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HELLO and welcome to this week's Monday post! Let's quickly recap the current state of things: my car door is still a mess, Trio of Towns has become my main game, the new He-Man is OK, and I'm continuing to work on Reporter Trainer. ^^
SHOP. First things first, this week's new gallery item is an Aladdin piece called "Roleplay" (or should it be "The Roleplay" instead? I have no clue). It's an old drawing, but it has a fun (and kind of wholesome) idea behind it, so even if you've seen it before, I think you'll still enjoy checking it out again. Especially considering that this time I'm also sharing the original PSD file along with it.
HE-MAN. Multiple people told me to watch the new He-Man movie, so I did. Negatives first: Weird Star Wars-looking robot. Too much screen time given to some nameless NPC girl. The Sword of Power gets broken. Apparently, "the real power is inside you." And finally, why were some characters who were originally white changed to Black or Asian? (That's a rhetorical question—we all know why.) Now for the positives: Great casting for Adam's mom, Teela, and the Sorceress. Adam himself looked good as well, despite not being nearly muscular enough. Teela even got her lore-accurate outfit, even if it was only for the last two minutes of the movie.
OVERALL, the movie was OK. While watching it, I never felt like the creators actively hated me, and that's already good enough by modern standards. Oh, and one other thing that was super dumb: apparently, all the character names (including He-Man) were made up by Adam instead of being their real names. Really? Since when? What about She-Ra (who they teased at the end)? Did Adam make up her name too? That was such a dumb and unnecessary detail. It kind of reminded me of that Star Wars moment when we learned where Han Solo's name came from.
C64 PACK 02. Before I forget, here is the second pack of MrLazare's amazing AI-generated pixel art based on my work. Check the attachment to this post for the archive. Next week I'll share the third and final pack.
OTHER NEWS. MangaGamer decided to update its website design. Basically, they went from a traditional, comfy old-internet look to modern, soulless corporate slop. Can't say I'm surprised. If anything, I'd be surprised if there were anything in this world that didn't eventually turn into an inferior version of itself. I think that's just how the universe works. Everything gets shittier with time... everything except my games. XD
TRIO OF TOWNS has become my main game. It's very addictive and fun, but it's a farming game, so there's not much to brag about. I had my first festival and decided to invite the local waitress to a dance. She's married and not a romanceable character, which doesn't stop her from being flirty all the time. Her lines after the dance were fun as well. ChatGPT says that Trio of Towns has an insanely huge amount of events and character dialogue compared to the other Harvest Moon games, and it kind of shows. ^^
THE WORK. Good news: I've finished working on Thompson's girlfriend's character sprite. Inking, coloring, facial expressions—it's all done. Now I can get back to working on the game itself.
THE WORK (2). The character's name is Linda. She's a side character, but she still pops up in the story quite often. I don't have any educational events planned for her because I already have way too many girls (with multiple ending routes) in this game. Basically, she's a bit of a dumb gold-digging blonde with silicone breasts and fake lips. Drawing the lips was the biggest challenge because I'd never had to draw this type of bimbo lips on a character before. All in all, I tried not to make her too attractive, but I'm worried I might have failed. ^^
AND THAT'S ALL I have to share this time. Thank you for checking out this week's Monday post. If you don't have the time (or energy) to leave a comment, make sure to leave a like so I'll know you were here. Thank you for your support, and I'll see you all next Monday. Laterz. ^^-Aka-
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