It's been another full on week, but the most exciting thing for me has been having the level building finished! We're getting really close now, and I'm thankful that I have a little time left over to polish the levels and animations.
By the way, I did a little interview with Michelle Starr from CNET this week! You can check it out here: Game Dev Stories: Stirfire Studios
No, there's no connection to Secret of Mana. I had to look the character up, and I was surprised at the similar hair and headband combo, but I guess for any character you paint there's someone else out there who's drawn something along the same lines.