I thiiiink I played the og demo, but honestly it's been long enough that I can't quite remember... What I do know is that I've been following your twitter for years in anticipation of this game and I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW DEMO IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL. I can only imagine how amazing the full release will be.
My favorite so far is probably Rigel, but I don't know for sure, because Caius is right up there too (lol at the NPC praying to be reincarnated as a noble and marry His Majesty... sorry buddy that's MY plotline. Although maybe I should be worried about the fanclub lol... Ikki Amnesia Memories flashbacks...). I like Kiel, although I think I might just want to earn his respect more than I want to kiss him, necessarily (so sorry about the grievous injuries, friend. I promise I am resetting for EVERY stat point I can get my hands on). Altair is... interesting, but also frustrating. I'm curious about him, but I also want to make him stop being Like That. Anyway, can't wait to see how I feel about everyone in the full release! I'm especially interested in Mr. "Heretic" over there... Ngl, kinda thinking "down with Desideria!!!" which... MIGHT be a problem if I'm trying to romance its king, but... Haha, well, I'm sure it will all work out eventually~ The worldbuilding in this game has really got me in its grip already.
I also just want to take a moment to praise Ciel's design, because she's SO cute. I, um, may have looked into the mirror a couple more times than was strictly required. Tbh a lot of times my enjoyment of otome games really comes down to how I feel about the MC, so I'm happy to say that I'm loving this one so far. I just have ONE question... and it's kind of ridiculous, but... How EXACTLY do you pronounce "Ciel Rozenbleu"? I studied French in high school, so I've been pronouncing it with French pronunciation rules lol... "Syel Ro-zen-bleuh" but... Then I thought it could maybe be more Anglicanized? "Seel Ro-zen-blue"? And the thing is, I don't normally care if I'm pronouncing fantasy characters' names 100% right or not, but specifically because this is an isekai... It kind of matters, doesn't it? I mean, imagine you're trying to introduce yourself as the person whose body you're inhabiting but then you say their name wrong... I'm getting executed for being full of Evil or whatever for sure 😭😭😭
Omg an OG demo player!! (It has been ages…) Thank you for playing our new demo and we’re so happy it was fun <3 Rigel is also my (the writer’s) favourite, I’m glad to see him get some love TT Kind older men are my weak spot frfr
The way you kind of hit A TON of the points we had in mind for the characters is kind of insane… but I will not spoil more xD. Unfortunately Dante wasn’t featured much in this demo, but he will have a small appearance in the last chapter of the common route (White Raven Day), which we’re aiming to get out by the end of the year! And Caius will make a big appearance too then, so look forward!!
It’s pretty interesting that you brought up the pronunciation of Ciel’s surname, we hadn’t considered a French pronunciation before :0 So far we’ve been pronouncing it as “Seel Ro-zen-blue”, but hey, anything goes in a fantasy world, right? It wouldn’t be a stretch for the fancy nobles to opt for a more elegant sounding French version for sure. But yeah, it would be super embarrassing if Ciel got found out by everyone just because she pronounced her surname wrong TTT
Thank you again for the long and detailed comment, it means a lot <3