The new art is so pretty! (I'll miss the bright eyes, though *-*) The portrait on the HUD is lit!
The audio is cleaner indeed, and this video seemed more dynamic than the others, nice.
I played EmPop during jam time, nice game too. :D
About the 'human' tile, since you said to be thinking of a different name, maybe 'life' or 'soul'? I'm not good with names, but maybe this will spark some ideas, at least.
In each devlog you add more and more! I'm really excited to see what this will become! :D