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Potential bug?

I thought I would get a good ending, but the game screen just flashed and returned to the main screen, and this happened twice. I intentionally tried to get the other 2 (bad) endings, and those were successful. Kinda sad that I couldn't see their good ending... :')

Gameplay for ref: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2689640909

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Thoughts (spoiler warning!):

All in all, I like the art style, character design, and overall concept. It's very unique, and I like that there are cultural elements like altar and incense to add to the atmosphere of the game.

I could see the logic of the items we were supposed to interact with to interact with other items, but I wish there was a bit more explanation on what the conflict was in the story because without it it's hard to relate to the MC. I understand wanting to leave room for interpretation with some of the clues of emotional state (e.g. broken cup, messy slippers, torn up letter), but no one talks about the intentions/context at all, making it seem like an unfair way to villainize the character who never even appears in the game. It also didn't help that I don't know whether MC and the girl are adults or not, so choosing between different dialogue options makes me feel conflicted.

I even tried to read the original text with the same title because I needed to know the ending lol. I only know some Indonesian and the spelling used in the book is very old-school so I was struggling to understand. I'm so curious though.

Rakoratsu1 day ago (1 edit) (+1)

First of all, I apologize for the issue you experienced with the ending. After checking it, you were right, there is a certain condition where the game does not reach any ending and instead returns to the title screen. Thank you very much for finding this and explaining it in detail. The ending logic has now been fixed so that every possible player choice will always lead to a clear ending.

By the way, I’ve already watched your stream. The path you took didn’t actually lead to the good ending (at that time, the good ending could still be triggered). I hope you might try playing it again to reach the good ending, hehe.

Thank you also for taking the time to write your thoughts and impressions so thoroughly.

Spolier Warning!

I’m very happy to hear that you liked the visual style, character design, and cultural elements. Thank you as well for your thoughts on the story; they are valuable feedback for me going forward. I believe that I showed the context of the conflict through several elements at the beginning of the prologue (the setting and time period), then in the middle section after you observed the three objects, as well as the torn up letter, and at the end when you talk with Lian (including the ending). And indeed, the conflict and ending are presented as they are, slightly representing the novel Nonton Tjap Go Meh by Kwee Tek Hoay.

For the two main characters in the game, they are intended to be legal/adult characters. Even so, I really appreciate your feedback about the lack of clarity regarding their ages, and this will make me more careful and clearer when designing characters in future works.

As an additional note, this game only takes references and inspiration from Tjap Go Meh by Kwee Tek Hoay. It does not directly adapt the story from the novel (in fact, the game may only take a very small amount of inspiration from its conflict).

Once again, thank you very much for the detailed comment and the attention you gave. This truly helps me learn and grow.

Syn1 day ago (4 edits)

Thank you so much for your thoughtful response!

Regarding the conflict, I meant the reason why the mom was upset in the game didn't feel too clear to me... I feel like 'hope' is not enough of a justification for the mom to throw a tantrum (smash the cup etc). Now that I understand that MC/FL are legal adults, my assumption is that the mom just doesn't want MC to leave her by herself? Is she a controlling/possessive person? Is the MC/FL in a Romeo/Juliet kind of relationship, hence the disapproval (at least on MC's side)?

In any case, I will try this game again sometime in the future. Hope I get a good ending when I do! Hehehe.

Note: I just realised that part of the top of the game got cut (in my stream) even though it looked fine when I was playing. Maybe it's my OBS settings, I'm sorry about that! :(

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