Proof of Life #286: That scene took forever
Added 2025-08-25 21:10:55 +0000 UTCHow are y’all doing in this fine morning/afternoon/evening? We’re approaching the end of summer here, so hopefully we’re going towards more bearable temperatures and I’ll be able to develop without having a fan constantly blowing wind in my back.
Anyway, here’s some more HC3 news:
I’m finally done with Rose’s 2nd scene. Finally. I swear those take more and more time to develop due to the fact that I have to get more and more creative as we’re getting closer to the end of the game. I can develop about the same amount of content in a single day working purely on the story as I can in 10 days working on a spicy scene.
I’m pretty happy with the way the scene turned out, with some difference based on whether you’re watching it in omni PoV or partial PoV. You can see a snippet of the partial PoV version in the screenshot above.
I still need to add the very last animations I’ve just received and test the entire scene before adding it to the reminiscence room, but hopefully this shouldn’t take much more time.
Then, well, I’ll work on the remaining scenes. I’ve said I’d work on the side stories in this update as well, but It’ll depend on how much time I’ve spent adding the main content. If I feel development has already taken too long, I’ll probably sprinkle a few extra stories here and there over the few next updates instead of all at once. After all, I could always add them retroactively even if I’m working on a side quest.
Also, update 21 will be available to the public on Wednesday, and the next PoL next Monday, as usual ; )
Thank you for reading, and have a wonderful week!
N_Taii
Comments
Ugh, I'm trying to wait for a few updates to build up before I hop back on again - but it's so hard when they're so good!
Blue Fishcake
2025-08-27 12:49:16 +0000 UTCThanks~ Honestly, I want to do a smaller game between HC3 and HC4 to showcase the new pixel art, get myself used to the new MZ engine and the new sprites, etc... so it might be sometimes before I say anything about HC4, especially considering it could all be subject to change. It does really feel like jumping from generation to generation with such small pixel art, because the improvements are easily noticeable^^ Since RPGMaker was modeled after the JRPG of the 80's and 90's, it feels like we're back in that time period~
N_taii
2025-08-27 10:58:31 +0000 UTCLovley game so far, and looking forward to the endings next year! Do you reckon we will get some details about the fourth installment at the end of this year? I love how the artwork and pixelart gets better with each game, it's almost like jumping between console generations haha!! ^^
DinMamma123
2025-08-26 14:39:57 +0000 UTCI can't really spoil too much, but not every plotline will necessarily see a resolution in every ending. Some will be resolved in one ending, while in another... well, we won't be completely sure what happens. As for the happy ending, I'm still thinking over my options. I could go with two different options, one being kind of an alternate ending, far shorter, but with a different outcome.
N_taii
2025-08-26 10:56:54 +0000 UTCNow that we're getting to the endings there's a couple of scenes in the different versions that I'm looking forward to seeing. Like in The revenge ending there has to be a scene where Leto has reveals to Rose that her parents are still alive and that they(her father) chose to abandon her and the kingdom. I wonder how the happiness ending will play out? The damage is pretty much done. I wonder if happiness for Leto will be leaving the kingdom and leaving behind the people he grew up with?
Bb
2025-08-25 23:38:42 +0000 UTC
