I should probably put spoiler warnings in my reviews,
My goodness this has to be one of my favorite VNs in this jam so far. There is so much quality, from the UI, the writing, and how this feels like an actual game. I love how the dialouge box and other UI elements and theme of the visuals change depending on the setting, whether it was a sort of dream/memory section, or the current time and how it looks like a screen kind of like the ones in the Fallout games. The music was damn amazing. I love how immersed I feel reading this, did I mention how I love the visuals, IT'S AMAZING, AND ALSO THE CHARACTERS, I love Darius' and Luc's dynamic, I love their chemistry and understanding of each other, I love how they also tease each other on things it's so cute. I love how there was a loading section simulating a loading bar in games trying to render assets LIKE URGH IT NAILS THE VIBE SO WELL. And I feel after the jam this will become like a fully fledged game based on the inventory, a sort of map button, navigating the ways around avoiding monsters and ensuring safety away from enemies. I hate to compare but it feels like my VN but cranked up in writing, visuals, audio, and mechanics if I had more time to work on it. Also GET IT TO 100 REVIEWS YALL GIVE THIS MAN A HAPPY ENDING AAAA
And heres some thoughs while reading:
Presentation, amazing
I started the game and then went back to the menu and it changed and intruiged me even more
So much style oozes from this, and the pausing of text me likey
Heck yeah bread test, it's the yeast they could do, I love their chemistry so far wow
WAITTTTT, THE ANCHOR SYMBOL BEING DARIUS, AND THE LIGHTHOUSE BEING LUC
Wow he is one saucy guy
WHATTTT, TONAL SHIFT???
The bg in the section with Luc needing to go due to short staff look like closed eyes, kind of makes me think that Darius is thinking about it in his mind (Later it was in the end so far of the game so maybe not, but I really like the texturing)
GOSH I LOVEEE THEIR DYNAMICCCC
I knew Kinkade was somewhat familiar
I love that newspaper look
THEY'RE SO CUTE
A FLASHLIGHT MECHANIC TOO THAT'S SO FKIN COOLLLL, and a moving meter omg
"I fear what we've become" always spells peak
Noooo "enought"
NOOOOO THAT CLIFFHANGER THAT WAS SO GOOD