LOVE LOVE LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS.
Going into this having a... hrm... I wouldn't say "bad" impression of T, but I will say kind of a "neutral" impression, this certainly did warm me up to him a lot more (though I still don't especially like how he treats Q 💦 even though I can understand it more now)
I loved the most how this gave us a look more into T's side of things, if even for a little glimpse. Since in the main story we're really only privy to Q's side of things. We know that Q is extremely attached to T. We know that it took T a long time to warm up to Q and was rather rude to him more often than not when it came to like... their relationship. But we never really learned anything about where T was coming from in all of this... UNTIL NOW????
As a jam game, it's ofc very short, but I feel it was the perfect amount to give us this little behind-the-scenes snapshot into T's head while also not like, hitting us over the head with it lakdjflaskd Like it still leaves a lot open to our own interpretations and whims (and incessant obsessive thinking LAKSDJFLAKDSF) which I love, while also like... softening things so to speak. Honestly I couldn't resist T at all in this HE WAS VERY CUTE. And I loved seeing him get all confused and flustered and seeking out advice (LIKE SERIOUSLY? T SEEKING OUT ADVICE FOR ONCE??? WHODATHUNK???) And my heart squished quite a bit seeing him try to get out these complex feelings that he's having and work through things. BECAUSE IT'S TRUE. WE DON'T ALL HAVE IT FIGURED OUT. AND WE'RE OFTEN SCARED. And so that really did help me warm up to T's situation and where he was coming from (even if it didn't make me feel any better about The Big Argument™ that happens in the main game... 💦).
Gorgeous art AS ALWAYS. Literally always in awe of your beautiful sprites and BGs. AND THE TITLE SCREEN VARIANTS. GUHHHHHHHH. BE STILL MY HEART, THEY ARE SO CUTE. I loved how those gave like a... a little cherry on top for the feels already accumulated in-game. (AND THE EASTER EGG ONE IS MY FAVORITE IT LITERALLY MAKES MY HEART GO GUHHHHHHHHHHH.) Also I thought the mechanic was REALLY COOL AND UNIQUE???? I like how it's something you can figure out with a bit of thinking and it adds this little extra element of like, interactivity, that's just really cool and something I've never seen done like this before. JUST EXCELLENT. And ye gods, everything else, too! Like the music?? GORGEOUS?? Very peaceful and warming of the heart. The little bits of animation to help bring everything to life? The fantastic GUI that really emphasized the world and the situation? LITERALLY SO MUCH TO LOVE HERE.
Overall just a really fantastic little game -- one that can be enjoyed standalone as a poignant little conversation about someone working out a lot of new feelings they're not sure they understand -- but also one that help bring a lot of new insight (AND UNDERSTANDING AND FEELS) to a character you may or may not have mildly conflicting feelings about alskdjfaldskf I came away with the biggest smile on my face after playing it. Just absolutely lovelyyyyyyyyyy 😭💕
(EDITED TO FIX MY TYPOS GOD I CAN'T EVEN TYPEEEEE see that's the effect this had on me)