Lock & Key Progress Update - October 2024

Hello again, Magical Girls! Rachel here with another update.

While a personal health emergency unfortunately kept me occupied for a fair amount of this month, we still found time to coordinate remaining assets and create a timeframe for finalizing what’s left. We also got to see some awesome new CGs and a new sprite that I am SOOOOO sad I can’t say more about without giving away the whole, y’know, “mystery” part of this mystery story. Crazy, right?

We’re also getting new music! If all goes well, we should have an additional three tracks for the OST by the end of the year. We’ve talked about having a KS stretch goal for even more music beyond that, but we want to make sure we have a decent sized library either way! You can currently listen to several tracks from the OST composed by Sarah Mancuso on our YouTube channel.

And speaking of variety, we’re also embracing the collaborative process thanks to other members of the team joining in on the creation of a wide range of sprite expressions! Our girls go through a lot, so they deserve to have a lot of responses.

Speaking of our girls, this month also saw further preparation for our KS by updating the key focus points for the narrative and for each major character. Given how much has changed since the demo (which you’ll be able to see soon in the updated demo!), it only seemed right to clarify where everyone stands in our new world. They’re still the same characters you met in our first chapter, of course, but we’ve had the chance to give them more depth and history that’ll make them stick in your head without fail!

Now, there’s a lot of stuff we’ve worked on this month related to the endings and epilogues of the game which unfortunately means I can’t share too many details about that part of our work. Just know that we’re making sure every ending is as satisfying as the others, be they good or bad. No matter the choices you make, it’s always important to ensure they result in something complete. Otherwise, why play through the game again? That’s the feeling we want to impart, and while I can’t explain exactly how we’re doing that just yet, I’m confident that you’ll understand what I mean when the game is finally in your hands. Please look forward to it, and to the twists and turns that will lead you there!

Much love,

Rachel