Wow, okay... This game really moved me, I'm a bit slow after all English isn't my mother tongue so I spent 3 days focused on this game, and I don't regret it one bit. I felt so many sensations playing Dead Wishes, sometimes I even wanted to cry (some triggers in the route of our dear Festus) But really, this game is incredible, how the characters have a connection, how the story connects exactly like a spider's web, everything makes sense!!!
(spoilers!)
I kept thinking at certain points on Festus' route, the children were obviously the same children that Mateo looked after, besides there was a drawing on the wall that Anise had red eyes (others that she had blue eyes) MY BRAIN EXPLODED cuz to me it means that the children knew who she really was, just as I think Festus did too. All I know is that I finished the game feeling smarter for having understood the whole story and the purpose of "Anise", it was simply incredible.
The worst thing was getting attached to the characters and seeing that they all suffered in life and also suffer in death, with no respite. Especially with Festus and Clement, they're my golden boys <3 But I also feel very bad for Mateo and Lucien, Mateo was obviously being controlled and used, while Luci wanted power, to control and use people because of everything he'd been through, it was so disgusting that it gave me agony, it makes sense that he's so fucked up, poor thing.
BUT I loved this game, good job really! I can't wait for future games from you.
By now you've probably already figured it out, but in case others have the some issue (I know I had):
SPOILERS:
In order to access Mateo's route, you need to get onto Sergio's.
Sergio's route-Ignore the Door, Peek Through The Peephole.
When you do this, Mateo will soon come as a repo-man. In order to branch from Sergio's route to Mateo's, you must be kind to Mateo and agree with him. Specifically, you must choose "Greet" for option 6, "It's home" for option 7, "Introduce" for option 8, "He's Scary" for option 9, and "Leave" for option 13.
Do keep in mind that the developers recommend waiting until you've completed every route other than Anise's before playing his route, as playing his route too early will spoil some of the mystery in other routes. His route ties a lot of other routes together, so it's really meant to wrap things up before the finale.
Hello, I just wanted to pop in here and say that I'm starting a club with the sole purpouse of punting Vincent into the sun. If you would like to join, please let me know. 🙃
I've played a couple routes of this game so far and LOVE it!!! I've been trying to get Clement's route, and I scoured the walkthrough, I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but when I follow the first directions for Clement's route (answer the door, say you're looking for a job, stay silent) the landlady seems to point me towards Nanako's route? I'm not sure if I need specific answers to the beginning questions about the player's character for Clement's route? I could be totally missing how to get his route, in which case I'm sorry for wasting your time, but I'd really love to know how to get his route. Again, this game is so good!
Wow that was really surprising me a lot .... i can't speak anymore
( Eden is a sweet girl and i feel bad for her )
Each routes was kinda scary ( except Clement which kinda cute and sweet ) but Mateo route is the most fuck up one
Sergio deserve better boy, Lucien can't see the real best boy was Sergio all along >:/ at least Allegra and Ophelia are canon lesbian
But after i already finished everyone ending and Anise one
I know each of them has their own sad past ( their desire ) makes them want to live again ( oh boy Mateo past was sad cuz he was still young )
Wish we can see more of them cux oh boy i miss all of them so much and i kinda wanna know more about hem cuz their past story still short to me
Keep up the good work VIOLET it was amazing games
Btw i really want to talk more about all the characters and Eira cuz i love her but .... I keep my mouth shut for now
Question ( Mateo's personality still confuses me cuz in the past he looks like sweet kind boy who love his family . Does he actually already act like that in the past or when Anise take him with her that he changes ?? he still remember his past after being taken by Anise or not ? )
You're welcome can't wait for more games for you all
i wish there's more of them or spin off cuz i miss them all ( and i kinda want to see all of them happy lmao or maybe more of their life story )
well that was F**k up that Anise do that to Mateo , i mean Mateo act like that really interesting to me but at the same time scary. when i see his past i kinda want to see his old self more
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) i kinda want to make fanfiction of Mateo with a boy who can wake him up from that psycho personality lmao ( like beat the sh*t out of him and then doki doki *lol what the hell * )
thank you for answering my question
well i wanna ask more but anyway i hope you having a good day
This game is great! I have to ask - is there special content depending on what name you choose for MC? I got Ophelia's bad end where she sang 'Mary, Mary Quite Contrary'...and my MC's name was Mary! I was thrilled. Coincidence or no?
I really really enjoyed playing this game thoroughly. All these characters and getting that backstory on them was a beautiful touch. Thanks for creating this.
I enjoyed the game immensely, thank you for such a hard work!My only question about CGs, i unlocked 2 for each character but there seems to be 3 per character? Or are they not in the game yet?
My favorites are Sergio, Eira(Gosh i loved this character), Clement(I was so paranoid during his route though) and Ophelia. Mateo fucked me up, not gonna replay his route, no thanks. xD
Because of all the support we received for the game on our Kickstarter, we will be adding new content sometime in May! (12 new CGs, 24 new chapters, and 5 new sprites)
You got me fucked up when I finished the game! lol! Can you tell I loved this game? I felt some type of way when you're confronted by all the characters at the end of a certain route. (i don't wanna put spoilers cause the game is just that good) Sergio is my precious baby and no one can say otherwise. He is best boy! Him and Clement! I got Clement's endings first and I was like "oh I thought this was horror" and then I continued playing and was like 0_0 for the rest of the game! Also...Mateo...that precious crazy SOB. I also love the girls! Kazue is best girl! Can't wait for the update! I loved your explanations for all the characters too! Keep up the great work!
I purchased this on steam a while ago. I can't really pass judgement yet since I've only finished 2 routes. I like how different the characters seem though.
But I do have one complaint: the game doesn't seem fully committed to having a nonbinary protagonist , it seems to be more to cut down the work of changing pronouns or descriptions than anything. This isn't set in a world where gender and sex don't exist;the MC assumes just based on appearance all the female appearing people they meet are women etc. But people don't really do the same to the MC, somehow percieving them as genderless without any previous discussion despite this apparently being a world where the MC judges everyone else's gender based on their presentation and/or sex. Vincent refers to the MC as their wife and, and talks about them baring his children the only problem the MC thinks about that is that they didn't agree to it, not you know, they aren't a woman and/or are male, which makes it kinda clear the MC is supposed to be female and not very adamant about not being a woman. Which is fine just I was hoping to be able to choose somehow or even if the game didn't allude to the MC's sex or gender, play all the romances as gay and lesbian or at least neutral. But with Vincent's route, (and possibly some of the others I haven't done yet) this isn't really possible. It's not a big deal I was just expecting non binary protagonist to mean non binary gender and getting to choose the MC's assigned sex or with their sex not mentioned. Rather than either being female or appearing enough so people assume and not preturbed by being called female or capable of giving birth. It feels a bit lazy since it would have been easy to put an option to say something don't you mean husbandor what you're asking me is impossible i don't have the parts required to bear you children you crazy, hell even if the MC is female just have think about being upset or annoyed he's calling them their wife or wev.
this is a super minor complaint i'm sure most people didn't notice, esp if theyre women and projecting their gender onto the mc, so i hope this doesn't sound too harsh. just was a little weird to have the mc not bat an eyelid at being called wife after not referring to themself as anything gendered.
DW isn't supposed to be set in a world where gender/sex don't exist - we simply wanted the MC to be a character who can be absolutely anyone. I agree that it isn't a perfect system, but it's a choice we made and stuck with throughout development. It's possible that I will have time before the spring update to add more pronouns, but that depends on workload and many other factors.
As for Vincent's route, it's very much intentional that he uses the word "wife" for the MC. Built into Vincent's character is an emphasis on conservative family values and family structure, and thus he uses the word "wife" because that is the role he wants to force MC into. Yes, he may very well be forcing the MC into an impossible situation if the player imagines an MC that isn't physically capable of making a child with him, but Vincent doesn't care. It isn't about the actual act, it's the sentiment behind it.
And, yes, MC is a bit nonchalant about this, but they are also in a very strange, dangerous situation, and I imagine being called the proper spousal term is the least of their worries.
We talk about Vincent's values more in-depth in the walkthrough, so if you want more information on the rationale behind this decision, you should read Vincent's character information (especially the detailed essay portion). You can download it here on itch, but if you got the game on Steam, you can get the walkthrough on our website for free.
Your decision to have Vincent call the MC wife makes perfect sense to me esp wrt your explanation; what he wants of the MC is a very specific very gendered role. hope I didn't come off as too harsh, you did do a great job of having the MC possibly being anyone, which isn't easy an easy task at all. I'll have a look at the walkthrough.
Not at all! I'm glad that the game is making people think about the world around it because that means that it's engaging! We hope you enjoy the rest of the routes!
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Wow, okay... This game really moved me, I'm a bit slow after all English isn't my mother tongue so I spent 3 days focused on this game, and I don't regret it one bit. I felt so many sensations playing Dead Wishes, sometimes I even wanted to cry (some triggers in the route of our dear Festus) But really, this game is incredible, how the characters have a connection, how the story connects exactly like a spider's web, everything makes sense!!!
(spoilers!)
I kept thinking at certain points on Festus' route, the children were obviously the same children that Mateo looked after, besides there was a drawing on the wall that Anise had red eyes (others that she had blue eyes) MY BRAIN EXPLODED cuz to me it means that the children knew who she really was, just as I think Festus did too. All I know is that I finished the game feeling smarter for having understood the whole story and the purpose of "Anise", it was simply incredible.
The worst thing was getting attached to the characters and seeing that they all suffered in life and also suffer in death, with no respite. Especially with Festus and Clement, they're my golden boys <3 But I also feel very bad for Mateo and Lucien, Mateo was obviously being controlled and used, while Luci wanted power, to control and use people because of everything he'd been through, it was so disgusting that it gave me agony, it makes sense that he's so fucked up, poor thing.
BUT I loved this game, good job really! I can't wait for future games from you.
kazue's ending 2 and ending 3 won't trigger followed the walkthrough all the way through.
Can someone tell how to meteos rout?
By now you've probably already figured it out, but in case others have the some issue (I know I had):
SPOILERS:
In order to access Mateo's route, you need to get onto Sergio's.
Sergio's route-Ignore the Door, Peek Through The Peephole.
When you do this, Mateo will soon come as a repo-man. In order to branch from Sergio's route to Mateo's, you must be kind to Mateo and agree with him. Specifically, you must choose "Greet" for option 6, "It's home" for option 7, "Introduce" for option 8, "He's Scary" for option 9, and "Leave" for option 13.
Do keep in mind that the developers recommend waiting until you've completed every route other than Anise's before playing his route, as playing his route too early will spoil some of the mystery in other routes. His route ties a lot of other routes together, so it's really meant to wrap things up before the finale.
istg i just bought the game because mateo seemed super cute and stuff just for him to turn out almost the most insane character ToT
Hello, I just wanted to pop in here and say that I'm starting a club with the sole purpouse of punting Vincent into the sun. If you would like to join, please let me know. 🙃
I've played a couple routes of this game so far and LOVE it!!! I've been trying to get Clement's route, and I scoured the walkthrough, I'm not sure if I'm missing something, but when I follow the first directions for Clement's route (answer the door, say you're looking for a job, stay silent) the landlady seems to point me towards Nanako's route? I'm not sure if I need specific answers to the beginning questions about the player's character for Clement's route? I could be totally missing how to get his route, in which case I'm sorry for wasting your time, but I'd really love to know how to get his route. Again, this game is so good!
Never mind, I figured it out. I'm excited to play Clement's route!
LOVE THIS GAME, did Clement's rout and lowkey forgot what kind of game I bought lol
Will there be a Android version in the future?
Is a demo available? Thank you.
Wow that was really surprising me a lot .... i can't speak anymore
( Eden is a sweet girl and i feel bad for her )
Each routes was kinda scary ( except Clement which kinda cute and sweet ) but Mateo route is the most fuck up one
Sergio deserve better boy, Lucien can't see the real best boy was Sergio all along >:/ at least Allegra and Ophelia are canon lesbian
But after i already finished everyone ending and Anise one
I know each of them has their own sad past ( their desire ) makes them want to live again ( oh boy Mateo past was sad cuz he was still young )
Wish we can see more of them cux oh boy i miss all of them so much and i kinda wanna know more about hem cuz their past story still short to me
Keep up the good work VIOLET it was amazing games
Btw i really want to talk more about all the characters and Eira cuz i love her but .... I keep my mouth shut for now
Question ( Mateo's personality still confuses me cuz in the past he looks like sweet kind boy who love his family . Does he actually already act like that in the past or when Anise take him with her that he changes ?? he still remember his past after being taken by Anise or not ? )
Thank you so much for all the kind words! We're really glad that you enjoyed the game!!
As for your question concerning Mateo --
SPOILERS
It's because of Anise's influence.
You're welcome can't wait for more games for you all
i wish there's more of them or spin off cuz i miss them all ( and i kinda want to see all of them happy lmao or maybe more of their life story )
well that was F**k up that Anise do that to Mateo , i mean Mateo act like that really interesting to me but at the same time scary. when i see his past i kinda want to see his old self more
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) i kinda want to make fanfiction of Mateo with a boy who can wake him up from that psycho personality lmao ( like beat the sh*t out of him and then doki doki *lol what the hell * )
thank you for answering my question
well i wanna ask more but anyway i hope you having a good day
Oh, we would love to see fan fiction! It is such an honor that you enjoyed our characters so much to feel inspired!
All the characters are so good that i love them so much 😢 i can't wait for more game, keep up the good work Violet 😊 wish there are sequel lmao
This game is great! I have to ask - is there special content depending on what name you choose for MC? I got Ophelia's bad end where she sang 'Mary, Mary Quite Contrary'...and my MC's name was Mary! I was thrilled. Coincidence or no?
Thank you for the kind words!
No special ending - just a happy coincidence! (Or... unhappy, since it was a bad end.)
Hey, how do you unlock those once upon a time buttons? What am I missing >~<
Hi there! You need to play Anise's End 1 in order to unlock those chapters. : )
Played a couple of the routes and absolutely love it. The new sprites are beautiful! I'm going to be really sad when I complete this game 100% :'D
We're glad that you enjoy it!!
Played the demo, and Vincents route totally terryfied me! Can't wait to shit my pants playing the full game
10/10 havin a good time thx
Glad you enjoyed it!
I really really enjoyed playing this game thoroughly. All these characters and getting that backstory on them was a beautiful touch. Thanks for creating this.
Thank you so much! We're glad you enjoyed it!! ❤
Where might I find the walkthrough?
Hi there! You can download the walkthrough on here or through our website!
http://violetstudiogames.com/dead-wishes/
[Scroll to the bottom of the page!]
Thank you !
I enjoyed the game immensely, thank you for such a hard work!My only question about CGs, i unlocked 2 for each character but there seems to be 3 per character? Or are they not in the game yet?
My favorites are Sergio, Eira(Gosh i loved this character), Clement(I was so paranoid during his route though) and Ophelia. Mateo fucked me up, not gonna replay his route, no thanks. xD
Thank you for all the kind words!!
Because of all the support we received for the game on our Kickstarter, we will be adding new content sometime in May! (12 new CGs, 24 new chapters, and 5 new sprites)
Was it added yet?
All of the assets are complete, and I am now double-checking for errors!
You got me fucked up when I finished the game! lol! Can you tell I loved this game? I felt some type of way when you're confronted by all the characters at the end of a certain route. (i don't wanna put spoilers cause the game is just that good) Sergio is my precious baby and no one can say otherwise. He is best boy! Him and Clement! I got Clement's endings first and I was like "oh I thought this was horror" and then I continued playing and was like 0_0 for the rest of the game! Also...Mateo...that precious crazy SOB. I also love the girls! Kazue is best girl! Can't wait for the update! I loved your explanations for all the characters too! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much!! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the game, and please keep an eye out for our future work!
I purchased this on steam a while ago. I can't really pass judgement yet since I've only finished 2 routes. I like how different the characters seem though.
But I do have one complaint: the game doesn't seem fully committed to having a nonbinary protagonist , it seems to be more to cut down the work of changing pronouns or descriptions than anything. This isn't set in a world where gender and sex don't exist;the MC assumes just based on appearance all the female appearing people they meet are women etc. But people don't really do the same to the MC, somehow percieving them as genderless without any previous discussion despite this apparently being a world where the MC judges everyone else's gender based on their presentation and/or sex. Vincent refers to the MC as their wife and, and talks about them baring his children the only problem the MC thinks about that is that they didn't agree to it, not you know, they aren't a woman and/or are male, which makes it kinda clear the MC is supposed to be female and not very adamant about not being a woman. Which is fine just I was hoping to be able to choose somehow or even if the game didn't allude to the MC's sex or gender, play all the romances as gay and lesbian or at least neutral. But with Vincent's route, (and possibly some of the others I haven't done yet) this isn't really possible. It's not a big deal I was just expecting non binary protagonist to mean non binary gender and getting to choose the MC's assigned sex or with their sex not mentioned. Rather than either being female or appearing enough so people assume and not preturbed by being called female or capable of giving birth. It feels a bit lazy since it would have been easy to put an option to say something don't you mean husbandor what you're asking me is impossible i don't have the parts required to bear you children you crazy, hell even if the MC is female just have think about being upset or annoyed he's calling them their wife or wev.
this is a super minor complaint i'm sure most people didn't notice, esp if theyre women and projecting their gender onto the mc, so i hope this doesn't sound too harsh. just was a little weird to have the mc not bat an eyelid at being called wife after not referring to themself as anything gendered.
Hi, thanks for your comment!
DW isn't supposed to be set in a world where gender/sex don't exist - we simply wanted the MC to be a character who can be absolutely anyone. I agree that it isn't a perfect system, but it's a choice we made and stuck with throughout development. It's possible that I will have time before the spring update to add more pronouns, but that depends on workload and many other factors.
As for Vincent's route, it's very much intentional that he uses the word "wife" for the MC. Built into Vincent's character is an emphasis on conservative family values and family structure, and thus he uses the word "wife" because that is the role he wants to force MC into. Yes, he may very well be forcing the MC into an impossible situation if the player imagines an MC that isn't physically capable of making a child with him, but Vincent doesn't care. It isn't about the actual act, it's the sentiment behind it.
And, yes, MC is a bit nonchalant about this, but they are also in a very strange, dangerous situation, and I imagine being called the proper spousal term is the least of their worries.
We talk about Vincent's values more in-depth in the walkthrough, so if you want more information on the rationale behind this decision, you should read Vincent's character information (especially the detailed essay portion). You can download it here on itch, but if you got the game on Steam, you can get the walkthrough on our website for free.
Thanks for your response.
Your decision to have Vincent call the MC wife makes perfect sense to me esp wrt your explanation; what he wants of the MC is a very specific very gendered role. hope I didn't come off as too harsh, you did do a great job of having the MC possibly being anyone, which isn't easy an easy task at all. I'll have a look at the walkthrough.
Not at all! I'm glad that the game is making people think about the world around it because that means that it's engaging! We hope you enjoy the rest of the routes!