February 23, 2026

Weekly Update!

Whew, things are busy for Doggo. Had to chase for some art, which is never pleasant, and I'm getting pretty annoyed, so I'll probably be looking more aggressively for a new artist if things don't improve.

I am currently redoing the battle system for Garden of souls, it's lacking the oomph that I'm looking for, it needs to be quick, fun and progressive. So that your progression is linked to your battles, i.e. more progress will make weaker enemies easier to fight. Getting some suggestions from players so we'll see how it goes.

Also getting some animation for some of our scenes, so that's always exciting haha.

Jikage Rising planned stuff for v2.32 (ETA: v2.32 for Patrons 21st March, v2.31 for Public on 7th March):

  • Preggo scene with Tsunade, Shizune, Anko and Kurenai

  • Temari, Yukata, Matsuri and Sari weddings

  • Wedding outfits for more girls to be wearable

Garden of Souls:

  • Orihime to be added

  • Testing battle system

  • Testing territory capture

Comments (2)

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LiquidPhazon · February 24, 2026

I do hope things get better for you.

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Blabidiblabla · February 23, 2026

I have no idea about your battle system but check out an old bleach game for the Nintendo DS called 'Bleach: The 3rd Phantom', for inspiration. It had a friendship system that unlocked more powers for characters, the story was delievered mostly with text and static images and it even had fanservice bath scenes...Actually quite similar to the type of game you're making.