(Putting a link to the whole playlist for my playthrough here!)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlN8vAkzsnt3TOtVRILeFWHkeMczeP-8S
Now that I've gotten all of the endings and gone down all of the routes, I wanted to leave a comment!
[Some spoilers ahead]
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This was a sincerely lovely game. First and foremost, helping the vampires escape someone who is emotionally manipulative and abusive just feels really damn good. (Although, those bad endings were brutal!)
The story overall was really creative, and getting to see how the different character's routes played out was a hell of a lot of fun.
It's somewhat difficult for me to say which route and ending I liked the best. I feel like, in a lot of ways, Lark's ended up the most satisfying when we got the good end (helping him escape his abuser was rather cathartic.)
However, I really enjoyed Aurel's good ending— it was just so comfy, and after all the isolation he had to deal with at the carnival it was nice to see him getting plenty of love.
And in Micah's route, it felt nice to show him that the outside world can be a good place with good people. Particularly giving him a life where those who accept him for who he is and he can be much more open about it if he so chooses (and, as a trans person as well, that feels really freakin' good.)
I think I just really enjoyed all of the routes, and I was able to empathize with and understand the LIs in different ways.
Other than the fantastic (and quite emotional) story, the art was gorgeous. The artists did an amazing job, and I really enjoyed how expressive the sprites were with both their expressions, and their small animations.
Plus, the end CGs were really nice. They really captured the joy that each of the characters must have felt after leaving the carnival (and after leaving Isadora)
Thank you all for working so hard on Carnival of Shadows. I look forward to playing it again once the voice acting is added!