I adore this game so much! Keyframes really brought me back to the my favorite parts about my college days, mainly the way bonds were forged in the fires of studies, extra curricular, and events.
(mind minor spoilers in my review, fellas!)
First off! I love all of the characters dearly! To the diligent Deja, the cute and cool Cameron, the endearing Elio, the playful Percy, the judicious Jamie, and the queen of my heart, Reynah <3 Everyone is so charming and nuanced (gap moe, as one could say) in a really compelling way that makes me want to know more. For example, Cameron being socially anxious when they were so silly in their introductions to us was just a brilliant execution. I also love how we get to hang out with our friends + get to know more people (like Reynah! I loved the shopping trip together aww), and not just the boys. I ADORE the trio and maintained my crushes on ALL three of them HIHI (but would also love to just hang out as friends if they want!!! theyre so fun and cool), but as someone on the aro+ace spectrums who cherishes friendship, I'm so happy for the chance to hang out with them as a group and individually as friends! I love KF will be a slowburn, and how we get to know the boys over time!! It makes my heart full to be able to have a long journey of friendship and discovery with the cast <3 It's also SO APT that it's college, where a lot of self-realizations take place!!! as someone who went through the sexuality/gender rollercoaster of questioning, I'm excited to see how everyone develops, not just with that aspect, but also with their relationships and personalities <3
On the technical side, I love everything about this game! The writing is so good - both the narrative prose and the dialogue are so engaging. Really witty and funny! I also love the many variations of the very creative events and branches! Really ups the replayability! The world-building of the school is also so good! (the Coop Co-op!!! oh that takes me back to school superstitions <333) I can't wait to replay again after scrolling through the KF tags on social media haha. The character designs are also ON POINT <3 everyone is SO CUTE AND STUNNING with their individual aesthetics! the artstyles are also so good! the UI??? the main menu??? the clever polaroids CG hanging thingy? the way the characters portraits can also be in CG? the texting that reminds me a lil of persona 5 (positive) and the anime shocked react during the foam pit fight? ITS SO GOOD and you can tell that everything is well thought-out!!! i love it!
technical wise, the music is also so good and engaging!! it's really perfect for the vibes, and i'd love to listen to the game's OST while studying law (LOL). i also really love and applaud how you guys thought of the game mechanics and programmed them so well! i liked the WATO, the Quick Time Events (that could be changed in settings thank you so much) it's really fun!!, the STATS are so cool and the 'failure checks' are really interesting to see for flavor :O once again brilliant game design for replayability
<3 TLDR: yall did amazing!!! one of my top favorite visual novels <3 so excited to come along this journey with the cast!!! <3