sdkljadsdskjl so I binged this entire game on my day off, and wow. I'd heard good things so I expected to enjoy it, but I didn't expect I'd enjoy it as much as I did! There's so much love and effort that clearly went into the telling of this story--in all aspects--and I wanted to thank everybody involved in bringing it to life.
First, just... the method of telling the story, mostly through Discord-like channels and video chats? It's a cool idea, and it was done so well!
The art was lovely, too! I love all the characters' designs, with an art style I really enjoyed. And on top of that, so much cute fanart from so many artists? So. Cool. It's fun to see the same set of characters in so many different styles. Like, I know Bloomic is a story-within-a-story, but I'm a fan!
I know less about music than about writing or art, so I don't have as much to say about it, but it was good! I don't always play games with my headphones on, but this one, I did and I'm glad I did.
Speaking of sound--the voice acting!!!! Asklfjslk. Another thing I'm very hit-or-miss about in games, but it was so good here!! Kudos to the voice actors for making the characters feel even more real!
And the writing! Asdlkjfdsfklj. Again, so much care went into it and it shows. The characters felt very real. Quite human... even [spoilers], in a way. Even the more minor characters had a lot of personality and I never got mixed up about who was who (after the first 2 minutes, lol). I love how they had their own distinct ways of writing, too--from more casual to more formal/grammar-conscious (onion) to salo's adorable old man way of typing. I would absolutely play a route for each and every one of them--aside from SocietyBoy, obv--platonic friendship routes for some of them, ofc.
Speaking of routes... I legitimately can't pick a favorite. I'm having trouble trying to rank them at all. Every one of them made me grin like an idiot, and every single one of them had moments that gave me bigtime dokis. Every LI is a delightful, nuanced character with flaws and strengths and so much charm. 10/10, would marry all of them. I love these characters SO much and I don't even know any of their names, lol
...I guess if I *HAD* to pick a favorite character out of everybody.......... Cat. Obviously. I mean, for starters, they're a cat, and therefore start with a +1000 affection points bonus with me.
But anyway, I really enjoyed the themes of this story, too. From making meaningful friendships on line, to the fear of life changes. The latter one actually hit home pretty hard rn--I think I played this game at the perfect time. I've been thinking a lot about my job situation--wanting to make a change that will make me happier in the long run, but paralyzed by fear of change. So your game was like a comforting hug. Thanks for that. I hope that wasn't TMI, but just wanted to let you know you had a good impact on somebody.
Sooo, um, tl;dr: game good, everybody should play it. Gonna go start shilling for it to my friends like Toasty shills for FFXIV, lmao