This was such a fun visual novel!
For a story that was so short, the pacing was fantastic and the plot itself was really cool.
The interrogation was seriously interesting, and I truly enjoyed uncovering Eliot's motive as well as gathering clues as to where he buried his victim.
(Not to mention, reading about the death rituals/mythologies was awesome! I really adore that you put stuff like that into your games and, as someone who studied anthropology/archaeology at one point it was a lot of fun to get a bit of a refresher on some things that I've read about before ❤ )
I did feel very conflicted about the situation, though. Eliot's victim definitely wasn't a good person and did something positively horrible.
I also loved the timed mechanic. It gave a sense of urgency and it was utilized really well. I loved even more that we were forced to basically gain all of the clues before we could even put in our answer. To top it all off, having to type the answer just made the moment even more tense.
It was just a lot of fun to be put into a situation where there were those sorts of consequences.
(Also, it would have been cute if Eliot had reacted to naming the egg/bird after him. But I 100% understand that under the word limit it probably wasn't possible.)
As an aside... Eliot's design was very aesthetically pleasing. I'm a sucker for characters who wear an eyepatch. And Eliot himself is terribly cute.
I sincerely had fun with Under The Murder Tree!