The atmosphere and themes go so hard. Can't wait for more!
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Okay, I have to ask.
Kinda spoilers ahead...
Was the story about the old horse and the unicorn a myth that already existed that you borrowed or did you write it yourself? That was genuinely one of the sweetest fables I've heard in a while. It's so simple and short, but it's so careful to pull at your heartstrings in the rawest way. All to have a happy ending about living for eternity that doesn't even bring up the thought that immortality could become torture.
I think it's the most wholesome story I've ever heard that involves a wish-granting genie-type character. It definitely elicited the strongest reaction I've had to a fable. And again, all that in such a short little story!
You know those mobile game ads? The ones that show you a brief, dramatic, somewhat interesting situation and then you have to make a "difficult" (usually ridiculous) decision?
This game is like those but ACTUALLY compelling with ACTUALLY difficult decisions that genuinely feel like they carry consequences down the line. With the added bonus of not having the weird-looking, distorted visual "aids." If you've seen them you know what I'm talking about.
Dig at mobile game ads aside, I'm at the beginning of Ch 11 of the X route and I'm so blow away by pretty much everything about this game.
From the technical angles like the grammar, story telling techniques, vocab, etc. to how enjoyable and engaging the story is. Even the moments that are intentionally written to be "dull" or taxing on the MC emotionally are not taxing to read while still allowing sympathy. I don't think a lot of people realize how hard it is to make "unenjoyable" scenes compelling.
Basically what I'm getting at is, this is a great freakin' game. 10/10.
Spoilers
TW: Ironic use of the word rizz
So in the behind the scenes/development stuff you get after completing all the routes it's revealed that the secret love interest ,who I will not name because I know people who don't know will probably read this despite the spoiler warning, was actually supposed to have a crush on Jaylene no matter what route you're on but never gets to have her in any ending. But, since everyone loved her so damn much, the developer gave her her own route.
So basically, she rizzed up the audience so hard "god" had to rewrite her life so she'd end up with her crush lol
Okay so this is probably just a crack pot theory but I’m just gonna put it out there. Spoiler warning!
Okay so I vaguely remember Lien saying that her like extra monstrous out of control form isn’t her actual genes but a scientist’s attempts to “fix” her.
I don’t know if she ever mentions where she was sent to who the scientist was specifically but the way I remember her talking about it, she phrased it as if the place she was sent to be “fixed” was not the same lab that Mrs Jackson is working for or at least not the lab we end up in at the end of her route.
Now baring that in mind, doesn’t her extra monstrous mouth thing form kinda remind you of the creatures Victoria’s dad made? I don’t know if it was intentional but to me they kinda look the same or at least similar, and both were mistakes made by a scientist while trying to achieve something else.
On top of all of that, I’m pretty sure Victoria mentions that it was her dad who introduced her to the monster world after she was put back together, which means that he at least knew of the monster world before then.
Even if I’m wrong about Lien being sent somewhere other than the evil underground lab, Victoria’s dad is a scientist living in Blackwood. It’s almost certain that he does/did work for the lab and/or worked with the doctor that Lien was sent to. That would explain why their works are so similar to have basically made the same mistakes.
Or maybe I’m looking too far into this lol
also while typing this I realized that Lien’s name is just alien without the a lol. I’m just imagining a line from Jaylene that goes something like, “so you’re an alien… named Lien,” had the creator kept the original alien idea
I'm still kinda processing and I'm kinda at a loss for words but the only thing I can decide to say is a shallow sounding awesome. Good job. I would say more if I could but my head is still going over the last few minuets if you know what I mean. I'm also having a hard time trying to imagine anything but the skateboard scene right now. Thank you for the game.
This game has an odd charm to it. I don't usually play or read things that don't have eye pleasing art styles because I just can't stand looking at something that makes me feel off while trying to convey a story, but this game kept me playing the entire way through until the end. It was also really relaxing to play and I quite enjoyed the sound design. Honestly comparing this to my favorite game of all time, that being a 8/10, I'd say this is around a 4 or five enjoyment wise. I look forward to seeing more of your work.