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Even looking back at the VOD and making the highlight to preserve the playthrough, I think back fondly on the time I spent experiencing this game.  Truly cannot wait to see where you go next!

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From Feedback Quest 8 Review:
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I really enjoyed this story!  It really felt like you poured your heart out into this one, and it makes me want to reach out and hug you until the world is okay again.

The pacing of the story felt just right, if anything a tad slow.  I would probably like to see just a few more tie-ins, callbacks, or payoffs to offset the inner head thoughts.  I do like the way the text is broken up by interaction; this works very well as a story device.

I absolutely love the sound design.  Knowing when to play music, to play a sound effect, and when to pull it all back to silence is all expertly done, great job!

A few other small critiques:

  1. The English version has a few typos (` instead of ') and a few grammar mistakes across the board.  It's nothing serious, but when you go for a polish pass consider having someone proof read the transcripts.
  2. In the Preferences Menu, the Sound and Voice sliders don't have any feedback.  A small click or sound clip that plays either after the release of the slider or just on loop while holding it would improve usability of the sliders.

The VOD highlight is linked below:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2558506274

I'll admit most of the VOD is just me struggling to turn it into an audio book, so if you want to skip to my post play ramblings / summary:
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2558506274?t=2h19m54s

Hi! Thank you so much for giving my story a chance and playing through the whole game! I watched the entire stream, and I can honestly say that in your interpretation the story gained new layers and meanings.

It means a lot to me that you enjoyed it and found it personal and emotional. This story is very important to me, since much of it was inspired by my real experience as a Ukrainian refugee after the war began.

Also, thank you for your suggestions on improvements! I completely agree — while watching the stream I noticed that the pacing is a bit slow, and it would be good to balance the inner monologues with more external events.

As for proofreading — thank you for pointing that out! English isn’t my native language, and the text definitely needs some polishing. And I really liked your idea about adding sound feedback to the sliders in the menu! Also, a small tip if you play other Ren’Py games: the engine allows you to skip already read parts of the text. You just need to press the Skip button at the bottom of the text box. The skip will automatically stop at choices and at moments you haven’t read yet!

I’m truly grateful for your stream! It means a lot to me — both as a developer, and simply as a person who wanted to share his story. I wish you good luck and thank you for the feedback!