I've been slowly drawing new art of everyone in BELOW HEAVEN so here's Makoto, a drifter traveling the world alongside their phantom dog Ryuunosuke. They wield the cursed sword Jigokuken, which powers up by absorbing blood (mechanically this means you gain MP by doing damage).
Zen, The Witch of Light by @maehat/tricksterpixels
RIO by @solarpoint-inc
Dott the Witch by @doctorspectre
@allhailthequeenuwu by Herself
Infernax (C) Berzerk Studio and The Arcade Crew
@belowheavenrpg by @rabbitlegs
Metal Pipe RPG by LumpyTouch
franken rpg by @splendidland
Infernax-style by Hansungkee
I have spent the last month putting together a bunch of scenes from the game's prologue. My intent is to release said prologue as a free demo once it is complete.
The majority of the graphics and sound effects in the present build are placeholders, so there's not a lot that I can reasonably show. Above is the only scene in the game whose assets are final.
One thing I can show, however, is the new and improved Caroline walk cycle. I've finally reached a point where I'm pretty happy with the direction to take sprites in (which means I won't be tweaking them anymore), and we have since implemented a system that greatly expands what RPG Maker can do with character sprites, which is exciting.
I will not be answering questions about these other costumes. You'll have to see for yourself in what context they appear in.
The battle system is still a bit of a ways away, so I doubt there'll be a playable build of the game this year, but I hope to be able to show off other parts of the prologue in the meantime.
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In other, more concrete game dev news from me, Prototype N will receive a new demo version at SAGExpo 2024 this Friday. There are reworked stages and graphics, new music, and more importantly, cutscenes that finally shed light on some of the game's plot. Those were written and boarded by yours truly. The new character who shows up in one of them was also designed by me.
In addition, the game will now feature Brazilian Portuguese and Latinamerican Spanish language options. If you'd like to help translate Prototype N to your native tongue, feel free to shoot us a message.
I have other things in the works that I'd like to talk about, but alas, I must remain tight lipped until they're ready. But I assure you - exciting things are coming!
I drew the beautiful Frost/Dark witch Glacia for @rabbitlegs, who is very cool and epic. Her presence is quite immense, so trying to capture it was a fun challenge! Now, if you would excuse me, I think it's about time I warm up...
I decided to update Caroline's ref sheet in time for Art Fight. There's some extra details that weren't around the first time, plus I added a fourth page focusing on alternate outfits (which I didn't do at first because I was pressed for time)