I've been working on some background art I wanted to show you, but I'm behind schedule! Instead, here's a behind-the-scenes peek at my original concept for Devo the Robo from ~4 years ago vs. his current design (damaged + repaired). #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev ▪︎ #PixelArt ▪︎ #CharacterDesign

Hexengineer Eluned (or "Eddie") is the party's thief/alchemist and specialist in time magic! She pilfers from monsters, uses items in battle, hastens allies/slows enemies, and has more weapons at her disposal than any other party member. #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev

Today I played an isometric, PSX JRPG from 2000 called Bealphareth! You create your character down to his/her class and birthplace in its dark fantasy world, then set off to get one of multiple endings. It was made as part of Sony's Game Yarouze competitions in the late '90s and has a lot of heart.

Implementing the UI for the new battle system! It's not as hard as I thought, but there's still a lot of work left. Here's most of the HUD elements in action, with some rough prototypes still in place such as the action text. Next, menu graphics! #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev

It's a MagiCats Father's Day! Here are two dads from the game, in both their flashback and current-day incarnations: Loïc with his daughter Rousalie; and Tarquin with his son Cyprian. #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #PixelArt

Ludovic Twai and Maristela de la Xaqueca, the party's Dark Knight and Paladin! Mari's magic heals and buffs while Lud's damages and debuffs, but you can only field one or the other in battle--never both! Which would you choose? #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev

Rousalie compared to her younger self from a flashback! A molly born with the curse of black fur, she was taken at ten to be trained as a witch. Until then, though, she had a storybook childhood with her big, happy family in the Île-de-Félincia. #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #PixelArt

I've finally squashed all the bugs in the new battle system, but work continues. Here's a flashback of Cyprian as a kitten with his dad Tragelaph Tarquin, the legendary stardust cowboy! You'll see more of young Cyp's family and their flying circus in the game. #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #PixelArt

Cyprian and Rousalie: the party's caster and anti-caster. Cyp's magic is inhibited by the enchanted collar he's forced to wear, with Rous wearing the master collar. This links them in battle; when one is affected by magic, so is the other (to a degree). #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev

Devoveo the Battle Robo: a party member whose clockwork nature renders him immune to magic, and with his own set of consumables (e.g. repair kits). WRPG fans might think I stole the idea from KotOR, but JRPG fans know we all took it from Phantasy Star. #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev

A funny bug when I was implementing parallax backgrounds: the carousel forest. It was a simple fix, but this effect will come in handy later for the clouds of Zephyropolis, the city in the sky. #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev ▪︎ #RPGツクール

The party of MagiCats! in: Rousalie and the Infinite Sadness, all redesigned. I had to take a two-year hiatus from development to be homeless, and another year to get my life back on track. But now, things are in full swing again! #MagiCats ▪︎ #IndieDev ▪︎ #IndieGame ▪︎ #GameDev ▪︎ #RPGツクール

Merry Christmas from Rousalie and Cyprian!

Excited to finally play Mahō Gakuen LUNAR! Big fan of Silver Star and Eternal Blue, having played the SEGA CD originals and recently beaten their PSX remakes. Unlike the two mainline games, "Magic School" was passed over by localizer Working Designs and never came to the West.

I saw the #Mindwave demo and the sort-of Jhonen Vasquez art style it uses and was inspired to revisit that myself! Here's another doodle of Rousalie à la Invader Zim. #MagiCats ▪︎ #Art ▪︎ #Furry ▪︎ #FurryArt ▪︎ #Anthro ▪︎ #ケモノ

A doodle of Saken to go with the other two! Just a little art project to relieve me while I do more technical work on the game. Soon the new UI and battle system will be fully implemented, and the demo updated with them. #MagiCats ▪︎ #Art ▪︎ #Furry ▪︎ #FurryArt ▪︎ #Anthro ▪︎ #ケモノ

Working on a new UI to go with the better battle system update! Here's the new dialogue box on the right (with the old on the left for comparison). Sort of an illuminated manuscript with watermarked folio, like foolscap. #MagiCats ▪︎ #Art ▪︎ #GraphicDesign ▪︎ #GameDev ▪︎ #IndieDev

Made a new title graphic! With the old one on the bottom for comparison. I looked through a lot of gaming magazines of the late 90s/early 00s like Famitsu for inspiration; I even read some articles on graphic design from the time. #MagiCats ▪︎ #Art ▪︎ #LogoDesign ▪︎ #GameDev ▪︎ #IndieDev

More doodles of Cyp and Rousie! I procrastinated working on the game's new battle system last week, but made some breakthroughs in my art. #MagiCats ▪︎ #Art ▪︎ #Furry ▪︎ #FurryArt ▪︎ #Anthro ▪︎ #ケモノ

Just a little doodle of Cyprian. #MagiCats #Art #Furry #ケモノ

Boxart I made inspired by Gore Vidal's Caligula, one of my favorite films. Just for fun. #MagiCats #IndieGame #GraphicDesign #DigitalArt #Furry

Finally working on animated battle backgrounds, something I've wanted in the game a long time! #MagiCats #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #RPGツクール

Art by Hyenakat of teenaged Rousalie! This is what's used in the current "box art" thumbnail of the game on Itch. #Furry #Art #MagiCats