Oh god this really hit close to home. I feel like you really captured a lot of the nuances of being trans and queer on the margins of society. I see a lot of myself in basically all of the characters in the game. At some points it almost felt like I was seeing scenes from my life played out on screen.
Your writing is fucking excellent. Everybody felt like a real person with their own personality. In a lot of games with a lot of characters I'll start getting people confused, but that just straight up didn't happen here. I also somewhat unconsciously attached people I know irl to these characters, which made certain scenes hit way harder for me.
I also really liked the way the text boxes are layed out, I don't think I've ever seen that done in a visual novel before, and you execute it masterfully. It definitely helps to have a lot of the text conversations laid out like actual text messages, and I like how you can move everything around to better organize it.
Also the soundtrack, I love it! Is there anywhere that I could find it online?
I said this about another one of your games, but I find your work to be aspirationally good. It captures the essence of being a weird druggy puppy and all the trappings that come with that. I look forward to see whatever you and the folks on ur team work on next!!!
Evil, awful, terrible, definitely one of the most toxic games in the jam I've played so far. First game I've had to tap out of from sheer discomfort alone, I'm incredibly impressed, keep up the good work.
As a masochist I fucking loved this! You did a really good job with the game. I liked the sudden rpg battle bit at the end, and the ending was genuinely so cute. I hope you decide to make more games :)
This game is amazing, and all the more impressive being a first time work. Your writing captures Eleanor's Anhedonia really well, along with the emotions that come up in the later scenes as well. I feel like it's a good subversion of the whole "Getting swept off your feet by a scary outlaw" trope in the best way possible. Keep up the good work! I really hope you make more games, seriously.
I really enjoyed this game! Your prose is incredibly good and there's some wonderful imagery in there. I think I might wanna try and draw my interpretation of how Kataja looked! This is an awesome first game, and I hope you make more in the future :)
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you found it refreshing to see her think maybe there isn't a right way to feel about her situation. I feel in many stories you just don't see that level of conflicting feelings depicted when that's often the reality of a situation. I'm also appreciative that you mentioned Tina not prying too much into things. That was very intentional, as again, I feel like those feelings of not wanting to talk about things aren't often respected in a lot of narratives involving this sort of things. I'm glad that you liked my game, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment :)
Oh this game is AMAZING! The artstyle and general vibes of the game compliment the writing perfectly, and I loved how the ending tied into the theme of symbiosis. Millicent's gonna be living in my head rent free for a long time.
This game was really emotionally intense. Brought up a lot of intense feelings, but I was happy with how the game ended. Honestly the whole thing brought me close to tears at points. I hope the fairy makes her way home.
This game is so good. The art and writing are just incredible, and I liked how it was somewhat animated. The ending was so devastating, and was not at all what I expected in a good way. Great job :)
I don't think I've ever audibly gasped while playing a visual novel before but this game did multiple times for me (I'm sure you can guess at which scenes). I hate how much I relate to Ambrose but more than anything I feel incredibly bad for her. I wish I could give that poor girl a hug and tell her it's not her fault. Some fucked up part of me feels like her story couldn't have ended any other way than it did, sadly. I also really liked the theme of Greek myth and tragedy, I'm not to well versed in it so I had to do a bit of googling after I finished and you do a really good job of tying it into the story.
I haven't played many of the games for the jam yet, but this is by far the most intense one. You have such a distinctive style with both your art and prose, and it was on full display in this. I'm gonna be thinking about this one for a while (hell, it's been months and I'm still thinking about Heatwave too lol). Keep up the good work.
I appreciate how cryptic this game was! Having just finished it, I feel like I only scratched the surface of what there is to the story, and am already thinking about rereading it. The art is really amazing, and the dialogue choices were fascinating. I liked both of the characters and appreciated the weird sort of chemistry they had. I love how after their first conversation is immediately fast fowards to three years later. This is really impressive for a first vn!
This game is amazing!!! The characters are really wonderful, and the world is utterly fascinating. I think it's good that not everything is explained, but we get just enough details that the rest is left up to imagination.
The scenes inside the kaiju also reminded me a lot of Mystery Flesh Pit with the aphrodisiac pools and working as a meat cutter.
Keep up the good work! This is the first submission from the jam I've played, and it's left a hell of an impression.
God what a trip. This is definitely one of the most intense games I've played in several different ways. I guess you could say I got the better of the two endings, but I still feel really bittersweet about it. On one hand I found it comforting that she perhaps has some sort of security now, but I couldn't help but feel that perhaps something more sinister was at play. I related a lot to Ines' struggles and found it really easy to put myself in her shoes. Great work!
Thank you so much for the kind words!!! All the support I've been getting is incredibly encouraging! I am eagerly waiting for the jam to start so I have a new big project to work on. I've had to force myself to not make another game until the jam starts so I don't burn myself out haha.
It's 4am and I stayed up all night playing this game. As someone who's only recently started making visual novels, this shit is aspirationally good. I'm honestly kind of at a loss for words but the whole story was beautiful and devastating and I think the only reason I haven't cried my eyes out is because I'm in shock. I've felt like Anhedonia so many times before, and I'm so glad she was able to complete One's work. The world and everything about the game just felt so real and poignant in ways that are so fucking intense.
This story was beautiful, and definitely one of the best works of eroguro I've ever experienced. I look forward to playing your other vns, keep up the amazing work.
Also as somebody who also has issues with reaching out for help when I really really need it, this story resonated with me a lot. I'm also obsessed with the art style. Keep up the good work!
This game was so fucking wonderful. I literally found myself blushing from how cute I found it. Genuinely one of the sweetest vns that I've ever played :)
I feel like I didn't totally understand this game and that I fully understood it at the same time. That was as much of a gut punch as it was a warning. Beautiful game.
