TOP: Another sketched mockup of the same scene, this time from a more strictly top-down 2D perspective.

ANNOTATION: Initially I was thinking of trying a 2.5D art style; 2D characters in a 3D world! But I've since decided to go fully 2D! I think I will be more able to make something that overall looks and feels nicer this way.

The above is a mockup I made to try and figure out how this might look! It's drawn in a type of perspective called "Parallel Projection", which is common in 2D games!

I cut this image up into pieces to use as placeholder assets in-engine after drawing it :)

I'm really looking forwards to making more environment mockups & placeholder assets! I'm also excited to figure out an art-direction & how I wanna use colours!!

BOTTOM: Front and back placeholder sprites for Shelby and Marlowe (overworld)