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Hey there again!

So, I finally got to play the demo, and I must say I adore it!

So far, I've tried only the choices that favored Kadan - well with the exception of also trying to flee the city when I had the opportunity by the end, because that seemed quite hillarious to do at that moment - too bad the demo ends before you can see any consequences if you choose that. It's nice to see the other options lead to some more content. 

I'm not sure if I'll try the other characters before the full release - usually when I play a romance game chapter by chapter, I stick with only one character till the end, and then I switch to another route once the game is done and I did all the endings I wanted to do. 

So far I like the characters overall. I think the two I like the least are Aiden and Roxas. Aiden can be a bit irritating sometimes and Roxas... let's say I need more time to get to know him. So yeah, I still like them both, just not as much as the other members of the party. I can't say Kadan is necessarily my favorite of the three by the way - I choose him more or less at random between the three I liked the most since I don't have a favorite so far. Now, I must say I like him a lot - which is weird considering he shouldn't be exactly my type. Usually guys like him are my least favorite in games. But for some reason, I really like him - go figure. 

Now, I've seen the game will get a ton of endings - I'm curious how many are you planning per character, if you have an idea (cause well, some games feature a lot of neutral endings or game overs that count as endings, and I don't know if it's the case here)? Also, if you don't mind revealing that of course, are you planning more than one good ending per character?

I have two very small complaints too. The first one is about the intro - it was getting very awkward with no one telling Rue what the deal was about the engagement, and even more than that, about who's the man she's getting married to. But please keep in mind I don't think the intro was too long or anything - if anything, I wouldn't mind a longer intro - I like the build up. I'm only talking about the part of telling the poor girl who is the guy she'll be forced to marry, for goodness sake!  

The other one is actually about Kadan's events specifically. Well, at least I think it's specific to his route. It's about Lorelei's vaccine. I really feel like taking it should be an option, not something Rue does whether you like it or not. I don't mind if she's forced to take it in order for the player to get the good ending at the end, or even in order to progress the story past a certain point, sure. But while her purchasing it is fine, having her take it automatically right at the start felt a little weird. But that may be only me, and honestly since it's a plot device I'll accept it - I understand it may be crucial for any alternative on this route. But if it isn't absolutely necessary, may I suggest for you to consider adding the choice? Of course, if you were to add that choice, I guess you'd have to add one or two prompts later on to take it if you didn't.

On a side note, in relation to what I was asking before starting - now that I've played, I REALLY think it would be great to have a route for the king! Of course it would be shorter and with less choices and endings, but yeah, I really think it would be nice if it was possible to just reach the capital and meet him and for Rue to end up falling for him despite her initial disgust. Yep, I definitely have a soft spot for that kind of scenarios. I don't really know what do you have in store for the full adventure, but so far, it seems the easier way to implement that would be to just sit at the inns or camp or whatever at every occasion, and basically get the most uneventful journey ever haha! I guess it may work if you make it an unlockable route so people can only get the choices related to that if they did all the other routes? I mean, it would be boring if you did that on your first playthrough- but the last, why not. I usually despise routes that unlock only after doing everything else, but in this case it could work well I guess?

Also, I've seen you did an Indiegogo campaign that didn't work out. I think most VN players are more used to Kickstarter, to be honest. I support some games but I don't even have an Indiegogo acount nor do I download games there, so yeah... If it's something you can do, I'd suggest you start a Kickstarter campaign (with a smaller goal maybe) with your next update, and advertise it in the news post. Also on top of the game page.

Anyway, that being said, I really enjoyed the demo and I can't wait for new content! Good job and good luck!