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I really enjoyed playing this! It's sweet and simple, and it left my heart with a warm little feeling - like freshly baked bread 💞

GOD this was so cuuuute, I was grinning all the way through!! Watching these two pining over each other absolutely made my evening, I love both of them 💞

Also, fantastic job on the animations, they really added so much to already beautiful visuals!

Really looking forward to the full release~

"An angel with a lead pipe" was the first note I read, and honestly, no further notes required 😂

God, this was so sweet and I had so much fun with it! I of course enjoyed the romance (or aromance?) parts, but offsetting them against the struggles they were both having - and seeing how those internal thoughts threatened to derail things for them (personally and in their relationship) - made for a great contrast in the story and added some real depth to both of the leads.  

I fell in love with Chip pretty much immediately, and the teasing and bickering between him and Viv was just a constant delight, I genuinely laughed out loud at them digging at each other. The supporting cast were a lot of fun too, and the writing flowed really smoothly and was well paced.

Also, I love the manga-style cut scenes and the umbrella twirl transitions!

In short, this was great, and I'm gonna have to go check out Dolce off the back of it~

I expected a sweet, fun little title from this, and for the most part that's exactly what I got. Then the reveal happened, and it made me simultaneously gasp and sob, in delight and sadness. I didn't expect to be hit by that whirlwind of emotions, but damn it landed - and it was delivered beautifully, set up to make you invested in the resolution, not given away too early but in hindsight clearly signposted once you know the answer too. Loved the characters' interactions, loved the art and the mini puzzles - just had a blast from start to finish!

(Absolutely devastated right now, but in a good way!)

Superb game! The story was great and had fantastic pacing, I had a favourite route but they were both compelling in their own right, and both had very satisfying conclusions. Really enjoyed the art too, but I particularly want to give a shout-out to the GUI design and the monsters - the GUI really enhanced the atmosphere and vibe, and the monsters were legitimately horrifying and felt like a genuine threat. They weren't just monsters, they were monsters.

Also, bad end 5? That wasn't the soup I expected to be the final prize... 😂

Oh no, an excuse to go and replay my favourite Nami title for the 20th time? Truly, pride month sends us the hardest trials 😂

Absolutely superb game!

I knew from what we're told in malViolence that this would be a heavy read, and oh lord was it ever. Lots to think about and to unpack, but that doesn't detract at all from how well it was delivered. The premise was almost horrifically believable, the set-up and world-building really sold it, and the slow build and gradually ratcheted horror just really intensified it.

Absolutely would recommend this; saying I "enjoyed" it might not quite be the right word, but it was definitely a great experience!

Absolutely, stunningly, fantastic story! I was hooked from beginning to end, delighted in places, utterly horrified in others, but had a hell of a time the whole way through.

I really enjoyed that there were so many different layers to the horror elements, all balanced so well - from the underlying "This is a cult, right?" discomfort, to the claustrophobic feeling of being isolated within your own community just for being 'different', to the much more visceral, brutal stuff and the secrets revealed along the way, it was all measured exceptionally well, landing hard without ever feeling excessive.

The whole cast was well-written, but the 'villains' in particular really stood out to me - I absolutely loathed them by the end, but they never at any point felt cartoonishly evil. They felt utterly real and believable; people like that really do exist, and that only made them even worse.

Saying I "enjoyed" it is probably not quite the right word, given... you know, everything... but I was gripped by it, and whenever I took a break I couldn't wait to come back and find out what happens next. Loved it all the way through - you did an amazing job with this!

(Nils did nothing wrong and I will die on this hill--)

Start to finish, I absolutely adored this! I came in hoping for a good time and I was not let down in the slightest - the whole cast is wonderful, collectively well-rounded and bouncing off each other so naturally, but our two protagonists in particular were so much fun. I was absolutely living for all the grief they gave each other (genuinely laughing out loud in places), and the cute moments they shared had me curling my toes, they were so sweet!

The story was simple enough but very enjoyable, and paced well so that it didn't feel rushed or slow, nor excessively dramatic. The art was very enjoyable too, and in particular I enjoyed their filming scenes, with all the play with angles and perspectives and all the rest - it really brought something fresh to the table~

Seriously recommend giving the demo a try; if you enjoy it, the full thing gives you spades more of all the good stuff 💞

I bought this hoping for something fun, something light-hearted, something maaaaaybe a bit silly that'd make me smile, and oh lord did I get that and more 💞

Had an absolute blast reading this; the art was of course lovely (it's Ekkoberry, after all), the music set a great tone throughout, but most of all it was the story and Aster and Blaise's relationship and interactions that won me over. They had a really natural back-and-forth throughout, and didn't feel rushed or forced at any point. (Also, a special shout-out goes to Charmaine and her perfect 'sweet gremlin' energy)

There were plenty of moments that made me laugh or snort out loud, and the finale was sweet without being saccharine. It was genuinely just a really good time, and I absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for something wholesome and full of warm and fluffy feelings <3

Landed ending B first, and it absolutely devastated me. And then ending A healed me a hundred times over~

This was a really sweet little game, paced very well and set up so well to deliver maximum impact on both endings. For such a small snapshot into them and their relationship, we quickly learnt a lot about them, and I couldn't help empathising desperately with both of them.

Played my heart like a fiddle, and it was a thoroughly (painfully) good time!

Well this was a little slice of delight to come across! I ended up playing through it a couple chapters at a time because of having to make time for other stuff, but in all the downtime in between I was thinking about this a whole lot - the characters, the story, the whole underlying theme, the works - and anything that lives rent-free in your head like that obviously left an impact!

Really enjoyed the story, and the dynamics between the characters were great - nothing felt forced or contrived, everything was set out in a way that made their perspectives understandable even if I disagreed with them, and their relationships as a whole genuinely felt like there was a shared history between them. Aster revealing Cyrus' thoughts at the end was heartbreaking, and put such a solid and satisfying twist into the narrative.

In short: loved it!

I don't play a lot of yandere games, but this one caught my attention - and now that I've completed it, it absolutely blew me away!

I wound up racking up bad endings pretty quickly (and repeatedly), but had a lot of fun playing through despite that (the 'skip to choices' feature helped a LOT, really appreciated that!). Once I finally broke the loop and got through to the true ending, I was anticipating a twist of some sort but absolutely did not see the twist that was delivered coming. Fantastic ending, left me a mixture of grinning in delight and jaw-dropped.

And the side story? Strong contender for being my favourite part; after seeing everything from the MC's perspective, it was great getting that extra lore and perspective from another viewpoint. The game very clearly foreshadowed that there was Something Else about that character, and it was so satisfying getting so many questions answered.

Really enjoyed the story, the pacing was great, there was a good amount of lore shared without exposition-dumping, and the humour in particular really worked for me.

Well worth a play, you'll have more fun than the MC does!

Truly an incredibly subversive experience, only made better by the colour scheme burning itself into my retinas so that everything I look at is now also subermsvive. An absolute masterpiece, rating it 1/10 in the desperate hope that that score is as subversible as this subversive masterpiece was

Oh, I adored this!! 💞 Esca and Fern were such a delightful pair, and I loved how naturally their relationship progressed from "giving each other grief" to "giving each other grief, but affectionately" and even onto something they might eventually, grudgingly, call friendship.

The story was interesting and very well-written, giving us a really neatly-contained encounter with plenty of world-building context provided without going overboard or venturing into the irrelevant. The banter drew me in, and the premise kept me hooked.

The art is gorgeous, and the VN as a whole (through the words, visuals and music) has a lovely aesthetic that really comes together and makes it a joy to read through.

I know some of the other comments have said that they'd like to see more of this, and I've definitely got to add my name to that list too!

Finished off all the other endings, played with some of the other route options etc, and I loved every minute of it 🥰 Milo's reaction and everything that follows after the "I can't" choice absolutely destrOYED ME HOW DARE YOU-- ...but I was all signed up for an emotional rollercoaster and it absolutely delivered, I loved it and honestly the narrative and delivery were SUPERB. I anticipated something drastic, and as soon as Milo re-appeared I had that dawning chain of realisation - "Why do they look so... wait, they look like... ohhhh no no no-- 😨"

Definitely a title I'll come back to again in future - you did an amazing job with this!

In the interests of leaving a fair review, I feel like it's worth saying that at the beginning of the game, it didn't really grab me - not in an "It's bad" way by any means, but more of a "Maybe it's just not for me" way. Something just didn't click for me. I decided to stick it out a bit longer because of a recommendation from someone I follow, though, and I am SO glad I did.

I've not gotten every ending yet, but I'm gonna hit up the guide and work through them all, because I can tell it's going to be worth it. From the endings I've gotten so far, I've been delighted and devastated, uplifted and crushed. For all that it was a slow start for me to actually get invested, the pay-off has been superb. The story built into something bigger and better than I ever expected, the growth of the characters and their backstories and relationships (for better and for worse) has been a joy to behold, and before I'd even hit the first proper ending I was cheering along with them and feeling the gutpunch of disappointment like it'd happened to me personally. The 'Rose-Coloured' ending left me grinning like an idiot all the rest of the day, 'Broken Trust' made my jaw drop, and 'Kintsurugi' had me tearing up in joy and relief after everything that it took for them to get there.

This game's a true gem, and the amount of effort and love poured into it is clear to see. As already said, I'm gonna take great delight in working through all of the endings, and I can already tell this is gonna be a title that I'll end up revisiting months down the line too, just to enjoy all over again.

Genuinely superb work, massive kudos to you!

Sad to hear this is being paused for now, but if it isn't working then it can't be helped, and there's no point in trying to force yourselves through it and making something you're not happy with!

I hope you can pick this up again, but whether you do or not I'll be looking forward to your other projects too ^^

This was... genuinely stunning. Like in the 'stop, take a breath, recovery' sense. For all its simplicity, it had an incredibly oppressive atmosphere, until reaching the relief of the good endings. I think the music played a large part in that - it did an amazing job of setting the mood! - but the dialogue (and lack of, where that applies) did a great job too. It always felt like there was that underlying threat, even during the "kind" parts of the conversation.

Thankfully it's not something I can relate to on a personal level, but it felt real enough regardless. Saying I "enjoyed" it would definitely convey the wrong mood, but this was brilliantly done and I'm glad to have played it. Kudos!

For how short this is, that left a hell of an impact! I need so many answers...

Fantastic O2A2 entry!

This was absolutely wonderful!! I adored the art, it was such a pleasing style and really suited the mood of the game, and the story itself was beautiful - so nicely paced, such a brilliant atmosphere (from optimism to trepidation to almost horror to sheer joy!) and a genuinely enjoyable main cast ❤ Dolchio's growth through his adventure was so well done - it felt completely organic - and it all built it up a very satisfying ending. What a treat this was!

This was absolutely SUPERB - I know it's only a demo, but I already love it so much, I can't wait for the final piece!

The art's gorgeous throughout, the music/sfx are so incredibly spot-on for setting the different moods, the pacing's great and I'm really invested in the story~ I love how everything comes together too; the animations on the sprites (subtle and otherwise) and the transitions between scenes make everything feel so smooth and natural, and the atmosphere during the 'horror' scenes is so deliciously intense, it really sets them aside from the "normal" parts of each day and makes it as unsettling for the reader as it does for Hikaru.

Speaking of Hikaru - I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!! His relationship and banter with Aki had me grinning non-stop, I love how much shit they give each other and how obviously they care about each other without being excessive with it. He clearly cares about Hiyori too, I love a supportive sibling ^^

(Also Karma is ridiculous in such a wonderful way, he's so precious 💞)

I really don't have any criticism to offer, I loved every bit of it and I'm really looking forward to seeing the rest 💖

I was hyped for the game anyway, but I'm just getting even more pumped with this update!!

Just finished playing, and I ADORE this so far! Love the premise and the story so far, the art's beautiful, and I'm looking forward to seeing the rest when it's released! \o/

I'm so glad you're reaching more milestones for this game, it was wonderful to play and you deserve all the success!!

Also, I'm SO EXCITED to see that Spooktober game, I'll keep looking out for updates! (The blond guy is an early runner to steal my heart...)

Also also, I love the pics from Yamanashi! It looks beautiful, I'd love to go visit Japan sometime...

Congrats on hitting the milestone!!! You really deserve it, this is such a wonderful little game 💞

I went into this with more of a "Might be good?" expectation than anything, but oh man, this was unexpectedly brilliant - like legitimately, stunningly fantastic.

Without spoilers - I've only played through Sissel's route so far (as far as it's available), and it simultaneously delighted and devastated me. I gave up counting how many times it got me tearing up (happy or sad), but the way he and the story are fleshed out just draws you in and makes you truly, DESPERATELY root for things to work out for him. Everything's developed so well, it just makes it feel so alive and almost tangible. The happy moments are joyous to experience, and the sad ones are real gut-punchers.

I managed to catch the foreshadowing for some twists and got blindsided by others, which is testament to how well balanced the writing is, the story has gotten me hooked, and the artwork is great. I love the characters, the jokes land consistently, and I just can't wait to see more of it!   

This was so sweet!! 😭 I love their dynamic and the way they played off of each other, the art's wonderful, and the execution of the story was spot on - my heart is healed 💞

I had an absolute BLAST playing through this! It's a simple plot, but it's plenty enough to move things along at a nice pace for the cast to shine - and boy do they ever. I really enjoyed how the relationship develops at a pace that feels organic rather than forced, and the way that they went from hilariously snarking at each other to gradually developing feelings (...and still snarking at each other...) just felt like a really natural and sweet progression.

The art's lovely, the back-and-forth between the characters had me genuinely laughing out loud at times, and the ending was genuinely satisfying <3 I'll be saving this one to go through again!

This was a beautiful little game <333

I loved the change of mood as the game progressed - it started out fun and bright, but Florian's backstory was such a contrast to it, and the sudden shift of tone made it hit even harder. I was genuinely so sad for him, and so happy for him by the end - albeit in a very bittersweet sort of way.

For such a brief play time, it was an emotional rollercoaster, and I enjoyed every high and low along the way!

This was fun! For being so short and simple, it was a very well-delivered story, the twist was really well executed, and there's a good amount of lore covering everything it needs to in a very short space. Great work!

Really enjoyed this so far - Micah and Sylas's back-and-forth had me grinning all the way through ^^ Looking forward to more!

Really enjoyed this! The story's short but very immersive, and really hints at what might yet come - I'm looking forward to Chapter 1!

Also, it was really satisfying finding some of the different endings and different ways to play through - just simple changes, but they really altered the tone of it, which I appreciated

I really enjoyed this! Short but satisfying, and I loved the twins route especially~ (With my apologies to Edmund, Edward is the winner of those two in my heart <3)

Very much a case of "less is more" - very short and simple, but I really enjoyed it! For all the limitations of the Jam, this packs a solid punch, and the emotional beats in particular really hit home.  Well written and well structured, giving us just enough of an insight to be invested in Luke's story, and the open end and the question of where Luke goes now is honestly really intriguing - if there were any plans to extend this in future, I'd be all over it.

Really well done!

So, speaking with full honesty, I downloaded this more out of curiosity than expectation - more of an "It might be good?" rather than being excited for it. And I owe the creator an apology, because that was a gross injustice.

This game was absolutely fantastic. I went through so many emotions as I went through the various routes - confusion, chills, heartache, desperate sympathy, and finally delight - and the story was told so well, through the snippets, the hints, and the revelations. From such a simple premise, we're walked through a rich but desperate background, a horrific present (of sorts), and if you pick the right choices, you might even find a happy future.

In particular, I love that Alec was such a well-written character; he was so fucking tragic without it feeling tiresome or excessive, and at the same time it was so simply presented that he still felt incredibly relatable. What could have fallen into a Mary-Sue archetype instead felt so human and so authentic that I couldn't help wanting things to work out for him - I became wholly invested in him finding the happiness he deserved.

Download it, play a couple of routes for yourself, then work through the ending guide to get the full story - it's absolutely worth your time.