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I loved this game so much!! I intended to write a comment way earlier but life got in the way.

I adored Lake and their POV. I've played most of the other games (Meiriverse games? Sweetend Placebo games?) before so I was already familiar with Lake but this game really sold their character to me. I'd say they're quite different from me personality-wise, yet I found myself relating to them all the time. Probably helps that I also have OCD---and though I experience it differently than Lake, I do appreciate the representation. I've also kind of been going through a months-long heartbreak-induced depressive episode, so their character comforted me tons. I just wanna stress that I obviously know that this isn't comparable to what Lake has to endure at all and I don't mean to imply that it is, just that emotion-wise, their story comforted me, too.

I appreciate how consistent Lake's character is across the games. It's mostly a vibe thing but they really feel like one person evolving through the years. I mean, I can totally see Lake from DML maturing and becoming this version of Lake. They feel similar enough to be the same person but different enough that it's clear they've grown a lot. I NEED to know what Lake is up to in the main timeline lol and I hope that Doce Fim sells well enough to fund that potential Lake DLC 🙏 Bought the extra book to support the cause (plus to find out more about the Lake-Syun-Lion thingie)

Speaking of POV characters, I also think you're amazing at writing different points of view. Lake, Syun and Charlie's POVs in their respective games all felt distinct, genuine and... not completely sure how to say it; realistic? Grounded? They felt like real people is what I'm trying to say.

I also liked seeing the more grounded side of Kie that was previously shown in the One Last Story DLC. I find it interesting that he basically pretends to be someone he's not only when Syun's there---of course there's the paper bag and the alias, but specifically I mean his over-the-top behavior---when in the OLS DLC Kie mentioned he thought some people liked him only for the characters he's played and not the real him (not the exact words). Very interesting!

Can I also say that I ADORED the 5 seconds of Luz---or should I say Jane---content? I'll forever feel proud that I predicted that reveal. Peak of my theorist career fr. I love Jane so much and I'm dying to find out what she's up to in Doce Fim.

All-in-all, I really loved the game and I'm looking forward to the rest of Doce Fim so much!!

I wanna finish your other games first (plus life's really busy rn) but im really looking forward to playing this one! I love your games

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Spoilers!

The ending to Luz's route was EVIL... Lowkey thinking I got the bad ending? Either way, diabolical to make the demo cliffhanger this much worse >:)

I wonder how the True Route will work. Whether it'll be separate and accessed through the "choose who to help screen", or if it'll pick up after the cliffhanger and work as a sort of sequel to every worldstate...

Also, I've found what I think is a continuity error--Kaoru is referred to as Kie before Syun knows they're the same person. Specifically this happens multiple times in the basketball scene.

I've also seen some text repeat in ways I believe to be unintentional; I've received some text messages several times and a few lines repeat during Syun's breakdown where he falls sick.

Moreover, I believe that when Syun explains the livestream thingy, he mentions there being a 2012-like panic in 2033. Maybe this is a reference I'm not getting (or I might be misremembering but I don't think I am , but I don't think that this is possible. Syun is 25 is the game's present, and his blog posts happen in the 2010s (201X). I believe it was mentioned that he was 14 at the time. This would place the game in 2030 at the latest.

Not trying to nitpick, just thought it may be helpful to report tiny issues like this that may slip under the radar! The game is lovely <3

My crack theory that I'm actually kinda confident in even though it's a crack theory is that Luz's real identity is (spoilers?) IzmdEqnlCnvmLdlnqxKzmd (I caesar cipher shifted it one letter so I don't ruin it for someone who might read the comments in case im somehow right 😭) (im willing to delete this comment if this is somehow a spoiler)