Despite being someone who's the same age as the characters, a Millennial, I found the dialogue hard to stomach. Even accounting for regional slang, the way these characters talk feels exaggerated to the point of surrealism. Sure, we texted like that a bit, but I wouldn’t say most teens actually spoke that way. It comes off more like a stylized, fujoshi-tinged interpretation of queer teen boys than something grounded in lived experience. I know the devs are queer themselves, but that’s just how it read to me.
That said, the story did manage to hook me enough to want to see what happens next. Still, I wouldn’t say the demo won me over. On top of the dialogue issues, the movement system felt unpolished, and in a game where walking around is the core mechanic, that’s a major drawback.