I LOVE THIS SO MUCH??? I saw the description and was immediately piqued as a fellow HNK enjoyer. Land of the Lustrous changed my entire writing style frfr and I love this thought analysis of the work and of how you reflected on your life with it.
You had me for a moment with the "Human weApons" statement but wow that was definitely something so in depth and delightful to read.
as always, swanchime games have this perfectly retro and nostalgic way of making me feel when i encounter them.
WE LOVE YOU NOVA!!! WE'RE GONNA GO SUPERNOVA OVER YOU NOVA!! I love this! It's short and sweet with Nova really taking the spotlight with the 3D models and voice acting!! definitely worth a play as with all of Taylor's work!!
YESSSSS WE LOVE YOU PROJECT EIDOLON!! I know it's just the demo but I'm so glad to have spent some time to play it!! I loved clicking through everyone's reactions to each other. Carlos, my beloved. I still love Arcturus' Zoomies in the background BWAHHAHHA
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH finally got to play the game!! I uh... love the quick menu. Definitely made me laugh when I was trying to save LOL.
I said this in the review but it needs to be said again: AMAZING usage of cinematography. From Carlos in the grocery store to Carina's constant movement- to even the water rushing scenes. That was PERFECTION!!!
This entire game was a stellar experience and an incredible debut game from both Siri and Reese and I genuinely could not believe this was their first game just from the raw technical skill it took to make every aspect of it. These two did NOT cut corners in the slightest and it SHOWS with how incredible each part is.
Definitely was NOT expecting to see Sincerely Me or Candy Store mentioned but it was a welcome surprise nonethe less!!
Carlos and Corvo are ABSOLUTELY babygirl material. Hands down. I want tee shirts of them now. NEOW!!!
I look forward to the future installments because this one DEFINITELY was a note for success in my book!! Great work you two!! You're amazing!! Best of luck and all good vibes in game design!!
WOAAAH I love the art direction and I absolutely love LIAM!! Liam nation. I will happily stare into his monochromatic eyes any day [bats my lashes].
The storytelling was easy to get immersed into and I absolutely adore the way you all handled the time loop idea of keeping the main character aware of the initial failure. I definitely wanna play the other routes to find out more on Andre's deal but MAN Liam the king that you are.
The audio work was incredible and I'm glad MisterShins noted that it was french because otherwise I'd have no idea!
WOAAAH I love the art direction and I absolutely love LIAM!! Liam nation. I will happily stare into his monochromatic eyes any day [bats my lashes].
The storytelling was easy to get immersed into and I absolutely adore the way you all handled the time loop idea of keeping the main character aware of the initial failure. I definitely wanna play the other routes to find out more on Andre's deal but MAN Liam the king that you are.
AWAWAWWAWA I'm still wiping my tears and weeping as I'm writing this. I'm such a sap for this sort of narrative. You did amazing work with the story, UI, and artwork. The Sunflower Field and Beach Scene are absolutely breathtaking! Amazing work!!
AWAWAWAAWAW I finally got around to playing it (Thank you Altila for the tips on gameplay HUZZAH!!) and uhm... I might need a tissue because I'm weeping like a baby right now!
I loved seeing the way the narrative shift and change as more was unraveled. This story was so sweet and the artwork was BEAUTIFUL and PHENOMENAL.
What gave you the idea for this story? And did you pace yourself to get this done? I know you got it done SO early into spooktober that I originally thought it was only for the Yaoi Game Jam and not both!!
Just got done with MisterShins' Streams and this game was so fun!! Seeing all the various features, it's clear that a project of this calliber was made with so much love and heart to it. It really is exciting to see all the UI and art within it and I'm excited to see more of the story. I PROUDLY am a Bea fan and I can't wait to know more about her and her narrative!!! Mina, they could never make me hate you. And i STAND by my Vervain Picmix!
Out of curiosity, are the endings that are provided the finished endings or are there more to be planned for them?
Just got done with MisterShins' Streams and this game was so fun!! Seeing all the various features, it's clear that a project of this calliber was made with so much love and heart to it. It really is exciting to see all the UI and art within it and I'm excited to see more of the story. I PROUDLY am a Bea fan and I can't wait to know more about her and her narrative!!! Mina, they could never make me hate you. And i STAND by my Vervain Picmix!
Loving the idea!! It's a really fun game and I definitely wanna see more of it!! The music was so fun and the backgrounds were BEAUTIFUL!! I loved the differences in sprites and usage of voice barks!!
I did also encounter the same glitch lislorlandl mentioned where I spoke with Mister Wadsworth and it wouldn't let me progress past his dialogue loop? I'm not sure if that was intentional!
Fun concept and I'd love to see it expanded more upon in the future!
M FINALLY HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT!! thank you so much for sharing your game with us!! This was absolutely beautiful. I love the various artstyles used. It did its job very well of depicting various sides of the same coin. The UI was amazing and the soundtrack BEAUTIFUL. I'm writing this as I tackle the other endings but I wanted to rate it before I got busy again!!
Like Butterfly Rocket Studios said this game is beautiful and atmospheric. I practically can't get enough of it. Do you plan on ever expanding it?
IM FINALLY HERE TO LEAVE A COMMENT!! thank you so much for sharing your game with us!! This was absolutely beautiful. I love the various artstyles used. It did its job very well of depicting various sides of the same coin. The UI was amazing and the soundtrack BEAUTIFUL. I'm writing this as I tackle the other endings but I wanted to rate it before I got busy again!!
YESSSSSSS I'm so glad I got to play this in full before MisterShins' stream AND got to watch it live with MisterShins' voiceover. This game was beautiful and slowly unraveling each and every twist and turn. We stan Jeanie in this house. Even if she's gone.
Ned sweep though!! Ned is such a fun nonspoilered name ever. Whoever voiced him did amazing work wink wonk.
That said, the voice actors were ALL phenomenal. I loved hearing the dialects and dialogue read out loud. The sprites were excellent in versatility and Widder, your writing is amazing!!
I'm so glad I got to play this game. You can really tell how much love went into it. I frankly can't wait to see more from you!!
This is absolutely an amazing game, from the music, sound design, story, and visuals. I love every part of it and this was such a mystifying experience hands down. I got the three endings and man. We love you too, Laura.
YESSSSSSS I got to play this before MisterShins' stream AND got to watch it live with MisterShins' voiceover. This game was beautiful and slowly unraveling each and every twist and turn. We stan Jeanie in this house. Even if she's gone.
Ned sweep though!! Ned is such a fun nonspoilered name ever.
This is absolutely an amazing game, from the music, sound design, story, and visuals. I love every part of it and this was such a mystifying experience hands down. I got the three endings and man. We love you too, Laura,
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WORK ON THIS. FROM THE ART DIRECTION TO THE GAME PLAY TO THE WAY THE ENDINGS PLAYED OUT.... THE OPENING WAS PHENOMENAL AND THIS WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. Justice for Steffie (<- ref from MisterShins' stream)
That was AMAZING and it was such a surreal experience. Absolutely cinematic and peak and I have to go play every other ending now!!!
HAHAHAHAH I HAD TO SHARE THIS WITH THE TEAM. THIS WAS SO FUNNY TO SEE. THANK YOU, I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED THE GAME SO MUCh!! It means a lot to hear and I love the reaction to Visra. She's just a quirky little scientist, right, right!! Haha!! thank you much again!!
AWWWW you have no idea how much this means to hear!! I hope your friends got the same level of enjoyment that you did- and I'm so sorry that it was such a tearjerker! it's high praise for me that our work with Houndwife moved you to tears but I feel so bad!!
I'm glad you enjoyed their relationship so much! Despite their struggles and hardships, I have to admit that they're couple goals for me, haha!! Thank you so much for coming by and leaving a comment, ESPECIALLY since you just made a whole fan translation of the game? Thank you so much again!
HEHEHEHEEH i'm glad the concept was a hit!! It's once I've been working on for several months and I'm so glad I got a team for Spooktober to bring it to life. Thank you so much for playing it!
EHEHEHEHEEH he's truly the best boy ever. Look, he knows shake!!
That said, I appreciate the high praise so much!! It means a lot, especially coming from a newcoming developer!! I will pass the praise on to my team if they haven't seen this already!!
AWAWAWAWA THAT MEANS A LOT TO HEAR FROM YOU!!! I've been admiring your work since Break the Blues debuted so I'm honored to hear you praise my baby so heavily! :D
We had a lot of fun coming up with the puzzle idea and I'm glad that Ending 3 manages to always break a few hearts.
I definitely think we're gonna try making the Best Ending more easier to get to, since I know which choice it is that has been throwing everyone off... But I'll let the UI coordinators know that some tweaking could be done with the UI!!
Thank you so much, I love Woof You To The Moon so much you have no idea! Garland, my sweet gentle boy... I'll happily eat up all the onions that Lou bought haha!!
AWWWWWW I played through this one!! It's been on my list for a while so I finally sat down to check it out. CYNTHIA AND GARLAND ARE SO CUTE. they're adorable and I love how much thought you put into these three. The worldbuilding seems so interesting and fun!!
Your work with the shader turned out amazing!! I think this story is so sweet and succinct. Makes me excited to go for more endings!!
BWAHAHAHAA IM GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT!! I’ll make sure my artist gets the break!! The puzzle is easier in the nicer routes but I’ll make note of the difficulty for my programmers!!
AUGHHHHH I went through this as soon as I saw it on bsky!! I love the premise of it so much. It's amazing! I'd love the way it's written and the art is beautiful!!
It was short, succint, and a wonderful tragedy. I'd love to see it expanded more on in the future or if you could point me to some of your other games if they share the same theme! This was so wonderfully written, I could practically hear Serrill and Ansellus' banter.
(Just a heads up, I think the "refuse the kiss" ending is glitched? It abruptly cuts to the menu screen again... It DID make sense that you refuse Ansellus and the demon boots you out to the menu screen)
AWAWAWAWAWA This was so fun!! I love idle clicker games so much as a passive interest so getting to play an idle game WITH a story is even more fun for me!
BUT MAN from the game mechanics to the actual meat of the story (ha! see what I did there!), this was top tier. I really love the art and cgs for it, along with just the general atmosphere and music.
It hurt watching Amira's decline so much-- I read that it was one ending and the TWs should've given me a sign- especially with how apathetic the player was but... MAN, what a great game!! It was so fun watching you develop this one from the sidelines!!
AWWWW thank you so much for playing!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!! It means the world to me and I'm sure the others in the team will be ecstatic to read what you've written here!!
I'll definitely make note of those bugs!! Thank you for pointing them out to me <3
Atlas is glad you made Iris see him as her husband. He'll be the best boy forever to her!
AAWWWWW yesssss i love the public version so bad!! this was really fun trying to find out how to get all the endings I could!! I change my mind, Mister Alpha MIGHT be topping Mister Beta to me- (I finally played as an Omega haha!!)
You did fantastic work!! These sprites are super cute!!
AWWWWW THANK YOU SO MUCH!! YOURE SO SWEETSIES TO ME!! I definitely have thoughts about an extended Peony Plague Universe but for right now, we get to enjoy sweet sweet Peregrine and Rowan for now!!
