Oh hey! Yeah, I've been making small tweaks as I work on the art. (Animations are the main thing I'm up to, as I write out the fuller plot.) I figured the secrecy of the games nature wouldn't be as surprising given DDLC exists. I immensely respect and admire Team Salvato for their work, but I'm also hopeful people will see the differences I worked hard to make clear.
They both break the fourth wall and they're both visual novels, high school setting... but then it's a different thing altogether. But this began as a short tech demo and I didn't expect it to receive as much attention as it has so soon after I made it. Its thanks to people doing Let's Plays esp. BijuuMike no doubt.
Aiko is a genuine soft sweetie, glad you got chat with her. :P I don't wanna spoil things or divulge too much.
the "original" trio is in someone's comment below! Assets are still changing and shifting, so I hope people don't mind too much. The designs that exist now are pretty close to what I want. ^_^
Thanks for the comment!