A delightful treat! All 3 routes were enjoyable. I liked how they each gave different perspectives on solving the main mystery. I was surprised at just how cohesive and how much writing there was for a jam game, it must have been a monumental task for 2 months. The music was sooo lovely (the violin rendition of the flute song in dragan's route was one of my favourites!), and I was amazed at how many backgrounds there were. The background art and the UI design in general was almost nostalgic to me, like it felt very familiar and home-y.
I have to say my fave LI was Aeden because of his reaction to Astora's wittiness (so many lines had my kicking my feet asjdhjkads) and the banter between them but I really enjoyed the different flavours of each of the 3 LIs and how their attraction to Astora was portrayed.
The character customization was a really nice added touch, it was so nice to be able to have a dark skinned PoC MC and it still flattered the sprite without looking off or like an afterthought. I was impressed by how many outfit changes the MC had too! That was a lot of work for a jam! All in all, I really enjoyed this game! A dark fantasy fairy world with gaelic (?) folklore made for a unique and fun setting to delve into.
Wow, thank you so much! We're so happy you loved the music and it really warms my heart that you found the GUI and backgrounds nostalgic and home-y (the GUI came together at the very last minute T_T). Aaaand YES, you're right, it was a lot of writing for a jam... I've been thinking about writing up a post-mortem about the process, just in case anyone is curious or maybe needs a few words of warning. T_T I actually injured my arm finishing the game, so as proud as I am of what we accomplished, I'm also firmly in the, "Alright, I learned my lesson, let's not try that again," camp, haha. But I'm so glad you liked all of the routes, and Aeden's especially! That you were kicking your feet to his lines just made me ridiculously happy. x3 It's a relief to know all three of them were able to stand on their own!
Character customization is something that's really important to me and I always want to include it if I can, so I'm really happy you found the results acceptable! Having more hairstyles is something I'd like to explore more in the future as well. :) The outfit changes, yes... I like it when the MC can change clothes! Wearing her casual outfit to bed? Never! Going to a party wearing her casual outfit? Not on my watch!! But honestly, they were a very pleasant break from writing for me, which is probably why there's so many...
Thank you again for playing Evernight and for stopping in to leave such a thoughtful and sweet comment! I was so happy to read it, it really made my day. :) And I know I speak for the rest of the team when I say we're so glad you enjoyed our game!