Hey there y’all! It’s me EMi, your friendly neighborhood producer.

Over here at Studio Zevere, we’re still getting into the hang of writing monthly blog updates. December was a bit of a doozy for us!! So Davionne and I were good little game developers who prioritized getting our rest so we could be at our best when it came to making this ding dang video game for you all. We hope you celebrated during the month in whatever way feels best to you!! Davionne was more about Christmas, and I’m a big fan of the New Year itself. But imo, it’s all about finding what works for you and leaning into letting it bring you the most joy.

Anyway, enough about that stuff. Let’s talk about what’s been going on with She Dreams Elsewhere!!

GLITCH was generous to include She Dreams Elsewhere as a part of their Future Of Play Direct for this year’s Game Awards!! We’re really thankful to them for letting us participate even in a small way, especially since it means getting to stand alongside so many other amazing games. Please watch the whole thing for sure, there’s some great stuff besides us in there.

Now you may be saying to yourself, “EMi c’mon that was such a small bit of new stuff from the game I want MORE” and listen, kind stranger, I understand. Which is why Davionne and I have been pushing hard on getting Episode II in working order.

*Thalia, babes, I love palm trees a lot too... but maybe don’t climb on them like that yea?*

Davionne has made a huge push forward in writing new material and building out new spaces in the game, while I’ve been doing what I do best: breaking his beautiful video game then making him fix it. It’s not the most glamorous part of making a game, but it’s gotta be done so we can get this into your homes, hands, and hearts (aww.) I will say though, producer voice: It feels really good to mark things as “done” in our agenda and see Davionne move bugs to “fixed” in our tracker.

We’re currently focusing on that Palm Mall space that we’ve teased a bit of already. I personally got a big kick out of brainstorming silly shop names that may or not make it into the final product... but that’s show biz baby!! Davionne’s been overhauling maps (Imma share a sketch he showed me with y’all) and making new battle backgrounds with patterns using royalty-free patterns from Shutterstock (what’s a blog post without a juicy animated gif.) They look gooooooood imo.

Anyway, I think that’s enough showing off for now. Gotta save some for next month’s update! Make sure you’re sleeping enough, eat a snack, and keep your downtime cozy alright?

-EMi

P.S. from Davionne - HAPPY NEW YEAR Y’ALL! I wish nothing but the best for you and yours <3

P.S.S. (also from Davionne) - Remember to WISHLIST and spread the word about our weird ass video game if you haven’t already, thank youuuuuuuu~

The January 2022 Development Update