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Very nice! I liked how a technological dystopian world was combined with magical fantasy visitors. :) 

I liked the happy ending. And that there were also multiple endings. I was kinda expecting the fairies to turn out to be evil and kill Connor. :D I mean.. the skeletons on their front porch were kinda ominous. But, overall, yes, I liked that even in this dark world, Connor found some purpose and hope. Good job! 🙌

Thank you! 😊

SO CUTE! 🐶🐱

Everything here is so well-made and works perfectly together! The text, options, visuals, music, sfx, atmosphere, characters, gameplay, exploration, narrative, story... Amazing job! 🎉

The only nitpick I have is that the bad ending is missing the visuals. But maybe that is even deliberately so.

Nice writing and story design. So creepy and captivating! 🚢

I liked how the sequences were designed so that you could easily try again if you failed. Like if it's a dream, you could return to sleep, experience the same dream, and try a different choice. Very nice. 👍

The background drawings were also great! Wonderful perspective compositions! And good job of re-using the same pictures but inverting the colors or just changing a few elements to make for a completely different scene (e.g, aristocrats' party vs the kid's birthday party). Good job! 🖼️

Oh. My. God. The writing is sooo good! 💚

The world is so immersive, the characters are told so wonderfully, the action and references back-and-forth – Amazing! I found myself reading and reading... the very pretty, minimalistic art on the side (to give more room for reading) was also great! 👏

My fav game so far! 😊

 (and I'm not saying this just because I also made a game about soldiers in a trench, honestly!)

Nothing compares to testing one's resilience than Hell itself. Correction. Job interviews in Hell do! 😈

Loved the writing and the comedy relayed through it, the art, and gameplay. Very-very cool! 🙌

Loved it! Especially how expressive it was regarding the emotional journey of the main character!

I was really thinking about what would be going on in their head. They're broke, but ordering food and paying for MovieFlex. It is not just about being broke; it is about being in a bad mental state.

It also got me thinking about... how good an idea it is to invite Darren. Yes, if he's a good guy, then, of course. Even if these are their last moments, at least they are with someone. However, he could very well not be a good guy, especially when the world is ending. Still, maybe they will match even then. Who knows. So many possibilities. So tragic either way. Lovely writing! 👏

A wonderful story! I loved how each plant required proof of a good emotion from the main character's memory. The visuals, music, and gameplay all matched wonderfully. I also loved what you did with the UI! :) 

I got two endings (a new home, and arrived intact but altered). I wonder if there were more endings. I did not understand specifically how (if at all) eating, drinking, listening to the festival vs the swamp affected the progression. I also tried different options with the plants, but I did not notice if some did not result in the plants overtaking the character.

Good work! 🙌

Good job! I love the mystery/detective aspect here. It's interesting how the characters are all from different folk tales and stories, trying to live and, well, scheme together. I also like the UI design. :) 

But it got a bit tedious going through the different characters and places while trying to find the next clue. It did not grasp me as well as I had hoped. Also, I got stuck when I asked Baba Yaga about the spell page - no more options appeared.

Still, a very creative game!

Nice! I loved the temporal spell idea. It matched very well with the snappy gameplay! :) 

I also loved playing as a dark wizard, trying to best a band of adventurers. The writing was great, very immersive. Good job!

Such wonderful and touching writing! :) 

Love your names of the websites! Gotta update that headline on JobLinked. 🥹

PS. Your content warning piqued my interest. 😅

Thank you! 🙏

Thank you! 🩶

Arcweave is pretty interesting like that. One of the goals we had in our team was to see if we could technically make this particular puzzle mechanic. :) 

I also drew a bit, yes. 😳

Love the game and Mr Stan! :) 

What a touching story! 🤍

Gotta lay off those mind-altering substances. 😅

So captivating writing and story! 😯👍

Thank you so much! :) 

It's true.

Thank you very much! :)

Thank you! :)
We are happy you found our game interesting.

As for generative AI, we primarily used Midjourney to create the base pictures and modified those for the CCTV look and in accordance with each character's visual theme (eg, Lily always has some pink in her pictures). As for ChatGPT, we used its output as a base for the character bios and for a few narratively more complex events.

Thank you! We're glad you liked it, and that the style felt cohesive for you. :) 

This is the game state I end up at:

Thanks!

I now played it again. Unfortunately, for some reason, I seem to be stuck. I think I have an idea who the murderer is, but I don't have the option to decide in the game. I only have the option "Do I have enough information to solve the case?" and it results in:

But I've clicked through every option that is presented to me. I don't think I can do anything else that I haven't done already.

Btw, a couple of small typos that caught my eye:

• When talking to Arcturus about "Arcturus and Eron Relationship," the return link is missing a label and is just called "Arcturus Hub".
• When talking to Irisa, there is a space before the punctuation mark in one of the options: "Offer condolences to Irisa ."
• When talking to Arcturus, one option is missing the punctuation mark altogether: "Ask Arcturus about being with Nova"

Also, so you know, the background music is not set to loop, so it just stops after a while.

Very cool! Nice twists and hints. I love mysterious stories like this! :)
Reminded me of the movie Pandorum a bit.

Amazing writing! So immersive. I felt very captivated. Loved the visuals too.

Hey, just wanted to let you know that I got stuck when talking to Irisa about dating. I guess there is no exit path from that node. 

But I've really enjoyed your game so far! Interested to see what comes next and figure out the murderer. :D

Is the game only three screens, or am I doing something wrong?

Yeah, the whole point in many vampire games / stories is that the main character, although vampire, fights against other vampires. Everything from games like VtM (especially Redemption), Blood Omen, BloodRayne to movies like Underworld, Queen of the Damned and the mentioned Blade.