The lab was empty/pretty much abandoned + the person in charge let them go.
Also just gonna mention it (cuz I heard it's easily missable) - if you start the game again, you have access to the bonus room/epilogue : )
Don't worry, you're allowed to have your own opinion on the game - though your reason did make me laugh! This is the funniest criticism I've gotten till now hahaha (Though I need you to put on ur Yuri-Goggles and look more closely..... Nati (the tanned girl) has a crush on the MCs cousin Mickey (who is also a girl).... Hidden Yuri :^) )
Otherwise, I can totally see how the character relations can be confusing... The story is set in a small town with huge families x'D The music could have just been too quiet (it's an issue I didn't get around to fix TvT)
The part about my art style evolving was super cute - I'm happy you think so!!!
Hopefully my next game will have more Yuri in it 🫡🫡 (Though there is a high probability that it'll be a male MC again lol)
I really enjoyed playing this VN!! I absolutely love your type of humor, so I was giggling a LOT while playing, haha (like the RPG Maker music in the beginning nearly took me out).
Overall, I think this a very lovely project! Seeing you figure out the engine (in kinda real-time?) was actually also inspiring (I learned some new things about Renpy as well lol)
The voice-acting part was the biggest surprise though!! (Biggest surprise as in "How do u sound so good while using a normal phone????")
Interacting with your OCs is just such a fun concept and I think you incorporated it just wonderfully!! The "good end" of this VN-test was also pretty heartwarming :') I'm def looking forward to whatever story you've planned to make in Renpy next!!!
I finally got around to playing this game and!!! Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was definetly not expecting the story to have this kind of twist?? You can imagine how shocked I was when I went into that house!! (Not elaborating on that to not spoiler everything, but like. oh my god (again))
I absolutely loved the theme of human connections/relationships throughout this game - especially the meadow scene.... It was so lovely to read all the different interactions between all these lovely charas!! Mea's and Mel's relationship was so intriguing as well!! (I ate up all the dialog concerning them!!)
Actually, I have no idea what it's called, but I also really liked it whenever you had the scenes where it was only text on the screen (like the intro!)!! It had such a nice narrative touch that I enjoyed a lot UvU
Also, before I forget??? All the game assets are so good.... The tilesets look so yummy, the overall presentation of the game so nice (like the menu, the chara busts or the textboxes etc), the music was also super cool to listen to and!! The CGs!!!! I'm amazed at how many you were able to include in the game??? As always, I really love how much personality is in your art UvU
Btw art, the artbook is also such a delight to look through!! All these drawings... So yummy <33
Anyways, enough rambling from me!! Thank you sm for making this game (I enjoyed it a lot) and I'm looking forward to seeing ur next project(s)!!! (^v^)/
OKAY SO!! Funnily enough, I do have two sequel ideas... I just need to actually get around and.... make them......... (The sequels might even be an hour long... idk yet x3)
I'm also veeery happy to hear that you enjoyed this game as well!! : D Also feel free to share that Yuri-manga it reminded you off (I love reading Yuri)
Abbie, thank you smmm?!?! What a sweet review hehe
I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed the charas and story... Me and my friend put a lot of love into them <33
I can totally see why you'd think this is set in the same world as Heartburn (casual, fluffy fantasy world), but it's actually not x'D I just loooove writing similiar things lmao
(Tho agreed, i also think that other ppl should go play heartburn. and totally not only because i made that game lol)
Thank you sm, Charlieee!!!! I'm really happy you enjoyed this short story!!! Ofc I had to include Mickey (I love her sm) UvU
Also yeah, I thankfully had my friend co-write the script with me, so all I had to do after that was to channel my inner 15-year old and go ham lol (I looove finishing games in under a week, yippie)