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hello!!! i just played this demo and i had looots of fun (ᵔ◡ᵔ)!! the graphics and ui are great, i havent encountered a single bug (which is liek a miracle considering how laggy my laptop is lololol) and i love both castor and castoria & their characterization a lot!!!

i havent played such an appealing game in a while . its hard to explain but theres something about this that scratches my brain heheheh ill definitely be replaying *￣▽￣)b

very very excited for more content, but i dont wanna put pressure on you by saying this,,,,, ive read a bunch of your answers to other people and i can relate to the struggles of autistic burnout (╥_╥) sending aaalll of my support your way!!!! i believe in you !! pls take your time and take care of yourself, your health will always be the biggest priority!! also much luck on completing your other game (which i plan on playing soon, too!)

have a great day ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝

ninikosan36 days ago(+2)

OMG chenya mentioned

mikomikopie26 days ago(+4)

honestly ever since the game was released back in like 2020 i always come back to check if theres been more development its one of those visual novels where its hard to forget ive played some of the other works by the author and i think they just have a special charm when it comes to making vns, its deffo one of the games im willing to wait for

Melancholy Marionette13 days ago

Oh, boy, it makes me wanna cry to think it was so long ago that I released the demo T_T haha.

Like, way back then, it felt like I would be able to finish the game in maybe 2-3 years if I managed to get enough funding, now it feels like it’s gonna take a heck of a lot longer >.<

It’s honestly hard to even accept I was capable of working the way I did back then, cos I’ve lost soooo much of my functioning these past few years :( That version of me feels like it’s so far away now.

Definitely need to make sure not to release demos in the future unless the full version of a project is like 90% complete, so as to avoid such a gigantic amount of time passing between demo and full release >.< Cos the same thing has happened with Lovestarved now as well T_T

Released the demo at a time of peak functioning, assuming I can easily finish the rest of the game in the next year or so, burnout, massive loss of functioning = major delays in development >.< haha. It’s so frustrating :(

At least with Lovestarved, it’s fully-written + all of the cast besides Erys finished recording 100% of their lines x3 So it’s mainly just a case of getting it coded + having all the art complete.

Just wanna say that I really appreciate the kind words you’ve left here anyhow :3 It means a heck of a lot <3

Melancholy Marionette13 days ago

Hey hey!! Sorry it’s taken me so long to respond, as per usual, I am not functioning fantastically atm, haha >.< But also, I was away on a walking/nature break this past week or so with my pops.

So glad you had fun with the demo ^-^ And it truly is a miracle if you didn’t encounter a bug while you played, cos there are probably some in there x3 Seems impossible to ever squash every single bug cos there’s just too much variation in people’s PCs and stuff T_T haha,

Yeeeeah, I have been on the burnout train too many times, aheh >.< And only just learned late last year that I have ADHD as well as autism, which helps explain why I’m overwhelmed by everything pretty much all of the time x3

My last burnout lasted almost an entire year, and I don’t think I’ve actually managed to recover to my pre-burnout level of functioning even though I’m not in burnout anymore :( I don’t know if I ever will tbh, cos I’ve learned that every time you burnout, the threshold for the next burnout is lowered, and you always lose some level of functioning forever >.<

So yeah, avoiding future burnouts has now become a much bigger priority than it was in the past x3 I’m kinda terrified of ending up in a place where I just can’t create anything ever again.

Massively appreciate your understanding :3 And while I also appreciate that you can relate to that sorta struggle, it also sucks, because I wish nobody had to experience that sorta thing!!

I still don’t think I’ve entirely accepted that I need to take better care of myself + slow down more, haha. Cos it already feels like I’m too slow >.< But I do understand how important it is to take things at whatever pace is manageable :3

I think I just spent waaaay too much of my life trying to measure up to others, and it’s a hard habit to break :( I’m trying, though! And definitely managing to let some of the guilt go, finally x3

I will shut up anyhow x3 And just say thank you so much again for playing + for all your kind words of support <3 It really means a lot ^-^

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