yeah i definitely agree!! as someone who's used to spend time with elders (and my mom being an elder too) it's kinda boring to see them always being represented as. a thing. rather than a human being. and of course my innate need to know how every single person on this planet works and why they think and act the way they do just had to drive me to make a game where i explore the elderly!!!!!!!!!! so demonized and misunderstood most of the time (even if fairly...)
it was really important to me to show them spending time TOGETHER - since most of times elders are either tied to someone younger or their family. i feel like that connection is often too strong and takes away their individuality. so showing a bunch of old people as a group of their own was a very thought out decision.
ahhh i'm glad you liked the colors/music! i feared they would be too "young" or "otome" considering the characters but i'm happy they work well!!
one thing that i often realized when interacting with older people is that many of them hold many regrets and "habits" and views they inherited from their earlier life and communities they've been in. it's a thing that everyone can deduce but people often forget about it. most of these communities are long gone by now and the only memory of it is those people.
some of susan struggles, for example, were based on my mother's, which were based on her own life experiences, communities and points of view. it's kinda insane how some of those stuck susan in her bad marriage situation... it's an intricate system that is hard to cut yourself off, especially considering how long you have been stuck in it. you get so used to the pain that you don't consider it pain anymore. i love how susan is an authentic character like that tbh...
I COOKED WITH THAT NARRATIVE CHOICE NGL......... sometimes you KNOW what you want to say but you just can't bring your self to. it's just too hard (speaking from experience...) and i wanted to bring that up too. and honestly, the first choices were already a bit hard, too.
eunice is just too nice (heheh), she wouldn't have it any other way. a girl for the people... AND I ALSO LOVE HOW SUSAN ASKS EVERYONE FOR ADVICE...... IT WAS SO CUTE TO SEE THEIR LITTLE GROUP BEING SO SUPPORTIVE TO EACH OTHER UAUUUGHG
yeah...... i think that from all of the cast, sidney is the most similar (emotionally) to susan. they match in a beautiful and melancholic way that is very nice. they share a lot and they find comfort in that, and even if they like each other romantically, they are satisfied with that, at the time of the ending -- which is also something i heard from elders lol. "[when you are old,] you marry for the company, rather than anything else"
bernadette is crazy, i love her (i wish i had a punk grandma too.....). even if she's a menace to society, her "rebelious" attitude doesn't grow into irresponsibility. i really like that. "freedom" doesn't excuse you being an asshole to others, imo,,,
(SO TRUE.......... i love how it goes full cycle.......... life is so weird........)
you know me, i can't write romance without making it a great friendship story. in the end everything is platonical, i fooled everyone, and all is well. i love writing.......
i hate bad endings, but i had to put this one because it is very meaningful. you can have all the support you want, but in the end, it's up to you to break from toxic cycles you're in. accepting things "as they are" makes any advice you listen useless -- and that stubborness to keep in hurtful situations is also a thing that i've seen a lot of old people in. it's heartbreaking honestly.
and it's kinda nice to see things growing a little better after so much despair.... little by little.....
LMAOOOOOOOOOO I'M HAPPY we need more non-hot old people...... please just make normal elders for us to befriend..........
thanks for the comment!!