art, look into pixel sizes (8x8, 16x16, etc) and also look into pixel size consistency as well! Another thing to note is make sure characters like enemies, players, etc have a vast contrast with the background so its super clear!
13 days ago(+1)
Hello again! Thank you again for your advice! I admit I did not follow it to a T, but I did put together a more thought-out palette to use and I've reskinned just about everything to match. Regardless of color, I added a border to the enemies so they can be more easily seen in just about any palette. None of the textures are set in stone, but I think even just having an intentional color palette makes it look much better!
I also did a bit of tweaking to enemy spawning, I tweaked enemy movement, and I added a few small features.
Just wanted to let you know I really appreciated your comments!