SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Would highly recommend!!! The music, the narration style, artwork, delivery of the story using the boundaries of the visual novel genre are already highly enjoyable and induce great emotion within me, and I'm sure others will agree once they play!!!
SPOILERS:
So far from what I've received from the demo, I am EXTREEEMELY hyped for the rest!!!
For starters, THE STARTING CUTSCENE??? I'M SO HOOKED. WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR INTREPID LITTLE CAST THIS TIME AROUND. The music, as always, perfectly sways my emotions in violently inexplicable ways, the downpour of blood and Gum's expressions and body language was hypnotizingly horrifying. I'm so excited but also terrified for what's to come.
The comic-style cutscene that came abruptly after the first cinematic was jarringly hilarious, it was such a nice bit of contrast. I LOVED every single one of the comic style cutscenes.
As per usual, your writing style is absolutely phenomenal!!! Perfect way of describing the scenery, dialogue was so smooth and chaotic, just the way it feels in real life friendships stemming in juvenile years into adulthood, with the exquisite touch of riveting vocabulary. As always, I swear, I learn a new plethora of words each time I play your games.
I'm so utterly intrigued by the group dynamics too!! (I SWEAR Cordy screams some flavor internalized homophobia or compulsory heterosexuality the board with the red strings is already pitched on my wall) Cordy and Gum's relationship is so tender (yet ngl you could CUT the tension between them w/ a knife SOMETHING is underlying here...unless I'm reading into it wrong...shhh)
Berek and Gum are so endearingly affectionate and loving towards one another, it's so wholesome seeing Berek fuss over Gum!!! Ze has like half of the group ganging up against him like CRAZY tho in my opinion, and he's lowkey playing that UP (hear me out is this gonna be another Orlam from Our Wonderland situation THOSE WHO KNOW KNOW). Marshall is all over the place in such a entertaining way too. I can't wait to know more about their dynamics overall!!!