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so i played a bit (as in yeah i got all the CGs at least) and firstly THANKSSSSSSSSSS!

secondly like is it supposed to end in as much mystery as it did? like was the maiden , flagpie or Fletcher . WHO WAS THAT IN THE END?

what actually happened in the jewel story

and shay's family?? i feel like idk anything at all and am more confused than before tho kind of not.

why did the watch thingy with Fletcher actually work as in how could it tell she was lying in yes/no when robin wasn't even her real name like u can make any name up and it's trueness (what am i doing to english, just excuse this my brain's kinda fried rn) doesn't matter just that the questionee acknowledges it as such?
~~kinda wish the elegant lady and her hubby made out tho~~

hollowmend2 years ago(+2)

Thanks for playing!

The reason there is still a lot of mystery at the end is because I have a sequel planned. I'll try to answer your questions as best I can without getting too deep into spoiler territory.

1. The entity talking to Robin at the end is only pretending to be Fletcher. That's all I can really say about that, haha.

2. You don't get to know much about Shay's family because Shay himself has been kept out of the loop. (You'll learn more about this is in the sequel.) As far as he's aware, they're an organization of mercenaries.

3. Fletcher is forced to follow a set of rules in order for his spell to work- One of them is that he must use a name in his questions. The name will work as long as it's an alias the person is currently going by. The rules change depending on if he's using their true name or an alias.

So yes, the questionee subconsciously acknowledges the name for the purpose of the spell. They also subconsciously acknowledge their true name. It doesn't have to be their birth name- it will be whatever they consider their true name to be.

4. The elegant woman and her husband did make it out with the help of a young witch pretending to be a train attendant. You'll likely see them in the sequel :)

MistyVeil2 years ago(+2)

wow i kinda realize re-reading this that i really really barged all the questions (this is what happens when u just finish the game with cliffhangers ~~im looking at u~~ and comment) but thank u so much for answering. AND i wanna say no, thank U for making this F2P.

this definitely clears up a lot. had a feeling about 1 & 2 or just that they make sense now that ik. 3rd is pretty interesting actually, i think i'll keep going back 2 the game just to play the interrogation part and clear up more things( I'm gonna end up having most screen time with Fletcher than any LI then lol.) + *happy dance that they both made out*

now that im done with rattling. i genuinely wanna thank you for making this like so... intellectual? like i had 2 use my brain and couldn't just click on any option. no kidding when that story option came about whether i knew or didn't understand what wren was trying to get across- i just laid on the floor for good 15 min. just thinking .

The three lies game? wow. Wren's subtle hints that suddenly made sense? yesss. The fact that Wren didn't just suddenly rejoice that Fletcher was dead but was conflicted? surprising 4 me and gave me a new prespective. Wren's sarcasm? yesss. Shay not being the grumpy old man but teasing mc now and then and being playful too? the depth surprised me srsly. Shay forgetting that mc and he were siblings and saying i have at least one sibling? priceless bcz even i forgot that as i changed my option in the 2nd run through. the characters having so much depth was actually surprising so ~~not meant as an insult~~ ( as i don't normally see that or just that in general ppl get categorized as a type even irl). Things got really confusing in the end myb the pace was rushed when a lot of info was not there? (tho it'd have been weird for it 2 not be so as they were trying to run, so it's a trap either way) or myb my brain was fried (which it was)

besides it's getting long but i have so much to say. ARGHHHHH. So 2 make quick notes-

I F LOVED THE MC: i dont think she was selfish honestly, like yeah she was a theif and had other vices like using ppl and all. She was not kind at first glance but- oh uk what u did! it's not that simple to call her anything while not having a counter argument. She felt guilt towards the LI but was aware that her feelings and expectations cannot be all there is. Like in her backstory? she had the courage to leave her family. SHE WAS JUST FABBBBBBBBBBBBBBB! Honestly before all the LIs and Fletcher, im gonna propose to Roslin. I don't love them less i just love her most. and that's probably bcz u did such a fantastic job when normally mc's aren't so visible in a game.
the LI's. that's it. i don't need to say more. i'm kinda leaning towards wren but that myb bcz i played his route last but *chef's kiss their character depth, history with the mc etc.
the fact that rather than one choice which was - " scold wren" or "scold jay", NONE of the options were staring you in the eye like- "i'm his route!!!" which was wow too.

hollowmend2 years ago

I do agree that the pacing is a little off in places- probably because I wrote the game in pieces instead of all at once. This is definitely something I want to work on in the future.

I'm glad you thought the characters had depth, as that's something that's really important to me. I wanted it to feel like this is Roslin's story, and she wasn't just being dragged through the plot by the LIs.

Thanks again for sharing your thoughts! Comments like this really make my day.

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