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Wait....is Conway heading to Cape Town ?!?! I can't believe I've played this game for a while but I've never noticed that small line in the main menu. I don't know as if it's too soon to ask this question, but now I'm pretty curious to know is James's journey going to be finished when the ship reach Cape Town ?

It’s a bit disappointing to see you rely on tactics like straw man arguments, whataboutism, false generalizations, and ad hominem attacks. Nevermind, I’ll focus on the main issues and set those aside. I’ll also keep my points more concise this time, for you :v

First, my criticism has always been about Mikko’s route specifically, not the entire game or other routes. I don’t understand why you brang up overall update speed, content from different routes, or how other players feel, because that doesn’t address the point I’m making.

Second, once again, I’ve never asked the developers to rush or demanded faster updates. What I’ve always said is that after roughly a year, the update for Mikko’s route doesn’t feel proportional in quality to the time spent waiting. That’s the only issue I’m raising, and it’s a matter of expectation versus outcome, not entitlement.

Moreover, you know what ? I prefer explaining my concerns clearly and thoroughly rather than leaving short, vague remarks. I’m pretty sure I did keep my points as concise as possible, but maybe it’s too long for you ? Oh screw it.

Regarding your whole second paragraph and your weather examples, it mostly just repeats all the points I’ve already addressed and drifts into unnecessary personal attacks and irrelevant stuffs, so I’ll respectfully skip responding to that part.

Thân gửi.

Tái bút nhỏ: nếu ông rep lại tôi thì ok thôi, tôi sẵn sàng đáp lễ, chỉ có điều nếu như ông tiếp tục ngụy biện, lập luận yếu ớt, nhét chữ vào mồm tôi cũng như lặp lại những gì tôi đã nói rõ, thì tôi xin kiếu, bởi kể cả tôi rep lại chuyện cũng chả đi đến đâu.

Uhm...thanks ? This is the first time I've seen someone said Vietnamese looks cool so I dunno what to say tbh 😶

Google Dịch hay ChatGPT có tính phí đâu bruh '_' Nếu ông cảm thấy thắc mắc tại sao tôi viết dài như văn tế, thì đơn giản là ông đã mất công bình luận trả lời tôi thì tôi phải trả lời lại tử tế thôi.

I’ll reply in my mother tongue, cuz I’m honestly bored right now.

Trước hết, tôi xin lỗi nếu những comment trước của tôi có phần hơi quá đà. Thời điểm đó tôi đang bị cảm xúc chi phối, nên tôi có phần dễ bị kích động, mong bạn thông cảm.

Giờ vào việc chính.

Thứ nhất, việc route nào tốt hơn là tùy vào cảm nhận của từng người chơi. Bạn thấy route Rune và Lake hay hơn Mikko, còn tôi thì không, đó là điều hoàn toàn bình thường. Hai năm trước, tôi đã chơi cả route của Rune và Lake và cảm thấy không phù hợp, nên tôi không chơi nữa và chỉ tập trung vào một route duy nhất mà tôi thích. Đơn giản là vậy.

Thứ hai, việc những bản cập nhật tốn nhiều thời gian là điều ai cũng biết, nhưng nếu kết quả cuối cùng không tương xứng thì việc nhận về những ý kiến chỉ trích là hoàn toàn bình thường, chẳng có gì lạ hết, việc bạn tốn nhiều thời gian, không thể biện hộ hoàn toàn cho chất lượng sản phẩm của bạn. Mặc dù không  muốn, nhưng tôi xin phép nói thẳng ra, với một dự án lớn, với chất lượng tốt và đã có tên tuổi như Dawn Chorus, thì những người tham gia làm game lại càng phải có trách nhiệm rõ ràng hơn về chất lượng và tiến độ.

Cuối cùng, mặc dù đã nói ở phía comment bên trên rồi nhưng tôi vẫn sẽ nói lại ở đây: chẳng có món quà nào hết, đây là một tựa game, và nó tương tự như một sản phẩm,  làm tốt thì được khen, làm chưa tốt thì bị chỉ trích. Đương nhiên tôi thừa hiểu và công nhận việc mức độ chỉ trích sẽ khác đi và nhẹ nhàng hơn khi đó là một sản phẩm miễn phí, nhưng tệ thì vẫn là tệ, có vấn đề thì vẫn là có vấn đề, và việc bị chỉ ra những vấn đề đó là hoàn toàn bình thường. 

Thân gửi !

Before getting into the main points, I want to say that if my earlier comments went a bit too far, I apologize.

Now, let’s get to points.

First, I made this very clear in BOTH of my comments, not just one: I understand, sympathize with, and accept that the game development can be slow. I never asked the developers to rush, and I even said they should feel free to take as much time as they need. What I’m dissatisfied with, as what I already said clearly, is not the waiting itself, but the outcome. This update took a full year, yet the quality doesn’t feel proportional to that amount of time. To be blunt, compared to earlier updates of this same route, this one feels noticeably weaker, despite taking longer to release. In the past, updates for this route usually came out after around six to nine months; this one took an entire year, yet shows a clear step back in terms of content and execution.

Second, I don’t understand the idea that players ARE NOT allowed to complain about the quality of a free product. From the perspective of a player and consumer, I think it’s completely reasonable to point out issues. If something is poorly executed, it’s still poorly executed, regardless of whether it’s free or paid. Of course, I do understand that because this is a free project, the level and tone of criticism should be more restrained. However, it doesn’t justify overly harsh attacks, players are allowed to express dissatisfaction or point out things they find unreasonable or disappointing. And if my earlier comments felt excessive to you, I’m willing to acknowledge that.

Third, everyone experiences stories differently. Liking the story does not automatically mean someone has to read every single route. Two years ago, I did read all of them and realized that some routes simply weren’t for me. So now I choose to focus on just one route. It’s really that simple.

I know that the stiffness is intentional, but the execution and writing could be much better. Rather than feeling natural, their conversations and interactions just feel awkward and unpolished for me).

I’ve read it, but that’s not even quite what I was referring to. My whole point is that this build is absolutely not worth a year-long wait, that's it.

Honestly, I’m not really sure how to talk about the latest update. I’m not very good at being straightforward. But maybe being honest isn’t such a bad thing sometimes, because I’m… quite disappointed with Mikko’s latest update. If this is what I get after waiting for a whole year, then it really is a letdown. I only play Mikko’s route, simply because it’s the only one I truly care about. I do understand that sticking to a single route means waiting months, or even a year, for new content (not to mention that I feel like Mikko is the least favored route), and I’m genuinely fine with that. However, this update feels really, really short. I wouldn’t call it bad, but it’s just…short. It only took me about 10–15 minutes to finish both paths. Moreover, since it’s the last day, I expected we would get more time with Mikko, but we didn’t. Most of the new content focused on other things I don’t really care frankly. What frustrated me the most is that our bond with Mikko didn’t really progress at all. Most conversations we had with him felt stiff and forced. This “slow burn” has already gone far enough for me. I used to love it and thought it was necessary for both Arvo and Mikko, but not anymore.

Of course I’m still looking forward to the next update, but I’m just not sure what to expect anymore.  

I thought I was the only one who have a feeling this visual novel is inspired by fear street. I mean, even though in general, the plot is completely different, to be frank, the concept of the game have a lot of similarities to the movie series. I wouldn't say this is bad or something though, I actually pretty love it.

Oh god, I'm looking forward to see the English translation :((( Visually, this visual novel looks amazing.

After playing the lastest update, I started noticing so many things that seem so off about  Scribbles. At the prologue, the way how Cody had a weird dream about Scribbles, the way how he got late at the school, the way how he "accidentally" stepped in to the room where Scribbles was locked but not being spot by any academy staffs (even in the future) and those mysteries just keep pop up when you play every routes in the game, that made me think the whole game is set up by that demon and its servants from the beginning (that teacher cat, Therium and even the new headmaster...yup, the new headmaster), I know this is just a theory, but that demon is getting more and more suspicious. I can't wait to see the next updates. 

I know it's too soon to call, but I have a feeling that Scribbles is the guy who stage this whole things, that character is funny and interesting for sure, but you know what ? I always find sth so suspicious about him, and...demons are demons after all, so I may not be surprised if it turns out to be true.

Honestly, I'm not expecting to see Alvy's route will be continued in the future, because he's a side character after all no matter how much I love him :((((( However, I really really wish we could have an alternative happy ending for his route or just some minor adjustments for the current ending to make it less tragic and brutal, because this is just too much for me frankly....It's been like a year since the last time some visual novels can break me...(By the way, I swear, your writing and arts are peak in this update...I really don't how to say this, nhưng thực sự nó quả là một tuyệt tác, một tuyệt tác, nó khiến cho tôi thực sự phải dùng tiếng mẹ đẻ để nói, bởi tôi chẳng biết phải nói bằng tiếng Anh như thế nào).

I really want to use English to write this comment but I don't think I'm good enough to do it, so I'll just switch to my mother tongue. Thực sự để mà nói thì lâu lắm rồi, mới có một bộ furry visual novel để lại cho tôi một trải nghiệm khó tả thế này. Tôi đặc biệt ấn tượng với cốt truyện của game và nhận thấy nó có rất nhiều tiềm năng để khai thác và phát triển (có lẽ đây là một trong những bộ visual novel có plot xuất sắc nhất mà tôi từng đọc). Tuy nhiên, mặc dù route của tất cả các nhân vật trong game đều rất thú vị, đáng tiếc thay, gần như tôi chỉ có hứng thú với route ẩn của game, hay, có thể chính là "route của Kỷ Diệp (Ji Ye)", bởi đây là nhân vật để lại cho tôi ấn tượng sâu sắc nhất. Ấy vậy mà, trong thông báo trước đó mà tôi có xem được trong development log của game, tôi sẽ chỉ có thể trải nghiệm route trên vào gần cuối năm 2027, và điều này...quả là một điều khó khăn khi phải chờ đợi một khoảng thời gian lâu đến vậy. Do đó, tôi mong muốn tác giả của trò chơi có thể trả lời giúp tôi 1 câu hỏi về nhân vật này được không ?:(((((  Câu hỏi của tôi khá đơn giản thôi, liệu Kỷ Diệp (Ji Ye) có thực sự đã "chết" không ? Số phận của nhân vật này khiến tôi cực kì hoang mang, tôi không biết liệu anh ở có thực sự đã chết hay không cho tới thời điểm hiện tại. Tôi chỉ muốn biết vậy thôi, bởi chi tiết cái chết của nhân vật này khiến tôi thực sự đau lòng. Tôi hiểu nó có thể dù là một chi tiết nhỏ, nhưng lại là spoiler quan trọng. Tuy nhiên, thực sự phải chờ đợi một khoảng thời gian dài như trên để có được câu trả lời, quả là một cơn ác mộng, do vậy tôi mong muốn tác giả hãy trả lời giúp tôi. Xin cảm ơn rất nhiều.

Is this game still alive ? I'm still waiting for the next update :((((

I know I really should not feel any sympathy for a disgusting serial killer like that wolf, but to be honest, I think he...deserve a better ending, I prefer seeing him being locked in prison for the rest of his life rather than being executed by hanging and being punished by the soul of his victims. Honestly, I'm never really a fan of death penalty, killing someone is not a solution in my perspective, I always believe that everyone can change, even...horrible criminal, but that doesn't mean they don't have to pay for their crime that they do. Nevertheless, in case they don't feel any regretful and guilty about their crime, well, this is the only exception I think it is necessary to execute someone. This is a great visual novel though, such a great reading experience.

I'm glad we got Clarence's route back...but to be frank, i still do feel a little bit disappointed to see the story has been rewritten. I don't mean the writing is bad or something, but I just miss the old story, because it has already been so good so far and I love it.

I consider myself as a brave guy who are mostly not afraid of any horror stuffs. But, to be honest, whenever it comes to occult psychological horror or folklore psychological horror, it can easily get me. That's why I can say that this is scariest furry visual novel I have ever played (maybe the scraiest game I have ever played). This is absolutely an incredibly great work man. (Oh, and I wanna say I am really impressed and love how you make the curse work like in Ringu/The Ring, the curse passes down from one person to another by letting them watch a videotape/hearing the audio and tell them the story)

Normaly, I won't never say any silly things like this, but honestly, this is one of the best game I have ever played and I make me feel so sad to see that not too many people know about this truly masterpiece. I truly hope this game could gain more and more popularity in the future to be frank.

I just noticed that there's one CGs from Mikko's route is missing, I have no ideas if this is just a error or you guys are reworking it.

After 10 months of waiting, I finally get a new Mikko's update and it's far better than I thought a lot. Although I felt a little bit down after finishing the game to be frank, because I kinda expected something more than that, it's a great built anyway. And finally, I think I can rest assured that their relationship is healing and maybe no more conflicts could happen from now on.

Basically we got "Vessel" side story, which is set in an alternate universe which Cameron is kill.ed by Brian and a little addition in "Halloween" side story, which is happend before the main story. 

Frankly, although this is just a short game, this visual novel has one of the best plot and story I have ever read.

I know this might be a silly question, but what happend to Billy ? Was he de.a.d or he just left the town and move away ? My horrible English confused me guys, I have no idea what actually happend to him.

finally !

I don't care what people say, but for me, this is truly a masterpiece. Everything is just so perfect.