i'm writing this review while playing so this is like live updates
SO HII!!! idk if you'll even know who i am but i commented on your kaito daisy bell cover a year ago... with my mother's account. i really had to, it was that good.
[glaze incoming]
there was a wriggling sensation of discomfort that held me like a long-awaited embrace when i listened to the cover, and then i knew i'd been charmed by your tuning of him. listening to it once more, i find myself once again captivated by KAITO's vocals.
so it felt like the stars aligned when i'd found your instagram a whole year and something later- and you announced a cool-looking game.
"how could something so familiar find me?" was the thought, but in reality i'd just really missed that specific aura of all your work. disorganised, bloody, beautiful.
tl;dr- i love your art pieces, forgot your user, found you on insta ages later
it felt like a miracle finding you again (┬┬﹏┬┬)
[glaze over]
ok but yeah THIS GAME IS PEAK??? it's a fever dream executable using ren'py, and i mean that in the best way possible. i love the disjointed monologues of the protagonist since most vns forget that people's thoughts are very disconnected.
the art is such a breath of fresh air considering the state of VNs on itch rn COUGH COUGH copy-and-paste yanderes COUGH COUGH ai generated bs. i love how every sprite wiggles around, it gives the impression that it's fluid, like a strange dream.
also TRANSMASC PROTAGONIST LET'S FUCKING GO I FEEL SO REPRESENTED
[SPOILER]
i love the cg where he slips on the water and pops up. the animation on it is so beautiful... i might make it my pfp
[EDIT: it's now my pfp]
THESE FINAL SCENES HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL ART.... it's like a twisted version of a fairytale book, with the white base being a strong contrast to the usual black bg... i love it
got the cake/passive ending first and it's very nice and sweet but i got confused because Fabi is referred to with she/her but MC [idk his name] calls her "bro". is there some context i missed? /gen
got the alone/aggressive ending and lowkey i like it but it's quite sad how the choices i really wanted to pick led to the ending where he's alone in the house
I JUST GOT THE SECRET ENDING I FEEL LIKE A GENIUS
ion really get what it means, per se, BUT it was awesome to finagle around and find it
[hint to get it: balance passive and aggressive dialogue options]
if i had a criticism to make, it'd be that "though" is shortened to "tho" quite a lot which can reduce the impact of certain dialogues, tho this may be a stylistic choice that i missed XDD
overall, lovely game!
had lots of fun playing it on christmas day ^o^
can't wait to see more from you :D