This was surprisingly wholesome and adorable! I loved it so much ♥
The character interactions between the MC and the Headless Horseman were my favorite part. It was funny and cute. I like the idea of having the headless horseman experience a bit of culture shock in a modern day setting. I always enjoy a MC with a backbone, too! Their entire dynamic was simply perfection.
The artstyle was cute and fit the story well. I liked the sprites and the CGs. The Headless Horseman's expressions in particular were so fun.
The GUI was okay. A little plain, but easy to read, and functions exactly as I'd expect from a Ren'py game. Didn't have any issues with the controls. Nor did I run into any programming bugs or things like that. It all flowed very smoothly in that regard.
The backgrounds were also okay. Although I think fully illustrated ones would've better complimented the more cartoony art style, but once again they get the job done in serving as the setting.
My main constructive criticism in how to improve this and future projects going forward (should the creator choose of course) would be to edit and polish the script a little more. The writing felt very wordy and clunky. I know I pointed out at least one in my video where the sentence was missing words and didn't make sense at all, even though I picked up the meaning based on context. If you're not doing it already, I would strongly recommend reading aloud while editing. Because even if something sounds right in your head, it might not make a whole lot of sense when read out loud. And it should help you find words that are being repeated or passive tense words like "was" or "were" that don't need to be there as they're just taking up space. Polished writing needs to be clear, direct, and confident. Using the least amount of words to get point across would help with the wordiness and pacing issues. Especially in the beginning where there's more narration and exposition than character interaction going on.
Other than that though, I sincerely enjoyed this and would definitely love to see other stories in the future! Keep up the good work ~
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