Character Development and Design: Cats

Showcasing some of the art development here. The initial motivation to include cats in the game was to have some females in the game. Before cats were introduce, all we have were guys! We thought it would be cool to have some females as well.

Early sketches of the cats in the game.  Not quite feminine in some ways.

So we further developed it to be more feminine.

Color test.

 




Stage Selection Screen

We have completely revamped the Stage Selection Screen. From simple thumbnails to a full blown illustrated map of Dusty’s World. We think it provides a better sense of purpose, knowing where you will go next and putting each location into context.

Old Selection Screen

New Selection Screen

Of course, the above is just a sneak peek.





Save Point: Concept, Design & Development

Concept sketches for save point in the game. The idea the artist had was to use a camera of sorts to record the progress in the game. Obviously, it would look out of place if we were to place a DSLR in the game. So the artist had to went through lots of sketches and test them out.

Eventually, we decided that the one below suits best. 

Various keyframes from the save point activation animation.