AHHHHHHHHH THIS IS SUCH A KIND AND LOVELY COMMENT, I'M WEEPING???? ๐ญ๐
Tbh I never know quite for sure how people will react to the main game if they come in first through one of my lighter-hearted games ๐คฃ Since the vibes are really so different. Even if the chars and some of the general themes are similar. And the main game is just so much more intense lakdjfa SO HEARING THAT MAKES ME REALLY HAPPY??? That you were interested enough in the post about OC to check out everything else, too. Ahhhh...๐ฅบ I am very touched...
AND I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE LIKING IT SO FAR SOB. Reading this whole thing made me feel very weepy. The Arc 2 scene you mention in particular is still one of my favs in the whole game, as well as one of the most cathartic scenes I've ever written. Sometimes I feel like this game is simultaneously a gift to myself from myself, while also being a way to make myself suffer LOL At the end of the day, though, it's been a way for me to try to make sense out of a lot of the thoughts and feelings and experiences I've had over the years re: so many different parts of myself, with ace-ness in particular being one of the foundational ones. So I'm always really glad when others can resonate with the characters or with certain scenes or see parts of themselves or their own struggles. I hope it helps others feel seen as much as it's helped me feel seen in being able to put it all out there.
Sob thank you so much for the kind words about Arc 5 so far, and also about the art! The art in particular has been one thing I was never too confident in, especially at the beginning. But I think I've also grown and improved a lot even throughout production (which I guess makes sense given I've drawn these characters probably thousands of times now...). LOL I LOVE THE IGGY DOLLS TOO THEY ARE VERY PRECIOUS TO ME. They are just so silly... I was also very saddened when so many of them ended up dying... ๐ญ
"sorry aaaa this is not very well put together" --> WEEP NO NOT AT ALL, IT'S VERY SWEET TO ME and it really touched me reading it!! Thank you so much for your heartfelt words and thoughts. It really means so much to me hearing how much the game has meant to you and all of your reactions!! Thank you for playing and for loving the game so much!! I'm hard at work on the finale and will keep doing my best! ๐