junk mail thoughts
my first impression was that this is a very ambitious concept to tackle as one person, so i was surprised. multiple options happening as often as they do immediately makes it take much longer to get to writing the story, so it makes a lot of sense why the game wasn't able to be completed within the game jam time limit. im really impressed that the demo was made within 20 days, there's a LOT of fantastic visual polish and attention to detail with the art. i think the art is also really pleasing to look at and cute.
the audio is very quiet and i almost didn't notice that there was audio, so it would be great if that is balanced to standard listening levels. the music itself tends to feel really discordant/erratic and a little disorienting for me, but it also adds to the feeling of tension and unease in the story. also, some of the SFX are a lot louder than the music in an uncomfortable way.
there are a few bugs i noticed during my playthrough with sprites not showing up or appearing slightly offscreen, or appearing in different outfits all of the sudden in the middle of a conversation. also appearing in front of the settings menu when i open it? which makes it difficult to use the settings menu since i cannot see it. there were also a few typos to fix
regarding accessibility checking, it would be great if there was an option to disable the screenshaking and to read with a more reader-friendly font, as much as i love the pixelated font and how well it works with the pixelated aesthetic of a lot of the CGs.
speaking of the CGs, wow holy shit these are so fun to look at. absolutely delightful!!!! i can tell a lot of care and love and excitement went into drawing these and figuring out how they would appear, they're really well-done. i love the expressions especially.
im definitely interested in seeing more of this game, and even though i think harriet is a frustratingly pathetic girl i feel bad for her. i sympathize with her plight. but shes pathetic in a way where im itching to see her have some character growth, so i would love to see more of this story.
thank you for making and uploading it!!!!