My goodness! This has to be the nicest comment we've received thus far on this project! Pardon us while we scream excitedly
I am so glad you enjoyed our demo! 404 is a project that became very close to our hearts very quickly (so quickly that within a week of conception Sei and I were so thoroughly attached to the cast that it was nearly all we could talk about). What really drew us to the idea was that both of us also struggle from a lot of the issues Ren does. We wanted to create a game that would break the mold and focus on the character's self-improvement with the support of friends and loved ones instead of the usual theme we saw of "falling in love fixes everything!" A yaoi romance visual novel focusing on the main character coming to love himself just as much (and not in the way he does in the opening scene lmao).
Basically, the goal is for Ren to get his proverbial shit together with his friends and loved ones supporting him. We felt that was a better message to send. And we also want to emphasize that it's okay to reach out for professional help!
The art was done by me (the programmer!) in under a month, so it really makes me feel warm and fuzzy that you enjoyed it. We are hiring a professional to do the art for the final project so I hope you like their work just as much!
Again thank you so much for the wonderful comment. It made our day! We'll be updating this page and our tumblr as soon as we have information for the Kickstarter.
Youre awesome! Happy New Year!
~Fuu