The start of this is absolutely heartbreaking.
And it is THAT much worse than him merely being dead.
It's terrible, but terribly well-written.
And the sweet moments in your memory makes it infinity worse.
This game truly tugs at your heart-strings.
The design is brilliant as well.
You can SEE how the android is not Seto, and yet they are so similar that you have to scroll back to check if that is really true.
It's elegant.
Seto-bot is SO sweet~ ❤️
My only complaint so far is that there is not nearly enough save slots.
It is absolutely cruel to shackle someone with their own consciousness.
If you fear your own creation that much, don't create it.
If you do create it, don't f***ing chain it down! >_<
For someone who desired to create a dream, she's really unwilling to give in to the dream, even tho that was the whole point with her creation.
I feel the creator of this game managed to hit that perfect sweetspot for The Vally of the Uncanny with this story.
I've played android bf games before, yandere ones even, but it never managed to hit that stage where something is both so human-like and yet ever-so-slightly off from it, so as to hit that "this is kinda freaking me out for absolutely no discernible reason" spot.
VERY skillful writing!
And the artwork also adds to that feel.
Overall this is excellent work.
Seto-bot is so sweet.
So SO sweet~ ❤️
I DO feel the one thing that could have made the story better would be if Seto-bot's POV were removed from the game and only hinted at tho.
Perhaps put into a separate game, or a side-story that unlocks after the main story.
It simply reveals too much, which takes away some of the mystery and intrigue of the main story.
Although I DO wonder if you'll wake up some day and find that all the photos of Seto is replaced with photo-manipulated pictures of Seto-bot.
The difference would be minimalistic of course, not enough to truly spot. But enough for your subconcious to overlay your true memories with memories of Seto-bot.
Pulling you just slightly more into that dream.
Manipulating someone's memories is not actually that difficult. They're vague and fleeting things to begin with. Few humans ever remember them exactly.
But making you believe he is truly Seto will be tricky.
Especially with all those people around you who remember.
The fact that you -want- to believe in it helps tho.
And I look forward to see how skilled at manipulation the creator is (or at least how well they've studied Dark Psychology and the likes, lol) Which will impact the quality of such writing.
Assuming that's the direction the game is going in.
Ultimately tho, this is an absolutely brilliant game!
And I REALLY look forward to see more! ^_^
I also hope it ends up on Steam when it's finished so I can buy it and add it to my collection. ^_^