😭😭😭 Thank you for playing and taking the time to leave such a long and thoughtful comments, there are tears in my eyes reading this!
I do feel like I hoodwink people a bit with the marketing 😂 but hey, if that's what it takes to trick people into playing a game about mental health...jokes aside, I didn't want to explicitly "tell" people what Geist is or what the game is about, since I do want people to be able to play through the lens of their own life experience! So I'm really glad that I've gotten so many players who undestood it, took the time to play, and found it relatable, I'm very lucky 🥹 I do find something very charming and scary about yanderes, and I thought this was the perfect game for one - truly a toxic "love" story. I'm glad you liked Kalei dfgdf while he is there to be a "connection" for the player, I did want to make him fleshed out with his own interests and worries of his own - so I'm happy that came across! And YES the voice actors did such a fantastic job! I was so lucky to work with them! Haha, all of my games are quite different dfgdg but I do hope you enjoy them!
(Personal talk)
🥹 Thank you for taking the time to write about your personal experience; it means a lot to know how close the game hit for you. I used to be in a similar situation, and I missed out on a lot because of it...at the time, Geist was comforting - I truly thought that I was "happy." It's only now that I've gotten some distance that I realize how truly scary my line of thinking was. And you're completely right; sometimes you'll lose friendships and get hurt, sometimes things won't work out - and that's okay. One step at a time 🙏 I tell myself this often too!
(No no, it was perfect, thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review! I'm truly tearing up 😭 I'm so happy it resonated with you so much!)