Figured it's about that time, I should make one of those year in review posts for myself, it's always nice to look back and put everything into perspective every so often.

I didn't get up to quite as much art wise this year, mostly because I got a new in-person job again, which always puts a strain on finding time to sit down at the computer and work on things after an already long day of work, but we manage! I still got to work on a lot neat little projects here and there, and had a real hand in no less than three games this year. (I even had to learn how to code a little bit in Renpy for one of them!)

The first release of the year, and the one I'm most proud of, is the one I worked with @Peti and @P-PAMda on, Maple's Maid Service. I learned so much while working on that game, there was a lot of problem solving in terms of how I'd work on the blocks of the map, and I just really enjoyed working alongside Peti as we'd kind of go back and forth with the dialogue and fleshing out the characters. Maple holds a special place in my heart, and I really hope we'll get to see her again someday.

The second project, Tidying Up, was something I kind of worked on in the background during the downtime in Maple where Peti was programming things, and I got to team back up with the old Roxy's Windows crew like @Intrapath, @Taxmann, and @GetterRocka, as well as @Scarfygoose, who did our level designs. We knew we wanted to do a puzzle game from the get go, but I originally had a very different idea for the story that was more focused on significant events in a couple's relationship. (Maybe someday! I think it could be really neat) It eventually changed into a game with a roomba and a capybara who's got depression and hoarding tendencies, haha.

And then the third was a sequel to Love Me Newgrounds, which ehh, had a bit of a "troubled" development (and even ran into some troubles AFTER release) It was a chaotic experience and it was a bit touch and go throughout the whole thing, but I do think it came together better than I ever would have hoped, especially considering just how MASSIVE a game it is, and even moreso when the original was a relatively short game. In any case, much thanks to @CaptainStevie and @BanoyAlbert for all the help in the coding, because even though it was not at all something I wanted any part of initially, I kind of enjoyed it by the end.

(I also have one more game I've been working on in the background by myself that I meant to finish by now, but eh, it'll get done eventually...I need it to break hearts. I'm really excited for that, it's just taking me a lot longer than anticipated.)

Other than all the games, I found the time to participate in Artfight again this year, which I always have a blast with. A couple pieces from that:

In some real life news, @Quarl invited me to her wedding way out in Colorado, so my bf and I flew out there for a few days this summer where we finally got to meet in person for the first time. This was a lot of fun, and the ceremony was lovely, but I was kinda sad we didn't get to stick around for a little longer. I got to pet some of Quarl's chickens (they're actually super cute? I had no idea I'd think chickens were so cute) and I got to see a lot of great scenery on the ride out to her place too. She gave me a cool hat too!

I also participated in quite a few different collabs throughout the year, including that Fishing Collab! I still can't believe that finally came out, but big props to @CJspellsfish for following through on that. I know it meant a lot to a lot of folks who made fish last year.

And then to wrap this all up, I'll just post a few of my personal favorite pieces I made over the course of this year

I think that's all I've got. Hope you all had a nice year too!