incredible game so far. works really well, itch io def needs something like this among all the 5-min games it has right now. the dialogue between the protag and wally is really fun too. love all the different characters and how cohesive the story is. (the spitting part made me laugh. cheers). can't wait to learn more about the giant and the toy entity -- 1000/10 time loops for magical realism.
a couple pointers while it's still fresh:
- please make it possible to skip dialogue (maybe by holding a key?) -- had to replay it at one point and going through million lines was a bit annoying
- maybe i didn't catch it, but a button to save the progress would be good since it's quite a big game (took me about an hour and a half) + a button to turn off the music
also the closing segment mentions you having a discord, but i don't see the link anywhere?
also: experienced a bug on downloaded version of a protagonist freezing when they came to touch the board at the train station the second time. going to a different location didn't fix this, but i could still use the phone, just couldn't move. also [SPOILERS -- idk how to tag them, so be warned] if you go to a hospital to talk to a bandaged guy after wally dies, wally still participates in the dialogue (it's like i can still hear his voice... /j). and idk if it's on purpose or not, but if you go to maggie without wally before wednesday night, she tells you to wait for wednesday evening and then doesn't show up in the landyard -- i think it's a nice characterization of her, but just letting you know in case that wasn't intended.
i recorded the whole playthrough (bug included), just need to edit it a bit so it's not three hours long and will send it your way (also you should probably put a "please record" message in itchio description as well in case someone need a bit of time to set up the recording yk)
again, amazing job, y'all should be really proud of yourselves! cheers.