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I'm a little late reviewing here, but this MIGHT be one of my top favorites for the entire jam. It felt simple and straight-forward while having plenty to explore gameplay-wise, and the whole game had a blend of really good horny energy (it was hard not to blush at all the post-shift praise) as well as just good game design! I can't think of any major issues I had while playing. Thank you for making such a cute little thing! :3

It's so cute!!!! I only wish there was more to play with because what you have here already is such a treat. I hope you consider expanding on the project post-jam, but what's here already is a real treat. :3

Very cute!!! Every time I cook a kobold I'm just

THIS MUSIC IS PURRFECT. Immediately demanding to meow at whoever composed for your game, they Napstablook'd so hard

The game itself is a lot of fun to play too! Any criticisms from me are echoed pretty clearly in the other comments, but as a game jam game with a couple quirks it's a lot of fun! Really sparked my love for puzzle games back up!

The expressions alone made me try this one game in particular basically as soon as I saw 'em. I've got a bias towards hypnotized foxes, though. @w@

Seeing this as one of the first submissions was really inspiring at the time!!! I love the old-flash-game-y kind of art style here, and the expressions and teasy dialogue are all really cute. :3

ADORABLE. I love this rat and I only wish I could see more of him. @w@ Rhythm games and hypno really do seem to go together purrfectly... love the concept, and the art's just precious!~

Oh, gosh! Thank you for such a well-thought-out comment, we really appreciate the feedback!

I'm really unsure why those issues arose (besides some UI stuff like white-text-on-white background or the tiny elements on the bottom). I actually noticed some stuff while playing through the web version just to test it, like sprites taking a second to load for the first time, so any laggy pauses or choices being selected could be a problem from running it on web (which was a last-minute option admittedly!) with the downloaded version running more smoothly... then again, it might just be that I don't know how to optimize renpy games! This was my first time compiling one! Pauses like that definitely weren't intended, in any case. ; w;

We've talked about expanding it further and I think we all want to!!! I have a story I really want to tell and a bunch of writing left-over that I had to cleave from the final build. We're just all a little tired and busy for our own various reasons, but I'll be back at it before you know it!

Also yes. Felicity is designed to be the most The Most he can be. :3

Hi! We often find this is a consequence of transferring saves from older versions. An easy (if slightly awkward) fix that doesn't require restarting anything is just using the genderswap potion on him once or twice!

Thank you! I wish there was a gender selector too-- it was planned at the beginning of the project, but ultimately I wasn't able to include it due the time constraints of this being a game jam submission. It'll be a thing if we release a larger, more fleshed-out version of the project! I'm glad you had a good time! <3

EHEHEH, thanks! I loved the personality in the characters in YOUR game too! It gave me really good Classic Adventure Game vibes-- especially when the walkthrough came in so helpful. :3

Thanks for the feedback! The white-on-white was a total oversight on my end, though in terms of the game "freezing", there's a few sections where it slows down or pauses/waits for input by design, which is something I just generally like in terms of dialogue pacing. If there's something outside of that, I haven't worked in renpy enough to know how to better optimize a project! ; w;

Hey! You! Have YOU ever wanted to get gaslit and hypnotized by a pink twink on a whim? Well, give it a couple weeks (and your heart (and your mind) ) and your fantasies will become a reality!

This is technically my second project I'm attempting to make through renpy, with the other still on the way. My team and I have been hit a little hard with various life things, but despite that we're all having a lot of fun and we're well on track to finishing ahead of the jam's deadline!

It's mostly just that I decided I wanted to do the art myself, I'd rather not discuss it more than that admittedly!

I'm Citrine! If you've been going to MFF since 2023 or have gone to AC of 2024, you might recognize me as one of the speakers of the official hypnofur panels! I've been creating a hypno-kink RPG called Perfect Home for over three years now, though I've been working on all sorts of games for the longest time. I do a lot of NSFW projects in general, though the primary focus in many of them is hypnosis...

So imagine my surprise to find out the theme of the very first Strawberry Jam I wanted to join! I've practiced hypnosis for about three or four years now amongst good friends, so I know both how to write it and how it's practiced/what folks want out of it. Although I already more or less have a team (besides a musician, though I love meeting writers and artists too!), I'd be really happy to meet some other game devs and talk shop! Maybe I can give some feedback, ideas, or general insight on what folks like/expect out of hypnosis? If you have any questions about it, let me know!

My DMs are open both on twitter or bsky at @HypnoCatto if you'd rather to ask over there instead. I'm REALLY excited to see what everyone gets to make this year! :D

I'll keep that in mind! I definitely want to add more to the dreamcatcher scenes, it's just a tiny bit of a hassle. I'll take care of it sooner or later though!

A huge amount, yes!

Great, really glad I could help! <3

Changing their gender is in the current patreon version of the game and will be publicly available at the beginning of next month!

Playing from so many versions back can mess things up sometimes I'm afraid! An immediate solution would be to make a genderswap potion and use it on the cleric.

Planned!

This would not work due to how the game is coded! I can't really offer advice or take a bug report seriously if someone's messing around with their files like that, since you might've just bungled something on your end, which sounds like what happened here. The patreon-exclusive versions of each update might be a more reliable way of cheating the game, given it includes a debug room for this exact purpose!

It's a lot of fun, actually! It's just a lot of work when a new update drops and I get a little burned out/forgetful all in that one busy day.

Oh, oops! No, the update arrived on-schedule-- you can see the 1.6.2 link right there. I just forgot to upload the patch notes over on itch when I did it, it seems. Thank you for the reminder, though your wording's a little confusing!

Juliet like Romeo & Juliet! And Citrine going female would require me to essentially rewrite the entire game, so, probably not for a very long time if ever.

Oh, huh, that's a weird one. I'll roll my sleeves up and fix that at some point soon! Thank you for bringing it up!

Hey! So I mention in the FAQ that issues with the controls usually have something to do with software related to controllers and such, like Dolphin. Closing out of that software or unplugging any controllers you're using should hopefully fix the issue. This is an isolated issue so far, so I am assuming it might be a problem on your end. I hope that's a little helpful!

The bat is a character that will be added in the future and the dungeons will be expanded on eventually! There's a lot I want to add but the game is ultimately a work in progress.

I have thought about this! I'd really enjoy adding a mode where Citrine is a girl straight-up, it'd just require me to, effectively, completely remake a lot of game. It'd take a huge investment of time that I just can't justify right away... but it's on the horizon! I'll think about adding this as a compromise for now, perhaps!

I'm currently out of state on a pretty lengthy trip, so I wasn't able to get to it until this morning between everything! Working on it now, thanks for your patience!

Hi! I'm actually planning on adding gender-related content really soon! You might see it on the patreon some time mid-November, even. It's still going to be pretty heavily m/m and m/f for a while, but I think it'd be fun to include some options for a female version of Citrine too!

That's an odd couple of bugs! I'll look into 'em. And thank you, I'm having a lot of fun developing it!

Oh, I'm okay! I was just at Anthrocon-- I mentioned a delay via the patreon's discord, but so we're clear, I'm planning on releasing the update just a few days from now!

I didn't see that! Fixed it now, sorry for the trouble!

Sorry for the wait, but there aren't many! Yet. I'd really like to add in more scenes that are altered by what you're wearing or what stats you've got in the future, but it'd take a lot more work. One day though! <3

Thank youfor bringing the bug to my attention! But in the future I'd appreciate if you could DM me over twitter or something instead so I could patch it out though, as I really don't like exploits like these. I'll have this sorted in time for the next update, much obliged.

Thank you for taking the time to write up so much feedback! There's a better way to skip text mentioned in the read me and the control scheme listed here on the itchio page, but that's more a fault of mine-- I keep meaning to explain the controls in-game somehow and it continuously slips my mind. The constant battle of upkeeping the house will be alleviated through different options as you play the game-- new mechanics and means of maintaining stats through the estate are planned to help with that, with one example being the milking shed. The game is still in its early stages, though, so a lot of those mechanics aren't incorporated!

I hope this gives you some insight on what I have planned for addressing those problems, and I'm glad you're enjoying the game so much in spite of 'em! <3

Thank you! It seems like that person just keeps dropping ads for their weird almost-certainly-a-virus game in a TON of NSFW comment sections, usually with new accounts... I'll keep an eye out

Yeah that's a good point, I guess it slipped my mind! I already listed the major fetishes of the game, though, and provide a firmer warning in the beginning of the game itself, so I don't think you'll be spooked by anything TOO out there. I'll give the game a hard think and adjust the warnings appropriately! Thanks for the feedback.