Blacksteeple Renovations (Patreon)

A few posts back, Zumi released character art along with wallpaper for the crew at Blacksteeple. Madame X's wallpaper had a familiar but different area as her location. It's pretty much a given, but I'd like to officially confirm that Blacksteeple Castle got a lil' upgrade!

Usually whenever I polish/tweak areas, there's usually a goal in mind. The main reason why I wanted to tackle Blacksteeple was because of the common criticism that it's not a very interesting area and quite painful on repeat playthroughs. This is because of the large amount of talking (it is an rpg, after all), and low gameplay due to the nature of what the area is. 

I think I've reached a balance that adds re-playability, but also keeps the same feel of Blacksteeple. The story is also, overall, pretty much the same save for a few details. 

Some notable changes are:

• Pokemon battles aren't restricted between inmates.
• A mini tournament has been added (Story locked.)
• Emma plays a more personal role.
• Wild Pokemon can be found anywhere outside.
•  Outer part of Quarry has been shrunk, with an underground portion taking its place.
• The events that take place there take less time.

As for Emma, when I mean she plays a more personal role I mean that she interacts with the group more. Emma still has her own secret motives, and wanders the castle using her privilege as an assistant, but she's definitely not as hostile as she was before. She also unveils her hood much earlier and has a whole disguise to compliment her hood. She has official art too!

Other than that, there's not much to talk about here! So I guess I'll end it here for now. Thank you guys for supporting me, and I hope you all have a wonderful week <3