Hey people of Deviantart! Just wanted to post something that shows I'm alive and well. As you may have noticed, I've started posting a bit of early game art here and finally breaking out of my dark, quiet cocoon of an apartment after the past month of busy work.
For those who were unnaware, I recently picked up Gamemaker Studio and started getting to work on designing my first video game. It's something I've wanted to do for years and always told myself things like "Once I've done pixel art for a few years, I can start working on something." or "I've only just started learning code, I shouldn't start until I've taught myself a language like C# fluently". I'm really grateful to have found Gamemaker, and it's been a remarkable tool. I feel I've been pushing myself to learn how to code adequately (albeit in a very specific language I can't use anywhere else) and I was able to make a functioning prototype very quickly.
That being said, I will continue to try to be active on the site, posting a couple sprites/screenshots here and there (though certainly not everything.) and I'll try to keep you guys updated as to how it's going.
If you guys have any feedback/prior experiences you want to share with me, please feel free. This is the first game I've ever made and I'm going to make some very silly mistakes. Anything that you guys catch early on is greatly appreciated
Btw. Here's a screenshot of the game so far. Ignore the ugly purple/green platforms, they're a bit naked atm for level design purposes.