@zawdan606
Ok, I finally found the time to watch the entire devlog, time for some opinions. Starting with the old design: in my opinion, it looks very good. While pixel art might not be as refined as the direction you're taking now, the character itself looks cool. Personally, I really liked her white-blonde hair and the outfit, I personally saw it as a darkblue coat with white fur and a golden button, somewhat old-looking but in a good way, fitting the atmosphere of "toxic forest where you fight monsters and the boss is the Plague Doctor." The new look for Isadora (I'm not sure if I wrote her name correctly) seems more futuristic, more science fiction than fantasy. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, it's just what I think. Regarding the blue hair, I'm not entirely convinced. It look good, but she don't look like the same character, so it's hard for me to think of her current appearance as a redesign, more like a different character. I like the hairstyle; it looks somewhat rebellious. I imagine her hair looks like that because she cut it with a sword, having to change her appearance not to be recognized or something like that. I think a good solution would be to make the old design a separate character, draw her more faithfully to the original in the new style and make her a sister or friend, who went on the adventure before Isadora and inspired her. The concept of a protagonist following in the footsteps of an older sibling/friend and imitating them in their own way is cool in my opinion.
@deegee6062
Brand new viewer here so forgive me if any of my feedback doesn't match with the game concept as this video is my only exposure so far. With that said, I really like the design you are going forward with! I feel like it captures a very energetic and exciting design for a main character, my only feedback though is that it almost feels a little generic, don't get me wrong, it's a very nice design, but I think it needs some extra spark to make it really stand out when put next to other indie pixel art characters, the scarf has great potential to be that thing when the animations are done and as you said it adds some nice secondary movement to the actions, but maybe something related to her backstory like a family heirloom piece of jewelry or armor, or maybe making the sword design have a bit more detail to it, just something to really make the character memorable and stand out. As for gameplay/powerup stuff, I think that the idea of a spot dodge with a reward for timed dodges is a great idea! Having a risk/reward mechanic like that to combat is always fun, it both makes combat more active for the player but also adds an extra level of satisfaction to player skill progression outside of the actual in game character progression where you get more skill expression as a player that I find usually draws me into a game more and makes me want to keep playing! But overall I loved the video and I am definitely going to be checking back in with your channel as your presentation and editing made the whole thing very fun and easy to watch!
@battlebots1
When I started learning game dev, your shorts started popping up for me. In your shorts one of the most prominent features is Isadora, so when I saw this video, I knew I had to watch it. The character is fun to watch as you demonstrate and she instantly felt so iconic, to the level that I had to check if she was a character from a game or show or movie that I was already supposed to know. It comes through quite clearly in your content just how detail-oriented and perhaps perfectionist you are, and I can say, at least for me, this character design was one area that greatly paid off from your diligence. I don't normally go for singleplayer games, but I've wishlisted Isadora's Edge on Steam and look forward to picking it up when it releases (or on sale if my budget mandates). Thanks for your insight into indie game dev - your videos are both helpful and enjoyable. Best of luck!
@almattiger2313
I am really liking A3 for sword designs. I don't have the sword vocabulary to describe it, but something about the blade curving around the handle a little bit and how the base is really wide looks visually striking. Plus maybe i'm over thinking it but being able to tell where the base of the sword is at a glance since it's so much bigger than the rest of the sprite can help with readability in combat? I dunno, I don't play many platformers but I do play my fair share of action roguelikes and something that always bothers me is when things like active hitboxes or the player sprite get covered by various upgrades or combat effects when you're late game fighting 300 enemies at once. Like you were saying with the silhouette being able to pick up on things like that at a glance seems important. Just discovered this series and project, keep it up!
@fireflyfi
You're right, it has been a while! Glad to see you back, and hope the game's coming along well; though this seems to have been recorded a rather long time ago, haha. I quite like the idea of maybe being able to swap between different swords or armors, so that you can customize your playstyle a bit (do you want to be able to backdash? Counter? Slam attack?) Either way, excited to see where this goes
@gamrage
Have you considered making a character capable of changing between stances to give them different varying degrees of utility, pros and cons depending on the stance they're currently in? It's commonly done in fighting games.
@NoahTheGuyy
YEEEEEEESS NEW INBOUND SHOVEL VIDEO!!!!! (btw I think E is the best) (btw on 11:29 I like 1C, 2E, 3B and 4B the most) (and for the swords I like B2, B4 and C1 the most)
@insandio
AHHH new Isadora is so cool!! Also armor upgrades HYPE!!! Looking forward to the new videos!
@escapegoat573
I'm definitely going to practice your artist's artstyle, it looks awesome
@evankiefer3467
I like row 2 b
@painleroux9486
heeey welcome back long time no see , glad you are ok , and good luck with the game
@Soulless_Shade
Amazing Jimmyhere Reference :)
@codyleaderbrand6536
I CHOOSE ALL ALTERNATIVE CHOICES! Jk, love to see where the game is going. Can't wait to purchase a copy for all the computers I own.
@Baekstrom
I'm a bit confused. A year after the last video you come back with "Hey! It's Monday!", and I go "did I miss a ton of videos here?"
@kingkeesietv
Shouldn't the double jump be on the cape and the backdash be on the boots instead?
@ram-smithy
e and 4
@hyderanimatesandrockk2424
Awesome 😎 man, im a big fan of isadoras edge if you ever need a 2d animator lemme know
@gigasnail_
Will you add any of the regretted designs as like a unlock-able for 100% or something like that?
@anzaca1
What's a good program for doing pixel art?
@boro6908