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Late. But hard-coding the mc_name worked for me.

First of all, THIS IS AMAZING! You know when you eat something and it leaves an aftertaste? It's this! Anyway, ahem. As usual, great work with the graphics, music selection, writing... but the thing that stoked me the most here is the mood and the emotion depicted by the story and the writing. I ALMOST CRIED for Nelli's and Raku's background if it wasn't for the gore (which I'm very weak at -- hence I wasn't able to cry lol). The way how you shown careful writing with the dark themes, making the player feel as if they're in the characters' shoes... really shone through. I appreciate the whole explanation like "Oh, so thats why they took Computer Science" (was it the same course from the Karamu? pls correct me if I'm wrong; and how Raku likes games!) That "Oh, so that's why he said that she was gentle with spiders", and stuff like the origin of his yandere persona. IT'S SO AMAZING. He's the most lovable yandere ever. I love him so much. Thank you for making this! (btw I hate Raku's mother and Nelli's father... but I hate Raku's mother more becoz she hurt baby Raku the most 😭 -- I'll just imagine that she somehow gets what she deserves lol)

I've been laughing so hard *fart* 

This is so good! I love the concept, love the gameplay (those glitchy2 fart buttons are funny af and adds challenge w/c is a good addition!) , love the humor, the music really reminds me of Ace Attorney (its so funny when the music suddenly becomes attorney-ish; it's like the mood has suddenly become serious for this fart argument lol), the art is clean & consistent (I especially love the background image and this jock's character design), UI is simple and easy to read, and I love it! Only thing missing is the skip and save features but I don't mind replaying it all over esp. if it's something good like this! I'd like to see more games like this. Great job!!! To think that this was for the Global Game Jam, you did great! 👏👏👏 Thank you for making this!

Thank you! Glad you loved it! 😀

I love this game! Hopefully there are routes huhu. I love the 4th wall sense of humor. The part where Sol also revealed that he knows everything, especially when he can finally touch the MC's hand and not be separated by a screen made me cry. As a fangirl who loved different fictional characters, this hits differently! I really really want to play each of their routes if they exist.  *sighs* Oh well, adding Sol, Cherne and Velderald to my list of husbandos! Great game! Great art! Great humor! Thank you for your hard work!

This is so cute!!! What I like the most from this game is the writing. It's sooooo good. I got Harper but I like Lennox the best. Zorion is funny too and I'll probably play him first (aside from Lennox whom I think is a secret route. Ahem. Hot best friend with glasses ftw) The art is so cute and polished in my opinion. I like how the whole art direction meshes into a pink hue. The background images are well-picked, as well. Also loved that the whole story connects to books, a must-read for a book lover! The choices are decent, as well. Overall, it is wholesome and cute. I would play the full game because of the fluff. I was supposed to play this during Otome Jam season but just finally got the time to play it now. Great work! Looking forward to the full game ^^

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Hi. This is actually symbolism. Earthquake refers to breakdowns, snow melting into flood meant tears from being in a cold and lonely place. A still liquid adjusting to its mother frame, plus the ripples are metaphors of the consequences the protagonist had faced due to his/her decisions by fitting in the container you belong to (or making others dictate your life). The fine part was an error due to my proofreading tool auto-correcting it that I didn't notice (it's meant to be 'hot chocolate that's fine' - meaning instead of hot chocolate, the protagonist has wine lol thanks for pointing that out, will fix it in next update). Overall, they're emotions turned into a catastrophic scenario. A story about meltdowns (or a depressive episode, in short) turning into a heart-melting future through your choice of getting help from drowning. And yes, English is my second language. I attempt to make it into something like an oration type of writing but had very little time to make it better. Thank you for the feedback! I do expect it to be confusing for many. And I appreciate you commenting on your thoughts! Thank you for playing! 😁

Glad you liked it! Glad you also found the MC relatable 😊 Thank you for playing!

yes there is a number of times you need to hit it, we'll try to lessen down the count for the next update (Sept. 26th)

Understood. Then, we'll consider adding it here as well. Thank you very much for the input. 😊

Congrats on the huge leap Pri! I feel this SO much. As long as you have the chance to redesign the stock sprite, DO IT! It will help you in a number of ways including legalities,  possible expansion of the game and for yourself! Be damn free and don't limit your creativity! I'm so glad for you!!! 🥳. Thank you for this devlog! It's so inspiring.  ❤

We'll consider that as we study the pricing for itch. Thanks for the input! Good to know there are some who still wants to purchase from here. 😊

hi! Yes.  https://izumigamesdev.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/hertstrings-visual-novel-walkthro...

Raku's family??? Oooohhh 👀 Interesting! Wonder how the spider family would react to their relationship.

Thank youuu <3 (I believe you also commented before tysm!)

Haha, glad you loved it! Also, glad you liked Alex's voice hehe 💖

Thank you for playing! 😊

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for playing!

Thanks for playing! Haha yes, he's a full stack for now since they're short staffed 🤣 (for now, he's just leading the Parosoft members to work as testers, as well). Glad you enjoyed it! 🥰

Glad you liked it! Thanks for playing! ❤

Thank you for playing! Yes, pls look forward to the full game! 😄 

Yes, that is correct. Glad you think so! 😄

This is the nicest thing. Thank you for playing! Glad you enjoyed it! 😭❤ Yes, please look forward to the full game! 😊

I love the message of this game ❤️ Thank you for making this game ❤️

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the elaborate feedback and review! Truly appreciate it. 🥺❤

Glad to hear that! Thank you for playing. 😊

Love it so much! The red strings of fate concept has always fascinated me and this is a wholesome experience. 🥰I especially love the music and the voice acting. The UI looks so goood as well! Great work!

Hehe thank you for playing!

This is the first time I've played any of your games and I'm STUNNED! First of all, I'm amazed at how optimized the game is. Especially the fact that this was made in Unity, plus the animation? (Oh boy, I struggle a lot on the optimization part from there, so really, great job!). Next, the amount of controls on the settings is insane and all relevant! It definitely enhances the user experience! Graphics and animation? OMG. I really love the way you color the illustrations, especially the lighting! Like the softness of the sunlight on Raku's hair? It really suits the scene and made it a lot more heartwarming. ❤️ The writing? OMG. The voice acting? OMFG. There were a lot of times when their voice acting made me cry. Awesome voice direction! I'm in love with Raku! Probably one of the best entries I've played from Otome Jam. Great job!

OMG. Spicy! First, I really love what you did with the GUI! The animations and the graphic design are so slick and give off that rock-and-love vibe. 😍The music is really good and fits with each of the scenes. CGs are gorgeous as well, especially Enox's! That 'look at me' scene is endearing when Orli is panicking and in fear. Orli is very cute! I love her character design! The voice acting is sooo good and very fitting to their character profiles, as well! I have to say, even though Dane seems to be more of my type, Enox stole my heart. Great job! Looking forward to the full game!

Glad you liked it! Please look forward to it 😉

Thank you! And you're welcome. 😊💕 Thanks for playing!

Thank you pri! Yes, I can indeed see some similarities between you and Alice haha Also, love the comment on Alexis 🤣 Glad you liked the voice acting as well! ❤ Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback! 😊

Please take care of yourself 💕 we dont mind waiting. Hoping for your recovery ❤

Really looking forward to this! Interesting plot so far! But, I can't save :'<

It says PicklingError: Can't pickle <class 'store._Theme'>: attribute lookup store._Theme failed. 

Hopefully, it gets fixed soon. I really like the concept. >_<

Thanks! Hope you have fun! Let us know your thoughts on it 😉

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for playing!

Hi. Since I'm a solo dev, some of the assets are outsourced/bought/made by diverse nationalities (Japanese, European, Filipino). But, I'm indeed a Filipino. Glad you love the twins! 🥰

Sorry for the late reply. We're working on releasing one soon!

Thank you for playing and streaming the game, Moriko! Glad that you had a good laugh with some of the scenes. I appreciate the feedback, as well. 😊