We started with a very Gen3-esque #pokemon art style for the human characters, but ended up going with a more Gen 4 "Powerpuff" look. Allows for more expressive faces this way! 😄

It was important for us to have multiple save files per game.

One for a first playthrough.

One for experiments and self-imposed challenges.

One for letting someone else play without messing up your main file.

#gamedev #indiedev #monstertaming #rpg

The first travel trick we HAD to make sure was fun was the Surfing mechanic. 🏄

Oh ya I finished the doodle btw

no more high twi

You'll end up battling in all sorts of locations across Pinto. We made special battle scene backgrounds for each one. (These backgrounds will also appear as your current location on the File Select screen.)

Felt down, so I drew Pinkie Pie. (ignore that the shading makes no sense) Happy 2026 y'all! Here's to another year of art! :>

In #BattleGemPonies we use a Threat Level indicator to gauge the power of ponies in the wild. #indiegame #ScreenshotSaturday

When your pony just starts talkin nonsense. 🦄💬

(This is a lowkey error message.)

twilight ourple

In BGP, Ultra transformations act as this game's Mega Evolutions. 💎