Well, you've already read a ton of what I've had to say about your entry, but!! I want you to know again, I really enjoyed this taste of what we see of VLT, and it's a fantastic look into your writing style and how well you're able to draw the players in. I feel like I'm there in Demian's shoes, not just by shared experiences, but because...a lot of what they have to say/think in specific situations just makes me go "yeah, that makes sense." or "Yeah, I'd probably say x or y, too."
I know reading isn't a lot of players' forte when it comes to "horror", but ppl, tons of horror media we enjoy, happened to start out as novels or short stories before being adapted- keep that in mind!
For gameplay, technically there's not a lot of control besides the choices in specific instances, but I think that's fine since this is a visual novel, and it just makes sense! The whole of the gameplay is how we, as readers, are meant to feel and how accessible options and things that are available- which is plenty and very helpful in this instance! I really appreciate the content warnings option(s), and I liked the ability to change things in the settings to my liking.
One small thing I could say with that would be how, even when turning content warnings off, sometimes they'd just display anyway right before the *thing* it was warning about would happen. It's not a bad thing, but if I had anything constructive to say besides positive/hype, it'd be that, haha!
I feel like this might be unfair to say, but I feel like I can't give a full criticism to something that isn't fully finished! We only get a bit of what's to come for this story, so I wouldn't know what else to expect! (Which is something im really excited about!) Not just that, but because of my own lacking of writing-skill and back usage of articulation/unable to get my points across very well- I don't think I could say something very constructive in a helpful way, if I wanted to 😭
Basically!: It's a really beautiful game!! We only have a bit of what's going to happen, but I'm in love with the narrative and the way you write characters- it's believable (even in a sci-fi/horror aspect!) and I don't have good crit. to give, but I hope people will check it out!!