Some more crazy progress made on this tonight, including a huge chunk of episode 8. All of the cutscenes, save for one small one, have been completed and the mapping is also finished for the entire game!

So, pretty much, we have a complete game on our hands here. Not completely complete, but the most grueling work is now behind me. Here's the latest progress estimate:

Ep.1- 95%
Ep.2- 95%
Ep.3- 95%
Ep.4- 95%
Ep.5- 95%
Ep.6- 100%
Ep.7- 95%
Ep.8- 80%

Pretty good, huh? I can't wait to be able to start my playthrough. However, all is not ready for that quite yet. I still have to insert the following:

-Music for later eps
-A few more NPCs
-Item placement
-Shop selections
-Battle starters

And of course, I need to check all the tileset passes. So yes, still a little ways to go, but I'm definitely getting really close! All the routes that will branch out for FH3 have been set in place and things are looking pretty good.

Fragile Hearts had somewhat of a quick and unsatisfying ending, admittedly. Pretty much anyone who has reached the end has commented on that, although they've been willing to let it go since they know the sequel will tie up most loose ends. FH2 has a much more satisfying epilogue, I promise. It's still relatively short, but we get to see where everyone goes after the end battle, and it somewhat sets the stage for the final game. Plus, you get to choose who your protagonist is gonna be, which is cool.

FH3 will take place 18 years after FH2, so a lot more time will pass by than we saw between 1 and 2 (which is 3 years). I won't delve much further into that here, but it's a good feeling to know that I'll be able to start it up in the coming months.