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A Wolf’s Tale - DevLog 2024-08-31

Heyo Wolf Pack! 🐺

Welcome to the latest DevLog for "A Wolf’s Tale"! We've been hard at work and have some exciting updates to share with you. Let's dive right in!

Title Menu UI Creation

  • Menu Buttons: Added all the essential buttons to navigate through the game.
  • Background Illustration: Our official title menu background illustration, created using the AI art generator tool, Leonardo AI, is now live and looking fantastic!
  • Themed Title Text: We've also created and added the game's official themed title text as a PNG graphic asset, giving the menu a polished and cohesive look.
Title Menu UI

Themed and Stylized Art Style

  • Menus: The menus will have a design that resembles a fusion of “Paper Mario meets Pokémon Cafe” with a “stickers on a bulletin board” UI art style. It's playful and visually engaging!
  • 2D Top-down Area Maps: The maps will feature a 2D pixel art style reminiscent of Gameboy Color era games like “Legend of Zelda – Link's Awakening” and the classic Pokémon games (Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Gold, Silver, and Crystal).
  • Side-view Turn-based Battle System: The battle system will be a fusion of the combat systems from Final Fantasy II (SNES) and the Pokémon games, offering a nostalgic yet fresh experience.
Art Style Comparison

Crafting System Menu Prototype

  • Basic Functionality: Coded up the basic functionality of the crafting system and wired it up to the prototype menu UI.
  • Prototype Menu UI: While the prototype menu UI is not the final layout, the UI elements are designed to be modular. This means we can easily use them like building blocks to create the official menu UI layouts.
  • User Feedback: The prototype menu is functional, and we've had some of our gaming buddies test it out. They provided us with awesome feedback, and we're currently working on making the official menu UI layout based on their suggestions.
Crafting System Prototype

That's all for this update, Wolf Pack! Stay tuned for more exciting news and progress reports. As always, your feedback is invaluable to us, so don't hesitate to share your thoughts in the comments. Until next time, happy gaming! 🎮