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.