Wolf Game, Giant, Degen Toonz and more
Traversing the world of non-fungible substances is a daunting task. With so many new NFT projects, artists and large collections popping up weekly, it has become almost impossible to keep up with each successive development.
In the past, a simple review of OpenSea was enough to find the latest NFT craze. But things have changed drastically since the NFT boom of 2021. Now, NFT enthusiasts have to be very careful about what and where they collect.
To help uncover awe-inspiring NFT work, both new and old, nft now presents Undervalued: a weekly column highlighting innovative projects, collections and artists pushing the NFT space forward.
Wolf Game, launched on 18 November 2021, is an NFT strategy game to earn pixel art. With a collection consisting of 10,000 sheep and wolf themed NFTs, the game is considered a risk protocol for NFTs with new tokenomics and is a unique player in the play-to-earn market.
Although Wolf Game is rich in both lore and satire, the world and story-building aspects of the game are crucial to how it works. Within the game, users can stake their NFTs to earn $WOOL. Those who own sheep patches earn an allotment of $WOOL daily, while those who own wolves can steal $WOOL when sheep owners go to cash out. To learn more, visit the official Wolf Game website here.
Giant, launched on February 16, 2022, is a photo collection of small series from Ukrainian artist Artem Humilevskiy. Created over two years, Giant was one of the first photography projects Humilevskiy took on after becoming familiar with a camera in 2019.
After taking thousands of photos and traveling countless kilometers for this project, Humilevskiy has said that Giant is essentially “a journey in search of one’s own identity.” The collection is an undeniably unique effort even among the ranks of the NFT photography market and shows an interesting success story born of adversity.
Degen Toonz launched on 16 February 2022is a cartoon cat themed PFP collection founded by members of the NFT community Bader Asad and Prince Lail. With 8,888 unique NFTs, the collection has remained a community favorite throughout the 2022 bear market.
While the Degen Toonz NFT membership-based philosophy draws on the proven methods of established PFP projects, the Toonz team has kept its community members on their toes with various collector rewards and collaborative initiatives. After recently dropping a merch collaboration with superstar DJ Steve Aoki and receiving a cosign from Snoop DoggDegen Toonz continues to prove that bear markets can be a prosperous time, even for PFP projects.
Defaced ‘N’ Friends, launched on 7 September 2021is a collection of 100 hand drawn characters from interdisciplinary artist Defaced. With a catalog of impressive client work under his belt, Defaced turned his attention to the NFT space in 2021, with his ‘N’ Friends series becoming his first major collection.
Since the distribution of his art throughout the NFT ecosystem had been limited to just a handful of releases, Defaced ‘N’ Friends served to help add to the influential artist catalog while allowing his fans to collect a 1/1 of his vault. The collection sold out almost immediately and was heralded as a shining example of the success that an independent artist can achieve via small-lot collections.
Catalina Whale Mixer, launched on 17 December 2021is a multi-faceted whale-themed PFP project directly correlated to Web3 native entertainment studio WAGMI Beach. Limited to 5,555 NFTs, the Catalina Whale collection has gained considerable notoriety as a Solana PFP project.
Catalina Whales is one of the few Solana NFT projects that aims to become an all-encompassing entertainment brand. Although we have seen many Ethereum projects go down the same path, WAGMI Beach has been steadfast in becoming the “Web3 Disney for adults.”
