{"id":244,"date":"2015-01-18T01:10:35","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T06:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/?p=244"},"modified":"2015-01-18T01:10:35","modified_gmt":"2015-01-18T06:10:35","slug":"its-in-the-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/its-in-the-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s In the Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When making a game, there a number of things that change of the course of development.\u00a0 Sometimes, features have to be cut due to a lack of time or money, other times, new content and\/or features are added.\u00a0 And then there\u2019s the all the little tweaks and changes that are made to improve the original plans.<\/p>\n<p>In Aurora\u2019s Nightmare, one such change is a small adjustment to the art style.\u00a0 Specifically, the way the characters\u2019 eyes are shaded.\u00a0 For an example, here\u2019s a close up of Tia\u2019s eyes using the old style.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-245\" style=\"width: 403px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaOldEyes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-245\" src=\"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaOldEyes.png\" alt=\"Tia Old Eyes\" width=\"403\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaOldEyes.png 403w, https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaOldEyes-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tia Old Eyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And here\u2019s a close-up of her eyes (from a different pose) using the new style.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246\" style=\"width: 377px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaNewEyes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-246\" src=\"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaNewEyes.png\" alt=\"Tia New Eyes\" width=\"377\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaNewEyes.png 377w, https:\/\/penandswordgames.com\/AurorasNightmare\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/TiaNewEyes-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tia New Eyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, what do you think?\u00a0 Brian (the one doing the character shading) was the one who suggested the change, in order to bring the art style a bit more in-line with that of newer visual novels and anime series.\u00a0 It\u2019s a relatively small change, but hopefully one that players will appreciate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When making a game, there a number of things that change of the course of development.\u00a0 Sometimes, features have to be cut due to a lack of time or money, other times, new content and\/or features are added.\u00a0 And then there\u2019s the all the little tweaks and changes that are made to improve the original &hellip; 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