Development diary of Celso Riva

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The pixel art nostalgia

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in general, indie life, pixel art, tycoongames, winter wolves games | No Comments »

I grew up playing pixel art games. Some of the best games, first on C64, then Amiga, and lastly PC (but the first 3d or pseudo-3d games like Doom were already showing). I really like that style, and it's a pity ...

The Year Of The Tiger

Monday, February 15th, 2010 Posted in card games, card sweethearts, development screenshot, general, tycoongames, winter wolves games | 8 Comments »

I just discovered a fun thing. One of my best collaborator, Ayu Sakata (Flower Shop's writer, voice actress / proofreader in Bionic Heart, Heileen 2 and more) and I are both of The Tiger in the Chinese Horoscope. This means ...

Who really is Vera Blanc?

Monday, January 25th, 2010 Posted in Vera Blanc, adventure games, tycoongames, winter wolves games | No Comments »

After I posted the first images I realized I created a bit of a mess. I forgot a simple rule, that the first images you show of a new game will also reflect what people think/expect from it. First of all ...

Game art styles

Sunday, January 24th, 2010 Posted in Vera Blanc, adventure games, development screenshot, planet stronghold, roleplay games, tycoongames, winter wolves games | 2 Comments »

After posting my last sketch about my upcoming mystery / detective game Vera Blanc, I got some comments from people about the artstyle. Everyone seems to love the new style, and I'm a bit relieved since it was a bit a ...

Moving forward with Flower Shop and Planet Stronghold

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in adventure games, development screenshot, planet stronghold, roleplay games, the flower shop, tycoongames, winter wolves games | No Comments »

The Flower Shop game is near completion. The farming sim is 100% done, and the game is being tested. Fixed some minor typos, and adjusted some gameplay elements, but in practice we're waiting for 3 missing backgrounds and the beautiful ...