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5/5 - 10/10  Character-driven Fantasy Horror Game ( with Romance?! ) 

Must play! As a game dev myself, this game has amazed and inspired me a whole LOT! <3

And~ Spoiler-ish comments for Carrot's eyeballs:

Tbh, I'm not in the right head space to give proper feedback right now ( when will I ever be at this point tho honestly *sobs* ), so I'll just leave you with the most important message~

Whoo! The ending of Arc 4 had me CLAPPING!! 

Great job, Carrot!! SO looking forward to Arc 5! >v<)/

Will it also reveal deEp things about Bucks, I wonder~ ;3

Anyways, I find it interesting that Iggy recoils from touching someone ( that scene with the sunscreen ) whilst I'm the other way around, lol. As you know, I'm not ace or anything, but it does truly make me question whether I'm at least a little bit sex-repulsed. Then again, I prefer to not be touched, period. So maybe it's just me, lmao xDD

But hey, it makes me sorta understand the ace perspective, so all good to me ^v^)b ( But if I am, goes to show that you don't have to be ace to experience some repulsion, lol )

Secondly, the scene with Iggy and Genzou-- THAT ONE SCENE-- It breaks my heart, yo. Cuz even whilst I don't agree with it, I understand why he had to do it and that's just AAAAA ;v;

And that scene at the party with Gidget being shown in all their glory? That legit made me awed! I pictured it all moving perfectly in my head all anime-esque! <3 xD

All in all, my personal favorite still remains to be Arc 3 ( SO many nuanced things I love about it, I don't even know where to start ), but! Arc 4 isn't bad either! It's great and I can see the ways you've improved throughout the arcs~ Especially in terms of cinematic moments! Just *chef's kiss*! <3

So hyped for Arc 5! Best of luck and have fun! <3

In the meantime, I'mma go play your other games~ ;D

With all the love,

Nameless L.W. of WingedHares

Oh yeah, it seems so! xD

You're welcome! ^v^)/

Yeah, with any larger projects, balancing level design will be a lot more difficult for sure :'3 *sobs in N lol* But really, no need to make it big if it ever comes to that. Just something small would work too ^v^)b

And thanks for the tip! I'll keep it in mind ;D

Loving the atmosphere! I also like how the state of the Novelist's mind becomes part of the challenge in finding the objects. I find the 2nd level quite challenging due to the zoomed in view, making finding that goofy-looking dog in the end super worth it! Chuckled and awed at it <3

AND I like that this plays different than the hidden objects games I've played out there! Those are usually just point and click, so they were fairly easy. The slight difficulty in this one with the time limit and challenges are real delightful. I won't mind another game in the same vein >v^)b

All in all, great job, Potato! 5/5 >w<)/  

This rekindles my love for hidden objects games, so yeap, that's saying something ;D

Okie dokie~ Take your time! Thanks again ^v^)/

Thank you for getting back to me! ^v^)/

I use the latest version, so v1.5.0. Is the plugin not yet compatible with this version? 

Hello. Am I missing something? I think I've done all there is ( watched the tutorial, read the pdf, studied the demo, even looked through the comments! ) but I keep getting this error:

TypeError

Cannot set property 'imageFolder' of undefined

I saw one of the comments said we have to have ZERO tilesets in the game file, but I would like to avoid that if possible. 

This plugin seems amazing and I would like to make use of it now that I've bought it, so any help would be appreciated. Thank you in advance ;w; )/

Pshaw, your fault for making it look so peachy 😗🍑🍑💞

Yeah, I bet! You deserve some rest now 😁🙏🏻💞

I can't NOT look at Orlam's ass. It's my favorite thing about him 😩👌🏻💞

Lmao, once again! Congrats on release!! So proud of ya 🥳🎉💞💞💞

You're very welcome!! <3

Solid 5/5!! Will be looking forward to play more of your games <3 

My Twitter Review~

~ Nameless L.W. of WingedHares

Sure thing! Am speedy when it comes to games I'm hyped for >v<)/

Yay! <3

Twitter Review ~

Enjoyed this a lot! 4/5~ Gorgeous GUI. Heartfelt story. Definitely recommended! 

Looking forward to your next games <3 

Of course! <3

Enjoyed every bit of it! 5/5 ^v^)/

Looking forward to the full ver. <3

Totally worth the hours I spent playing! And I was genuinely sad when it ended, oh my god x'D

Will definitely be waiting for the extended demo! <3

Congrats on the Demo release and great job, Wraith! ^v^)/

Overall: 4/5

Story: 3.5/5 

Characters: 4/5

Voice Acting: 4.5/5

Art: 4.5/5  

 GUI: 3.5/5

Music: 4/5  

Sound Design: 4/5

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Hello~ Loving the game so far! ^v^)/

The art is especially gorgeous! Quite an inspiration. I could stare at them forever *v*)b

Artist could definitely benefit from practicing more couple illustrations though, as they feel a bit lower in quality than the sprites and solo CGs. Not an eyesore but they feel a bit out of place in this beautifully illustrated and rendered world, making some of the 18+ scenes feel less like a reward. 

I also would like there to be some more consideration of where the pinups are shown, like the one where Shay was feeling down but we were shown a sexy pic of her from behind. It just feels tone-deaf :) 

But overall, the art is great for a free to play game, so good job ^v^)b

As for characters, MC is a bit too subby and meek for my personal taste ( not to mention overdone in media, anime and m/m works especially ), but I love the little bits of him trying to act tough and suave with the girls. It's adorable. Hoping for more of that in future updates :D

Whilst the story can benefit from a more proactive MC, the characters are great overall. They feel quite well-rounded, further punctuated by the mostly superb voice acting. 

My fave LI is definitely Shay and I hope she won't go full dommy with Kay, lol. I feel the little shy dominance she has in the NSFW scene is endearing and would make her stand out from the rest. I'm also interested in how a relationship with Sky will develop :D

Of course, I'll never be interested in pursuing Lux and Tien ( all the power to those who do! ), but I'm looking forward to the m/m routes where Kay can top throughout. Maybe his little tough act will shine through? Seriously adorable, can't have enough of it, especially that one cute exchange he had with Shay about staying in ^^ <3

And well, he's the overlord now, yea? 

So I'm curious to see how he'll develop as a character. Maybe be more self-assured and only meek with his dom partner(s)? 

That'd be interesting :)

I think a good rule of thumb, when your game is supposed to be targeted for both men and women ( or any gender at this point ), a self-assured MC is the best choice seeing as most men aren't submissive and it risks putting them off (like it did me ). Nothing's wrong with being submissive, but we're talking broad scale and all ^^

I feel women would get a kick out of it as well, with the meekness only there in bed or romantic scenes. This will put an endearing spin to his character instead of risking him being one-note, in my opinion :D

Anyways! All in all, beside my own little nitpicks, this game is great! Highly recommended for anyone who loves high quality visuals, great characters, top-notch voice acting, and rather intriguing storyline~ 

It's free and high quality, so what are you waiting for? Install this game and have fun! ^v^)/

I'll be staying tuned for the next chapter <3

Sincerely,

Nameless L.W. of WingedHares

Yep uvu

This is awesome! Love 'em! 😁

Okay, so, I played a bit of it and I love it!

The story tugs a bit at my heart string, the mapping is great if not a bit inconsistent, the sound and some art design has some rough patches, but it's overall good! 

But sadly, I don't think I can finish playing the game without ending up developing hard feelings for it x'D

Why? Well, I've always been a slow person, so I end up failing the gathering stars part a lot. It's really frustrating, especially having to remember where all the levers and stars are. My brain ain't loving it. I had to stop the moment I got motion sickness, lol.

Maybe consider lengthening the time? Or implement a difficulty system?

Other than that, other issues I have are minor and nit picky, like punctuation stuff regarding commas, lol. I love my commas--

But yeah, I'd gladly play the game again once the gathering stars timer is implemented better for people like me. Looks like I'm in the only one struggling tho, oop x'D

Overall, as far as a  game jam submission goes, I'll give it a 4 out of 5!

Great job, Finn! Doubly excited to play your other games now ^w^)/

I see! That explains the title screen, lol.

It's sad, but it is how it is :'D 

Thanks for bringing us Kazuya and Haruto though ^w^)/

And for replying! Knowing me, I'd have scour all the options for that non-existent secret route uwu;

Loving the game so far! Finished Kazuya's and the solo ending. Will finish Haruto's soon :D

I'm just sad Sora doesn't have a route. He's a cutie who deserves so much more. But I guess he's straight, so. The title screen with his portrait feels a bit misleading tho :'3

Unless-- he's actually a secret route? Owo

Right? On Windows too. 

It's replayable, for sure! 😁👌🏻❤👏🏻👏🏻

Kokoro, you are an AMAZING project leader and game developer! You put the game together so well, I can see myself playing it again and again in the future ( and that's coming from someone with a high standard for VNs! Be proud! >w^)b )! I'm so attached to the characters, damn! The story is just that good! I demand a sequel to Ending 1!! xDD

Aside from the things I told you already, I have no complaints~ Fantastic job! >w<)/

But for the voices, I'll say it again; they're all fabulous! They truly brought the characters to life! I'm seriously amazed! My fave is Annelise's, for sure! Trina Deuhart~ bravo! >w<)/ *claps claps*

And~ I've collected all the CGs and endings, woohoo! I can't say much cuz SPOILER! But yes, the endings are executed awesomely ^w^)b I'm not sure which one I like more, Ending 1 or 2? I have a soft spot for Sora, but... I like CG 3 best and it's not in his route, so I AM TORN :'D

As for the CGs~ Some... some could be better ;w; They were a learning experience for me, that's for sure~ Oh for anyone wondering, yes, I'm the CG artist of this game and I wholly encourage you to play it! It's awesome~ >w^)b Anyways, overall~ I'm really proud of the work I do for this game. Fanboying over your own work showing up and nodding at them proudly should be a good indicator, right? xDDD 

Thank you so much once again for the wonderful opportunity, Kokoro! I'm genuinely proud to be a part of the team making this amazing game! I sincerely hope we can work together again in the future~ with a much better, improved version of me! Hehhe~ never hesitate to hit me up! Cheers ^w^)/

Just finished playing the demo~ Ahh, I don't know where to start! I had so much fun! All the characters are interesting and cute in their own way! After getting to know them better, I conclude that my favorite is Ginger, but then I realize that he's not romanceable yet!! Ahhh, I really hope we can reach his stretch goal! Let us unite our wads of cash for this campaign!! For the love of Ginger!! > <)/

Anyway~ other than some minor typos and grammatical issues, the demo is awesome! The characters will be voiced somewhere down the road, right? If so, looking forward to it in the final game! If not, then I'm sad. Ban's VA in that YT intro has such a nice voice to listen to~ ;w; 

Oh and, I hope there's a delete feature for saves and loads as well in the final game, like in Seiyuu Danshi! It'd be nice to organize our saves and stuff ^w^ But yeah, all in all~ amazing demo! There are a lot of visible improvements compared to that of Seiyuu Danshi and I am so happy for you guys! You've come so far!! *^*)/ Will there ever be a remaster of Seiyuu Danshi? ;;D

Now, I'mma go and pledge to the campaign~ I know this game is gonna be amazing, so I would happily part with my money! Onwards to Patreon I go~~ >w<)/

EDIT;; lol nope, nevermind. Paypal is being a jackass and won't allow me to do monthly subscription without a credit card. I guess I'll just do a one time payment through here then, sometime next month. Ahh, and here I was looking forward for some Seiyuu Danshi After Stories perks too. Just my luck, I guess. My luck is just rotten this month, honestly, so I'm no longer surprised by this point x'DD

I'm so hyped, I can't-- Why you gotta hype us up whilst we're still in waiting? It's agonizing x'DD 

1) What content would you like to see in streams?

I'm still waiting on that writing stream you promised ;;D Also, maybe some little art tutorial will be nice? Not sure if that's doable tho and might disturb the artist's workflow, so just the usual is good enough for me. Chatting with you guys with amazing art in view and good music in the background? Perfection *^*)b

(Also psstt. maybe if everything is about Minami, I would be over the moon ;;D)

2) Where do you think the twins and Rei are going for their date?

I'm not all that familiar with them and frankly they scare the shit out of me (lol). Never been a fan of threesome routes (I get jealous easily and subconsciously play favorites), so I'm totally not the route's demographic. Minami's more my thing. I like playing top protagonists. Yay, go figure. Please tell me your next games have more purely bottom love interests, not just one. Or just give the player the liberty to choose or something, like in Seiyuu Danshi ;w; 

Anyway~ enough about me being pathetic. I'm guessing they'd go somewhere thrilling? Like getting it on in the darkness of a haunted house (the amusement park kind) or something, I dunno (lol). They're fuckheads, after all uwu"

3) Where do you think Minami and Rei are at?

The aquarium? Since you guys talked about glass cracking and water spilling out everywhere in the stream. Just a guess xD Either way~ I'm so excited for their date!  Wohoo!! >w<)/ 

4) Which option would you pick for the story teaser? 

C) “No training seminars please…”

I'd choose B if Rei were the one who top him, but since he's (most likely) not, I'd go with C. Not A because I'm fine with being cooped up. Not D because I love guessing~ so C it is! Even a seminar nerd like me won't go to one for a date uwu"

With that all said and done, I wish you some more best of luck with the game development~! Cheers!! >w<)/

Alrighty. Thank you~ ^w^

Howl, can you not trample on our sensitive emotions please? It's still raw uwu' 

Anyway~ Howl aside, I'm glad you didn't cancel the campaign entirely! Doing it through Patreon sounds nice as well, though I understand that it's not ideal from your perspective. We'll make it work! By the way, out of curiosity, will we still have to pay for the game even if we pledge $100 or more for the campaign? No free copy? I seem to remember devs offering free copies for high pledges. It's fine either way. Just wanna make sure ^w^

Haha yeah, I sorta figured. It all comes down to preferences, but since you've marketed it as "It's all in your hands!", I thought it'd be nice if we have player input during the scenes, like in Tocchan's hot spring date where the player can either choose to put it in or being the one done. That was nice, so I was confused why there were no player input during Shiba and Toru's hot spring dates (probably because it's not about actual sex?). I haven't played Hikaru and Shuu's routes up to that point, thus I dunno if they have the options or not. Basically, since you've marketed it that way, I think it's a given to have player input during these scenes. I was disappointed yes, not gonna lie. But I'll still play Banana Ranch because this particular think doesn't impact whether I wanna play the game or not. I just wish the marketing is honest about the top and bottom thing not being a full player input (when it comes to personal dom/sub preferences anyway). If I had known, then I wouldn't have felt confused by the lack of prefences input in Seiyuu Danshi, haha (we have that during/after foreplay mode, so why not in the story itself?). I realized then that SD MC isn't a skin where the player can slip into, despite the player could name him whatever they want. 

I hope I got my point across. So yeah, just something to take into consideration. I'll still support you guys regardless. I'm a budding game developer myself, so I don't play for the sake of playing alone. I play games to learn as well. Seiyuu Danshi has inspired me a lot, so I'm thankful for that. Despite being flawed here and there (and I'm not just talking about the dom/sub thing), the mechanics are enjoyable and hold a lot of potential. I'm excited to see how you guys will improve from here on. Banana Ranch seems promising, like seriously, I can't wait for the demo! > w <)/ And I'm already in love with Cotton and Moocha, so there's no way I can leave this game unplayed now ;w;

Again, best of luck with the game development ^ w ^)/

Happy it's up now! I'm so looking forward to the demo! > w <)

"Will you make Ban be the TOP or BOTTOM in the relationship? It’s all in your hand!"

Okay then, you promised~ ;D I'm not looking forward to another one of Haato's case where he gets all uke even though I played a purely seme route, like in Shiba's route during the hot spring date. Any other seme would just calm him down or something, not get all hot and bothered. Either explicitly state the protagonist is a seke or commit to the game mechanics you promised, please. 

I like Seiyuu Danshi and I'm so eager to support you guys, so I sincerely hope for further improvement. Best of luck with the game development! ^w^)/

I agree to most of your points (except for MC's high-pitched voice since I played a purely seme route and it's just... weird to me. But since MC's not really a skin where the players can slip into, I don't pay it much mind. He's still a seke even if you purely play as a top or bottom. And also the chibi part. Personally, I feel it's a weird implementation for the sex scenes. Not hot at all, ahaha. Reminds me of other things. I'll save you the mental image, haha.) Couldn't say it better myself. I wish there's a button to like this comment ^^ (EDIT: Oh ooh, nevermind! Just noticed the upvote/downvote buttons. Haha, new here!)

I like the game, but I do admit that it gets tedious after my first playthrough. It was then that I finally saw through the illusion. It's not a game where you can finish every route before moving on to another game. It's best played with a long interval in between. It's a shame, really. It could have been so much better. I have high hopes for the developer, though. They just shoot too high for their first game, in my opinion. 

Anyways, yeah, great review! I hope the dev reads this, takes it into consideration, and improves. Cheers! ^ w ^)/

The improved days skip function is such a thoughtful update! Thank you for all the hard work ^^)/

Yeah, a process image sounds good as well! And right, YouTube isn't exactly okay with mature content. That's a real shame. I've never used Picarto before, so I can't comment much on it. Twitch is pretty good. Thanks for letting me know! I'll be sure to keep an eye on these two platforms for the streams about the game. I'm pretty much in love with the art style, so I'm curious how they're made ^^

EDIT: Followed you on both Picarto and Twitch! They're under Parival, right? Just making sure, since there doesn't seem to be any content on both accounts yet. 

Please, take your time! It won't be good for my conscience if the team suffered in the making of this game, haha. And, everyone agrees that a well-polished game is better than a rushed one. Waiting for a bit longer doesn't hurt ^^

Now, on to answering some questions~

1) Would you like to see more WIPs or just fully-shaded teasers?

Hmm, I feel like fully-shaded CGs and stuff should be a surprise we get to see in the actual product. So yeah, personally, I feel like fully-shaded ones practically counts as spoilers. Could be just me, though. 

2) Will you be purchasing the DLC?

I have the habit of purchasing any side content of media I enjoy, so most likely! It's probably true for most people too, so work extra smart on the main game ^^)b

3) Would you be interested in watching a stream regarding the process to create the game? For example: streaming sketches, talking about the writing process, CGs, devs playing the game, etc. Let me know!

Oh, definitely! That's a great idea! It would be awesome to learn how 1st Degree is made. I'm a budding game developer myself (mainly in the art and writing department), so it'll also help me learn how these things go, haha. 

4) If so, what platform do you prefer?

YouTube! Most people have YouTube, so I think it's the best platform out there for streaming and reaching a wider audience. I found your game through YouTube as well! It was a demo walkthrough. That's saying something, right? 

With all that answered, I wish you all the best with your venture! Be sure to work smart and stay healthy! Cheers! ^v^)/

I'm not surprised. The game has a lot of continuity issues. They're not annoying enough to break game enjoyment, but they do make things feel out of place, haha. I hope you're still enjoying the game despite this issue! I also hope the game dev will resolve it. I believe they're busy with their other projects though, so I doubt it'd be anytime soon. Oh well, let's hope for the best!

Cheers! ^v^)/