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Hello!!!!! thank you so much for your lovely comment, and for trying hard to get this demo to work on your device TTT your efforts are so greatly appreciated!! We are really glad that it seems to have been worth the effort for you <3 As of now, the maps and NPCs are not in its final form but we are relieved that it's still a fun world to navigate for you!! And thank you for the praise on the fight scenes ;w; though it's a lot of work to draw each panel out, it makes me really happy that you liked that specifically :-)

ALSO yes as you observed each main character has their own special theme song. Right now we're using appropriate stock music but we are also working with composers on custom songs specifically created for each of our characters, so we hope that you'll look forward to it! There are going to be lots of even better maps, fight scenes, music etc in the horizon :D if you're curious about our progress you can check out our devlogs!

No comment on your theories on Caius, other than we think you wouldn't be disappointed :)) However,... regarding Mabel secret route although we'd LOVE to include it we're struggling to even complete the base 5 so... TTT

EGG FRIED RICE SHOOTERS UNITEE TYSM FOR PLAYING <333

Thank you so much for your interest! Realistically it would take quite a couple of years, but we will do our best to release content incrementally :)

Hello, thank you for sharing your stream with us, we'll definitely have a watch! We appreciate that you gave our game a shot! Also, we are aware that the currently published version has quite a few bugs and are fixing it for the next version :) To confirm which bugs they are we will review your video and ensure they are gone! On a side note, we are also improving the maps and characters to eliminate the RPGMaker RTP, so you may read our monthly updates to stay tuned on our progress if you wish. Thank you so much !

AWW TYSM!! We are def working hard on it, hope to give you guys a new update within a few months 🥺

hello! Thank you for your comment! Unfortunately we devs don’t have any android devices to test the game on so it’s unlikely we will release on that platform. We hope you understand! 

Hi xeb, thanks for your feedback. You are definitely entitled to your opinion on ciel, perhaps I should have phrased it better that I personally find her relatable (ie being an idiot/doormat at times) - not that she is my self insert, but i am also irl, a doormat/idiot. We wanted our mc to be the girlfailure representation that could learn and grow!! Just like the fellow girlfailures out there…. However I understand some will not find her failures comedic,  relatable, or likeable, and that is totally fair, because we’re all different people with different experiences. I have also played other games where the main character isn’t likeable to me, so I understand where you are coming from.

This is why we have our demo to recieve feedback from players which I am thankful for. I do remember you commenting on our previous demo as well regarding this aspect of Ciel, which is partly what prompted us to make some edits to the story which I thank you for. We have since made some changes here and there after the comments: especially in the first parts of the story, to give her the chance to display more self preservation or courage if the player desired, without having to do a massive overhaul of the first chapter.  Regardless, I acknowledge she is still not for everyone, and it’s totally fine if she(or this game) isn’t your cup of tea.

Thank you so much for playing and enjoying SBM, your thoughts mean so much to us!!!!

We're glad that you like Rigel, he is a character that has a lot of hidden depths that we can't wait to show off :)

There will defs be a lot more segments and insights onto Mabel, Violetta, and Daphne, especially in the Desideria-associated routes which will be coming first ~ you can look forward to that!

However, although we also really love Mabel, we can't see ourselves adding more routes because 5 is already so many for us as 2 devs to handle </3 We hope you will enjoy the other routes as they come out though, and she will certainly have her time in the limelight either way~

Hi, thank you so much for your interest! We are currently polishing the demo contents and upgrading the resolution of the game, including new functions, etc. Completion probably will be quite far in the future but we are hoping to release 2 routes associated with Desideria (Kiel & Caius) hopefully within the next 2 years!

thank you so much !!! ^^

<3 !!!! 

ooh I’m glad! In that case, we’ll leave it up but unlisted then ~

Do consider trying out the new demo if you have the time 💕

Hi, thank you for playing Stand by me! We're glad it was an engaging playthrough, even if you found Ciel's actions a little frustrating, which is totally understandable. Our concept for the game is that of an isekai world where the main character wouldn't have memories of the person whose body they were inhabiting, and this is so that the player will have a greater chance to explore the world around them with fresh eyes just as the main character is doing! Plus our character concept for Ciel was to be less of a girl-boss mastermind as often seen in other stories (even though we love girlbosses). Instead, we wanted her to be a relatable, naive, and out of her depth, which allows her to make incorrect but realistic choices.... in addition to getting misled by Altair haha. And in a way I (the writer) feel like it was somewhat a reflection of what may happen to me if I was Ciel - being easily coerced into going with the flow (and joining a military mission oops). But we get that this kind of main character may not appeal to everyone and definitely, an MC that was more cunning may have been able to find her way out of these sticky situations. 

This is also the very beginning of her isekai journey, so we hope to show you her character development throughout the game. Thank you for your kind comment about the art and we hope you will enjoy the future installments (with more Kiel and Altair to come!)

Omg an original player, thank you for your long time support! I'm glad that you finally found us then <3

We are working hard toward the full game release, so do wait for us and try the demo in the meantime if you'd like ^^

No problem at all! We've noticed that some people have had trouble with these parts, so we will look into making some indicators to make everything clearer for you guys!

Appreciate your feedback and hope you're enjoying the game so far <3

Hi Cellenite!!! Thank you for your interest in our game even though I know it's a pain to make it work on mac!

As you've requested, we've reuploaded a new link that was unencrypted onto the main game page.

For your convenience, here it is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zOrsVL_ZauhI7ErqDNn6kGQcZGDQm0Oq/view?usp=shari...

Do let us know if there's anything else that we can do to help! ^^

Hi Eifie, thanks for reaching out!

here are some things you might’ve missed that you can try:

Castle:

- have you been to the library? It’s up the stairs on the top right!

Shopping district 

-dark alleyway fortune teller

-entering every shop (the doors can be entered, there should be a bakery, toy shop, and flower&dress shop)

do let me know if this solves your problem, if not we’re happy to help out more! We’ll try to release a guide soon to make it easier for you guys 💕🥰

I gave it a read and I found it so interesting! I actually never even thought about the possibility of fangirls shipping Caius with the Idrinian leader, but now that you mention it, makes SO MUCH SENSE. Of course they would be into the darkness of spurned romance and forbidden love???

It was so refreshing to read our characters written from the POV of someone else, so really, thank you so much! Keep them fanfics coming <3 HAHA

omg YES PLEASE??? AND DROP THE LINK HERE TOO WE LOVE TO SEE IT <3 TYSM FOR WRITING A FIC ABT OUR GAME IT MEANS SO MUCH???

an OG player :”) thank you so much for giving our new demo a play! We appreciate your loyalty so so much and we’re super glad that you liked the new scenes that this demo had to offer~ We’re especially happy to see that you liked Caius and Rigel, who were given more opportunities to shine in the new demo ^^ it makes us feel fulfilled that the new scenes have fulfilled their purpose, haha.

im so curious about what your suspicions about Rigel are, would love to hear your theories heheh. We will neither confirm nor deny anything though~ we will work hard to bring you guys a great White Raven Day patch and your feedback really means the world to us!!

also we really appreciate the compilation of all the bug fixes which we will definitely get to fixing in the next installment. The screenshots are super helpful as well, and we definitely will take all feedback into account to purge all the bugs !!!!!!

Thank you once again for your lovely and long review, and we are  ecstatic that you enjoyed the game ~ 

hehe thank you for the praise… we will strive to reach new peaks for future expansions :0)

Omg an OG demo player!! (It has been ages…) Thank you for playing our new demo and we’re so happy it was fun <3 Rigel is also my (the writer’s) favourite, I’m glad to see him get some love TT Kind older men are my weak spot frfr

The way you kind of hit A TON of the points we had in mind for the characters is kind of insane… but I will not spoil more xD. Unfortunately Dante wasn’t featured much in this demo, but he will have a small appearance in the last chapter of the common route (White Raven Day), which we’re aiming to get out by the end of the year! And Caius will make a big appearance too then, so look forward!!

It’s pretty interesting that you brought up the pronunciation of Ciel’s surname, we hadn’t considered a French pronunciation before :0 So far we’ve been pronouncing it as “Seel Ro-zen-blue”, but hey, anything goes in a fantasy world, right? It wouldn’t be a stretch for the fancy nobles to opt for a more elegant sounding French version for sure. But yeah, it would be super embarrassing if Ciel got found out by everyone just because she pronounced her surname wrong TTT

Thank you again for the long and detailed comment, it means a lot <3

We’re really glad you enjoyed playing!! Thank you so much for the long & sweet review <33 (It really means a lot to us devs <3)  It’s reassuring to hear that you found the pacing good, because that was something we tried to improve for this demo!  And that you enjoyed playing as Ciel (even though she’s a little bit stupid when compared to old!ciel ;;) I’m glad you enjoyed all of the LIs - did you manage to pick a favourite in the end? XD

We’re currently working on our kickstarter campaign which will be out on 10 may, after which we’re aiming to get the last arc of common route out by the end of the year, and then start working on and releasing the routes in batches. It might take a while for the full game to come out, but hopefully if we release it bit by bit it won’t be too long of a wait!

His body is angled sideways which is why his shoulder width may look smaller! He's supposed to be a little smaller than the other LIs too ;;

Awww thank you for being a long time follower of SBM!! We really hope you love the new content of the demo~ and appreciate you so so much!

Thank you so much for trying it out <3 we really appreciate the support~

:0 Thank you for waiting all these years!!! We're really thankful everyone who supported our original demo & gave us the encouragement to keep going <3 Hope you'll enjoy the new demo with all of the shiny updates!

We can't wait to show this to you too!! TYSM for your longtime support~

thank you so much for your support <3!!!!

sorry for the late reply, we must have missed this! Thank you so much for your support! 

thanks a lot! We’re happy you liked the initial demo, stay tuned for more~

thank you so much~

yay!! Glad you remember us <3

thank you so much !! We will work hard to bring our game to you!! 

thank you so much for your interest!! We look forward to showing you all what we made too! 

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you’re looking forward to it 👀

hi! This is a prerelease page for people to save the game, as requested by some of our players ^^ the demo will be released later on when it’s ready.

Yay!!! 

Glad you noticed (and enjoyed) my sneaky promo! Super happy that you checked out both my projects, thanks for the support <3

Hi!! Thank you so much for your long & detailed comment >< We’re so glad to hear that you picked up on all of the ideas we tried to put in, its almost like you read our minds!!! (Like about Ciel and her obligation to do her duties in this world etc etc)Its also so cool that u read through all of the npc dialogue, we’re hoping to have the npcs relay ~important world related information in the future (and of course act as comic relief too ^^) You’ll definitely see * a bit * more of Dante in the next demo huhu… but yeah Altair and Kiel have definitely been leaving the best impression for most people so far ^^; Altair is a mysterious little punk but thats what makes him loveable. Thanks for playing, your comment rly gives us  fuel to keep going! I hope you’ll enjoy the next installment even more :D