Nice work! I think it's looking good so far!

You feel like you're missing something, huh? I'd say the only things that come to mind for.me without taking away from the minimal aesthetic is adding more objects/variety (although this is really dependant on the game and your time), more shadows on the snow, and experimenting with dithering in places.

As for what Mierdinsky was saying, I think they're referring to adding more contrast on borders -- light on some, dark on some others -- to create clearer distinction. An example could be the corner on the house that faces the camera: you could try adding a dark lip to it to make it pop a little bit more. Again tho, if you go too far with this you could detract from the minimal look, but it could definitely be worth experimenting with!

Something I love doing is adding some light at the end of shadows, too. If this were me, I'd probably add a line of the lighter house color on the far right of the side that has shadow, just to give the impression that some light is bending around.

I appreciate that Diogalesu, thanks a lot!

It's a style that I wanted to expirment with in this piece, and I also am quite happy with how it turned out. Still, there is merit in what the others are saying -- it could have been done better. Mainly, I think adding more contrast in the dark areas could have some benefit.Here's to next time!

Hey, thanks Spahiresurf! I'm really glad you like it ^^

For sure, the light sources are intense -- but that was intentional! It sounds like I didn't quite nail it, though. Next time! Interesting to hear that you think the darkest portion should not have an orange tint. The way that I mix my colours doesn't really lend itself to that unfortunately, so I'm going to have to experiment with that sort of thing in the future.

I really appreciate the thorough comment, by the way! Of course, you'll be seeing more of my in the future. I look forward to possibly seeing something by you as well :)

Thank you, I appreciate your feedback! Yeah, I agree -- I still need to work on my color some. I did intentionally want to keep this one dull with the important characters/objects emphasized like sprites to see how it turned out. Not bad, I think!

Thanks! That's a lovely description.