Hey! Just played through Lucien and Kairos' routes (and got one bad ending when I refused to be gaslit) and I have to say, I came out with more questions than answers haha ＼(≧▽≦)／ So yeah, I would say that the demo and the store page are definitely intriguing.
I really like the “magic school from another world” theme, so I was very excited to tackle this! The world really felt alive with the animation of the text and sprites, and I especially liked the use of zooming in and out on the characters. The coloring also makes everything look like an oil painting, which really added to the atmosphere.
The worldbuilding feels very clear, and the character interactions definitely played a big role in what kept me playing. The pacing felt nice for a demo, but when it comes to a full game, I think that, instead of using timeskips, you could delve into what happens during those time periods, even if it's just a short text.
On a technical note, I usually prefer to play with a high character-per-second rate by default instead of having the whole text display right away, but luckily I could change that in the game's settings.
I’m definitely looking forward to seeing what comes next for Aethris! I don’t have a project for you to rate, but if you could leave a comment on my itch thread about what you found useful or interesting in my feedback, that would be great!