Hey everyone!
I'm so excited to get into today's update because honestly, it's the cutest feature I think I've ever seen in a game (as well as being pretty helpful!)! BUT! Before I get too carried away, don't forget we have a BRAND NEW TRAILER coming this Thursday, December 8th!
While I have to keep it very under wraps, I'm excited for you to get a feel for what life in Spirittea will be like, and start looking forwards to planning your time in your own mountain towns! If you want to make sure you don't miss it, make sure you sign up for a reminder here - https://wholesomegames.com/
So, what has Cheesemaster Games been so hard at work on making both functional AND adorable? If you've played the demo, you might have met these two cuties - two Shiba Inus!
Jan and Maru have had some visual upgrades to look more like their real-life counterparts! There have been so many visual upgrades throughout, but these two have been given a brand new mission to help out new players, so it was important they looked the part! Did you know that Shibas nearly went extinct during WW2?
Looking back at the demo and early playthroughs of the game, we noticed that folks were getting lost and finding it hard to navigate - something we definitely didn't want in our lovely calm game! So, we decided to allow a little extra time before spirit mode kicks in so that everyone can wander around and get their bearings, chat with the locals and get a feel for what building houses who! We made some map improvements that I chatted about in our last update, but you'll need to find people before they'll appear on your map - don't worry though, help is at hand.
No one likes being stuck at 25/27 townspeople met (certainly if your sense of direction is as bad as mine!) so we've drafted in loyal and friendly Jan and Maru to help! If you're not sure where to find someone, they'll happily sniff them out, and lead you to them! What useful neighbours!
We want to make sure throughout that we're keeping on top of making this a pleasant, chill experience for those who want to hang out, help their neighbours, have some fun and run their bathhouse. Being blocked by needing to find someone you've never met, or not being sure where someone is for a quest feels really unrewarding, so the work is going in to make sure everything is just as we'd like it, so you can fully enjoy your adventure the way you want to!
We'll see you on Thursday for some new trailer action!! I'm so excited that we're part of the game awards, and I hope you folks are too!