A Crooked Heart 2d Game

matttardiff · February 26, 2016, 10:45pm

This is a massive art dump of final penciled backgrounds and a couple of final animations while others are very, very rough.

A Crooked Heart is an adventure about hope, love, sacrifice and death. The game will utilize Paper 2d.

The protag is a Welsh Pembroke Corgi named Lulu. There is only one other corgi in the world, a cardigan named Yodda.

The style of gameplay will sort of follow the Metroidvania, Ori and the Blind Forest format.

All art is hand drawn in Photoshop and Animated in TvPaint by me. Music and UE4 Programming will be handled by two other people.

I am working my *** off to get a demo completed by the end of the year to upload to project greenlight on Steam.

And another note, the painting of the detailed backgrounds will be broad, simple colors almost like Maurice Noble. That way the characters will pop but the backgrounds can still be appreciated.

I still have a huge amount of work to do but I wanted to show off what I have so far. I began the project around July of last year, I think.

Thanks for taking the time to browse this long, crazy thread and dealing with my disjointed, above explanation.

Everything posted is copyright Matt Tardiff

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/WarehouseInt.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/SecurityRoomB.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/SecurityRoomA.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Kotar.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Isadora.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/ImperialGuards.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Fracos%2088.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Food.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Flora_007_%20Stuff.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Flora_004_Flora.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Flora_002Hang.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Flora_002.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/Flora_001.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/FireStarter.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/farmers.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/DehnukaCrew.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/BackRoom5.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/AquaticAssassins2.png

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3822301/Pictures/3Crates.png

Here is a youtube playlist of some animation tests.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzjYs6L0FtL_yqowI4nfiUWIoqgseRbsM[/video]

RockyRockford · February 26, 2016, 10:54pm

Your artwork is fantastic, lots of character, its very inspiring. Cant wait to see your demo. And thumbs up to a fellow paper 2d dev!

matttardiff · February 26, 2016, 11:16pm

Thanks so much.

sleepingdragon · February 28, 2016, 2:12am

Cute

kawaii

Galeon · February 28, 2016, 11:09am

The art studies are amazing.

matttardiff · February 29, 2016, 3:18pm

Thanks Galeon

anonymous_user_69eabccf · March 1, 2016, 9:48am

Lovely studies, I look forward to see some (mocked) screenshots in full colour! Please keep us updated, and good luck with the rest of development

SchnitzelDude · March 1, 2016, 11:55am

Your artwork is great! I would love to see more. I will definitely follow this thread.

matttardiff · March 2, 2016, 3:48pm

Thanks a lot. I’m working hard to finish up the pencils on another long long back ground. At least it feels that way

matttardiff · March 2, 2016, 10:56pm

This is a level that’s about 85% complete, as far as the pencils are concerned. but at least I can move on for now to the other levels that need to be drawn