Hey everyone, it's time for another little Spirittea update! With Winter giving us one last snow before the Spring, I figured I'd show you a little of how time passes in the game, and what that means for your character, the town, the townspeople and the spirits!
If you've played our demo, you'll know that the lovely clock in the top right-hand corner tells you the time and date, as well as what season it currently is. As you sleep each day, the days will tick on and eventually you'll hit summer, autumn and winter. We showed a little of these seasons in our music video, but here's a quick look at what you can expect, alongside different things growing and different critters hanging around town!
It wouldn't be a slice-of-life game without a lovely day-night cycle, and in Spirittea you'll see a lovely dawn, midday sun (as long as it's not cloudy, raining or storming), dusk and night-time, as well as a lovely drawn reminder of the clocks turning midnight! You'll even notice the difference in the bathhouse, where each time of day sets a different atmosphere!
But that's not the only difference! Each NPC has their own routine - some of the folks work at the school and the various buildings downtown so will take time in their day to head out to work, as well as engage with hobbies, meet with friends or just take some time out to relax. No matter what time of day you head out into town, there'll always be someone up to something!
As well as the townspeople, the spirits also have their own routines - they like to cause chaos when they can, some of them waiting until the relevant humans have left for work, others waiting for their humans to come home to best annoy them! On top of this, they're also tied to the seasons as you'll have seen in our previous videos - you'll need to be flexible with your own schedule in order to meet and help them all!
That being said, if you're a night owl, there'll be things for you to do and discover at night just like in the day! This is your new town and your new life - it's totally up to you how you spend it!
So, will you be a night owl headed out for karaoke or some late-night drinks, or an early bird looking to make the most of the daylight? Let us know in the comments and we'll see you next week!