woah. ok, first off, FUCKING amazing. I went through Vin's route, though, so i haven't seen the rest yet. (its not a kink, okay wanted to see what would happen. and, oh BOY did shit go down) What I really liked abt this was that it's not like, just focused on one respective field. It's not just a "romance", or just a decision-based game, or anything like that. It's all of them put together into a beautifully crafted abomination (pun intended, iykyk) that I could never regret playing. It's very complex, actually, and things are rarely ever set in stone, particularly regarding relationships. or maybe that's just vin and crux, honestly, idk. the morality is also OVERWHELMINGLY questionable, not in a bad or good way (pun not intended this time, i swear) You're unsure who to trust at all.
MASSIVE Spoilers incoming, so don't read this if you haven't played yet. It'll ruin everything.
Vin, for example, who is pretty much the obvious scapegoat for this. At first, (if you enter his route) you are literally a fucking pet he can do with as he pleases, or that's what it seems like, and it carries on into the first... "date", if you can call it that. it's like he's trying to get to "know" you, but in the extremes. no small talk. no favorite color. just straight for the jugular (pun only half-intended.) i feel, if he were to speak of it, he would definitely romanticize it somehow. that everyone dresses it up and shit, and he doesn't care enough to be polite, for his own eldritch reasons. but despite this, he still seems to care about you, eventually, in his own weird way??? idk how to put it. you can't tell. or, yk, maybe i'm just stupid. but all throughout, he tends to maintain some sense of humanity??? very lowerd standard here, but he's not just an antagonist. he wants comfort, he comforted you, when he caused your trauma... i don't know.
so , yeah, definitely an eccentric character, and that's only one. he's the only route i've done so far, and i still haven't even finished.
I love the complexity of each and every one though. Crux is, well, a whole other lane, and Black seems like the most constant straightman.
TL;DR AMAZING GAME. very realistic, despite a lot of fantastical properties. There's a mix of relationship, duty, morality, and mortality that makes every choice bleed into the other fields. really liked it, if that's not obvious already. It's definitely more questions than answers at the end, but that's to be expected.
no malice in this at all, but there's a tinyyy typo in the red text that shows up during the bad ending? i can give a screenshot if that helps. if you wanna keep it, that's fine too, cz it's still legible
this game is absolutely amazing!!!1! the art style just WORKS. and the story as well is very beautiful, disregarding length becz this is definitely about more than just a crazy bf. im stupid for getting too deep into this, but i really really loved the little monologue thing about love and abandonment and fleeting and the deep end yk.
very deep very nice 100/10 <3
i <3 my beloved
named him darling and he got all flustered, i can't believe i ended up liking this guy! not that he's bad, but generally speaking, it's rare to find yanderes who offer humanity, and connection, and things actually cherished in a relationship, beyond just their undying love for you. yanderes who are also, actually, human!! (though i doubt Beloved is, or was the heart simply symbolism?)
i really hope we get to see more of him in the future. if not, totally okay <3
this is extremely beautiful. i love that the lore is dropped in like, bits and pieces before being fully revealed. this also seems to be a situation of like "i hate you, but i can't stay away from you" lol ik it's already obvious from the question that Gabriel asks, but still. it's tragic, but it's also sweet, but it's also like... these people need hugs?? well, idk about Selene, since she's not even human, but yeah, im sure she'd like a hug from a certain individual (not winking at all). ALSO WHAT THE ABSOLUTE FUCK WAS THAT ENDING??? (in a good way, but like, WHAAAT?!)
ps. does anyone know what they mean by the second marriage? is it the time he pledges to become one of her knights? and why is he running away from her? question remainnnnnn
oh my god how tf did you manage to make a homeless rat boy look hot ;-; JOKES ASIDE, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. i can feel, like,certain theeemes of like abandonment or something, but i don't have a good grasp of that yet, which is obviously not a flaw in the game. the music, ARTT, THE ART, and everything is really really good <3.i love how, unlike most games like this, you aren't completely gone off the face of the earth. you still know people, your life is more complex than just a single individual (or, entity,in this case), and i find it really nice that we get to have that! anyway, i <3 mould. never thought i'd be saying those partciular 3 words, but, as a character, yeah, he seems more complex than just "a yandere". also, did i mention he's hot?
edit: maybe i've completely lost the premise, forgive me, but there's a gamp between me playing and me commenting this. either way, i won't be reading into this bc idk shit <3
im pretty sure the mc is supposed to be a driver in the story just as much as the player is, considering the whole elaborate backstory. and, just a heads up, pretty sure Amelia is only the mother OF the mc, if that wasn't clear already. so , no, i doubt it will be like that in future upds
very very nice <3. benny reminds me, (looks-wise) of Rudy from dead plate, is that a reference some sort, or just coincidence? (sorry chronic overthinker here) awaiting the second chapter eagerlyyy, love the art style!!
this game is adorable. i love how in the ending you either fall in love and save od from himself , become friends with od , or go to jail bc the fbi caught you. this was really fun to play , and the feelings and thoughts and overall atmosphere seems very true-to-life. im happy with the ending , which is rlly rare for me. keep up the good work!!
anyone ever ask you what you're playing - and you have to resist telling them you're dating a plant specimen that could destroy all of humanity bc they'll think you're a fkin weirdo so you tell them "research" and now they think you're a fkin nerd. Wht do you in that situation?
great game , but the demo left a HUGE cliffhanger - what did pheonix do , where did seth go , wsp with matt, and chuuya- rico loves us now? there's gang type shit in a romance VN - can't wait to see how this goes! ( no srsly this is amazing )
so yeah around 2 hours from now, give or take??