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MY GOD THIS WAS PERFECT?!?!?! The Gift of the Magi is legit one of my favorite tales so imagine my surprise while reading this out to my sibling as I played and losing my ever loving shit???? Y'all did such justice to Corey and Jacob and I adore them so damn much in this art style?? Thank you thank you thank you thank youuuuuu 🥹

I would have responded so much sooner but your comment was flagged for some reason?? Thanks for checking out this demo and loving Ryan as much as I do LOL 😂🫶🏽

This has no business being so cute OMG

Holiday card from the RiO crew??? 👀😂🫶🏽 (it's so perfect LOL)

😭💛 OMG I'm happy to hear your enjoyed Crushed & Loved, thank you sm!!! And noted, I'll put together a mini guide and post that sometime! 

 (I'll also keep a walkthrough in mind for HSD:JY 2 👀✍🏽)

Hi friend! Either way, MC does get kicked off the team, it's inevitable😅 that said, if you're trying to make team captain by the semester end, that's very possible! You basically need to pick choices that involve the team, weightlifting, or being a team player. 

I didn't create a guide for this game, but if it's something you're interested in, lmk! There aren't really "bad" ends in this game, and your grades/captain status/ who you date or don't influence dialogue and events in the sequel as well 👀

Saw this on Bluesky first, and I'm both surprised and geeked Nerd won too LOL 💗

Yessss! Thanks for reading 💃🏽

LOL! Yeah, this dynamic is basically like crack to me.  And this game may or may not have as many endings as it does because I needed an excuse to use all of them 😂

Haven't been having the best time either so sending lots of big virtual hugs your way 💗 and sending my excitement as well for this new project!!! You know I love the OW gang always (and quickly falling for the WtDSR peeps too)

Amarak my beloved 🥰

All my love to the team, this was so fun! (And the in-game hint was a MUCH appreciated feature 😆🤎)

Thanks so much 💛

Thanks 🥳 Enjoy!!

YAY, official congrats on the release!!! 🎉

Okay, being that this was a submission to the Noise Jam, I really like what was done with the sound design! But being the visual goober that I am, I just need you to understand how stunning Harper and Cherry's designs are?? Very pleasing to the eyes. Overall, a really fun and cute entry with more witches in this in-game universe!

🤗 I'm so happy to hear y'all had fun discussions thanks to the game!! If you're interested, I hope you'll check Loved too, which is Jacob's story!

Coming down to the comment section to add my 2 cents and geek out a little (or is it a lot??) and say that I REALLY enjoyed the demo!! Just the way your animations and the art and your staging work elevates the entire game experience?? Not to mention the pulse you have on comedy??? I could not stop laughing LOL (that starting scene was freaking hilarious and will be treat on a replay). 

Excitedly waiting for the next update, and having fun with this kinetic story thus far🤗

Whoop whoop!! 🥳

OOP not well!!! I'm very much considering switching to another WIP which is much further along and shelving Shadow (again).  

CRYING!!! This CG??? Best gift ever, thank you 🤧

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!! ✨ And the allies--yes I'm choosing to think they are allies-- look gud 👀

Bibi you're legit gonna make me CRY!!!! ❣️This glowing review is truly everything, thank you!!

Fellow jam buddy I am cheering you THEEE fuck on 🫶🏽

Eeeeeeeeeeee 😭 thank you for playing the Crushed games and for your sweet words! The crew means a lot to me too, and I'm so happy to hear how they resonate with others!

Procrastinating the thread just like  I’m procrastinating my game *finger guns* 

Okay!! Here we go: 

1. Project name - Shadow of  a Doubt (unless a better name comes to mind!!!)

2. Description  -  “A short VN game about a teenage sword girl and the mental battles she faces that become corporal in the nighttime.” 

3. When you started the project - 2023 or 2024

4. Your personal due date -  playable demo by end of jam, finished script by Jan 2026 🤞🏾

🤧🫶🏽 AHHH, thank you sm for playing Crushed and Loved!

Yesss, I love me a connected world/setting 😆 🎉 I’m glad the walkthrough helped, and I hope you enjoy Loved! 

Thanks so much for playing! 🥰

To be honest, I read this, and then read it again, and then shared it with my siblings, and I still can't come up with a better way to say and mean thank you in a way that sounds contrived. These games come from a place of not seeing the kind of stories that reflect my lived experiences and those around me, and a burning need to get them out even if only one other person sees them. To know that there are people outside of my target demographic who take a chance on my work and genuinely enjoy the work enough to reach out to me means the absolute world to me 🥹

Awww, thank you! I'm hard at work hoping game 2 will be just as satisfying to play 🤗

Thank you!! 💖

AHHHH! Thank you, friend!!! 💖

Hi there! Yes, this game is fully released! I just never came back and adjusted the landing page 😆 the plan was to add full VA and something else, but time has gone by and all team members are doing their own thing./projects.

Welcome back 😁 Super excited to hear about your next project (I'm so intrigued 👀)

Lydia stans make the world go 'round, believe me!! But Lydia and Florence have the least "public ready content", hence why it's just Ryan, Billie, April, or Langston 🤧

MY GOODNESS YOU'RE TOO SWEET!! 😩 Thanks sm for playing and for your support 🌟

Screaming because why was this SO good?? Fucking fantastic demo, in love and waiting on hands and knees for the next update/ full game 🤧

Whatever the hell it is that you put into your games, you should just bottle and sell that ish, expeditiously 🤣😂 I am SO mad the demo felt so short, but that just means the wait for the full version will be totally worth it. (Also, it was sooooo good seeing our friend Ari again, love that crazy fool.)

I played the demo many moons ago and kept my fingers crossed and heart open that an announcement for the full game was on the way. Just finished my first playthrough a few minutes ago and this was sooo worth the wait 🤗 The team did an amazing job with this game and I'm excited to start a new playthrough and explore the other choices!

...Any word on a soundtrack release 👀