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Hey there! Loving the game so far! Unfortunately, in the library when talking to Noah and Emma via the "Drunk" option, specifically right after Noah says the line about "MY man", this screen pops up after it switches to what I assume is a flashback, given the sudden change in music. Can't get past it either.

Pretty good! The characters are all unique and interesting, the mystery elements and the unraveling of it all felt satisfying, the little bits of humor helped to levity the somewhat dark atmosphere, and it overall felt pretty well put together! Moving around feels a little awkward, but that's a pretty minor inconvenience. I do like how some topics have added flavor text depending on if you have certain info, but it would be nice if there were some indication of that. Overall, I desperately desire a bit more content, but that just means I've been hooked!

I've already said all this in the ratings but I've decided to say it again, heh. 

I'm not even sure where to start. Maybe woah....just woah...when I first discovered this, I thought it would just be something to keep my attention or have some fun with but...this far exceeded anything I could have ever imagined. It seemed so...I dunno, normal, for lack of a better term, at first for what you might expect of a VN and then it just....cascaded into this absolute masterpiece of love, angst, desire, self discovery and a million other things that I'm still trying to wrap my head around. I'll admit, I wasn't sure how I'd feel about a "slow burn" approach at first but....my gosh, I can't say I would have preferred it any other way. All the characters, not even just the "main" ones, all just enveloped me and clearly served to get some message across or fill some role. Every interaction felt real and everything that happened just seemed to build and coalesce until I couldn't take my eyes off of it. I'm not even sure how to properly express the things this made me feel and, honestly, I'm okay with that. I don't really leave reviews too often but I couldn't just quietly rate this without at least attempting to express my gratitude for this project. On a personal level, I've had my own struggles finding my motivation and expressing who I am to the people close to me, but seeing how those in the story were able to fumble through overcome their insecurities...gives me some hope that I might be able to accept myself one day. I'm not really sure what else to say....I'm trying to be as coherent as possible, but my mind feels like as much of a storm as Zack's after finishing this, heh. Just keep up the amazing work. This is going to stay with me for a long while...

Oh, and I fully intend on checking the revamp! Something like this improved upon?!?! I have to see it, heh.