Since our previous update, our team has completed:

• Created a background sketch for the main character’s bedroom (HQ)
• Created basic character emotes
• Conceptualized a basic main menu concept
• Created basic character rigs for the high-quality portrait animations
• Illustrated a medium quality and high-quality version of the main character
• Created a set of pixel sprites for the main character
• Created basic UI elements including a blank in-game menu background, various button icons, and a custom cursor
• Illustrated a high-quality portrait for the main character

As we work towards the 50% milestone for our game, our team hopes to achieve the following:

• Create various character portraits for NPCs
• Continue progress on the gameplay mechanics and the implementation of UI to Platform functionality
• Create more UI graphics with multiple iterations to match the graphic quality of the characters
• Illustrate more character art for the main character and a number of the NPCs
• Continue to draft a script for the character interactions within the game
• Block out the levels required for our vertical slice
• Start to create the first puzzle concepts for designated levels
• Create the UI elements for the options menu and main menu including functionality
• Continue to develop the story for the game

Our team continues to work diligently as we develop our game and create the various assets required. We will continue to update this blog to share our progress throughout the stages of development. We are excited to share the future progress of our game’s development! Stay tuned for more updates!

- royalrose22