#PortfolioDay - and a little pitch, may I? I am Alessandro, an italian artist with 15+ years experience in pixels, a penchant for tilesets, top-down view, monsters and adventures! I left my main occupation in movie art dept (set design) in late 2023 to pursue full-time #pixelart. Ch-ch-ch-changes!

At one point I added ship fast travel using the giant macaw, but I scrapped it. It was kinda unnecessary. The overworld was easily navigable without it

Here's a look at fishing in Draco! We shift from a zelda-like to turn based combat! You'll need to use all the tools at your disposal to catch those crafty fish! #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev

Here's an early look at one of the new minibosses I'm working on!

Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead. I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.

Messing around with some different transition effects.✨ What should I try next?

hi promise I'm not dead

The major breakthrough with this update is that I was able to web build for Godot C#! This is something that hasn't been possible in Godot 4.0 (and still isn't in the official release), but its thanks to the work of Raul Santos and some of the other folks on the Godot github that made this possible!

Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is an action-adventure RPG that harkens back to an age of top down adventures and lovable pixel art. 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2559690/... @xythas.bsky.social

SideQuesting PAX West 2025 Team Choice Awards: Draco and the Seven Scales A classic Game Boy inspired action adventure with a lot of charm, pirates and parrots, Draco and the Seven Scales is an upcoming new indie that hits a lot of our nostaglia buttons

We’re back from #PAXWest 🌟 Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth, played the demo, and hung out with us, it was a blast! Missed your chance to grab a Never’s End metal tee at the booth? You can still snag one from our Etsy shop 👇 www.etsy.com/shop/Hypersect #indiegame #gamedev

That's a wrap on PAX weekend 😴 Thanks to everyone who showed up. Special shout out to @tohomoko.bsky.social for being a real one. Glad we could get most of the team together 💪

I was just back at @xythas.bsky.social's Draco booth! I love this game so much!!!

PAX WEST FINAL DAY!! Pull up if you dare!

Seattle: if you're near downtown and want a PAX-adjacent gaming thing to do, for FREE, the Seattle Indies Expo (SIX) at Motif Hotel is the best it's ever been. Two floors; dozens of playable, unique games. Open from now til 6 (plus some kind of connected party in the same space from 6-9).

Just so everybody knows, the Gameboy paks that we put on these are functional.

We gave Draco one of our HIGHLY COVETED @sidequesting.com TEAM CHOICE AWARDS! Check it out at PAX West and beyond!

Pull up for day 3 of PAX West! We won an award :o

I want to make a mystery dungeon style roguelike game and friendslop about cave diving and a fighting game and a word game and a puzzle adventure game plus I want to remake my top down shooter about casting spells and I want to make a first person dungeon crawler RPG and I want to make a platformer

DAY 2

Draco and the Seven Scales gives off familiar vibes of the classic game of Link’s Awakening. Demo was entertaining, keep an eye out on this one if you like #GameBoy styled games. #PAXWest @xythas.bsky.social

Live at PAX West! Come play the demo… if ye dare

Tomorrow’s indie legends start here. ✨Check out the winners of the PAX Rising Showcase presented by Zenni: PAXwest25.com/Rising --- @wonderbellygames.bsky.social l @beatdown.city @bunkstunkis.bsky.social @mcdoogleh.bsky.social @rollergirlgame.bsky.social ‪@hypersect.com‬

I'm excited to announce that Draco was chosen for PAX Rising at PAX West! Come say hi, and play the demo on the show floor!

Sam was great to work with and I had a ton of fun making some art for em. The game looks rad as well so please check it out!

Really excited to show off the new key art for my game! Created by the amazing @teeketch.art

Ahoy! I'm making Draco and the Seven Scales, a retro-inspired, top down adventure on the seven seas. Check out my updated trailer!

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