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IT WAS GRANDIOSE!!!! AMAZING!!!!!! It might be my favourite game of Meant2Bee??????????

Okay, I am biased because I am a huge fan of the Narcissus myth, but the take this game offers? The TAKE??????????? IT LEFT ME SPEECHLESS!!!!!

(but i'm still going to talk anyway)

First and foremost: the art was gorgeous, the GUI splendid, the coding well-done and the music track phenomenal!!! It all offered a consistent yet wonderful experience!!!!!

Then... I think the game was in two parts, one questioning what love is and sending wonderful messages about self-love, and a second one being pure "mythological character gets poetically crazy" and I was here for both!!!!

The first part raised interesting points about the social norms regarding marriage: you have to marry, no matter what because, hey, what fate is worst than solitude?? And if others don't love you, are you even worth being loved? I think it was perfectly shown with Cassandra's mother, being a woman way above her husband in terms of qualities or merit, and yet, settling down with a man she never truly loves (and if you think of the conjoined norm of maternity, making the protag a woman was an amazing idea!).

The second part is Cassandra finding love with herself and THE POETRY????? I really expected you to have Cassandra see herself, have a self-love mement and be ready to give her mother her piece of her mind... BUT YOU CHOSE THE POETIC PATH!!!!! And it was amazingly written, Joy!! I can't emphasise enough how much I enjoyed this part!!!! Cassandra not realising she is facing someone else, and ending up like Narcissus in the myth, Cassie answering her, mimicking Echo in the original myth??????? And THE TWO FLOWERS!!!! THERE ARE TWO FLOWERS!!!!!!!!!! It made me scream!!!!!!!!! I think you really excelled at reproducing the feelings, the tone and the vibe of what might be dumb from an exterior point of view (I'm not roasting, even Phaedra could just be seen as a drama queen overracting because she loves her step-son defgtgrftvgb), but is hauntingly beautiful in Greek tragedies! And yet, you kept it so positive?? The duality got me!!!

Honestly, it was a WONDERFUL experience, an ASTONISHING game, and now I want to SCREAM how beautiful it is!!!!! Congrats on all the team!!!!!

Meant to Bee Studios288 days ago(+1)

YOU'RE SCREAMING? I AM SCREAMING (twins again hehe)

I was floored by this review when I read it this morning (one of the first things I experienced, and it did more for me than any cup of coffee!)

I left you speechless? That's a feat in of itself (jkjk ily)

All the art and music done for this project was perfect from the first iteration, the team saw what I was trying to do and made it a reality

This game is just like mankind, full of duality. And even I haven't decided on anything canonical. I liked both takes so much I just decided, why not have both? So the open to interpretation part, is half the experience! LMFAO GREEK PROTAG GOING LOOPY (poetically)

I am still shocked my poetic writing came across so! Especially to someone who writes so poetically, writes poems, and loves poetry! So I take this praise to heart ;_;

I was very proud of the ending, and think it sort of filters into story I write since flowers are always a part of it.

And yes! Maybe I get Greek tales, endlessly philosophizing everything, even the mundane, being wild/unhinged/shameless, and queer!

I always thought the tale of Narcissus was always beautiful in it's way, in it's tragedy there was something unspoken, and I was glad I was able to say it in my own way!

I cannot thank you enough for your kind words! You've really inspired me so much, and a lot of what makes this game great, I can trace back to you, Chime! (To making each other better creators, through the "Power of Friendship") <3 (I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL)

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