An interesting intrigue! I would love to find out more. I like the music, the colours, the old furniture, the glowing eyes and the greenish shadow around Rei´s feet. I was frustrated not being able to reach out for the statue, but I guess I will have to solve something first. I also took me some time to figure out how to use the controls, but when I palyed a second time it got easier. The second round I could also read the text of the book better - too fast the first time. I am excited for a continuation!

This seems really cute while maintaining a creepy atmosphere. I love that Rei's eyes stay lit up in the dark and I really want to know whats going on with the curse! Like others, I found the camera control to be a bit inconvenient and encountered an invisible object in front of the fireplace, and would have liked to be able to control the text of the history book. But otherwise its very charming, particularly the art, story, and the girl's little giggle. Very cute!

To start, I absolutely love the overall art direction for this game! The atmosphere is a really good blend of creepy-cute, something which I personally find really appealing. The low-poly style really works well here, and having the stylized furniture to match the house is a really nice touch - it definitely feels like a well made environment! The music also adds to this, giving off a soft yet uneasy vibe. Overall really nice! Rei's model is also very cute and her design is very well made. I love her little hairclip and the starry motifs for her! (Kind of makes me feel like she would be revealed to be some kind of witch too, if the game continued past this demo).  They way her eyes seem to glow in the rooms is very charming, too. I also enjoyed the first puzzle, despite its simplicity.  The story definitely had me hooked - I'm excited to learn more about the origins of the house and how the witch trials relate to the overall story!

The major issue of this demo is the camera. The inverted camera for looking up and down vs the normal camera for looking left and right really threw me off sometimes. It is also quite finicky to control; I felt that the game worked better when the camera was fixed behind the player in the small hallway between the two rooms (when entering the last room, it would also get caught on the door and would allow me to see into Rei's model).  Another issue I experienced is that I felt that it was not clear with what you could and could not interact with. I found myself clicking around the room hoping to see more dialogue or find any other items I could interact with.

Some other things I experienced which are more nit-picky than actual problems for a demo build.  When trying to get the candle there seemed to be some kind of invisible object that was able to be climbed, and I also found this object by the correct painting (although this one was far less replicable than the one by the fireplace). I also noticed some issues in the first room with lighting Rei's model, at a certain point in the room she is far too overexposed. There were also some noticeable texture issues, which seemed to be a mix of both the room baking incorrectly and the shadow engine not functioning correctly. 

I'm excited to see more if you decide to update this demo or finish the project to completion! It is very charming and the atmosphere is its biggest strength. Congrats on making a demo with so much potential!

The game still has a few problems, but overall the theme and style of it seems solid and the concept behind it is super interesting to me. I do think with enough time and polish, this studio will have a great game on their hands.

The visual style of the game is really neat and I expecially like the stylized furniture. The character is cute and I like the different expressions in the drawings for the dialogue. I did have problems with the camera, since I use two screens and the mouse cursor could move outside of the game. The puzzle was also unclear to me, I managed to solve it by random chance. The text was to fast for me to read. I'm a slow reader, but the player should be able to read at their own pace, and skip text if they want to. 

This game is really neat! I'm always a sucker for some games with a spooky atmosphere and this one does great with setting up the mood right from the start. The visuals are really nice and pair nicely with the music to draw you in to the story. 

Like with other players, I did however have some issues with the camera. It was pretty sensitive when trying to move it around to look at specific things that caught my interest. The information in the book is interesting, but I wish that there was either was a system to click through it instead of the words automatically scrolling or a way to reread it after the first time. There was also an issue where after reading the book, something invisible appears in front of the fireplace and is able to be climbed.

One thing I wish there was more of is interactions with Rei and her environment. She's an interesting character and I would love to get to know more of her personality, even if it's just through the occasional comment about an object you inspect. The way she idles and her overall posture is a nice touch to give her some characterization, I just want more!

In short, this was a very fun little demo and it left me really interested and wanting to play more to find out just exactly was going on. I'm really eager to see what the future will bring!

I ADORE the look and atmosphere of this game! The dark, yet enticing atmosphere coupled with some very promising visuals made this little demo a very pleasant experience. I am eager to play more and learn more about Rei and her world. 

What stood out to me the most was, obviously, the art direction. I thoroughly enjoyed the look and feel of the environment (especially the furniture models) and Rei herself. I would love it if Rei's character art in her dialogue window were a little larger, though. On my screen, although the UI was clear and dialogue was easy to read, I found it difficult to see her face. I feel that maybe cropping the art a bit closer might make it easier to see her face when she changes expressions? Just some food for thought!

The music is lovely and I can't wait to hear what other songs may be included in later levels- please keep it up! Weirdly enough, I really enjoyed the sound of Rei walking on the creaky floorboards. I feel like it definitely added something to the atmosphere. I would love to hear more ambient sounds too! Maybe some distant, muffled rainfall pattering against a window pane or wind to remind players of the world outside of the mansion? 

It's been said a few times before, but I did struggle with the camera controls on PC. The WASD controls to move were intuitive, easy to pick up on and pleasantly responsive, however I did find wrangling the camera to be challenging at times... I did find that some of the dialogue went by a bit fast too at times as well, although that might have been me.

Overall, REI is a very promising game and I can't wait to play more. Keep it up, Cat's Eye!