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I would have played this the moment it was released but I knew from my experience playing LONER_DOG that the moment I sat down I would not stop until I was done reading/playing. I was able to finally sit down almost two weeks later and it was absolutely worth it to be able to set aside enough time to play the whole thing in one sitting.

I loved everything about this. I feel like I would be remiss not to mention/compare this to LD but also wish to review it on it's own terms.

Had I not known LD, I would have been blown away by the writing but having read that prior I can say it has improved (if that were ever possible) a whole bunch. I loved the new cast of characters and once again felt like I was seeing facsimile versions of friends and loved ones.

The art was wonderful, Blood Machine and Bee knocked it out of the park. Having the paw prints be something in the background to collect made me take in the map way more than if nothing was there.

The index cards were cute both in art displayed and the little tid bits about each character, I loved instantly going back to the main menu to check them as soon as I got them.

Having the option to decide what scene to check was wonderful, it made me savor some of them more as I would go "I want to keep that one for later" / "I wanna know more about that NOW"

The music is stellar, my brain did not manage to hold on to any particular piece but the constant feeling of "yeah, this feels right" is there throughout the whole game.

For reasons I am not smart enough to explain, the writing/plot for this game made me appreciate LD more in a very "these two are their own things and they are REALLY GOOD at being those things"

Thank you and the entire team for making this, please never cease to make art.

I've been meaning to leave a review of this game at least in the comments for months and I kept kicking it to some phantom "tomorrow" up until today.

I love this game dearly, there isn't a single other trans person that I talk to that I haven't recommended this game to.

I loved the writing, the general vibe/aesthetic, the music and sounds, the way the "chat room" dialogue windows are both displayed and used in the story to convey the way these multiple conversations overlap and intertwine.

The story resonated with me in many ways, it mirrored relationships I had at the time of playing and would argue that it prepared me to handle new ones long after. It helped me reconcile and understand my own relationship with well many things, I'd rather not spoil if anyone reads this before actually trying the game.

There was a very vivid feeling I had in my chest once I hit the final screen and it was a very clear "we are all we have" which has pretty much steered the way I bonded with other trans people going forward.

I loved this game very much, I cannot stop recommending it and I cannot wait to play the next game that comes out next week.

I am thankful we got to see more stuff from the Snuff Puppy world. This was fun to play, the entire thing (music, graphics, writing) works in such a way that you never feel like you want to do anything other than Check What Happens Next.

This and LONER_DOG both left me with a very specific yet indescribable hole in my chest. Thank you for making it.

I enjoyed every second of playing this, thank you for making it. I am terrible at describing why I think things are good but I will try:

• General aesthetic is exactly my fucking jam and I wish to eat more of this because it was delicious
• I am fascinated when games like this pull stuff like the Cobalt Belt, I  loved it and the way it was portrayed very much
• I loved both characters, I love what is wrong with them and I loved the moments where it reminded me of myself and/or friends/people I've been with
• I loved the [Ending A] thing at the end for a game where this very page says many times "there is only one outcome"
• I loved the way it represented where extremely terf-y mindsets lead to
• I loved every single background pic and portrait/CG.
• I loved Clover very much, I saw myself in many of the silly things it said or did.
• I loved this, in general, thank you again for making it and putting it out there.