This was incredible! I loved the premise, the prose and the art and GUI were all so well done and suited each other perfectly!
I loved how when the game started it made me feel so cozy and warm. The outside is cold and unforgiving but the truck was warm and safe but that changed up very quickly once I allowed Ilya into my truck.
I adored how subtle it was at first like a warm sleep gently lulling you into a dream. You open up to him, chat to him and think he's lovely. But something is so wrong as you catch little hints here and there.
The art itself was beautiful! I adore your art style and the colour palette you chose for the CGs. And I loved how cute Jax and his girlfriend was too!
I'm so excited to see the continuation of the motel and captive routes and how you'll develop Ilya's character as more of his obsessive behaviour shows! Thank you for such a wonderful experience! I spent the afternoon playing this and adored every moment and hunted for every ending! I uploaded my playthrough to youtube here as well to introduce it to my community!
Thank you again! I'm excited to keep supporting you and your work!
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ahhh this is so incredibly sweet and thoughtful, thank you so much for taking the time to write all of this!! reading your comment genuinely made my day (´；ω；`)
i just finished watching playthrough and it was honestly such a treat, i was smiling the entire time!! it’s so surreal (in the best way) seeing someone fully experience what was just an idea in my head for so long. your reactions were so thoughtful and observant too, it made me feel really seen as a creator, and i can't express how much i appreciate that. and waah i’m so happy you liked the art and gui!! jax and his gf really are so cute i hope in a future update i can somehow add easter eggs of them in some routes LMAO so i’m really glad they stood out to you too!
it means so much that you’re excited for the motel and captive routes too… i’m so hyped to dive deeper into ilya’s character and kind of slowly explain his backstory lol thank you for hunting down the endings omg. that kind of support is just so generous and encouraging. <3
thank you again, sincerely, for playing, sharing, and saying such kind things. i’m really excited to keep working on this!! (｡•́︿•̀｡)♡
You're so welcome! I genuinely had such a lovely time playing this and you should be so proud of your work! You have a wonderful way of worldbuilding that's so incredibly unique and it's such a joy that you've kindly shared it with us to experience!
Thank you for watching as well! I really appreciate it and honestly, my community seems to really love him too! I hope sometime next week I'll be able to share some clips on Tiktok as well so I can help bring some other of my community members in to support the game!
I adored Jax and his gf so much! Our time with them was so brief but you could discern their personalities immediately and how much Jax cared about her. And I think adding them to the game was wonderful! Because it sort of gave a bit of a reprieve to the mounting anxiety of having Ilya in the car. It gave me the same feeling as a resting spot when playing an intense game like Hades xD very well done!
I'm so excited to see the future of this game! Definitely take your time, get some well deserved rest and look after yourself! <3