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Affection gets an upgrade (kind of).

I have this dreadful personal flaw where I tend to operate under the assumption that other people know the things I know. I don't mean to be rude or confusing or annoying. I just spend so much time rummaging around in my own neurotic head that I forget other people's heads might work differently. So when I'm writing dialogue for seven skaters,  I  know the differences between them. But a cast of seven Affection-garnering NPCs is kind of a lot for a 4-hour game, especially when those NPCs are always gathered in the same physical location, all more feminine-leaning in gender, and all  wearing   uniforms. Maybe this is why no one's made a game like this. It's a fool's errand! All that to say: I'm adding a diary in Kady's apartment where you can look up your teammates' names, portraits, Affection level, what gifts they like, and what's happened on your dates (if any). You're welcome, player.   I remember playing video games in the '90s, like...

Title screens.

  These kinds of things are always subject to change, but I thought I'd share what it looks like about now. And what it looks like about now is... almost like a real game. I enjoy the cast, and having a more horizontal graphic was going to fit better than a full-length skater on the screen, so I thought I'd put our skaters front and center. Just kind of smash 'em all in there. Lots of color, lots of personality, lots of possibilities.