Hey, this is an update from me, the main programmer person thing, on our movement system so far!
Essentially, the system I have allows for both 8-directional movement and sprites. Along with that, I also added a running feature (recommended by Vr15k4 to be triggered by the ‘X’ key), one which allows for the player to change their speed while in movement (essentially, it’s a far cry from Mother 3’s run feature, and is instead more akin to the first of the trilogy).
I uploaded a video demonstration of movement on YouTube, which you can view here .