Hi Konoi!
Thanks so much for your glowing review. Really, it warms my heart to see someone talk about our game so indepth. I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
I can see why you're a fan of Leos, and it's not a long wait until he "rejoins" the group, so to speak. Look forward to it! Also, we're big fans of Lamento too, so to even be compared like that is a huge compliment!
So, to answer your questions:
1. We won't be doing public build, apart from the demo + extended demo in the future. Since you've pledged as a beta tester, you'll get to try out all of our build along the way! I'm currently working on editing + programming in the next couple of chapters, so you should expect a new build in the next couple of months. It'll most likely be without voice acting, but we'll see how we go!
2. As for length, we're aiming for around 200-250k words. Depending on your reading speed, this is anywhere from 18-25 hours+ of game. It could also end up longer, but that's the general amount we're aiming for!
3. We're aiming for around 3-5 per route! It'll differ between the different characters, and could increase since we have Patrons supporting us for extra things like that. It's a long game though, so you won't find these jam packed in with no story content, don't worry. NSFW scenes and story are both important to us, but there's no point in mindless smut! (Unless you're Cyne, of course.)
4. Oooh! That's something we didn't think about! Yes, we'll add the opening movie to the Gallery in the next update.
If you haven't, I encourage you to join our Discord! Once the KS is up, we'll have a private channel for Beta Testers!
Thank you again for your review, and I hope you're looking forward to more of The Divine Speaker!
Gabby