I'm not surprised this is originally novel material. The writing and characters in this demo were just simply stunning. You really had me invested almost immediately, which says something since most games start slow. If nothing else, I'd play just for Archie. I really enjoyed your demo, I think its just hard for games like this to get recognition because of ppl's tendency to turn a nose at rpg maker games. (their loss, honestly) I hope you will continue to work on this little gem, whether as a full game or just a novel. I would be all for reading it. =)