Hey, it's the end of February, which means it's time for another devlog! ⭐

1 - Music 🎵

This month I'll mainly focus on the art for the game, but here's a new song I've been working on! The main characters live in a dormitory where you can find objects and have conversations with other residents, this song plays while you explore the dormitory during the daytime:

2 - Greys 🐀

All of the art in the game starts off as a rough grey sketch, which I call a 'grey'. I use the greys to code with when planning out the story and gameplay. The dormitory area of the game is mostly coded, but it's entirely grey as you can see:

Using the new point and click controls, you'll be able to walk down hallways and explore rooms along your path, the movement is inspired by old school dungeon crawlers, especially Shin Megami Tensei.

3 - Backgrounds 🏨

In January and February I've been drawing over the greys and converting them into finished art, like this:

The plot of Opona revolves around a reality singing show called Popworld, there are 100 contestants and they all have to battle for the public's affection, or they'll be voted out! It's like a Battle Royale, but with singing. This month I drew quite a bit of the Popworld set, so here's a quick tour:

Backstage there's a waiting room where contestants (A.K.A. trainees) can eat snacks and try to chill out.



When they're ready to perform in front of the judges, they walk through an arch onto the main stage. I wanted it to look a bit like a coliseum.

Across from the stage is the audience, this is where the trainees sit and watch each other perform. There's a glass ceiling, apparently you can walk on it, but nobody knows how to get up there...

4 - Characters 🎤



And these are some of the Popworld staff! Kei Katsura is the host, he had a short-lived singing career in the 2030's, but now he prefers working in reality TV. Yumé is an American pop sensation, known for her crystal clear vocals. On the surface, she's the friendliest of the 3 judges. 

That's all for now, hopefully next month I'll have the dorm in a more finished state so I can show it off better... also I've been working on loads of new music so I'll share some more tunes next time! :) 

See ya! 👋