19/02/2022
Glad to get this piece out before Elden Ring dropped as I'm sure much of my free time will be taken by it once it does😅
Pokemon had a huge influence on my childhood and single-handedly shaped both my love of video games and pixel art. Pokemon Ruby was my first game, and I always found the sprite work of the gen 3/4 games to be so clean and visually appealing. However one thing that always felt off was the empty feeling pokemon centers gave off. You'd walk in to a brand new town and head to the center to heal only to see a couple of senile old dudes. I wanted to create my own pokemon center scene that felt more filled with life. Where things are moving and where people and pokemon alike use the center as a community building for trainers.