Sorry for being MIA folks! I had a bit of a medical emergency that left me unable to work for a couple days. :'( But I'm back and will have to deal with the pain until my scheduled (small) surgery >
(I make it sound pretty bad... but I promise it's not that bad LOL)
On another note, trying to catch up on 2 days' work is hard. > ~ < Just finished 2 character outlines and the
Entire Branch for the 1 Route you will be playing in Arc 1 for our game.
The next couple days will be dedicated to finishing/extending the script!
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Sorry, there are a lot of replies. Went through all the pages I haven't gone through yet!
REPLIES
@Paladin-Cleric of Awesome - WOW! That is actually an insane amount of things to do and a lot of things you accomplished! That's so motivating to see the table. Thanks for sharing
@Nicola - Oh my goodness THAT ART IS SO CUTE! I love the characters so much ^ ^
@just1witness - The sprites are such an adorable style. I love the color of the character's hair!! And the details are awesome. :3
@Roden124 - HIIII! <3 I'm so glad to see you participating in IGMC again this year!

After seeing your last entry, I can't wait to see what you come up with this year. That said, your quote is wonderful! I completely agree... Knowing what to leave out is just as powerful as knowing what to put in! Well said.
@slimmmeiske2 - Sounds like you've gotten a lot done and is winding down a few key departments. Woot! Good luck~
Also, just saw your title screen IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL! I love the design of the border; it gives it a very heavenly feel~ Great use of resources. ^ ^
@Trivi - I think that's great progress! There's only less than 2 weeks left, so don't lose motivation just yet! Just gotta keep chugging.

Hope to play your game too~ Really loving the landscape layout and details!!
@Frogboy - Best of luck to you! I'm sure you'll come out with a lovely entry! ^ ^
@The Mighty Palm - HOLY SMOKES!!!!!! THAT INTRO!! WHAT SMOOTH ANIMATIONS AND FLUID MOVEMENTS! > ---- < I am squealing because your pixel version of the IGMC mascot IS TOO CUTE FOR WORDS!! Loving it <3 And the sound adds SO much depth. Great work!

<3
@RishigangiX - Omg brilliant. XD Hahah I like the flat UI icons you use for the game! My programmer suggested that idea too LOL. Great minds think alike I suppose! Really looking forward to playing this one... to relive the nightmar-- I mean, wonderful journey it's been so far!
@DragonVine - Oooh, what beautiful patterns on the walls and carpet! I think the sprites look very cute, but is a little clashing against the wonderful details of the background. Maybe try simplifying the details (sad :'( ) or increasing the details of the sprites? (I saw your later screenshots, and definitely think the smallest sprites work best!)
@Guardinthena - You are much, much too sweet! Thank you. ; v ; It's really motivating to hear those words! Please be sure to listen to your husband and brother -- rest is just as equally important as is progress in your game! If you burn out, you won't make as much quality progress! As for the "first hour mark", there is no requirement that it has to be an hour long (or longer). Judges will play UP TO an hour of your game and no more. So if your game takes 5 minutes to play, that's totally fine.

If it takes 30 hours, they'll only play 1 hour! Hope that helps.
@Bonkers - UM YESSS?? I APPROVE OF THIS LOGO!! Anything to do with hearts and love is going to be wonderful, I know it XD Also the CHARACTER PREVIEW! I love Claude's design. He's so good looking <3 And all those adorable monsters!! Do we have to kill them? ; - ; Can I just keep them?
I *just* saw your youtube preview too. I can't get over how wonderful the sprites came out!! The style is so unique and stands out so beautifully! AND JAYCE IS SO PRECIOUS???
@Dezue - Wow! Your character designs are so unique and lovely!! It just oozes so much creativity. THE DOG?? SO CUTE! I MUST HAVE IT!! And your environment sketch is just so beautiful! I wish I could draw backgrounds as skillfully as you! Q v Q Really looking forward to this! (And better late than never as they say XD)
@Gabrelik - Oh my gosh..... that train is looking absolutely breathtaking, wow!! The level of detail and focus on every element is just stunning. Great work so far! If the rest of your game is going to be this high quality, O___O Going to blow a lot of us out of the water XD haha
@readydotexe - I like Kyla's design! Is the character an AI?
@David Montgomery-Blake - WOW! a 13 Reasons Why + Life is Strange combo?! Now THAT I must play. The premise by itself is enticing me to want to try it out!

Sorry to hear you scrapped it though. Maybe it can be something you can explore later? XD
THE GRAPHICS OF THE SECOND GAME THOUGH! So cute.

I like the idea that cats will rule the kingdom too, hehe
@Enigma_Productions - The sprites are looking amazing so far! I must say my favorite has to be Leonard right now (can't stop drooling at the hot men * - * HAHAHA) Good luck with finishing them!!
@Derk - I may be a biased artist so I'll say..... EVENT GRAPHICS > MAPS YEAHSSS!! I get to see beautiful preview shots like the one you showed with Estrella! Which I'm loving. Your style is is wonderful!
@lemongreen - Wow! Look at that thorough map! With so many furniture and elements laid out everywhere, you can't NOT look at it for a long time. I can definitely tell you put in a lot of hard work to making it look so full!
@Geoff Moore - You, my sir, ARE SO COOL FOR HAVING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AESTHETIC! Omg that little robot man -- too cute. Please tell me he's the main character!
@JacobM - The sprite movement looks really fluid! I love the flow of the character's cloak as he walks.

Looks really natural!
@DjowG - I thought I commented on your picture. I think I've seen it in the discord channel! BUT THE LEVEL OF REALISTIC PIXEL GOODNESS IS THROUGH THE ROOF!! The splotches of unique blood pools and broken glass, and car crushing.... It's just too good!! The polish is really high quality!