Creating a visually unique game.

Every Zelda has it's own unique feel and visual style, and I think it'd be cool if this game was to follow in that tradition. I know that we want a pixelated Zelda, but that doesn't mean we have to use existing sprite sets! In fact, I feel that incorporating our own visual style and theme would make the game more intriguing and more approachable.

I did a little in experimenting, and so far, the image below is what I've come up with. Its a minimalistic style, and while it appears "8-bit" the color range would not function on an NES, leaving a similar impression to Fez's visual style. A sort of faux retro. While this style is a bit less intricate than LttP, with the color range there is a ton of room for cool environments and characters.





I also animated just some basic walking and slash animations for the little guy, ideally the frames per second would be faster for the slash, but I wanted to combine both animations.



I also realize that this game is top-down, and that, if it were accurate, you wouldn't see so much of Link's body, but I was basing this sprite off of the very first, and personally I enjoy the unrealistic kind of top down view.

Please let me know what you think, and feel free to adjust the sprite to whatever preferences you may have!