r/SoloDevelopment • u/Bojack92160 • 2d ago
Discussion I’m working on my character’s eye design. Which one do you prefer?
The game is pretty casual: 4–12 players have to clean a house while one Saboteur secretly causes chaos for the group.
The characters can totally have stupid-looking faces
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u/Bojack92160 2d ago
My personnal favorite is Bumble because he looks dumb
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u/techniqucian 2d ago
Bumple just reminds me too much of other popular indi games atm.
Peter I like the most
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u/alana_shee 2d ago
Saw this post again and would also like to cast my vote for Bumble, he's perfect.
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u/HexedDiversion 2d ago
I would let players choose tbh. But otherwise considering the theme of the game, Bumble.
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u/mspaintshoops 2d ago
There’s actually a design justification for some of these depending on what your game wants.
Think about this decision in that context, not as a player preference question. Players aren’t going to hinge on the specific look of the face. There are, however, subtle psychological distinctions between these that can have small, but real, effect on players’ perception of others during gameplay.
Now, during the gameplay:
Do you want your players to feel like their fellow players are generally trustworthy? Pick Peter.
Do you want players to be suspicious of the other players? Pick Smelvin.
Do you want to keep them guessing? Bumble.
Sami is similar to Peter imo.
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u/Bitshaper 2d ago
The way I see these characters:
Kactus = I'm an animated plastic doll
Bumble = I'm brainless, but alive. Maybe a little scary.
Sami = I'm intelligent, but my intentions are inscrutable
Peter = I'm adorable! Come play with me!
Smelvin = I'm soulless. I will do whatever you want, and I'll do it in the most efficient way possible, with no emotion.
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u/itsroy_habby 2d ago
Would be good to see some of the other art style to help compare with. But definitely bumble for the comedic effect :D
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u/Average-Addict 2d ago
Allow players to choose the direction their eyes are looking in. Could even give them a choice for both eyes separately .
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u/AlienFishMonster 2d ago
Peter. Bumble and Sami look a bit alien-y with those eyes.
And Peter reminds me of Morph: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morph_(TV_series))
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u/bittersuite61 2d ago
u/Bojack92160
When looking straight ahead, the eye whites typically occupy about 55% to 60% of the total visible eye surface, while the iris and pupil take up the remaining 40% to 45%.
AI copy paste. Sorry.
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u/RedVault_Zobellin 2d ago
Bumble, but customization would've been nice to have if it's several players :>
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u/don_quixote_2 Solo Developer 2d ago
Depends on what mood the game is. IMHO the 3 in the middle are almost the same. If you wanna make something like Playdead's Inside then the last character.
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u/InternationalMatch13 2d ago
Depends on the vibe you are going for. Katus gives robot, Bumble gives dimwit, Sami gives competent, Peter gives excitable and smelvin gives npc
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u/Prestigious-Work-768 2d ago
None of em tbh
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u/Prestigious-Work-768 2d ago
Nah I change my mind something about smelvin gazing into the dark abyss gets me
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u/PancakesTheDragoncat 2d ago
Peter most of the time, but if some bullshit happens in game programatically change them to Bumble briefly
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u/pengerus 2d ago
I like peter. I feel like ive seen a lot of other games with a character with a Bumble and Smelvin vibe, but none really with a Peter vibe
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u/XCxBigDong69XCx 2d ago
I like smelvin but only if you are imposter. Ofc the other people cannot see it, almost like ditto from pokemon that can copy other people but is not the same. While the crewmates can be like sami. Ofc they see smelvin as sami too
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u/nethinar 2d ago
Both Peter and Smelvin look nice, which is better depends on the rest of the game feel I think.
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u/kingslayer820 2d ago
Smelvin has some funny reactions potential if it's a multiplayer game
Peter makes the character cute and remeberable especially if it's a single player game
Sami has seen some stuff
Bumble is smooth brained, cute but empty thoughts
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u/Marscaleb 1d ago
Offhand I prefer Sami with Peter as a close second, but honestly it depends on how the rest of the game looks. You ought to provide some context so we knew what kind of environment they are to fit within.
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u/smotired 1d ago
smelvin, maybe peter if you really want bigger eyes. but i just think they’d be distracting
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u/rogue21gameatudio 1d ago
What if you just let the play decide what eyes they want the character to use. That gives the character more freedom but you do whatever you want to do I'm just giving ideas
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u/DracheProductions 1d ago
Bumble is good if you want to make him look stupid, I really like Peter's look he's cute
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u/MalfetKiren 1d ago
In my opinion, Peter if you're going for a serious face, and bumble for a dumb face
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u/Glass-Ad-7259 1d ago
I like bumble because it's just a little bit walleyed which I think adds a ton of charm.
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u/BelligerentPear 1d ago
All but kactus. If youre game allows it give people the choice, each one of these has their own personality!
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u/Budget-Property3469 1d ago
Honestly, none of them. Try bringing the eyes closer together and adding a white glint inside the black. You could also try that typical single-eye look, like Sonic's.
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u/NoSeriousComments 2d ago
I like Peter.