5 days to go, and we’re talking about one of NALE’s contributing artists, eastern-Europe-based Koahri!

Koahri was the very first outside artist to be commissioned for NALE art, after we met through the r/HungryArtists subreddit. As a result, they were the first person who had to take Nina’s tiny 48x48px sprites and RPG Maker face-sets, and try and turn them into something much more dynamic and exciting.

We were really impressed by their slightly KyoAni style, which was exactly what we were looking for at the time.

To say they succeeded would be an understatement. Koahri’s images of Nina have come to define the character, and form the outline of how I picture her in my head.

So, when we needed more cut-in images for the racing mode of NALE Chapter III, Koahri was the obvious choice. In this case, we needed a range of images, with different emotional states.

Again, they totally nailed it. Fantastic work, as always.

Koahri’s been great to work with, and we look forward to the chance to work with them again!

If you want to commission Koahri - and you should, they’re amazing - you can reach them via Twitter.

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Thanks for reading this! Nina Aquila: Legal Eagle, Chapter III: Legal Stage will be released on November 6th, where it will launch at $3.99!

Pre-orders are open now, at a 25% discount, so get in early for a lower price!

Additionally, Chapter II is on offer at 50% off, and Chapter I is totally free, so there's never been a better time to get into the world of NALE!

We're marking the run-up to launch of Chapter III with a rtange of daily blogposts:

... and our t-shirt giveaway from early in this calendar is still running - you can enter over on Twitter for a chance to win a NALE shirt!

If you want to be sure you don't miss the rest, you can follow us in various places:

• Here on itch.io
• Over on Twitter
• On Discord

Come back tomorrow for our final devlog before the launch, with a special preview of Nina & Dylan's journey into the mountains, kicking off the story of NALE Chapter III!