Thanks so much for playing this one too :3 It's one of my least downloaded games of all! The otome version has a few more than this version, but not many >.<
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That's interesting about the name Perry :o I had no idea it was the name of a whisky brand x3 I was just looking for a more feminine name of her male counterpart in the otome version (Doyle) that held a similar sort of meaning or meaning related to the character. I don't always do it, but quite often when naming characters, I look up names that mean X trait, haha. When I searched, it told me that Doyle meant dark stranger, and Perry meant traveller or pilgrim, so I figured they'd both be suitable :3 And Akuji I kept for both versions of the game cos I really like the sound of the name! It apparently means dead and awake... Sooo, yeah, don't Google the meanings of some of my character names because sometimes they might have spoilers just in their names xD
I have to agree that I also prefer the ending where Rue let's go of Akuji and also asks Perry to leave cos I feel like that's the healthiest option for Rue going forward! It's a pretty dark and depressing story really, haha. But then it's supposed to be more psychological horror than romance, and just bleak in general x3
By based on an Inside No.9 script, I mean that it's actually based off of the script for an episode of the anthology TV show called Inside No.9 :3 It's one of those funky shows where every episode is a totally different 30 minute story with a twist of some sort, and one of my favourite TV series. I thought it would be a really fun script to play with because you can change quite a lot without taking away from the original story.
For example, the original script has zero romance. The main character is a dude called Tom, Akuji is his girlfriend (but named Gerri), and Perry is a man called Migg. There's a little bit of friendship building between the main character and Migg, but no romance. I included the script/episode's original ending within the game, but overall, I tweaked a lot of the sorry, added romance, and of course, added Perry's POV and a whole bunch of different branches and endings :3
It's not the only time I've played around with an Inside No.9 episode script. The most elaborate one for it is Limbo Line because I changed and added a hell of a lot while still keeping the original story intact. And Then The Graveyard Shift is the opposite, where I only included a few little tweaks, branches, and alternate endings. Depending on where you are in the world, you might even be able to watch the episodes online for free if you ever wanted to see all the differences, haha. Apartment No.9's episode = Tom and Gerri. Limbo Line's episode = Cold Comfort. And The Graveyard Shift's episode = The Stakeout.
The GxB version is only marginally more popular than this version, like I said earlier, sadly, they're both some of my least viewed/downloaded games >.< But story-wise, there aren't any differences that I can remember :3 The biggest differences are that the GxB version has a much larger CG gallery since it was made for otome jam and more art was created for it. Whereas the BxG version was made outside of a jam. If it hadn't been for my good friend, Lazy Polar Bear, offering to draw up new sprites for this version and that 1 important CG, I probably wouldn't have been able to make this version at all cos I didn't really have suitable sprites for it in my collection of assets, and without that 1 CG, I feel like that scene would really lack impact >.<
That's so cool that you like the vocal song ^-^ it was quite rushed in the end >.< haha, and I was torn on whether to even include it or not since it features my vocals, and I don't really like the sound of my singing x3 Unfortunately, my microphone isn't the best, and I'm also really anxious about my family hearing me record stuff, so anything I do record is usually super quiet >.<
Anyways, thank you so much for taking the time to check this one out as well and write up your thoughts! I really appreciate it ^-^