...I'm not months late posting an update.

Of course, given the short timeframe, I don't have much tangible to show, but I'll get to that bridge when it comes. Anyway, For the month of January, I've just been focusing on written tasks. Writing out the storyline summary. Writing out character profiles for everyone. I mean...everyone. Trust me, it's about as unfun as it sounds. Which is very. Let's see, what else...Ah, I pretty much finalized the gameplay mechanics decisions for menu and battle. And then I worked on some interface designs.

This month now, I plan to work on more...tangible tasks. Setting up the battle system base, editing sprites, implementing designs, that sort of thing. I know that all comes with it's own unique brand of frustrations, but I much prefer doing something I can see play out before me, rather than writing endlessly, haha. I'm just that kind of person in the end.

Anywho, for the more visual oriented, like I am, here's a design of the battle GUI. Not implemented yet, but will probably be started on this month.



Of course, elements are subject to change at any time. They may or may not. We'll see when the time comes. I am debating whether I should leave the sprites blown up like that, or put them back to their natural size... On one hand, I like filling the screen, on the other, the blown up pixels aren't attractive.

Not many said anything about it for SEP, but I think about it still. I might go with the latter.

Next up we have some music.

https://soundcloud.com/zack-parrish/sacred-earth-memory-main-theme

And with that, I can proudly announce that Zack Parrish is on board to work on the soundtrack for SEM. He's a brilliant composer whose work I very much enjoy. He also worked on Valdis Story: Abyssal City, where you can hear plenty of good tunes from him throughout. Having him aboard will definitely enrich the game, so we're eternally grateful.

And to leave off, have some art and concepts from me. I've been drawing character concepts on and off for a while now. Some characters sorely need 2015 updates, and some characters didn't even have finalized designs for a long time. ...And some characters got completely redesigned. I don't consider myself a master, but I'm happy enough being able to accurately depict my characters the way I want them to be.

Character Design

Action Concepts