While I may have started making my own music, I also found that... I wasn't that good at it. It was gonna be a lengthy process, and while it might become a thing in a few years, I knew I needed a better soundtrack than I could make.

I combed through several websites and subreddits and eventually found a composer who I thought would be a great fit for Viola: Nom Tunes! He made a total of six tracks for the game, as well as a song to play on the violin in-game!

I'll embed one in the main headline: click 'Read more' to find the rest of the soundtrack!

I had to do more UI this week, since I didn't get to finish all of it last week. Turns out there was way more functionality left to do than I thought, so it took up the whole week. But, that makes the UI complete, other than some functionality for equipment, which will get its own sprint.

Click 'Read more' to see a few more screenshots and explanations!

I worked on the graphical end of Viola this week, specifically the user interface. I've got all the art, but not all of the interface is implemented yet, due to the nature of these interfaces. Most of them need to show off the party in some way, which means I need to grab data from other objects to link to health bars etc.

​Click 'Read more' to view a few more screenshots.

This video showcases the narrative design possibilities in Viola. By combining gameplay and linear storytelling, the player can feel directly involved with Viola's story.

Click 'Read more' to read a little more about this story!

This post is about the "Adaptive Conversations" in the game. The player could already examine certain objects, but now they can be joined by the characters in the game!

​Click 'Read more' to read more about this mechanic.

This week I worked on adding story content to Viola. I've added three methods of storytelling in the game, all of which deserve their own post!

In this post you can get a look at the introductory cutscene. The level I'm creating is the "vertical slice": a piece of finished game to showcase. The level itself is a little later into the game, so the player needs context before playing the game.

Click 'Read more' to read more about creating this cutscene.

This week for Viola: changes to the battle system! Potions can be used in battle, guarding attracts enemies and halves damage and enemies drop gold and equipment when defeated. We've also got  a few animations and such.

Click 'Read more' to find out more about the new changes!

This week, I worked on some gameplay improvements for the platforming sections. Check the gif!  Viola is now capable of performing a high jump, and an even higher jump. Walljumping also goes higher, and Viola has animations now!

If you want to know more, click 'Read more'!