A Slasher Dating Simulator
I'd like your feedback on your vessels!
Hey slasher fans!
I'm in the process of revisiting the sprites, as I have some issues with them and want to fix them; I would like to hear your feedback and any criticism on this new concept art for the player character/vessels.
The goal for the player's vessel is to be as ambiguous as possible so that a wider range of the audience can have an easier time immersing themselves and relating to their vessel. There was some feedback I received previously; some people pointed out that all the vessels look too white-coded and I definitely do have to agree with that, although that wasn't my original intention. Initially I was mainly focusing on the hairstyles covering most of the faces which seemed easier to do with long, straight hair.
Now that we're in the process of upgrading our assets and such, now is a good time to ask you all for feedback on who you will play as. Your voices are especially important for this.
*just to specify, these are just sketches and may not be the final colour palette, pose, or look.
For those who may have trouble reading the text:
| Old sprite issues | -straight hair
-red/pinkish necklace (not neutral) -kinda tightfitting clothes -thin lips. I would prefer for MC’s sprite to not be coded too much towards one specific race, and for the shared palette to be more gender neutral. | |
| New sprite concepts | -wavier/curlier hair
-brighter neutral colours for the clothes make the skin colour look like a better middle ground value. -amber necklace seems more gender neutral , not too feminine anymore. -fuller lips |
> One issue that I can’t tackle very well is body type variants since there are so many posibilities--we will just be sticking to this body type.
> I would like to hear any feedback on these concepts because I want the player to be able to immerse themselves better as their vessel
By the way, I would like to thank everyone for all the support again. It's really nice to see how much interaction there's been with slasher sim despite the delay! It means a lot to me and the team :)
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I love the designs! maybe have outfits that match the killer we're dating?
I love ‘em! If possible I would date them lmao <3
i think a middle toned hair world be good, but each overall design is striking an unique
My only issue is the fact that the vessels stand out a little bit too much. Are we not supposed to be camp counselors? So we are expected to wear the camp's uniform, yes? Now, in regards to the issue of skin and hair color, we can go for shades of gray and white to leave it to the player to decide. Maybe give the nonbinary vessel a low ponytail?
mhn no complaints i just love them
Heyo! The newer designs are so good, as someone who exists out side of the binary live the neutral character, the females arms look a bit too bent? Maybe having one arm infront of them and the other on their hip? The males posture is a bit strange. If you were to add slight curves to male and nonbinary, then they would look more human. Aside from that. I love the newer designs <3. Keep up the amazing work don't forget to take breaks, eat and hydrate!
i don't like how the fem options arms are bent inward. i know its a common pose for women characters but it seems frail and unnecessarily accentuates the chest. Also, the gender neutral option is very masc. I don't agree with the people saying to make them skinnier. maybe soften the jawline?
I really love these new options, though! they look amazing
I love the new ones!! Absolutely love the new hairstyles , I felt specially happy with the gender neutral vessel because it looks like me :))
My only complaint is that it looks too much like the masculine vessel, maybe make the body type a tad bit more feminine (?)
They're both good, but I do love the new ones more. Heck, if it were possible I'd just steal them for myself so no one can have them. They're a real beauty either way. (
Both of them)Must say I like both versions but the new one catch my eye a bit more because of the Grey color which really make the sprite a bit brighter as type - which cause me to see the skin a bit darker BUT also at the same time lighter than the skin color before… Weird to explain All IN ALL stunning work ✨
The old and new ones both look good style-wise. The neutral just looks too similar to the guy one to me though. It looks like Lady, guy, slightly less muscular guy.
I actually didnt mind the old sprites, as it was ambiguous enough for me.. BUT I actually LOVE the new sprites sketches!!!
The (im gonna call it the nonbinary sprite) is actually too masc(?) if you understand what I mean. you can feminize(?) them a bit more, like making them look "skinnier" than the male one, or more curvy than the male one, but still significantly less than the female one. But I, personally, don't mind it, I played it with them and it actually made me pretty happy ngl.
I saw myself even though i have short hair.Also, it's impossible to make everyone happy, so!! But I get ya, and I actually like that ure listening to feedback!!
anyways love the game, love the artstyle.
I think they look great. It seems like you've done the best you can with the changes you wanted to make, and it's not possible to make everyone perfectly happy anyways, so I wouldn't worry. People can stand to use their imagination more.
The changes look great! 😁 I really like the new colour scheme as it fits the theme for the story~ 😌
As a gay bottom, and even though the vessel is pretty musculine, I'll be choosing the middle most 1ne as he looks the best to me 🙂
Might I make a suggestion for the right most 1ne? They're meant to be the most ambiguous, correct? If so, they might look better being thinner than the clearly male character
The changes look great! My only critique is that I think the neutral vessel looks too similar to the masc vessel, not really having a ambiguous appearance yk? Anyway,, super excited for what´s in store for the future! Take your time and take care!
Here's my delema; as a gender diverse person, i wouldnt really know which one to choose. if i pick the one accurate to my body, its too feminine presenting to feel like me, and if i pick the more masculine one, i feel like its totally innaccurate to my body. The 3rd option is most abiguous body wise, but the vibes are still innacurate to me. Do i pick what fits my feelings or what fits my appearance? Do i get scared and just pick the abiguous one?
It's not like im not used to this kind of delema in games where you have an appearance, but maybe the body selection and hair selection could be seperate, or the outfits could leave more to the imagination than the current ones, being looser or something. I would love it if there was a female option with short hair but thatss wishful thinking perhaps.
Either way ur doing a good job :D