{"id":3308,"date":"2024-02-02T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:46:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T09:46:07","slug":"february-2024-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennyblood.jp\/?p=3308&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"February 2024 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3308\" class=\"elementor elementor-3308\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-889f163 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"889f163\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-551618c\" data-id=\"551618c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7df38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d7df38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discord roles finally rolling out! <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d032f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d032f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.8 - 27-07-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>You may have seen some individuals getting their discord roles. We apologize this took so long but security was important. If you input your discord name incorrectly or are still using the old naming system, the bot won&#8217;t be able to correctly identify you. We&#8217;ll be running the bot script once a week so if you need support on getting your role assigned, send us an E-mail at\u00a0<span class=\"bold\">pr@yukikaze.ltd<\/span>\u00a0with your backer number and discord name and we&#8217;ll get you set up.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf81d77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"cf81d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8b5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b8b5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Preparing for Penny Blood: Hellbound Early Access<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e03a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e03a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;ve mentioned this on the various social media accounts but we have now ended the Closed Beta for Hellbound. We have a ton of useful feedback and are parsing through all the data received via the Googleforms and Discord comments. The goal will be to fix any major bugs, adjust some of the core gameplay and metaloop and add in a couple of new systems we&#8217;ve been thinking about. The goal is to release early access during the last week of February. It will feature the following:<\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fbArea 3 added with new enemies, a new boss, and new music from Yoshitaka Hirota<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fbAxeman as a playable character<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fbNew Dungeon NPCs that battle with you during your run<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fb2 new systems: emblems and organ grinding<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fb50 achievements<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fb1 new shops and upgraded versions of old shops<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fbVoices no longer linked to your text language (play the English version with Japanese voices and vice versa)<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fbUpdated tutorials and tool tips<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fbMetaloop and timing adjustments based on Closed Beta Feedback<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"text-italic\">\u30fbBug Fixes<\/span><\/p><p>As mentioned before, those who purchased the game during the Closed Beta period will be able to play the Early Access build once it&#8217;s available on February 26th.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac41175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"ac41175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a3849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d3a3849\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fastest Run and Giveaway Contest Results<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-304b32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"304b32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Congratulations to Mattremy and ArctheLadder who won the giveaway and fastest run contest respectively. We&#8217;ll be reaching out to both of you in the new future to confirm your shipping information for the signature boards!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6730ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_separator_with_icon\" data-id=\"c6730ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_separator_with_icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"separator_with_icon\" ><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e0b8be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e0b8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u25c62024.02.03 PENNY BLOOD Project Diary<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7bf0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a7bf0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everyone, be sure to keep the oni out and let the good fortune in!<\/p><p>It felt like New Year\u2019s was only yesterday, yet setsubun is already here. This year, I\u2019d like to put on some sort of demon (oni) mask and run around my house. February also has Valentine\u2019s Day, so it\u2019s truly a season in which we can all experience youthful romance. (staring off into the distance)<\/p><p>Now, for this month\u2019s Penny Blood project report.<\/p><p>Thanks to everyone\u2019s support, Penny Blood: Hellbound\u2019s closed beta test ended on 1\/31. We\u2019re really grateful to everyone who took the time to play the game. We\u2019ve been going through all the feedback you sent to us, and the development team is working hard to power up the content of the game. All of that along with brand new content will be released in the Early Access version, so we hope you\u2019re looking forward to it.<\/p><p>This month, I\u2019m also proud to release some new art from the main game.<\/p><p>First, we have the Twoheaded Pig (temporary name). While the closed beta test for the companion game Penny Blood: Hellbound was running, and I was working long and hard on the structure for the main game, I wanted a normal monster that\u2019d be easy to use in various places, so I had Hanya-san design this monster. It\u2019s been designed in a way that\u2019ll make it easy to recolor it and modify its model a bit. The story behind this monster is that it was a livestock pig artificially modified due to the food shortages that ensued after the end of World War I. Among the other gross, horror-style monsters in the game, I want to make it a cute-grotesque monster that goes \u2018oiiiink, oiiiink\u2019 and does charming motions.<\/p><p>The other image is the Altar of Kalingsum. Out of all the dungeons that Matthew visits in Penny Blood, this will be the most important and most dangerous one. When Watanabe-san was drawing this, I had him include special elements such as the gravestones, otherworldly sky, and the large mirror floating in the air.<\/p><p>Depending on what angle you look at the mirrors from, they will depict truth and lies, Matthew himself and his enemies, the past and the present, hope and despair\u2026there will be much to see in all of them. Up until now, I have always depicted my main characters\u2019 mental struggles alongside the stories in my games, and the same will be true for Penny Blood. I\u2019m going to work hard from here on out to make them as dramatic as possible.<\/p><p>\u2026That concludes this month\u2019s update. This is the coldest season out of the year, so please take care of yourselves and stay in good health.<\/p><p>See you all next month.<\/p><p>Matsuzo Machida<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbae8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"edbae8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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I feel like January 1st was just yesterday, but it\u2019s already February now, isn\u2019t it?<\/p><p>I want to thank everyone who participated in the Penny Blood: Hellbound closed beta test. There were a lot of sound-related things that I wasn\u2019t able to finish or implement in time, but I\u2019m working my hardest to get things prepared for the Early Access release.<\/p><p>For a while now, I\u2019ve been working on the boss themes for the different areas. I\u2019m planning on playing a lot of different instruments for the recordings. Original stringed instruments, basses, guitars, cellos, flutes, percussion instruments, etc.<\/p><p>Bass is an instrument that I especially love and have played a lot throughout my life, so it\u2019s the most helpful in terms of breathing vitality into my music. During recordings, I always play it with the same amount of energy that I release during my live performances.<\/p><p>Penny Blood: Hellbound doesn\u2019t have as much dramatic sound direction as RPGs do, so I feel like that means we need to put a lot of dramatic elements into the battle music. With the battle theme for the first area, I focused on using it as a way to draw people into the world of Penny Blood: Hellbound, putting emphasis on the initial coloring and the image that I wanted people to first get into their heads. The songs for further areas will have a lot of transitions within them and are currently turning into even more interesting pieces.<\/p><p>Up to this point, I had to do a lot of managerial things and \u2018top-down\u2019 work such as sound direction, but from this point on, I\u2019ll be able to lose myself simply in composing for a while. I feel like after looking at the entire thing from a telescope and sketching, I\u2019ve switched over to a magnifying glass now.<\/p><p>In any case, I\u2019m now at the point where I can truly shine as a composer, so I\u2019m going to do my best to keep creating great songs.<\/p><p>I\u2019m looking forward to talking with you all whenever I do another composing broadcast. 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