Ok, sounds good. Be sure to post about your side project when it gets mature enough!

I will! It has promise so far, but I'm not sure if it'll come to fruition. If it does, I'll be sure to let the community know.

Looking good!

Unfortunately, I'm experiencing a bit of a burnout with this project. Probably unrelatedly, with games in general. I know I've learned a lot from this project, and I don't mean for this to be a cry for attention, but I'm thinking it's time to take what I've learned and move on. I'll get to work on the last 2 worlds, but by then I might not have enough steam to make the experience any more than it already is for 2 more worlds. Meaning probably no sidequests, no auto-battle mode, no 9th world. I just don't have the energy with this project to try to make it any more engaging than it already is, which I fear is little. I'm going to take what I learn here and use it to make better projects on the CSE, and possibly the CE too, if I decide to get one.

Project update: For those of you who are testers, I sent out the latest build that fixed a lot of bugs. You got the PM explaining it.

For those who are just browsing, I'm about 90% done with the project. I have worlds 1-7 completely finished (have to do some testing to know if they're all working but I have no reason to suspect they aren't), all sprites, enemies, etc. are all completed, and all game systems are fully functioning and balanced. All I have left to do is create World 8, add the necessary assets, add a satisfying ending screen, add an intriguing "New File information dump" screen, and do a test playthrough. After I release the game, I will release various data such as move explanations, world maps (these include tons of spoilers, so I'd look at these at your own risk), etc.

Given the time I have available to me due to semester exams approaching, lots of homework to do (for some reason), and various other life stuff, I aim to release it next week, with a possible release time this weekend. I'm very excited for release, feedback, and traffic my game will be getting at that time, since it won't be locked into private beta anymore. This is the largest project I've ever taken up. It's taken me the longest to develop, the most art to create (actually it was the first time I actually made art for a game), the most depth I've ever had in a title, etc. I'm very proud of it, and it seems that sort of quality, to me, that would feel right at home on the NES. Of course, the memory limitation and 8x8 pixel graphics help that feel too.
And don't worry, post-launch sentimental posts are coming. You have been warned. I will say "thanks" or some varation of that word at least 340945690 times.

I haven't updated with a screenshot in a while so I figured I'd do it after changing the status bar to something a little more useful:



That's right, it's got health there now (Thanks to a year-old request of DJ Omnimaga's)! And when your health gets to >=30%, the normal yellow color will turn red to signify you need healing. On top of that, I demonstrated some of the older stuff again such as talking to NPCs, the menu, and saving.

Update:
Another screenshot! This time, I've implemented the "intro exposition dump". Let me know if you like the color of the background and text.

(Hidden not really hidden message somewhere in there [hint: the name])

I am extremely glad to be announcing; Sorcery of Uvutu is finally released! I am completely done with everything; gameplay, mechanics, graphics, and the experience! Thank you to my testers for making my life easier. It wouldn't have made it this far without them. Even if you only tested for a short time, your contributions still mattered. Thank you to everyone who has posted in my topics, your support, kind words, and suggestions mean the world to me. As such, I am proud to present my newest, most ambitious, and most refined title, Sorcery of Uvutu!

You can find the download in the original post.

This is awesome to hear, you have been working on it for such a long time, it's awesome that it's finally done! ^.^

Unfortunatly I can't try it out, though, as I don't have a color calc >.<

Thanks! I think I mentioned, but it's been nearly 2 years in the making, and I'm glad to finally have it done.
That's okay, the feedback is still appreciated!