This game really hit close to home in so many ways!! I really loved the game development theme; as a game developer myself, it was really refreshing to see it in a story and with so many characters that are slowly entering (or re-entering) that world. The fact that it was fully voice acted was also really cool and made it all the more immersive! It really felt like watching a movie at times with how natural the conversations went. It felt like the characters really were a group of passionate people with a dream to succeed in game development as a team.
I especially related to Alice: game writer, struggling to find a job in the industry while momentarily being in a different one to pay the bills, even the studio apartment thing lmao. The colored butterfly mechanic was certainly an interesting and creative way to direct you to the different guys' scenes. This makes me wonder how the visual novel choices affect the story, though, or if they both play a part in the affection points. It left me intrigued!
The game jam event really made me want to be in one like that. I've been in irl game jams before too, but they were much much smaller and didn't have any prizes. Maybe one day!
I have to admit the Alexis group got a bit on my nerves when they acted pompous but that's probably intentional since even some of the characters got mad xDD I can especially understand Souma's feelings bc of what happened to him, I honestly would be really upset too.
Looking forward to the full game. Great job!! <3