Thank you so much, I'm so glad you like the update to the game! It genuinely means a lot that you loved the Moondrop route so much.
I must warn you though, you are more than likely not going to like the Sundew route. I will explain in a future post, but prepare yourself to be disappointed. This isn't me trying to be depressingly relatable, I'm just being honest right now.
Ok I've just finished the Sundew route. It was good that you were upfront about feeling burnt out and how you didn't feel happy with how it turned out, I really appreciate developers being so honest about things like that. Now yes the pacing felt quite rushed, and yes there could have been more fleshing out (especially for the ending), but I think you're being far harder on yourself than you need to be.
This was still a very interesting route to play. I did get some culty vibes from Ravi when I first met him in Chapter 2 so seeing you go further down that way was definitely intriguing, having it explained how he kept going after Orion because he would get hurt if he didn't really stung hard and immediately painted a dark picture of his religion and culture. Orion's little appearance was also effective as it really painted the real problem with him that didn't appear in his route until the end, but it didn't take away from Ravi's story. I love how open and sweet Ravi was throughout and how he really gave Delilah a talking to (did miss her not getting what she deserved back in the Moondrop Route). I must admit with the way the story was going with Ravi seemingly abusing his own practises to fit his desire to be with the MC, I was expecting more scenes of his superiors getting in the way (unless they approved what he was doing in which case that's an even bigger yikes for that cult) but Starling was an unexpected surprise. It is bittersweet that, much like in the Moondrop Route, we can't really get a happy ending with the one we choose to romance, but I actually respect you as a writer for doing that. It does go to show that these characters are just too damaged for a couple of days of friendship to change all that, adding a touch of realism to these relationships that makes them even more emotionally impactful. I would have liked a bad ending for Ravi, just for my own morbid curiosity to see how far he would have gone, but I'm glad I got to see what I did.
I would just like to take the time to say thank you for making the game in the first place. I've been here since Shadowdrop and honestly it's been an absolute delight seeing this story develop and grow. However you feel about the Sundew Route I can honestly say this is still one of my favourite visual novels. I hope now this is finished you can have some time to recover from your burnout and that you haven't lost your passion for creating stories like this, I love your work so much and I would really like to see what else you may make in the future.
P.S. Would very much like to be able to buy the game to show my support so if you ever add a donate option please let me know.
You are one of the most nicest commenters ever oh my god 😭😭😭😭 thank you so much aaaa I have been told I can be very hard on myself, I am trying to work on it, I just want to give the people something that they can enjoy and something I can be proud of. I wasn’t proud of it at first but now I’m feeling a lot better than before 🥹 thank you so much for your continued support it means the world ✨ btw don’t worry about the money thing, I’d rather keep the game up for free than ask for cash. The best way you can support me is by checking out my other projects when I come out with them. Thank you again!
