Oh I love platformers! Especially when it comes to decorated ones! They always have so much potential, but not too many people reach out and grasp it.
For one, having a set theme for your platformer rather than ‘random stuff to jump on’ is better. Since you have a challenging platformer, you could several themes, like:
- Crawling out of a hole/cave after you fell in
- Escaping the Void
- Dungeon crawl!
- and more!
Just try to more original, the more the better!
Custom backgrounds are nice! Depending on your theme, you could have a different background other than the default blue sky. For example, if you’re doing a Void theme, then you could do a black background with scattered stars. This guide can help with tips and ideas.
Finally, props! Props always spice up platformers. Be sure to make them have no-collision so that they don’t obstruct players! You can also combine different props (or maybe item images and other visible devices!) to create new props!
I might make some reference photos, but don’t count on it. Hope this helps! (Here’s another guide on making a good platformer. It has some tips on decor —> How to make fun and visually appealing parkour!)
@clam_chowder please stay on topic, consider editing one of your previous posts instead of creating a new one.