God, I'm speechless... this was beautiful, BEAUTIFUL game and it made me cry a lot.
I could relate so much to many of the struggles the main charaacter faced. How she pretended to be interested in things she wasn't as a sort of defense mechanism, so others wouldn't call her "not normal". How she would agree to things either because she thought that's what she was supposed to do or because she didn't want to hurt the other person, not because it was what she WANTED to do. How she didn't understand the differences between certain types of love. How she longed for closeness, how she longed for a connection... but not in the way that the guy was imagining (not to mention all the red flags he gave).
The artstyle and sound effects really enhanced the writing and overall experience, you can really FEEL how confused, lonely, sad and/or disgusted the MC is depending on the scene. It's heartbreaking, especially taking into account what she says about society expecting certain things from women... it rings so true.
This was a wonderful game, thank you so much for making it. It has definitely found a place in my heart and I don't think I'll ever forget it because of how much it made me feel.
I'm looking forward to more of your games! <3
I’m not gonna lie, reading your comment made me tear up a bit myself ;_; these points you mentioned are exactly what’s been going on with me lately, which lead to me writing about it on this game.
Thank you so much for playing it and for writing your thoughts here. I keep rereading it and feeling glad all over again that I didn’t listen to the doubt in my head that people wouldn’t receive this particular game well. I was afraid that it would come off as TOO honest!
Making this game was therapeutic for me, and I’m so, so glad it has touched you too. I was not expecting such a warm response for this story - waaa I’m getting teary eyed again ;w;
(The guy is a red flag machine for real. Sadly inspired by real convos I’ve had with guys in the days I tried….. shivers dating apps….)