Yaaay, thank you so much! We're so happy you enjoyed Evernight! It was immense fun to write in this world, and Lisa totally knocked it out of the park with her amazing soundtrack. :) I'm so glad you loved Aeden's route (an evil route with the Night Queen, oh my!!) and we appreciate you stopping by to let us know what you thought. Thank you for playing!
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Thank you so much for playing Evernight and for your kind comments! I'm really happy you enjoyed the routes and the music! Lisa did such an amazing job capturing the faerie realm and it still blows me away every time I hear her lovely tracks. :)
You're right, Evernight was made for a jam, which was amazing that we got so much done in such a short time, but also limiting. I have thought many times about expanding upon the game - from side character sprites and new filler scenes to a possible GUI revamp and even short DLC stories. [It was even suggested to me a few times to try running a small crowdfunding campaign to add CGs to the game since I'm not very good at them.] I would definitely like to expand upon this game and fill it out even more, but I want to make sure any additions are meaningful and add to the overall value of the story. I'm still working out the particulars for all the possible routes.
In the meantime, I do have other stories I want to tell in the fae realms and I've been gathering my ideas for a new game set in this universe. :) I don't want to make any promises just yet, but it's my hope to return to Faery this year!
Aww, thank you so much for your kind words! We're so happy you gave our faerie world a chance and fell in love with the characters (Pix <3)! I am thrilled you enjoyed Aeden and Lucas. I had the most fun writing Aeden's route, but Lucas was the one who surprised me the most with how sweet he turned out to be. I hadn't planned on it, but I really enjoyed the way his route unfolded.
With Dragan, I think I know what happened... When I started writing, I knew the game would be short since it was for a jam. I wanted to have a complete romance arc for our MC, but also a way to justify falling in love in just 8 days. That's why I went for the "mate" concept. In my attempt to differentiate Dragan from Lucas and Aeden, I chose something uniquely vampiric (the blood attraction) but still tried to convey the "romance" behind it with the idea that he could only drink from her. However, I could have done a better job exploring the gravity of this development, and also with showing that his feelings were about more than the blood. In my attempt to convincingly portray a 350+ year old vampire, I suppose I got too hung up on his self-restraint. >_< As for Astora becoming a vampire, I'll just say it's not impossible!
Anyway, thank you so much for playing and leaving a comment to share you thoughts with us! We so appreciate it and we're so happy you enjoyed Evernight! :)
Thank you so much for playing and for leaving us such a kind comment! We're so happy you enjoyed it, and that you found each route interesting. When I first started outlining the arcs, I really didn't know what I wanted to do with Aeden's route, and his came together last. I was initially worried his climax would lack the intensity of the others and his epilogue would feel plain, but after coding them, I thought they held their own and then some. Honestly, I wound up liking his route the most as well. :) We're honored you will remember this as one of your favorites in the genre!
You know what? I fixed it that day, but I got distracted before I could rebuild the distributions and then forgot to do that. I just rebuilt them and uploaded the new files. :) Sorry for the delay!
As for a the "name your price" model, because this was a collaborative project for a jam, I don't feel right taking money for it (as I have no way to split it with the other collaborators), but I really appreciate that you'd even ask! :) I don't have a ko-fi, but I'm so glad you enjoyed the game enough to want to donate. That's so kind and I'm so grateful!
That's a good idea. I wanted to originally, but ran out of time. If I ever make updates to this game, I will look into adding that! At the very least, I could write up a post about the phrases and other lore for anyone interested. I can just update it with new information any time someone asks a new question! :)
Thank you, I'm so glad you're enjoying the game and that you love Aeden! :) I'm happy to answer any questions you have.
"Dun nora leew cnor" roughly translates to, "Back into your dark." A'sta translates to "go", and adding "be" just makes it a command spoken with authority, and has the impact of, "Go NOW."
As for cnamh sith, I just made it up. The bone faerie itself is based off the wendigo, but I wanted a name for it that felt like it had origins in the Night Realm. Cnamh is Irish for "bone", which is why I chose it.
Let me know if you have any other questions! :)
Thank you so much! I'm so happy you think the game is well-written and we appreciate you playing and taking the time to comment! As for the good ending, I've included a guide for Evernight in the downloads section that will show you how to get the good ending for each route as well as the bonus dialogue bits. If you want to avoid looking at the guide, the best tip I can give you for obtaining the good ending is to trust in your dreams. :) I hope you enjoy it!
Omigosh, wow, thank you so much! We're so happy you fell in love with the story (and Aeden!) and so very grateful you stopped by to leave us your kind comments! It was a real pleasure to write my own spin of fairy folklore and I hope I get to do so again, and that you will enjoy that venture into the world as well! :)
Sure, I'd be happy to tell you! (I probably should've explained in the game, oops...)
Fey'lana is "faerie maiden" or "faerie lady", but has the same meaning as "female" or "woman". Though it's a technical term for a female faerie, it's commonly used as a term of endearment by both parents to their daughters and fae to their female lovers.
A is "my" and maith means "good". So a literal translation of "a fey'lana maith" would amount to, "My good girl." But "maith" in the fae tongue is not a mild world. When something is "maith", it carries a feeling of "it doesn't get any better."
So the meaning of "a fey'lana maith" in the fae language is more like, "My perfect faerie lady." However, for it to be a purely sweet and loving comment, the phrasing would be simply, "Fey'lana maith", which would imply "you are perfect." Instead, because it's Aeden, he added "my", which gave it a decidedly possessive and sexual spin. Still sweet, but also spicy.
I should go ahead and tell you that you'll soon come upon the phrase "Fey'dorna sith". Fey'dorna is "faerie thorn", but basically has the same meaning as "bitch". Sith is another term for "faerie" but it refers to the Solitaries, so it implies "corruption".
So when Aeden says, "Fey'dorna sith," he is essentially saying, "(You) evil bitch."
All that might've been more than you wanted to know, haha, but I hope it helps!
EDIT: I'd like to add that "dorna" as a standalone word just means "thorn" and has no negative connotation. Adding Fey to it is qualifying "dorna" as a living thing (or person) and not an object, and so the meaning evolves to that of "bitch."
Aw, that's so amazing! We're so happy to hear you enjoyed it, and I'm thrilled you were able to like all the love interests and grow attached to the side characters! It really warms my heart. Thank you so much for playing and taking the time to leave us such a nice comment! I hope our future projects will be just as memorable. :)
Aww, I hope the feelings are all good. Sending hugs! :) We're so happy you enjoyed it, and are honestly so flattered that you loved it enough to want to replay. Thank you so much for giving our game a chance and for taking the time to let us know how you felt about it! Your kind words mean the world to us!
Thank you so, so much for your kind words. Your comment really made my day! I know how you feel when you only initially find one LI interesting, so it's such a huge compliment that the prologue made you interested in all three of them! I'm so glad you love Aeden - I had a lot of fun writing him! And it really warms my heart how much you love the artwork, especially the MC. I've only drawn sprites once before, but they never saw the light of day, and this was my first time attempting expressions, so I'm really happy that you liked it so much! I really love games where you can have a customizable protagonist, so it was important to me to try (and drawing all her outfits was honestly just fun, haha).
Some days, I'm still shocked we made it in two months! It was such a blur, but I'm really proud of what we accomplished. And I'm just so happy that so many people have enjoyed it. Thank you for playing and for stopping by to let us know your thoughts! :) We appreciate it so very much!
Aahh, thank you so much for playing and taking the time to let us know your thoughts! We're really happy you enjoyed the game. :) I'm not sure how involved putting it on Steam would be (I know some extra artwork would be involved for banners and icons), but I will look into it. Rest assured, it would be free there as well!
I so love the world you have created and really enjoyed the adventure you took me on! The customization and variation was really a nice touch. I can't wait for further content to see how the world expands, to get to know all the characters more, and of course spend more time with Echo! :) Thanks for sharing this and I look forward to future updates!
Aww, thank you so much for your sweet words! We're so happy you gave our game a shot even though it isn't your usual fare and we're even happier that you enjoyed it so much! :) And personally, I'm ecstatic that you were so smitten by Lucas. When I first started writing the script, I didn't have as much connection to his character as the others, but as the story progressed I wound up really falling for him, too! And I hope you will be able to enjoy Dragan's route as well. Again, thanks so much for playing and stopping by to leave us such a lovely comment!
I just want to start off saying that you cannot bother us enough! I really love reading everyone's comments and am happy to answer questions, explain certain choices, or just gush right along with you. Really, we're so happy you liked Evernight!
It's a huge compliment that you have added our version of faerie to your list of favorites. It was an interesting process to find our aesthetic, and I would love to explore more of the Night Realm (particularly the Nightmare Court) and even the other realms of Faerie someday. And I'm really glad you liked the sprites! I love outfit changes, haha! I might've gotten carried away, but it was honestly a very fun distraction for me to draw new ones.
I'm over the moon that you liked the writing, that you found the romance smooth and the characterization strong. And I'm really so blown away that you were taking notes! It amazes me and makes me so happy that someone else was that invested in the world and characters. I feel like you saw a depth to the story that I very much wanted to have there but, at times, wasn't sure I had achieved - or even could have achieved with how short of time I had to write the script and with how short the story had to be. And so to read that someone else has seen there was more in my head than made it on the page, more to the world than was directly pointed at - it's both so surprising and absolutely wonderful. My heart feels full!
I know I speak for all of us when I thank you so much for playing and for leaving such an amazing comment for us. And from me personally, thank you so much. I'm really grateful for your kind words. They've so encouraged me, and I'm excited to find my next project. :) When the time comes, I hope you will enjoy it, too!
And if you ever have any questions about the world or characters, I'd be happy to talk more with you about it!
Pfft, don't be sorry! We love reading everyone's comments. :) I saw you made a second one to share your thoughts on the game (super excited to read it, I can't believe you're taking notes, I'm so happy!), but I just wanted to respond to this one really quickly to say that the only social media I have is a twitter account, @frozenstardevs. I am pretty terrible with social media and so I rarely post on there unless I have news to share (also rare, haha), so I don't want you to be disappointed by my lack of engagement. >_< I really appreciate you wanting to support future projects though, and I absolutely want to make some! I will definitely post there when something new is in the oven and the timer's about to ding.
Aww, your sweet review of Aeden's route makes my heart melt! :) He was truly my favorite to write (I suppose he's also my type, haha). I actually struggled a little in the beginning because I knew what I wanted initially, but wasn't sure how it would play out, and he really surprised me through the course of writing the script. I love how it turned out and I'm really glad you enjoyed it, too! I hope you'll enjoy the other routes, too. Thank you again for playing and for taking the time to leave us your kind thoughts! We really appreciate it!
You are incredibly kind, thank you so much for leaving such a sweet comment! We're all so grateful, and I am especially honored by how much you loved Astora, the world and lore, and all the characters. I'm so happy that a couple endings made you tear up, wow! :) I often feel the same way about games and books (not being able to fully enjoy them), and so it's a huge compliment that you were able to enjoy Evernight from beginning to end. Thank you again for taking the time to play and leave us your thoughts, and I really hope you will enjoy future games, too!
Wow, thank you so much! This is such a kind comment and it means the world to us! I'm really happy to know that you felt the side characters were introduced naturally and that, despite the short time with them, you were able to care about them. I would absolutely love to someday add CGs and additional sprites! I had actually sketched out portraits for the Queen's maidens to make that breakfast scene less confusing but I didn't have time to finish them... Either way, I definitely would love to come back to this story. Thank you so much for playing and letting us know what you thought! <3
Aw, well thank you so much for playing and leaving such a sweet message. We are over the moon that Evernight is now one of your favorites, and happy that we could provide a world to get immersed in when you were feeling like you'd already been through the best ones! I've been there, and it's so nice to discover something unexpected that you can fall into. Thank you again for playing and for adoring Lucas! :)
Thank you so, so much, we're all so grateful for your kind words and I'm especially honored you feel I nailed the genre. I love dark fantasy and hope that I can make more games in the genre that are longer and have more features. I did have CGs planned for Evernight, but there was no time. Maybe someday in the future I'll add them! Thanks again for playing and for commenting! We really appreciate it. :)
Thank you so much for playing and your kind comments! And thank you for bringing this to my attention! What you might be experiencing is a hard-coded pause to prevent the text from advancing until the flute finishes playing. I only did it since it was in the text that she finishes playing, but you aren't the first person to feel like something was wrong. Perhaps I should take the pause out and let players click to advance so it isn't so alarming when it seems to freeze... I have never seen it error out while skipping though, so I will investigate this for sure. Thank you again, and I'm really so happy you love the game! :)