I have so many things to say and I have so many feelings after finishing the demo! I don't know where to begin.
First of all: I knew your writing is absolutely amazing, but you really outdid yourself with this demo! The writing is superb and you are able to feel the emotions from the very beginning! 💛
The character sprites with their various emotions, the soundtracks, effects and different BGs is making the demo even better and are implemented really really well to strengthen the emotions conveyed through the writing!
It's also amazing you created all of this with the limited time and by yourself / as a solo dev while still working as a writer on another game jam entry!
(Spoilers)
As for the story itself: This was a great prelude to the full story, we got a great introduction to Danielle and her struggles and trauma from losing her parents without being able to reconcile and how her "normal" life suddenly flips upside down - everything she might have known was actually shrouded in mystery!
I really like the distinctive character designs and how each character is different / recognisable from one another; through their appearance and personality!
I think Antonio, Renzo and Angelo are my favourite! (in that order) I just really love Antonio's maturity and seemingly cold-hearted matter-of-factness, Renzo being the polar opposite, being humorous and caring (by giving her the present to cheer her up) while Angelo is much more of a brute trying to prove himself different from his family and to restore his honor!
Angelo's and Ren's "fighting" scene was hilarious! 😭
I think their routes might be really really interesting with the story beats you've set up in the demo!
(You can guess who I chose at the end 😌)
(I can understand why everyone likes Luca tho - his nice and caring attitude towards Danielle is really intriguing, though I can't trust it just yet!)
Thank you so much for creating DOAS and showing this to us! I can't wait to see future updates of the project and play the full game one day!