u/PakaGames

Hi everyone, we're Davide and Emanuele, two devs going under the name Paka Games. We've been working on Eden Lumina for a while now, a 2.5D Metroidvania in Unity, and we thought it was time to share something here.

The style is all drawn by hand, with the levels built in 2.5D to give depth to the 2D. It's a project we care a lot about and we carry forward in between everything else, so any feedback means a lot to us.

Here's some material below, including artwork, a project presentation and a workflow timelapse:

Sample artwork: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lTpoJHP42HlpzAdcvrXB15kWntgCgjPO/view?usp=sharing

Project presentation (PDF): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v1Px84M0lR2a8wY2zowoxFy48IqoTCq-/view?usp=sharing

How we structure the layering: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fM76JtwXmiSb9aSC8X8bPCREEQmrF0_O/view?usp=sharing

Asset creation timelapse: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N5EfVuj08omgaFYCgOS_TDBOTkHGrgKJ/view?usp=sharing

A finished asset: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wTEADERufECswuAhIq2xGqbNjnGtut5F/view?usp=sharing

About the team: right now there are just two of us and we'd love to find a third, a 2D frame-by-frame animator, in revshare. If you're in the field or know someone, feel free to reach out.

You can find us in DM or at main.pakagames@gmail.com.

Cheers,

Davide and Emanuele

Ciao a tutti, siamo Davide ed Emanuele, due dev italiani sotto il nome Paka Games. Da un po' di tempo stiamo lavorando a Eden Lumina, un Metroidvania 2.5D in Unity, e abbiamo pensato fosse il momento di condividere qualcosa con voi.

Lo stile è tutto disegnato a mano, con i livelli costruiti in 2.5D per dare profondità al 2D. È un progetto a cui teniamo molto e che portiamo avanti tra mille altre cose, quindi qualsiasi feedback per noi vale tantissimo.

Qui sotto qualche riferimento, tra artwork, presentazione del progetto e un timelapse del workflow:

Artwork di esempio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lTpoJHP42HlpzAdcvrXB15kWntgCgjPO/view?usp=sharing

Presentazione del progetto in PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v1Px84M0lR2a8wY2zowoxFy48IqoTCq-/view?usp=sharing

Layering dell' artwork: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fM76JtwXmiSb9aSC8X8bPCREEQmrF0_O/view?usp=sharing

Timelapse di un asset dall'inizio alla fine: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N5EfVuj08omgaFYCgOS_TDBOTkHGrgKJ/view?usp=sharing

Un asset finito: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wTEADERufECswuAhIq2xGqbNjnGtut5F/view?usp=sharing

Per quanto riguarda il team, al momento siamo in due e ci piacerebbe trovare un terzo, un animatore 2D frame-by-frame, in revshare. Se siete del settore o conoscete qualcuno, scriveteci pure.

Per contattarci ci trovate in DM o all'email main.pakagames@gmail.com.

A presto,

Davide ed Emanuele

Hey everyone,

We're a 2-person team working on Eden Lumina, a hand-painted 2D metroidvania built in Unity, set at the bottom of a giant chasm. Rabbit protagonist, painterly aesthetic, with our own constructed in-world language (Mënalish). Visual reference points: Hollow Knight on the platforming side, Made in Abyss for the verticality and mood, with a bit of Nausicaä and Gaudí in the architecture.

We're still in pre-production. So far we have:

• full visual identity (palette, key art, logo)
• character design for the protagonist
• a substantial library of environment props and tilesets
• worldbuilding + lore document, language system
• a pre-production preview: Eden Lumina — Pre-production Preview

Would love to hear what you think of the visual direction and the overall vibe we're going for. Any first impressions or gut reactions are super welcome.

Thanks for reading, Paka Games

Hey everyone,

We're a 2-person team, a programmer and an illustrator / art director, working on Eden Lumina, a 2D metroidvania set at the bottom of a giant chasm. Hand-painted aesthetic, rabbit protagonist, our own constructed in-world language (Mënalish). Visual reference points: Hollow Knight on the platforming side, Made in Abyss for the verticality and mood, with a bit of Nausicaä and Gaudí in the architecture.

We're still in pre-production. What's already done:

• full visual identity (palette, key art, logo)
• character design for the protagonist
• a substantial library of environment props and tilesets
• worldbuilding + lore document, language system
• a pre-production preview: Eden Lumina — Pre-production Preview

We'd love to hear what you think, especially about the visual direction and the overall mood we're going for. Any feedback, first impressions, or even just gut reactions are super welcome.

Thanks for reading, Paka Games