We took delivery of the music yesterday.  I have been listening to it whenever I can.  Just came back from a brainstorming session so that we can start to do the storybaords for the OP/movie.  Things are getting exciting.

I still have a backlog of work, getting all caught up.

Well, I see a ton of progress.  We’ve started tweaking the game, which is a good sign.  Sometimes tweaking is the hardest part of game development.  You’ve run so far, so the few extra inches seem so painful, but to me that is what distinguishes an OK game from a great game.  We added gravity, which was a real pain, but looks very very good.  We also spruced up the main menu, taking advantage of alpha blending…god I love alpha blending…The gallery is now in, and a bunch of bugs are gone.  I finally got the music contract drafted, we need some details, but that should be in the works now…I’m about ready to send off one of the H scenes for translation, Seta and Briel’s scenes still need completion, and there is of course a lot of scripting to be done, but the end is in sight.

I will admit, the process of game development for this game has been pretty different than my previous game development experiences.  Very different to work in this micro-studio environment instead of at a studio with all the moving parts in place.  Still, I put my hands on almost every part of the process, and somehow that is very satisfying.  I just hope some of you out there will grow to love Elika, Kindee, Liora and Ed as much as I am in love with working with them.  =)