Hey, just wanted to give you some heads-up on some progress:
Trev's spriting's going well, and we've got plenty of new player and enemy sprites going into the game, including new enemy and ally types - future demos should hopefully have alternative allies to Tingle to utilise, and enemies other than the current four.
Aliento's been implementing elements that should allow for more manageable combat, as well as local multiplayer, though this not an element that we're prioritising (for instance, it might not be implemented in the first episode), and online multiplayer is not on the table right now. However, some of this elements have been incorporated already, and gotta say, they suit the aesthetics of the game to a tee.
Now, in terms of parts you won't see for a while: I've been writing some dialog, and Aliento's been auditioning some voice actors; these are probably things that'll just be left to the episodes, but we're drawing ever closer to a point where it should be feasible to launch episode 1.
Oh, and in terms of minor things, we're starting to get some "official" artwork for things like loading screens, etc. It's really starting to look VERY swanky.