Hard to believe we're already two months into 2024. But here we are, and I'm proud to announce the latest 0.10 build is now available!

While we've been focusing on business development and funding acquisition - the team has been hard at work polishing and improving our Vertical Slice Demo, and now we're finally ready to roll it out to the community.

It's a big update! So big in fact, that I had to personally go re-download the 0.9 build to see if certain pieces of content were already released (thinking they'd been in 0.9) - turns out: no! That means there's so much added, that even us devs are forgetting what's new. But here are some highlights:

• New NPCs to talk to. They really make the game (and Zephra) come alive. And as we spoiled in a previous post - one in particular lays the foundation for our "mission" structure that we want to implement in the full game. Talk to him after exploring the world and picking up treasures and he may have some fun things to say about it~
• Newly remixed and revamped music. Jeff Gammon, our talented composer, has gone back to older pieces and given them some love. In particular, the Bandit battle track sounds much more crisp!
• New environment art across the board. Omeed Rasti, our 3D artist, worked hard over the last two months to make sure that each zone was brought to at least a level where we can be happy with the visuals - no more super rough-edges or greyblock~
• Speaking of which, we've gone and replaced all the pickups with new art and animation. They feel much more part of the world then our old "magic orbs". There's even new Hero animations to go alongside them (and another set of animations to spruce up an early moment)
• Ambience is now in the game, and makes each zone feel more alive and lived in!
• Visually, the game has never looked better! We have new post-processing, new VFX in battle, and lighting now affects our 2D characters! That last point in particular is something we've gushed over a lot here at Resonance Games internally - and we know you'll love it too.

And there's probably more I'm missing, but overall the game is playing well and looking/sounding great! So be sure to download the 0.10 build - send it to your friends, and see where the music takes you~

We're going to continue to update the VS Demo as we move into 0.11 - but more importantly, we're looking ahead at our production. A little fun treat for those that read up to this point: We have recently outlined the FULL game - start to finish; including beats, characters, battles, and more! We here at Resonance Games believe planning can go a long way - so we're getting ready to dive in head first as we seek out funding for our full production.

That said, we wouldn't be here without you: the community! Thank you for 3+ years of commitment, excitement and support. It means the world to our team, and we look forward to showing off more of the things that get us excited.

Can you hear the music?

- Kurin Laing (Resonance Games Founder and Designer)