So far, things are looking to stay on track for a release this month. The art is done save for a few tiles and bust expressions, the dialogue needs a little editing before being added in, and the new battles have been designed and implemented. The biggest hurdle now is getting past the polishing phase. Not just for Mia's prologue, but for the game as a whole.

At this point, though I'm feeling more confident about getting this build ready for testing. I'm gonna try and crunch out a beta build of the complete prologue by exactly a week from now. This time, though, I want to send this out to more testers to get a wider range of feedback. unity and NeverSilent have done consistently fantastic work so far, and they will definitely get a build (if they have the time/inclination of course), but I'm particularly interested in how someone who hasn't had as much contact with the game as them feels about both the gameplay and the story.

I'll need people who can look for bugs, talk about balancing issues, and give input on the story and characters. Heck, even a stream-of-consciousness to let me know what you're thinking about when playing would be fantastic. Any or all of these would be very helpful. I'm gonna stick my neck out here by saying if you tried previous versions in the past and quit because it felt too unfair or too confusing or for similar reasons, you're exactly the kind of person I'm looking for. But really, anyone interested in testing is fair game.
There has been a lot of changes made to the game, and I'm hoping it will do a better job of getting the players settled to the game.

I would like to have the prologue released sometime this month, so testers can expect a build sometime in the week of the 23rd, and I'm hoping to have all the feedback in by the 28th to be able to make adjustments as needed.

Let me know either here or via PM if you're interested in beta testing. And of course you'll be added to the testers list.

Thanks so much for reading!