Hi! Good to see you back.

Hey hey everyone! Maki here. 

It's been a while. The project is doing well, albeit a bit slower than expected, which is normal since life gets in the way, savings ran out earlier than expected, and for some reason, I keep saying yes to more projects despite already having my hands full with this,  the thrills of life, isn't it?

The good news is since my last devlog much progress on the backgrounds has been made, and I'm happy to share it with you now.

At this point I can say we have pretty much figured out the backgrounds for most days before mark returns to the city:

More cabin goodness:

The path towards the hill:

On top of the world!

Noticing something in the distance.

The last one might need some work but I'd rather put something tangible to implement quickly and refine later. Something like a sketch.

With that I think we're good to put together a demo of the first day!... is what I'd like to say, sadly the music for this project hasn't even started and only now I do have the time to talk with the composer properly. 

I don't want to put a demo without sound, Games are praised for many things but they're always remembered for their music, so better not screw it up. As soon as I confirm him for this project I'll introduce him on a new post.

So what's next!?

Well, music aside, I'll start designing the other main girl in this story, Anne. Those who read the original novel know the importance this character has and I'm so excited to bring her to life. 

I'll also start doing the sprites for the other outfits Julie will use in the subsequent days, I really liked how the original novel made her switch outfits on each occasion, and I'm looking forward to giving it a twist so she doesn't wear only dresses.

Overall exciting stuff!

And well that's it for this time. Take care everyone, and see you on the next log!