oouuu... gosh first of all i absolutely loved kalei he's such a supportive and sweet presence in this game, there couldn't have been a better person to give our mc a little push 😭 geist is SUCH a clever analogy too! even though i had to begrudgingly push through some of his dialogue (like omg let me romance this sweet man in peace thank u very much ?? so much sass and for what) its sooo accurate and in touch with some of my experiences with negative self talk!! really hit the nail on the head with social panic, isolation, and end-of-the-world speeches. it says a lot that i can now play through something like this and roll my eyes HARD at his rhetoric while also feeling the moments and understanding how real those spirals are. really loved the shift of his intentions at the end of kalei's route, it almost makes me like him <3 (/silly). much much love creator thank you!!!
(Thank you so much for playing, and I'm sorry for the late reply 🥹 I released another game recently and it fried my brain so I had to put answering comments on pause for a bit...)
I'm so glad that you liked Kalei, out of all of the love interests I've written he's one of my favorites 🥰 (probably because he's the only one without something seriously wrong with him 🤣) I really wrote him as a supportive presence to balance out Geist's nuclear-level toxicity LOL
And oh thank you for saying that!! 🥹 Honestly if people come out of the game saying "Geist needs to stfu so I can romance Kalei in peace" then I'd say that my mission was accomplished... I'm happy that you were able to see your experiences in Geist too. It's comforting for me to see that a lot of players hear Geist and say "I see what you are, and I won't listen to your BS!" 😆 It makes me feel as if yelling at Geist is a coming of age ritual that we all share...
Thank you again for playing and taking the time to leave your thoughts! Comments like this really mean the world to me 🥹