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Hello Jay!

I had a lot of fun playing your game. I didn't encounter any bugs or inconsistencies in the plot. And as I told you before, I like the characters and the pace.

Alex is probably my favourite (the musical shift during his POV was pretty funny. 😆) He could have been annoying or just a bit too much, but since there were scenes where his sincerity shone through without him breaking character and becoming cheesy, he won me over pretty quickly.

I must admit that although I thought the map was a cool idea, I didn't use it once during the game. 😅 What I really liked were the summaries at the end of each day. I always checked to see if I had missed anything. That was really helpful.

I'm not entirely sure about the voice acting. I kept asking myself, ‘Why this scene of all scenes?’ I guess I imagined it would be used for a more dramatic moment in the game. But to be fair, I'm one of the few weirdos who doesn't really care about voice acting in visual novels. I'm a reasonably fast reader, and the voice acting slows me down, so I just click through it anyway (animated cutscenes would be the exception). Nevertheless, I understand that most people prefer full voice acting, so I think it's cool that you had the opportunity to incorporate a little bit of that. 😀

It was interesting to find out how the storylines were connected and how everything fit into the bigger picture. I reached the almost true ending on my first playthrough. The only thing I was missing was the identity of the murderer. I was lucky enough to find the crucial clue, and I also had a suspicion about who the murderer was - which turned out to be correct - but I didn't make all the right choices on my first attempt. On my next playthrough, I did everything right, BUT I failed the relationship test with one character. So I had to go back and improve my relationship with that person first.

But man, I always find it so difficult to actively strive for the bad ending. It makes me feel mean. Like I'm some kind of sadist who decides to torment the characters for fun.

Currently, I'm still missing two achievements: ‘Beyond Logic’ and ‘What was it all for’. I'll try to get them another time. Have to catch them all. 😉

Hello Mara!

Wonderful to hear you liked the game, and that my testing was thorough enough. 😄

You know yourself well - after playing the demo, you said "Alex was a bit much, but I feel like he's the kind of character I find a bit annoying at first, only to grow fond of them later." I remembered that, and it immediately brought a grin to my face after hearing Alex is your favourite. 😁 He certainly is fun to write. I thought that if I ever returned to write a sequel or something with this cast, it would start with Alex's band playing a gig.

I thought the voice acting might be kinda strange, since it's just one random scene. But I left it there for that authentic indie experience. 😁 I found myself liking Brooke more and more with every additional scene, and I'm still not sure why!

You're probably the first person after me to reach the final true ending then. Most of my test players reached the almost true ending, but none were hardcore enough to reach the FTE. Also, a stellar achievement to reach the ATE on your first run! I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen often.

I went back and forth on how much to reveal in the true ending. I did not want to spell out everything, but I also worried that if I left too much unsaid, people might assume I did not know myself why certain things (like the old man being there) happened. In the end, I explained more than I first intended, but I still left a couple of points deliberately ambiguous (like the migraines) - so players can either piece them together from the clues or form their own theories.

I'd like to comment on the achievements but it would be spoilery so I'll just stay quiet. Good luck on your hunt!

Also, thanks for the Steam review! Those are really useful and hard to come by, it seems. I haven’t commented on any I've gotten on Steam, since I feel I probably shouldn't as the developer.