I got to the end of the demo and wasn’t ready for it to be done. Your world building and descriptions really drew me in and I wanted more. I loved the inclusion of the Codex, and being able to use it as a way to give the player knowledge that the character would already know. Your world is well thought out. It feels like it’s more than just the setting for this story, and that you could tell multiple different stories here.
I greatly appreciated the inclusion of trigger warnings, and the way you included them. I like that you gave each chapter its own warning, as it gives the players a chance to take a break if they aren’t in the right head space for what that chapter will include. I also liked that at the beginning you gave the option to turn off the trigger warnings for people who don’t want any sort of spoilers. I also really liked the fact that you mentioned on the itch page that your character is gender-locked female and will experience pregnancy as part of the story. It left me feeling like you are putting care into how you deal with triggering issues.
I also was really excited to see the mention of optional poly routes in the features. It’s a delight to see polyamory representation and to see it being treated as an option with certain choices. Far too often it’s either completely ignored, even if you can date multiple people it’s never mentioned between characters, or not allowed at all once you start dating someone. The story looked interesting even before I read that part, and seeing that made me want to play even more.
I liked how in game you gave the option to change the font size and style. When I was in full screen, increasing the font size higher than 130% resulted in the menu not scaling well and things were cut off on the sides. At 200%, the size drop down was almost completely off screen, and I could only barely click on it to change it to a lower size. When I was out of full screen, the menu scaled just fine with each font size and carried over the proper scale when I went into full screen.
I’m really looking forward to playing more when you release the next part.