[EN]SHOWTIMExMONSTERS 2 Dev Letter [vol.11]

Hello, I'm Satoh.

Thank you so much for your support. Your support is always a great help to me in my work.

The heat of summer is slowly easing and changing into autumn.

As this summer was different from the usual, I feel that it went by at a dizzying pace.

Of course, I'm still working on the game, but I'm hoping that things will return to normal as soon as possible.

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I'm almost done drawing the monsters on the second stratum.

I'm happy that I have drawn many favorite designs.

I can't wait for the day you can meet them in the game.

I've been racking my brain to come up with their skill sets every day

to make them in a way that fits their designs and themes.

This is a difficult but fun part of game making.

I'm also starting to make maps of the second stratum in earnest.

Though it's a bit difficult theme to make as a dungeon,

I'm working diligently to design it to be something that you will enjoy exploring in a feeling that is not present in the former game.

In this letter, I'd like to introduce one new game system and one new monster.

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Along with Linkage/Skill tree system, one of the new game systems is the "Buddy System".

You can make buddies with your favorite monsters and exchange their potential skills with each other to learn more.

It's a very simple system, but it does expand the strategic aspects of battle, and of course

I hope it will be a factor to make players enjoy the characteristics of the character even more.

On the Buddy screen, you choose two monsters that are above a certain level and familiarity.

All monsters have one unique potential skill.

Choose two of them and make them buddies.

The potential skills cannot be used by themselves and can only be used when the buddies learn each other's.

Now Fuurai Orc can use "Cross Shuriken" which is Ninja's potential skill,

Ninja can use Fuurai Orc's potential skill "Riceball of Deflect".

There are a wide range of potential skills, from small, convenient skills to bold skills that consume 100 TP, as well as passive ones.

Buddies can learn potential skills that give each monster a sense of its personality by swapping with each other.

There is no specific effect or direct status improvement by the system, but it will expand the possibilities for party building.

In addition, the system is designed so that you can vaguely sense their buddy's presence from their skill list.

This is "Saver Crab", one of the new monsters.

He is designed to look like a crab lifesaver, with the large scissors of a fiddler crab.

I also gave him a gladiatorial atmosphere from the crab's shell.

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This time, with sincere gratitude for you, supporters,

I drew a "Autumn Sports"-themed special illustration for you.

Forest Bear from the forest monsters.

He is a monster that is very good at groundwork techniques.

He loves to fight, and the scars all over his body reflect that.

His pose and fighting style have a bit of amateur wrestling imagery.

As the first symbol monster to appear in the game, I think many players have been impressed with him.

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That's all for this letter.

I'll post vol.12 on around 2020/10/20.

The heat is cooling off, but it's easy to get sick when the seasons change.

I will continue to take care of my health and keep on working on the game.

Please take care of yourself, everyone.

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SHOWTIMExMONSTERS Discord Server has been made (currently for English speaker)

Please join there to communicate to other fans or for new infos.

https://discord.gg/bqvYdWA

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