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I want to report that on my phone the quick menu is difficult to use. From what I can tell from developing my FVN, RenPy think my phone is a tablet, and therefore uses the mobile() variant (UI gets rearranged), but not the small() variant (which is where the resizes occur). As a result, it is very difficult to touch small buttons located at the very edge of the screen. I don't know how easy it will be to remedy this, but I want to bring it to your attention.

I think this VN's presentation is solid, though I think the music changes can feel abrupt and with the way the story moves about means that some music tracks  don't quite get the chance to "show off," as a manner of speaking.

I think the MC and his quest to get laid is so unrelatable that it disengages me from the story. I don't know if I can truly call going to a furry con with the end goal of scoring a night with another gentleman a justifiable cause. I find myself agreeing with Osgood (at least when it comes to Swift doing a bit too much to try and get laid), but it just feels wrong that the story as it's written makes me think that. 3/5.

Short and simple story, but it also doesn't feel like it has a ton to say. This doesn't take away any points from the review but it also doesn't feel like a submission for the Novembuck game jam, what with the lack of an anthro deer in the spotlight.

Top-notch presentation. While I don't quite understand the ending, or rather, what it implies, I think this is a well-told concise story that achieves what it sets out to do. 5/5.

While the idea of a tyrant having the chance to redeem themselves for the sake of saving the world is an interesting idea to explore, I think the execution is off. It doesn't really feel right for the protagonist to immediately give his mortal enemy a second chance, even if it seems that he has no personal beef with the tyrant in the same way his friend does, and I don't think the romance that blooms from that feels warranted.

There are a few presention issued I have. Certain tracks aren't edited to loop well, and sometimes the music doesn't fit the scene it's in. A noticeable bug I encountered involve one of the character's side images showing up during transitions and it is legitimately distracting. Another personal issue I have would be the "Some Time Later" transition card, which shows up too frequently and is also jarring to see.

The menu UI feels off, too, with the icons strewn about feeling out of place in a fantasy story.

Overall, interesting premise, but I think it could've been better. 2/5.