Another round of potions on me
new video game development term i just made up: “Flash Game Valley”
similar to the concept of the Uncanny Valley, the “Flash Game Valley” is when a 2D video game uses high-res art assets instead of pixelated art assets and ends up looking worse instead of better
for example, here is the game Chicken Wiggle on 3DS
fairly standard 2D pixel art. looks alright.
here’s a mockup for Chicken Wiggle Workshop, an HD remake of Chicken Wiggle for the Nintendo Switch
you see how, despite all of the assets being higher resolution, the end result looks like less effort was put in to it than the original? the whole thing feels “cheaper?”
that’s the Flash Game Valley
![infinite-bag-of-boys:
“The Crystal Kingdom soundtrack feels so peaceful and like, weirdly nostalgic? So i wanted to do some weirdly nostalgic pixel art, haha :)
Here’s a closeup of th’ Boys:
[Here There Be Gerblins: x]
[Murder on the Rockport...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/e2af6aa8bced9986c7e0d1bde9b8365d/tumblr_ooqkxp8dKk1w7l1mao1_400.gifv)
