This is so cute! It's so charming, the pixel art, the backgrounds, the sprites, is so good! You guys outdid ourselves.
I do wanna give some advice though, the Spellbook is kinda awkward to use, it would probably be smoother if there was a 'Gallery' or 'Extras' section in the main menu and the Spellbook was instead used for more hints about stats or choices.
Understandable! I mainly meant two or three lines that can make us learn more from the characters without affecting the story, something in which we can learn silly stuff and give the game a little replayability. I'm glad my suggestion may be taken, looking forward to the game!
Edit: Omg, my reply sent twice, I-
Hi there, just wanted to say that the demo is super charming and unique :D I'm very curious about how our 'dialogue' choices are gonna play it out since the game's engine is RPG Maker.
It would be cool if we got 3 responses that vary from 'formal/business like - playful/silly - kind/gentle' options even if they don't hold up weight for the sake of interesting interactions (like the Persona games)
I also had the popular "Furniture turns into random png's textures" thing happen during Altair's whole "C'moon go explore, find smth interesting" talk which was pretty funny, like "Is that interesting enough for you??"
About the charas, I think Ciel, Kiel, and Altair took the cake in the demo! I look forward to seeing more of Caius and Rigel's personalities as I can't make a judgment of them yet
Character wise, I love them all. But I didn't felt comfortable with the romance in Sachiro's (I found the 1st half to be quite weak) and Junoru's (a lot more heavy-backstory focused) paths.
Zeikun's made me emotional - but at the same time, I found his route to be the most forgettable of them all.
Kurato's is my favorite due to his motivations, personality traits and how he actually interacts with the side cast (and not only the MC). He's a believable and 3D character - through I'm not fan of how his route had a lot of teasing with almost all the other male side characters. I think there was a missing chance of exploring more his beliefs towards justice or work (Sherlock Holmes and Watson style!).
But I know that writing non-human characters, such as demons, gods, angels, 'ghouls' can be hard. Aside that, I overall liked how you connected the plot points, this VN is really good and binge-worthy.
