While a big projects move slowly like the sleeping elephant we want to wake us... at this time all of the net world full of old school and pixels games. But... why people cant bring back the golden times of "Lands of Lore"? "Legend of Kyrandia", "Flash Back", "Another World", "Zeliard"? We want to do this. Our game it's not only old school platformer. It's a game with a right colors, old style of creation of games... and... ofcourse a right story about good guy in a bad time in a right place. The mysterious island. Lot of puzzles. Francis Drake. Real story of vessel named Pelican. Lot of treasures. New friends and old enemies. New enemies and old gold. All it... Drake. We call it - Drake.
Sample of our work in process of searching art-vision of Drake: The Golden Hind Story
I love it! It really has that Flashback / Another World -look. Along with some hint of fantasy. I see why you chalked up Kyrandia as one of your references :)
Yeah... i love these games. Very-very love. All of them. And in front of me stand a very difficult choice. In which way to go. So I'm no hurry, as my choice will determine art direction all of game in entirety.
After try and mistakes I can say that the style of Drake - is a complex style. Combining approaches to art from different games. Because game must remind and "Legend of Kyrandia" and "Flash Back", and even "Another World" in few things.
I prepare little surprise for you and others and i hope that in 15th december (maybe little earlier) i can present this and big news update.
And thank You for attention to Drake!