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i know this is old, but (spoilers ofc)

about the gift source, if Im reading this right typing "beatrice castiglioni" in the prompt says she gave it to her, and "I" is used in an entry about her grandchild telling her about something like battlers promise. given what happens with the rest of them, I wouldn't be too surprised if she was also digitized at some point and is butterflydb in some way.

 so my personal read is "record" is her daughter, the equivalent of kuwadorian beatrice, who also had her own child, lion (in something analogous to canon? typing "ootsuki" mentions "the true face of the Ushiromiya family head and what he had done to her and her daughter") who becomes the text seen in "restore". 

my guess was something messed up with beatrice II's digitization, given how the text in record goes, and it was tried for a second/third time with lion, which explains why their disappearance happens in 1985. as for why shannon's still writing until 1988--maybe she's serving as a hope spot, just like in canon? but one that's eventually failed, evidently...

this is so intensely silly and charming. im a big fan of more directed rp, so this is perfect for me--thank you for making it!

very nice art! and surreal story with very unique prose :0

oh yeah, I actually played it before this one! nice work still :P

got both endings :] (though the first without pursuing any of the ritual stuff which was....a lot)

overall fun! I love seeing idle games that explore other things.

there's a problem where they'll vote and eliminate you based on being "too robot-like", rather than like a human. (got this from copying answers, which tbf you probably dont want people to do. but still a bit strange.)

won by instead copying parts of their answers, which worked :P

ah, nice catch. no 4k monitor here (just good ol' 1920x1080) so maybe a problem with setting the wrong resolution too?

could've phrased that clearer, my bad. I was just joking about the "be careful" note that I didn't follow at all--full speed ahead!

fun little game! it got pretty confusing when it came to the 3D segment (the grays tend to blend together, and the camera gets covered up) but it was overall pretty fun and a cool idea :]

Ah, and now I'm getting an "exception thrown" error. hopefully this helps!

(2nd image comes first but itch.io won't let me rearrange them)

Loved the almost cinematic feel, from what I've seen this has really pretty sprites! 

Can I ask if you'll offer a download option, though? It got stuck on a black screen after the car pulls up, unfortunately.

played both sides, was fun! Enjoyed that they both had their own variations on gameplay :> (but similar themes on each side, so it still felt cohesive!)

That said, IDK if it was just my system but the tiles flashed a lot--made it a bit painful to play.

which version is meant to be downloaded? I see the .exe is a lot smaller than the .zip

Neat little concept!! <-- was very much Not safe

aww, that's cute! I definitely was trying to light all the candles during the game, didn't realise it was only at the end.

....and I'm kinda curious what that really obscure one is, now. understand if you wanna keep it under wraps for discovery, though :P

Incredibly charming and atmospheric art, with interface and prose to match! 

I like how everyone reacted their own unique way to the Horrors, and came out better for it--and it ended surprisingly happy, too ^^

also, curious what the lighter does?

very sweet, adore the little details (the mounting messes, the plants...)

neat game, very charming!

hi, very cute art! unfortunately I'm getting the error "unityplayer.dll not found", are there more files meant to be included in the download?

ooh, exciting! looking forward to what you've planned for the future 👀

cute little game :P i find it hard to imagine what kind of esoteric minesweepers could even exist.

shame on those old owners, they gotta treat their robots better!!

this was sweet, very striking visuals! gonna be thinking about videos games tonight....

usually im  not a big fan of boxed in choices where they still let you pick them but you don't progress, but I think Navarro and I were alike in that regard XD very funny to think of her looping the exchanges before finally giving up on it, haha.

hope she has fun with Astrid :]

this isn't something ive ever seen an idle game be the vessel for. i love it! props to you both!

woah, there's a happy ending too! nice little bow on it all ^^

ooh, the presentation is top notch! when it was shown as a screen over the ui already being shown, my mind was blown.

a really gorgeous game, with a lovely atmosphere. I hope things get better for you, and you can keep creating too ^^

Yep! 

Not sure how long, but after the first run it was pretty consistently <10 mins, so probably an hour at most?

interesting kind of fatalism, with unsurprising related imagery.
I'm curious how quickly you could do this? best I've managed so far is 5:57, with all upgrades of course, but I know I'm not the most optimal player!

ahh, got it, thank you both!

this is cute! I'm a little confused by what "lyric game" is, though, could someone guide me on that?

Ahh, unzipping and replacing the files seems to have fixed  it! For some reason I started off in the room in the house with the plants and record immediately, now it's in the bedroom and hopefully (?) at the intended start. Thank you!!

thinks about this 5ever. as a serial non-project-finisher who is also adjacent to some of the other things in here, I can definitely relate XD

I'm glad [            ] finally published a project diagetically!! and big props to you for making me feel so much for her--from the fun ui and background changes (the colors!! the error screen!! text coming off the box! etc etc I know you're familiar with them all but they're just neat!), to her realisations about herself looking back, to the cool sprite representations, to how everyone's voices feel so alive from just their snippets. I'm glad I read it ^^

and wishing the best for all your projects too, both future and past!

I love the nuance in options you get to pick, lots of fun branches! This was really sweet ^^

Oh also, is the zip file important? I tried progressing with both not unzipping it and with unzipping it, but the files looked more or less the same

Getting stuck at the beginning, anyone know where to go after meeting the red character?

RIP. it's nothing too substantial though, and theres videos of it out there if you go looking!

hehe, what a happy ending!

OH its a whole thing. you cant even edit the comment. 10/10 mind extra blown.

(sorry to break the bit but ough....this was good. will be thinking about it for a good while.)