Hello, everyone.

This is a very different devlog than what I was planning to write today... but, maybe I shouldn't be surprised! Eheh...

First things first... Happy Valentine's Day!! I hope it is/was a great day for you.

You might be wondering where the game is.

I don't think I'll have any chance of getting it done, unless I push it off until the end of the week.

So... the new release date is the 16th. Two days after Valentine's Day...

I'm incredibly ashamed. This is the second time in a row that I couldn't meet a release date.

Everything has just been... a lot.

My personal life decided to be mean to me at such an exceedingly nonoptimal time. How rude!

So... I've found it hard to find the motivation, or the time, to do any of this stuff...

I'm really sorry.

But... I hope you don't worry about me! I think things will be looking up... pretty soon.

While I'm still being super serious and stuff... I wanted to mention a different disappointing thing.

I am most likely NOT doing NaNoRenO 2024.

This is so, so, so, so, SO sad to me... But... I don't think I'll be able to make good games if I keep pushing myself like this.

To be blunt... the Valentine's game isn't even finished yet, and I'm already disappointed in it.

I wish I could make it so much better.

I wish I didn't have this suffocating deadline.

This isn't how this is supposed to be.

I'm not an employee at a huge video game company that has to constantly meet deadlines, and cut corners where necessary...

I'm a singular person. Someone who makes the games that he WANTS to make, HOW he wants to make them.

I see no purpose in making a game if I'm not going to put my heart into it.

I can't make what I want... if I'm suffering from stress and burnout.

For these reasons... I'm making a very painful decision.

Once I release the Valentine's game... I honestly have no idea when my next game will be.

So, to summarize... the Valentine's game's release date is pushed back two days, and I won't be participating in NaNoRenO 2024... most likely.

It's so sad, huh? Well... I don't just have sad stuff to say!

My one-year anniversary is on April 1st, which marks the day Robo Otto released!

I might not be making a game for NaNoRenO (most likely), but this means that I can focus more on my one-year celebration!

I'm in the process of getting something pretty neat set up! I'll be working hard to make sure it's ready for the big day!

(Random: Doesn't it feel kinda unfortunate that my anniversary wound up being on April 1st...?)

Also, please don't take this to mean that I'm going on hiatus! I'll still be posting on Twitter, and happily responding to anyone that wants to comment on the game!

I just won't be doing game dev stuff for a bit.

However, the sad stuff was the majority of what I had to say. I just hoped that what I have planned would help make things slightly less sad.

I'm not quite sure how to end this one. I feel so... discontent.

But, I want to thank you for following me through these sad times.

It means a lot to know that people care about me as much as they care about my games...

Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful day. I'll be seeing you soon.

Bye-Bye~! <3