We are thrilled to bring you a closer look at our team of talented Animators and Artists who are working on our highly anticipated game, Slave Zero X. We took them aside and asked them questions about working on the game and their entry into the Games Industry!
Hitting the spotlight with our first Artist Focus is:
Catch a sneak peek of his Interview below!
So, tell us about yourself?
I'm Scott Brown, AnimatedTako online. I grew up in Virginia, currently living in Georgia. My art style is aggressively shaped by American 80s toy-centric cartoons, late 90s action anime, action figures, and 16-bit arcade classics. Pretty much, I love toyetic characters with functional designs, tightly controlled color schemes, and cool, saturated shadows. I'm an animator on SZX, working on all the pixel art sprite-based aspects of the project.
How did you get started working on Slave zero X and Poppy Works?
Wolfgang messaged me out of the blue about it on Twitter around October 2021. I signed some stuff and we had a call where he showed me what was being cooked up and I thought it had awesome potential. I still had some full-time work to finish on other games at the time. A few months later, I started working on SZX in early 2022.
Tell us something fun about working with the SZX team?
Building a game is a challenge of course - but especially one bolted together with tools that weren't necessarily meant to be used the way we use them. The team has a pretty good sense of humor about it when things go a little sideways and it's spawned some pretty incredible internal memes in the team discord
Join us as we discuss Scott's influences, his entry into the games industry, and the challenges of making a game. For the full Interview check out our published blog post on Steam right now!
We’re eager for the world to experience Slave Zero X and see the incredible work of all our Artists and Animators. Keep an eye out for more updates on this amazing game and our Artist Focus Series, in the meantime, be sure to check out Scott's portfolio for all of his previous works.
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